Goodwood Art Foundation
The Duke of Richmond and Gordon has announced a new creative endeavour to the rich palette of the Goodwood Estate: The Goodwood Art Foundation, which will open in May 2025. Covering 11,000 acres of ravishing West Sussex countryside, the Goodwood Estate is already world-famous for hosting some of the biggest and most prestigious events in the […]
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c. 1504
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c. 1504 explores the rivalry between the Renaissance titans Michelangelo and Leonardo and their influence on the young Raphael. In 1504, the three masters briefly coincided in Florence, seeking the attention of the city’s most influential patrons. In this must-see exhibition, the Royal Academy presents more than 40 works, including Michelangelo’s […]
The Tao of Wes
It has been a long journey for Wes Lang to this nirvana-esque state as an artist. As I sit with him in a quiet corner of a hotel bar, he reflects on how he arrived at this time and place in his life. Explaining how his latest works, The Black Paintings, came to be, he […]
Mapping the Tube
The exhibition Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023 at The Map House in London shows the evolution of one of Britain’s top 10 design icons: the London Tube map. Today it is the template for other subterranean railway systems worldwide and is famous as an archetypal example of information abstraction where what the traveller needs to know […]
Tanween 2024 Design, Saudi Arabia
Tanween 2024, Saudi Arabia’s most important design conference, comes back to Ithra this month. Running between 31st October and 6th November 2024, Tanween celebrates the very best in global design and innovation. Shahad Alwazani, programme lead for the conference, explains why Tanween is such a significant event in the world of design. “Its success is […]
If Jewels Could Talk
If Jewels Could Talk is an original history of humanity through jewellery. Carol Woolton writes with authority and passion, both of which make this book an easy and interesting read, taking us from cave times to the present through the objects we have used for self-adornment. Woolton has chosen seven items: hoops, rings, beads, charms, […]
Wes Lang: The Black Paintings
Newport Street Gallery brings us the first exhibition of Wes Lang in the U.K. Wes Lang: The Black Paintings is a deeply moving, emotional show that lets the viewer take a glimpse into the world of the celebrated American artist. Lang’s creativity draws from a wide range of sources, from childhood memories and ephemera he […]
Kate Jenkins – Fishy Business
Brighton-based textile artist, Kate Jenkins – well known for her witty forays into knitting and crocheting depictions of food – brings her one-of-a-kind fish counter show, Fishy Business, to the London Design Festival at Soho’s Air Contemporary Gallery. The artist spent months tirelessly knitting, crocheting, and stitching her knitted fish counter and oyster cart which was […]
The Female Perspective II
The Female Perspective II exhibition at El Prado Museum follows on the success of the edition from 2022-23. With this original initiative, El Prado pays homage to the women who played a key role in building the museum’s stunning collection of art through an innovative approach: an itinerary around the museum that allowed visitors to […]
A World of Care: Turner and the Environment
The exhibition A World of Care: Turner and the Environment illustrates the environmental and social developments of the 19th century that changed Britain and the world’s climate forever through the art of J.M.W. Turner. It is the first time that his work has been displayed with such a theme in mind, where it becomes noticeable […]
