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Homerton Hospital’s surprising commitment to art continues – with a little bit of politics

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 3 July 2017 at 11:41

Therapeutic: a view of Homerton's art room

We meet Shaun Caton, the man in charge of Homerton Hospital’s exhibitions (including latest Underbelly Britain) as well as its huge art collection and groundbreaking creative therapies

East End exhibitions – five of the best for July

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 15 June 2017 at 17:58

Detail from Russian in Venice I, 2005, Monotype, (c) Stephen Chambers, Courtesy of Flowers Gallery

Our regular look at the best exhibitions in and around the borough in the coming month

Alice Neel, Uptown @ Victoria Miro, exhibition review: charming, intelligent New York portraits

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 20 May 2017 at 10:49

"Nonchalant confidence and pride": Pregnant Maria by Alice Neel. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London and Victoria Miro, London © The Estate of Alice Neel

A new exhibition at the Islington gallery showcases the diversity of Neel’s astute and penetrative portraiture

Top self-portrait prize won by Hackney artist Benjamin Ogbebor

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 19 May 2017 at 15:48

A triumphant Benjamin Ogbebor, his family, and Dr Robert Travers (2nd from left.)

The 41-year old ‘unknown’ thought beating the likes of Tracey Emin to the Ruth Borchard Prize and its £10,000 winnings was “a practical joke” at first

East End exhibitions – five of the best for June

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 17 May 2017 at 17:49

'Vibrant hues': Polyptyque Sassetta, by Monique Frydman. Photograph: O. Houada

In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond

Maeve Brennan, The Drift @ Chisenhale Gallery, review – Lebanon’s objects of desire

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 10 May 2017 at 13:25

A shot from Maeve Brennan’s The Drift (2017). Produced by Chisenhale Gallery, London and Spike Island, Bristol. Commissioned by Chisenhale Gallery; Spike Island; The Whitworth, The University of Manchester; and Lismore Castle Arts, Lismore. Courtesy of the artist.

In this new film installation currently showing at the Chisenhale Gallery, the artist and filmmaker’s camera pens a love letter to painstakingly reconstructed Lebanese artefacts

Quick draw: Turner winner Jeremy Deller hands out ‘golden paintbrush’ prize in art competition

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 2 May 2017 at 13:25

“More like a club night”: Art Battle III in action. Photograph: Carlotta Goulden

Raucous Shoreditch live art competition Art Battle III combined competitive drawing with music and cabaret for a unique night out

Art beyond borders: Affordable Art Fair returns in celebration of the art world’s internationalism

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 28 April 2017 at 15:51

Detail from Indian Woman #CosmicChange by Natasha Kumar. Image: Affordable Art Fair

The fair will bring together more international galleries than ever before to celebrate the relationship between art and travel

East End exhibitions – five of the best for May

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 20 April 2017 at 16:17

Detail from James Pyman's The Owl in Daylight (2013). Image: PEER Gallery

Our regular look at the best exhibitions in and around the borough in the coming month features recycled oils, Alice Neel, and a pair of shows based around identity and the self

The big unlock: a look at the Geffrye Museum’s development plans

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 12 April 2017 at 19:04

Geffrye Director Sonia Solicari in her office. Photograph: Hackney Citizen

Director Sonia Solicari chatted to the Citizen about the Museum of the Home’s upcoming new basement level, reading rooms, learning pavilion and more

Glaze craze: new hub shows that ceramics trend doesn’t have feet of clay

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 12 April 2017 at 14:48

Clay treasures at Turning Earth E10. Photograph: Arthur Rummel

The popularity of Turning Earth’s new E10 studio is just another example of the growing number of us who are drawn to the potter’s wheel

Elger Esser, Morgenland @ Parasol Unit: celebrating the ‘heavenly luminosity’ of Lebanon and beyond

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 31 March 2017 at 14:32

Detail from Enfeh I, Lebanon (2005). Photograph: Elger Esser.

The German artist uses his hazily romantic photography to add a fresh perspective to portrayals of Middle Eastern landscapes

Rachel Whiteread’s Place (Village) added to Museum of Childhood

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 27 March 2017 at 15:09

Place (Village) by Rachel Whiteread, in situ at the Museum of Childhood. Photograph: Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The piece, which explores architecture through the ages in Whiteread’s inimitable style, joins the Bethnal Green museum’s permanent collection

East End exhibitions – five of the best for April

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 24 March 2017 at 13:14

Part of Moon Face (1999) by David Hepher. (c) David Hepher, Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London and New York

Our regular look at the best exhibitions to be found in and around the borough in the coming month ranges from Japanese architecture to Lebanese film – with a dose of London ‘realness’

Eduardo Paolozzi @ Whitechapel Gallery, review: Mixed media magnificence

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 6 March 2017 at 17:13

Avant-Garde (1970) by Eduardo Paolozzi. Courtesy Independent Gallery, London. Image courtesy Venator & Hanstein, Cologne. © Trustees of the Paolozzi Foundation, licensed by DACS

The Scottish-born artist’s work covered an astonishing range of styles and media – our reviewer visited Whitechapel to take it all in

Richard Mosse, Incoming at Barbican Curve: a shattering view of humanity and the inhumane

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 1 March 2017 at 14:30

A scene from the Incoming installation. Photograph: Tristan Fewings / Getty images

In the wake of the current migrant crisis, Richard Mosse’s new exhibition at the Barbican Curve gallery shares a new look at refugees, ‘through the eye of a missile’