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Banksy’s online store: ‘Why does art matter?’
Two weeks ago Banksy opened a homewares store called Gross Domestic Product TM in Croydon, South London ( see our coverage here ). He made it clear that interested buyers weren’t in for a regular shopping experience and while the … Continue reading
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Tagged Banksy, GDP, Gross Domestic Product, Online store
London: Kaws – Black Out at Skarstedt
KAWS just opened a new solo exhibition called ‘BLACK OUT’ at Skarstedt in London. Featuring a series of ten new abstract paintings and two new sculptures. BLACKOUT coincides with KAWS: COMPANIONSHIP IN THE AGE OF LONELINESS at the National Gallery … Continue reading
London: Banksy – Gross Domestic Product Installation
During the busy Frieze Art week 2019, elusive artist Banksy has opened a new pop up store overnight in Croydon, South London called Gross Domestic Product. In a statement Banksy mentions it follows a legal dispute over Banksy’s trademark. “[It … Continue reading
London: Banksy back to the Royal Academy
Banksy created a new artwork for upcoming The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition that will open to the public on 10 June in London. Following last year’s participation with ‘Vote to Love’ (covered here) , Banksy created another politically charged artwork … Continue reading
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Tagged Banksy, London, Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition
London : el Seed – Tabula Rasa
Tunisian-French contemporary artist, eL Seed has just opened his first UK exhibition entitled Tabula Rasa at Lazinc in London. We documented his previous visit to the UK capital in 2015 ( see here), where he painted a mural with this … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflyartnews, eL Seed, Lazinc, Tabula Rasa
Banksy News
Three major headlines related to Banksy London: Banksy enters the permanent collection of the British Museum The British Museum in London has acquired its first work by the anonymous artist, a fake £10 banknote depicting Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, … Continue reading
Posted in London, Paris
Tagged 2019, Banksy, Bataclan, Bethlehem, British Museum, Di-Face Tenner, London, Palestine, Paris, Peckham rock, Stolen, Walled Off Hotel
London: Sweet Toof – Mid Nite Crisis
Legendary UK street artist Sweet Toof is returning to the London East End (118 Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 7NY) with a solo exhibition entitled Mid Nite Crisis. Opening on the 14th of December, the exhibition features paintings, sculptures, ceramics, miniature portraits, … Continue reading
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Tagged aida wilde, London, Sweet Toof
London: Art Car Boot Fair Christmas Wrap Party
Running for the 15th year, The Art Car Boot Fair brings together 70 arists in a covered venue in the heart of Vauxhall’s gallery district for its Christmas Wrap Party. Artists show up in person to flog their specially made … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Car boot Fair, London
London: Seth- Chambrum Rangeam
Dorothy Circus Gallery is currently showing a double solo shows in Rome and London, with French street artist Seth. Julien Malland, aka SETH, portrays children, dwelling in imaginary environments that, like in a trompe l’oeil painting, belong to our reality … Continue reading
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Tagged dorothy circus, London, Seth
London: Choose Love – Help Refugees and win a Banksy
In the middle of Carnaby street in London during the busy Christmas shopping period, a new pop up shop opened with a mission: help refugees. Choose Love is the world’s first shop where you can buy real products for refugees. … Continue reading
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Tagged Banksy, Choose Love, dream boat, Help refugees
London: PAD Art Fair
The 12th edition of the Pavilion of Art and Design (PAD) fair kicks off on October 1 with a fine line-up of 58 returning exhibitors. Set in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, PAD focusses on masterpieces across design, art, antiquities, tribal art … Continue reading
London: Static ‘Modern Muses’
Since 2006 London based artistic duo STATIC, made of Tom Jackson and Craig Evans have been producing bold original work abstractly exploring duality and conflict through figurative assemblages. Mixing stencil and spray paint with vivid collages with feathers and glass, … Continue reading
London: Conor Harrington ‘The Story of US and Them’
Irish born painter Conor Harringtonreturns to London with a new solo exhibition “The Story of Us and Them” at HENI Gallery in London. Fascinated by art history, Renaissance and the Baroque era, Conor Harrington continues to explore patriotism and contemporary … Continue reading
