by Hannah Kane | Sep 17, 2015 | Culture
The Tate Britain is playing host to the first major exhibition of Barbara Hepworth in London in almost 50 years, bringing together over 100 carvings in wood, bronze and stone. The seven-room exhibit follows Hepworth’s career from the late 1920s and early 1930s, when...
by Hannah Kane | Jul 28, 2015 | Lifestyle
In a city crowded with pop-ups, this Shoreditch gem has got it just right 1.N.1 You’d think we’d have reached peak pop-up. In the late 90s, pop-ups were genuinely word of mouth affairs, in which underground artists and creative collectives staged temporary...
by Hannah Kane | Jul 23, 2015 | Magazine
Future Classics Hey everyone, welcome to the Future Classics issue. This is also our fifth anniversary issue — it’s scary how the time has flown! So, what have we learnt over the last five years? That friends and lovers will come and go, the good ones will stick...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 3, 2015 | Culture
How would Jesus fare in a breakdancing competition? A lesser-asked question, perhaps. But it’s one that London-based artist Cosmo Sarson answered in 2013 with a glittering 28ft piece of headline-spawning street art. The mural, painstakingly crafted on a well-known...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 24, 2015 | Culture
Every artist has milestones. Ewa Wilcynski reached one last Wednesday night. Her inaugural solo exhibition won’t be forgotten in a hurry, not least of all because it was held at the Royal Academy of Art – a coup in the career of any painter. Located...
by Hannah Kane | Dec 19, 2014 | Culture
Yes, it’s a tourist-trap blockbuster and yes, it’s entirely worth it Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway (1844) by J.M.W.Turner When someone throws a party and invites a once-in-a-lifetime guest of honour, even if you’re late, busy or...
by Hannah Kane | Dec 12, 2014 | Culture
Grayson Perry’s latest exhibition begs the question: is identity in the eye of the beholder? Who are you? This is one of the fundamental questions of life, one that has fascinated scholars, philosophers, religious devotees and humanists from the beginning of...
by Hannah Kane | Dec 11, 2014 | Culture
This is your your last chance to see one of the cultural shows of the year – Anslem Keifer at the Royal Academy of Arts. Keifer’s show spans his entire 40 year career and unveils new work created for the exquisite space. Especially inspiring to me was...
by Hannah Kane | Sep 16, 2014 | Culture
The annual Blisters: Sound Sessions poster show at Print Club London, a screen printing paradise nestled in the heart of Dalston, opened on Friday night and now that we’re over the initial excitement and have laid out our spoils ready for framing, we’re a...
by Hannah Kane | Sep 10, 2014 | Culture
If you spent the weekend sketching away with crowds of eager creatives in Covent Garden, you’ll have had the thrill of seeing your scribblings of the city skyline exhibited at the London Graphic Centre, no small feat for an aspiring artist. For those of you...