Category Archives: Art

Gallery

Rainbow Aphorisms

This gallery contains 4 photos.

On a newly dark Wednesday evening in Clapham a splash of vibrant colour was just what was needed. It was provided, in a number of ways, by the launch of Rainbow Aphorisms, a series of printed multiples by Australian artist, designer and … Continue reading

Gallery

Vittorio Scarpati & Cookie Mueller

This gallery contains 2 photos.

At Studio Voltaire on Thursday evening an interesting talk by the Tate’s Martin Myrone, lead curator British Art to 1800 in conjunction with their exhibition Putti’s Pudding, exploring work by Cookie Mueller and Vittorio Scarpati. Mueller was a writer and … Continue reading

Gallery

Queer British Art 1861 – 1967

This gallery contains 3 photos.

In celebration of fifty years of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality Tate Britain’s exhibition looks at ‘Queer’ British art from 1861 to 1967. We went along last Friday. I wondered just what form the exhibition would take, would it be … Continue reading

Gallery

The Precarity Centre

This gallery contains 5 photos.

Precarity (n) – a precarious existence, lacking in predictability, job security, material or psychological welfare. The social class defined by this condition has been termed the precariat. Art duo, They are Here ( Helen Walker and Harun Morrison ) last week launched The Precarity Centre, … Continue reading

Gallery

The Queens House

This gallery contains 6 photos.

2016 was the 400th anniversary of the very first truly ‘classical’ building in England – Inigo Jones’ Queens House at Greenwich. Built as an apology from King James I to his Queen, Anne of Denmark, supposedly for his swearing when … Continue reading