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Tagged Connor Harrington, Heni Publishing, London, TheStoryof Us and Them
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Streets: Aida Wilde – Less Homes 4U
London based artist AIDA WILDE continues her interventions denouncing the rapid gentrification of London’s iconic and creative areas like Hackney Wick. Her powerful text based street interventions incorporate social media terminology as a tool for activism. Earlier in September, during … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, aida wilde, Croydon Rise Festival, Gentrification
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London: Banksy at the British Museum
Back in 2005, Banksy installed this ‘cave painting’ titled ‘Peckham Rock’ in one of the galleries of the British Museum without permission, and without anyone noticing. He gave it a fake identification number and label, and it remained on the … Continue reading
London: Hope to Nope – Graphics and Politics 2008-2018
We are pleased to be part of the latest exhibition at the London Design Museum ‘Hope to Nope – Graphics and Politics 2008-18′. Design can influence public perception, but great design can change it. From campaign designs to protest symbols, … Continue reading
London: Banksy Vote Love
For the 250th Anniversary of the Summer Exhibiton at the Royal Academy in London, Banksy submitted an artwork under the pseudonym Bryan S Gaakman, anagram of ‘banksy anagram’ and it was refused. However when curator Grayson Perry contacted him to … Continue reading
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Tagged Banksy, Brexit, butterflyartnews, London, Royal Academy, UK, Vote to love
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London: Sandra Chevrier – Les Cages: We Can’t Be Tamed
StolenSpace Gallery is currently showcasing the latest body of work by Canadian born artist, Sandra Chevrier, as she makes her long awaited return to the UK. Evocatively titled ‘Les Cages; We Can’t Be Tamed’, the exhibition features a fresh series … Continue reading
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Tagged Cages, Sandra Chevrier, Stolenspace
London: Mark Jenkins – BRD SHT
American artist Mark Jenkins returns to London for his third solo exhibition with Lazinc Gallery. The show follows Jenkins’ success of his recent art installation, Project84, atop of London’s ITV building, raising awareness of male suicide. Together with his collaborator, … Continue reading
London: Mai 68 Posters from the Revolution
This May marks the 50th anniversary of the Mai 68 riots; a revolutionary string of student protests in Paris. Art was truly embedded in this revolution, with unique screen-printed posters being plastered along the walls of France. Lazinc Sackville is … Continue reading
London: Miaz Brothers ‘Anonymous’ at Lazinc Sacksville
Italian duo the Miaz Brothers return to Lazinc Sacksville for their third exhibition; Anonymous, continuing their Antimatter Series. The show explores the concepts of anonymity and the metaphor of status in our existence. While both bodies of work portray beings, … Continue reading
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Tagged Lazinc, London, Miaz Brothers, Sacksville
London: Fourth Plinth by Michael Rakowitz
Following David Shrigley ‘ Really Good’ sculpture, Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz, has been selected to create the latest sculpture for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square using 9,000 tin cans of date syrup made in Iraq. The artwork is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Fourth Plinth, London, Michael Rakowitz, TrafalgarSquare
The Other Art Fair London: Hisham Echafaki
The new edition of the Other Art Fair London curated by Saatchi Art features 130 international emerging and established artists from 22-25 March 2018 at Victoria House London WC1. Here is a selection of our highlights from the Fair. French … Continue reading
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Tagged HishamEchafaki, London, The Other Art Fair
London: Glenn Brown – ‘Come to Dust’ at Gagosian Gallery
The Gagosian Gallery is currently showing “Come to Dust,” the first major exhibition by British contemporary artist Glenn Brown in London since 2009. For Brown, the past and present are treasuries of raw material, offering countless images, titles, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Come to Dust, Gagosian, Glenn Brown
London: Evoca1 ‘Caroline and the world on a stage’
Dominican born street artist, Evoca1 (Elio Mercado) is currently presenting his first solo show in London at Stolenspace. ‘Caroline, and The World on a Stage’ explores the many conditions of human existence and the various misuses of power between people … Continue reading
