Two of the leading sculptors working in the UK today are coming together for a unique ‘live collaboration’ at the Royal Society of Sculptors, offering us a rare opportunity to glimpse into the artist’s studio and discover their working practises. Past President of the Royal
The capital experienced one of the busiest days on Thursday the 15th of November with the shutdown of roads for the Switch on of the Christmas lights. Celebrity guests however overcame the obstacle course that London presented them with to attend the Do Something, Jake
This album, as the title would suggest, is two (wall breaking and out there) artists/producers coming together – YOUTH: multi award winning, legendary music producer, sonic pioneer and founder & bassist of Killing Joke and GAUDI: international dance floor rocker and maverick producer of note have joined creative forces
There has been more success for Clare Anyiam-Osigwe’s romantic feature film debut No Shade! Artmattan Productions has acquired U.S. rights to Clare Anyiam-Osigwe’s romantic feature film debut No Shade, produced by BUFF Originals – the production arm of the British Urban Film Festival. Artmattan will screen the movie on November
The History Press has announced the forthcoming release in November 2018 of ‘The Other Side of Notting Hill: from Wartime to Westway’ by Roger Rogowski. Notting Hill has inspired a large number of books and films over the years and it has often made national
For his latest body of work Thomas Lumley applies traditional drawing and portraiture techniques to explore the very essence of trees – exposing one in seemingly microscopic detail by using the cremated remains of another. The resulting charcoal abstractions are profoundly simple and gently poetic
This month will see the UK debut of a global collaboration to showcase the best of Chinese creativity and design, in the form of a pop-up shop introducing the UK to 32 leading Eastern brands that fuse Chinese aesthetic with contemporary design. The exhibition, in
Picpus Press is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the launch of a new publication. Called Picpus leporello, it will present mini-monographs of artists, starting with three editions dedicated to Isa Genzken, Peter Saville and John Dunkley. Editors and founders Charles Asprey and Simon Grant will
In 2010, just after the contested 2009 Iranian election, during riots urging the removal of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from office, writer/director Sarah Chew went to Iran on a theatre residency. The experience changed her life. Lipstick: a fairy tale of modern Iran is inspired by
In light of recent coverage on Tracy Chapman suing Nicki Minaj over an unauthorised sample it has got more people thinking about sampling in general. The practice of sampling in the music industry, or using soundbites of other tracks in your own song, really took