The 40th Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA)
Over the last 40 years, Leica has recognised outstanding photographic talent. The most important aspect of this jubilee year is the group of nominators. The application process that existed up until now has been replaced this year with nominations being proposed by 65 internationally renowned photography experts. They came from around 30 different countries, ensuring great thematic and cultural diversity. […]
Sin
The first exhibition in the UK exploring sin in art is currently being staged at the National Gallery. As stated by the Gallery, “Sin has permeated life since the earliest days. But until now the story of its relation to art has never been told.” While the concerns, ambiguities, perceptions and representations of sin extend […]
Turner’s Modern World
J.M.W. Turner is without doubt one of Britain’s greatest artists, who lived through some of the most extraordinary times of recent history. He lived through two decades of conflict with France, from the French Revolution and through the Napoleonic War. At the height of the industrial revolution, he saw Steam replace sail; machine-power replace manpower; […]
Every time I die
Certainly one of the more chilling films I have had the pleasure of reviewing, Every Time I Die is a short film with its share of murder, adultery, childhood trauma and most importantly, complex dissociative mental challenges. I found it a most intriguing coincidence that I watched the film on Mental Health day. The first […]
Mirella Ricciardi
Photographer Mirella Ricciardi was born in Kenya when it was still a colony of the British Empire. She grew up on the shores of Lake Naivasha, in a household that was both sophisticated and wild. It was HER mother who suggested she take up photography as a ‘serious hobby’ and introduced her to the people […]
Mayflower 400: Legend and Legacy
Mayflower 400: Legend and Legacy is the national commemorative exhibition for the Mayflower 400 anniversary and the largest loans exhibition ever staged by the city of Plymouth. Tribal scholars and educators have worked in partnership with curators at The Box to present a Native American view of English colonisation. Providing modern and historical material to demonstrate their […]
Sofitel Silver Lining
Probably we have all had dark moments since March of this year with the Covid-19 pandemic. To help cheer up Londoners, Sofitel commissioned a new piece of public artwork entitled Silver Lining. Intended as a surrealist piece centred on optimism, several locations set within the St James’s neighbourhood have been reimagined with “shimmering silver ribbons” […]
Artemisia
Artemisia Lomi or Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter, now considered one of the most accomplished 17th century artists, and possibly the greatest female artist of the time. Artemisia was brutally raped at the age of 17 by landscape artist Agostino Tassi, during whose trial she was tortured. For the very first time in this exhibition […]
Eternal Beauty
Written by Craig Roberts and produced by Adrian Bate, Eternal Beauty tells the story of Jane (Sally Hawkins), the middle sibling of three sisters who, after being dumped at the altar at a very young age, has a breakdown that sees her spiraling into a paranoid schizophrenic world, where love (both real and imagined) and […]
Dukes Hotel London
There is no better time to plan a trip to the heart of historic and cultural London than now, with international travel restricted and a minimal amount of tourists in town. Dukes Hotel is perfectly situated in Mayfair surrounded by some of London’s most historic landmarks, restaurants and shops, among them Fortnum & Mason, The […]