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Tagged Evoca1, Stolenspace
London: Studio Visit with Aida Wilde
We are happy to have a look inside the London studio of Queen printmaker and artivist Aida Wilde ‘Who’s afraid of Aida Wilde?’ says one of the signs in the studio, surrounded by a screaming cute neon pink dotted kitty … Continue reading
London: Marakami & Abloh Future History at Gagosian
Coinciding with London Fashion Week 2018, Superflat Master Japanese artist Takashi Murakami is partnering with American Creative Designer Virgil Abloh and presenting a series of collaborative works “Future History” at the Gagosian Gallery in London. The exhibition features large-scale paintings, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fashion week, Future History, Gagosian, London, Murakami, Virgil Abloh
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London: JR ‘Giants’ at Lazinc Sacksville
Ted Prize winner artist JR is currently displaying a solo exhibition titled “GIANTS” at Lazinc’s new flagship gallery in Mayfair, London. The name of the presentation directly references the artist’s ongoing GIANTS project which made its debut during the 2016 … Continue reading
London: Hassan Hajjaj – La Caravane
Somerset House is currently hosting Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane, a homecoming exhibition of the British-Moroccan artist, showcasing his vibrant fusion of contemporary cultures through new and celebrated works. The exhibition is the first UK solo show of his work in seven … Continue reading
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Tagged Haassan Hajjaj, London, Somerset House
London: ‘Everything at Once’ at 180 Strand
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Lisson Gallery, the gallery is partnering with The Vinyl Factory to stage an ambitious group exhibition called ‘EVERYTHING AT ONCE‘, inspired by a quote by John Cage in 1966 “Nowadays everything happens … Continue reading
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Tagged 180 Strand, Anish Kapoor, Lisson, Ryoji Ikeda, STANLEY WHITNEY, Vinyl Factory
London: Alexander Chappell – Nobody
London based artist Alexander Chappell debuted his solo show entitled ‘Nobody‘ at StolenSpace, exploring the path of anonymity in a society obsessed with being ‘somebody’. Featuring 12 graphite portraits of graffiti writers: Astek, Bonzai, Chu, Conor Harrington, D*Face, Eine, Inkie, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Chappell, Nobody, Stolenspace
London streets: Ludo
French artist Ludovic Vernhet aka Ludo (covered) is back to the London streets with new large paste ups. Continuing his ‘Nature Revenge’ series, Ludo created three artworks on the theme of love, violence and fame using his signature neon green paint and monochrome paste … Continue reading
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Tagged London, Ludo, Street art
London: Chapman Brothers – Disasters of Everyday Life
Jake and Dinos Chapman (covered), known for their provocative and pessimistic ruminations on human violence and barbarity , have created seven bronzes of suicide vests for Blain|Southern Gallery. Made from images found online, the “life and death vests” are extremely … Continue reading
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Tagged Blain|Southern gallery, Chapman brothers, Jack and Dinos Chapman, London
London: Moniker Art Fair 2017
For 2017, Moniker Art Fair has undergone an exciting evolution, tripling in size to accommodate 40 gallery stands, a young galleries initiative, a benefit auction, an industry conference, a curated film programme, a VIP programme and a New York style … Continue reading
London: Glastonbury radical art at the Other Art Fair with ShangriLART
As the world converges to London for the crazy art week with Frieze and all the exclusive shows and fairs, the activist artists from Glastonbury’s ShangriLART have teamed up with the Other Art Fair to create accessible art for everyone … Continue reading
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Tagged Other Art Fair, ShangriLART
London: Dan Colen – Sweet Liberty
Newport Street Gallery is hosting a retrospective exhibition ‘Sweet Liberty’ by NY based artist Dan Colen. This is the first major solo show in London, surveying the entirety of the artist’s career to date and also featuring new paintings and … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Colen, Newportstreet Gallery, Sweet Liberty
London: War Boutique – M*A*S*H*E*D
Scottish artist War Boutique (covered) is currently showing at London’s Lawrence Alkin Gallery. The exhibition entitled M*A*S*H*E*D presents a new body of work using original military armour, weaponry and bullet-proof textiles. War Boutique’s work conveys strong anti-war messages, exposing the interface … Continue reading
