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Ten Artists who have been compared to Banksy

There’s a staple phrase which journalists like to use when describing the work of a new artistic talent. Particularly if…

Banksy

Lollipop Gallery Opens in Spitalfields

There is an undeniable freshness about Spitalfields newest gallery. The walls have been whitewashed and the wooden floorboards have been…

exhibition, Lollipop Gallery

Frieze Art Fair 2014 Sculpture Exhibition in Regents Park

The artistic behemouth that is the Frieze Art Fair sculpture exhibition of 2014 parked itself once more in Regents Park.…

Art Fair

10 Artists which the Other Art Fair has taught us we should be looking out for

One of the country’s largest art fairs has been taking place this weekend in the East End of London. The…

Mr Cenz Exhibition ‘Distortions’ at the Pure Evil Gallery

Look around the streets of Shoreditch and Brick Lane and it’s likely that at some point you’ll see some work…

exhibition, Pure Evil Gallery

Alex Chinneck creates a floating building in Covent Garden and a Melting House made of wax in Bankside

Look hard enough around London and you never know what you’ll find. Works of art abound and it’s not just…

Love and Peace Flower Sculpture by Ana Tzarev in London

Just up the road from the Tate Britain on London’s Millbank sits a giant purple flower! Overlooking the Thames and…

The Hepworth Gallery, the Jewel in Wakefields Crown

It may seem an unlikely location for one of the country’s newest and most impressive art galleries but the northern…

Interview with Sabina Andron as she curates her first group show at the Curious Duke Gallery

It seems right that we should be meeting in Leake Street! The famous legal graffiti spot underneath the arches of…

interview

Artists Paint for Peace in Shoreditch with Events Leading up to International Peace Day

International Alerts ‘Talking Peace‘ festival has been getting into full swing throughout the month of September with a whole range…

paint jam, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Interview with Artist John McCarthy as he Crumples Paper and Paints Portraits

I’ve always had a strange fondness for Flemish glass!  Odd you might think that I should bring this up in…

ben oakley gallery, interview

Talking Peace Festival Launches in London and uses Street Art to start a Conversation

International Alerts Talking Peace festival has launched in London with a celebration of World Food and great art! The idea…

Interview with Street Artist AR as she prepares for her show with Boxhead at the Well Hung Gallery

I do enjoy going to Camden.  Now, admittedly that in itself isn’t suprising it is a cool place, if a…

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Public Paint Jam at Sclater Street Stalls brings Street Art to the Masses

For lovers of live street art one of the best places to see artists in action is every other Saturday…

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Five Historical Wonders Underneath the City of London

London has a long and glorious history. Over years and years it has transformed itself. Today the city that we…

History Articles

Artists Unite for Peace as Part of International Alert’s Talking Peace Campaign in London

“Peace begins with words.   Peace begins with people and communities talking to each other and finding common ground, or…

Lucy Sparrows Felt Cornershop Opens on Wellington Row in Bethnal Green

“I never knew that I needed this in my life, but I did, I really did.”  The overheard thoughts of…

A Curious Route Walking Tour around Whitecross Street and the Barbican

One area often overlooked given it’s proximity to the likes of Shoreditch, the City and Clerkenwell is the bohemian paradise…

Mural Tour, street art festival, whitecross street party

Soldier Remembered as Poppies flood the Tower of London

The moat around the ancient and iconic Tower of London have been turned into a sea of red ceramic poppies.…

History Articles

Roy’s People and Sam Peacock Exhibition in Covent Garden

If you draw a line from one end of the artistic spectrum to the other. It is highly likely that…

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Art and Artists of the Hackney Wicked Festival 2014

The Hackney Wicked festival is fast becoming the sort of event that needs to be scheduled into the calender well in…

street art festival

A Photographic Journey Along Brick Lane by Lewis Phillips

Brick Lane is at the heart of London’s East End and attracts more than it’s fair share of photographers drawn…

Shoreditch and Brick Lane

John and George a homage to a man and his dog at the Howard Griffin Gallery

John and George is the story of one man, his dog and the extraordinary story of how he went from…

exhibition, howard griffin gallery

Italian Street Artist Alo prepares for his solo show ‘Hail to the Loser’ at the Saatchi Gallery

Italian artist Alo has become a regular on London streets over the past two years.  His abstract portraiture having become…

exhibition, saatchi gallery

Highlights from the Whitecross Street Party 2014

This years Whitecross Street Party proved to be just as fun and eclectic as it’s previous incarnations.  For Inspiring City…

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