Category Archives: Art

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The Jameel Prize

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The Jameel Prize is an international prize for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition. This year’s eight finalists, working in fields as diverse as architecture, fashion, multi-media installation and painting can be seen, for FREE, now at the … Continue reading

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Lin May Saeed – Bees

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I had not heard of the German born artist Lin May Saeed before going to the preview of her show Biene (Bees) at Studio Voltaire on Thursday and it’s not surprising, as this is her first institutional show. She works … Continue reading

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With apologies to Sandro Botticelli…

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Venus and Mars is a painting in oil and tempera by Sandro Botticelli. Created in the 1480s in Medici Florence it currently hangs in Room 61 of the National Gallery, London. It depicts two Roman gods reclining in a woodland … Continue reading

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Picasso 1932 – Love, Fame, Tragedy

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‘The work that one does is a way of keeping a diary’ is the quote from the artist which begins Tate Modern’s big Summer blockbuster exhibition. This takes the visitor chronologically, month by month, through 1932, an extraordinarily productive artistic … Continue reading

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Rhythm & Reaction: The Age of Jazz in Britain

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This Spring’s exhibition by the Bulldog Trust at Two Temple Place closes after Sunday (tomorrow) so this weekend is the last chance to catch it.  It is well worth going along to, especially if you enjoy music with your art. … Continue reading