FROM ‘TATE NEWINGTON’ TO THE GUILDHALL

John Bartlett is an artist who has marched to his own creative beat all his life. His depiction of the poll tax riots caused controversy and his subject matter meant commercial galleries shunned him. His day job as a gallery assistant at London’s National Gallery inspires his work, surrounded as he is by the Old […]

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Beyond the Infinite, 2016 Doug Foster

DAYDREAMING WITH STANLEY KUBRICK

The Daydreaming With… series attempts to marry contemporary art, music, film and photography, amongst other disciplines, in one portmanteau show around a defined theme. Its latest incarnation is in London’s Somerset House and features exhibits from different artists, filmmakers and designers based on the life and work of Stanley Kubrick, the brilliant director of ground-breaking […]

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ERTE – A UNIQUELY TALENTED MASTER OF HIS ART

Erté – born Roman Petrovich Tyrtov in St. Petersburg in 1892 – was an artist and designer who applied himself across a range of disciplines from Parisian fashions to stage and film set designs and magazine illustration. He is now being celebrated in a selling exhibition at London’s Grosvenor Gallery, marking the 125th anniversary of […]

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FIONA ADAMS – THE WOMAN WHO MADE THE 60s SWING

When Fiona Adams returned to London in the early 60s she realised there was a new mood in the air and a youthful spirit inspiring music, fashion and the arts.  She quickly tapped into this and created some of the most famous and lasting images of the era with a style which seemed to typify […]

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