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Art & Design

Images of a ‘brutal’ legacy abound in Simon Phipps’ new tome

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 5 January 2017 at 12:52
De Beauvoir Estate. Photograph: Simon Phipps

Concrete buildings are an undeniable part of London’s landscape that have been ignored for too long, argues the sculptor

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Kembra Pfahler, Capital Improvements, review: ‘schlocky warnings and stark illustrations of current moment’

By Lewis Church | Monday 21 November 2016 at 15:18

Political art by US firebrand challenges the orthodoxy of ‘coolness’ with raucous energy and sly humour

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‘That’s the way to do it!’ Shoreditch gallery radically reworks seaside puppet show

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 9 November 2016 at 16:20

Artists Jonathan Baldock and Emma Hart bring out the sinister edge of the popular children’s show that some claim makes light of domestic violence

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Portraits of black Victorian women projected onto side of Newington Green church

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 7 November 2016 at 17:42

After Dark project pays tribute to pioneering women whose names and stories have been lost to history

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Shoreditch exhibition to celebrate ‘explosion of creativity’ in Spain following death of Franco

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 7 November 2016 at 16:15

La Movida Madrileña was the Spanish counter-cultural movement that gave rise to the filmmaker Pedro Almodovar

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Door to d'Or: Gavin Turk unveils new public sculpture in Hackney Wick

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 13 October 2016 at 15:39

Painted door standing alone in the Hackney Wick breeze symbolises a commitment to the local creative community

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Guerrilla Girl power! Feminist 'masked avengers' come to East London to take on art world

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 5 October 2016 at 13:27

The political art collective has been fighting prejudice in the art world for 30 years, with a major new exhibition of their work now open at the Whitechapel Gallery

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'Mr Robot' seeks to revolutionise art with autonomous paintings

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 5 October 2016 at 10:56

A collection of paintings made by robots could have far-reaching implications – and not just for art

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Four legs good: charting the history of midcentury modern chairs

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 4 October 2016 at 14:37
Midcentury East market

Chair expert Lucy Ryder Richardson explains her fascination with our four-legged friends and the appeal of the midcentury modern style

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Work.Life at the forefront of a new way of working

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 3 October 2016 at 16:45
Work.Life 4

20% discount for 3 months for any Hackney Citizen readers who join in October

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Snap happy for Photomonth – UK’s largest photography festival returns

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 22 September 2016 at 15:51
An image from Dalston Carnival, which features in Dalston Street Show. Photograph: Tom Ferrie

East London galleries to hold over 100 free photography exhibitions on topics ranging from the personal and esoteric to global political events

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Up, up and away! Disabled artist lifted off the ground by 20,000 helium balloons

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 8 September 2016 at 16:44

Artist Noëmi Lakmaier is undertaking an ‘all-encompassing experience for the viewers’ with 48-hour performance in St Leonard’s Church

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Open House-warming: Hackney’s architectural wonders throw open their doors to the public

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 5 September 2016 at 18:56
A timber building on Whitmore Road

A timber building tour is among the highlights of the annual celebration of architecture

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Draw talent: Shoreditch art school holds exhibition of work by artists aged 10 to 18

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 15:55

Future household names could be taking part in the Royal Drawing School’s annual exhibition for young artists

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Draw talent: Shoreditch art school holds exhibition of work by artists aged 10 to 18

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 15:51
Part of a piece by Shoreditch-based 14-year-old, Ananda. Photograph: Royal Drawing School

Future household names could be taking part in the Royal Drawing School’s annual exhibition for young artists

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Isolation Chamber Vacation, Transition Gallery, preview – Alone time

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 12:49

A new exhibition examines the concept of solitude, from associated connotations of madness to its status as a tool for creative genius

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Isolation Chamber Vacation, Transition Gallery, preview – Alone time

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 12:39
The Champagne Suite, from Juno Calypso's series The Honeymoon. Photograph: Juno Calypso

A new exhibition examines the concept of solitude, from associated connotations of madness to its status as a tool for creative genius

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Shadow Optics at Lubomirov/Angus-Hughes, Clapton: Things falling apart

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 24 August 2016 at 15:52
An excerpt from Solveig Settemsdal's Segment I.I.

Delicacy and light are the dual themes of exhibition at Clapton gallery that places emphasis on curation rather than individual artists

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New Kid – footwear with Florentine flair now available from new Dalston shoe store

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 August 2016 at 17:08
New Kid on Ridley Road, Dalston

A new addition opens on Ridley Road, New Kid Footwear’s Tiny Store, next door to the Dalston Fabric Mill

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Balau Kitchens: German build quality and Italian style…made in Britain

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 8 August 2016 at 10:45
Balau grey kitchen

The Clapton-based family business has fully bespoke kitchens starting from just £8,000

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