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We cut through the rain on Tuesday morning, passed through Trafalgar Square politely observing the signs to NOT feed the pigeons (a very easy instruction to follow, given our dislike for flying rats), and arrived at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) with our attire slightly dampened but our spirits untouched. We’re becoming quite au... Read more
Here’s another art prize for you to cast your critical eye over. Yesterday Artes Mundi 5 announced its shortlist for their £40,000 prize – the biggest art prize in the UK. The selectors – Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, Curator of Contemporary Art at Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York and curatorial agent for dOCUMENTA... Read more
Optimism is something that sets The Big Pink’s second album ‘Future This’ apart from their debut offering ‘A Brief History of Love’. It’s an optimism that’s partly rooted in the sound – the gloomy guitar fuzz has been pushed aside in favour of a more uplifting concoction of synths and more prominent beats. It’s not just that... Read more
Let’s face it; it’s tough trying to stick to a New Year’s resolution. We all have good intentions, but life somehow (and often a sweet tooth) always seems to get in the way. If you’ve already fallen off the no-alcohol-January bandwagon, or let the gym lapse after only the third week, then you need to... Read more
Our favourite council has commissioned some of its local talent to design limited edition cotton shopping totes to promote its Love Hackney, Shop local campaign. The impressive roster of designers: Canadian knitwear designer Mark Fast, designer of the moment Simone Rocha, luxury shoe designer Atalanta Weller and menswear designer William Richard Green, also just so... Read more
Here at Art Wednesday we’ve developed a bit of a crush on Australian born artist Howard Tangye’s Expressionist mixed-media works. Tangye creates striking portraits that seem to suggest movement and depth of character – their personalities often captured in a single line. Tangye’s background is in fashion – he completed a degree at Central Saint Martins... Read more
It’s GOON TIME! We’ve been getting our Goon-on to this at Art Wednesday for a few days now and thought it only fair to share it with you. It is, after all, a master class in Hip-Hop DJing – sounds from all across the musical spectrum deconstructed, cut up, and then thrown back together to... Read more
Words by Marissa Cox. Judging by the private view at Phillips de Pury last night, the current economic climate has clearly bypassed parts of the art world. We hot-footed it to Victoria for the launch of ‘Fly to Baku’ to join Azerbaijan’s and London’s art’s elite, and members of the ‘Made in Chelsea’ cast (we’d... Read more
Everyone seems to be jumping on the art prize bandwagon, but we figure that can only be a good thing, especially when big brands are sharing their wealth and supporting up and coming artists. Tomorrow electronics giant Samsung opens their ‘new media’ art prize at the BFI Southbank Centre. Ten shortlisted artists: Neil Cummings, DougFishbone, Iain... Read more
January is the month to detox and de-clutter. If we were asked to recommend an exhibition that fits in nicely with this notion, then Donald Judd (1928-94) at Sprueth Magers would be it. Starting this Friday, this is a rare opportunity to see the American-born artist’s work, curated by Peter Ballentine, who has devoted much... Read more
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