Tower Hamlets will host a celebration of the work of The East London Federation of Suffragettes over the next five months.
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by Julia Pascal • art, drawing, exhibitions, sculpture, year 2018 • Tags: art, drawing, exhibitions, Julia Pascal, sculpture •
It is surprising that Rodin never visited Greece and that his addiction to Greek architecture was partly satisfied by what he saw in the British Museum. Here Rodin rediscovered classical art and was provoked to make new works seeded by these antiquity.
by Jane McChrystal • art, exhibitions, photography, year 2018 • Tags: art, exhibitions, Jane McChrystal, photography •
The AOP was set up in 1968 to publicise the work and protect the copyright of photographers active in the worlds of fashion and advertising.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • design, exhibitions, fashion, year 2018 • Tags: Carla Scarano, design, exhibitions, fashion • 0 Comments
Carla Scarano looks at two V&A exhibitions exploring interactions between human beings and the natural world
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • art, exhibitions, politics, year 2018 • Tags: art, Carla Scarano, exhibitions, politics • 0 Comments
Carla Scarano visits two exhibitions in Florence:Â The return to Italy of Salvatore Ferragamo in 1927 and the Dawn of a Nation after WW II
by Barbara Lewis • art, design, exhibitions, installations, year 2018 • Tags: art, Barbara Lewis, design, exhibitions, installations •
It’s testimony to the vibrant creativity and style of Sao Paulo that its international art festival – SP-Arte – can transform an object as potentially mundane and outdated as the tea trolley into a pinnacle of design.
by Barbara Lewis • design, exhibitions, fashion, year 2018 • Tags: Barbara Lewis, design, exhibitions, fashion •
Of all the things we wear, the T-shirt has the ability to be both humble and exclusive. To underline the point, the Fashion and Textile Museum’s shop accompanies its exhibition on the T-shirt from the fifth-century, when it was a variant of the tunic, to now, with designer examples on sale for around 100 pounds.
by Barbara Lewis • art, drawing, exhibitions, painting, sculpture, year 2018 • Tags: art, Barbara Lewis, drawing, exhibitions, painting, sculpture •
One of the joys of the MASP in the Paulista Avenue, Sao Paulo’s equivalent of the Champs Elysees, is that when you pay for entry (every day except Tuesday) nearly everyone else is too busy making or spending money to block your view of old and new masters.
by Jane McChrystal • art, exhibitions, installations, sculpture, year 2018 • Tags: art, exhibitions, Jane McChrystal, sculpture •
Henry Moore enthusiasts could do worse on this rainy Easter Week than to head for Canary Wharf and see this exhibition, which tells the story of the creation of the Draped Seated Figure, now known as “Old Flo”, and her changing fortunes over the past fifty years.
by Barbara Lewis • art, exhibitions, painting, sculpture, year 2018 • Tags: art, Barbara Lewis, exhibitions, painting, sculpture •
The Danes have given us “hygge” as a not directly translate-able concept particular to their culture. The Cornish offer “hireth” to refer to an intangible feeling, a longing for the familiarity and comfort of a place.
by Jane McChrystal • exhibitions, history, politics, society, year 2018 • Tags: exhibitions, history, Jane McChrystal, politics, society •
The East End of London was a crucible for radical ideas and activism, including the women’s suffrage movement, fired in part by the deprivation and inequality experienced by so many of its inhabitants.
by Carla Scarano • exhibitions, fashion, year 2018 • Tags: Carla Scarano, exhibitions, fashion •
Florence has plenty of art masterpieces and so many world renowned museums and churches to visit that it is hard to find the time to see something different when you are there. Textiles and fashion are the other strong trademarks of the city whose fortunes are linked to commerce and banking since the Middle Ages.