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Tagged London, Mashed, War Boutique
London: Banksy pays tribute to JM Basquiat
Ahead of the upcoming Museum show about Jean Michel Basquiat at the Barbican opening this week, elusive artist Banksy painted a series of murals on the adjacent walls leading the museum and released pictures on his Instagram account. The first … Continue reading
London: Frieze Sculpture Park
Ahead of the awaited annual international Art Fair in October with Frieze London and Frieze Masters, Frieze is launching its first ever summer outdoor exhibition open to the public in The Regent’s Park in London as an exciting teaser . “It’s fantastic … Continue reading
London: Herakut – ‘Sad but Happy’ Solo Show
After five years travelling and painting throughout the world , the German duo Herakut is returning to London for a new solo exhibition at Stolenspace entitled ‘Sad but Happy’. Hera and Akut first came to London in 2010 when they painted their enigmatic character … Continue reading
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Tagged Herakut, London, Sad but Happy, Stolenspace
London: Ashley Bickerton – Ornamental Hysteria
NewportStreet Gallery is currently showing a retrospective of works by US artist Ashley Bickerton. ‘Ornamental Hysteria’ spans more than three decades of Bickerton’s career and features 51 works, including a significant display of new and previously unexhibited pieces. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashley Bickerton, contemporary art, Newportstreet Gallery
London: Festival Iminente 2017
This Summer, a European cultural invasion hits the heart of Brexit Britain as the very first UK edition of Festival Iminente opens at London’s Old Truman Brewery. A two-‐day festival of explosive and experimental Portuguese art and music, … Continue reading
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Tagged Add Fuel (POR), AKA Corleone (POR), Andre da Loba (POR), Ben Eine (UK), Bordalo II (POR), Conor Harrington (IRL), Draw & Contra (POR), Festival Iminente, Halfstudio (POR), Mais Menos (POR), Mar (POR), Pixel Pancho (IT), Sick Boy (UK), The Caver (POR), Vhils (POR), Wasted Rita (POR)
London: Harland Miller – One Bar Electric Memoir
UK artist Harland Miller, renowned for his satirised Penguin paperback paintings, is returning to the White Cube this summer for a new exhibition called ‘One Bar Electric Memoir’. Featuring two series of paintings, the works on show are a continuity of Miller’s investigation … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary art, Harland Miller, London, White Cube
London streets: Fanakapan
Street artist Fanakapan recently completed series of murals in the streets of East London. Using a shiny silver inflatable 3D style, the artist painted a silver balloon dog, a duo of clown characters holding a smiley balloon , and a tribute to Peanuts fictional characters by Charles … Continue reading
London: Ryoji Ikeda π, e, ø @Almine Rech
Japan’s leading electronic composer and visual artist Ryoji Ikeda is currently showing a solo exhibition ‘ π, e, ø,’ organised with Olivier Renaud-Clement at Almine Rech Gallery in London Ryoji Ikeda has gained a reputation as a unique artist working across … Continue reading
London: East End Mob
In the last decade London’s East End has seen some remarkable changes. The wave of gentrification has forced the once industrial sprawl and urban wasteland of the area into adopting a different facade. ‘East End Mob’ presents work from iconic artists … Continue reading
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London: Mat Collishaw – The Centrifugal Soul
The Centrifugal Soul is the title work and centrepiece of British contemporary artist Mat Collishaw‘s new exhibition at Blain|Southern in London. The sculpture, in the form of a zoetrope a pre-film animation device that produces the illusion of motion through … Continue reading
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Tagged Blain|Southern gallery, CentrifugalSoul, London, Mat Collishaw
Studio visit: Hisham Echafaki
We stopped by the London studio of contemporary artist Hisham Echafaki as he prepares a new body of work with drawings, surrealist paintings,3D paintings and prints to be showcased at the Talented Art Fair opening this Friday. His surrealist compositions show a … Continue reading
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Tagged Hisham Echafaki, London, Studio visit, Talented Art Fair
London: Daydreaming with UNKLE – The Road Soho @ Lazarides
James Lavelle , infamous DJ and electronic recording artist, better known as founder of Mo ‘Wax record label and co-founder of music group UNKLE is curating a multisensory exhibition at Lazarides Rathbone titled: Daydreaming with… Lavelle’s Lazarides show is celebrating 25 years … Continue reading
