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Art & Design

Coco Lom and the Wonder-ful Playhouse

By Marion Weaver | Tuesday 18 April 2023 at 13:12

The local artist talks about her recent project with Disney and the inspiration behind her trademark patterns

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‘It was a revelation in a selfish, personal way’: Artist Jock McFadyen on how his own retrospective gave him a ‘hankering to mix and match’

By Sarah Birch | Wednesday 22 March 2023 at 13:17

The Royal Academician is showing his latest exhibition at his studio gallery in London Fields

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‘What a moment’: Veronica Ryan wins Turner Prize for work including Hackney Windrush sculptures

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 8 December 2022 at 11:42
Artist Veronica Ryan with her sculptures

Artist pays tribute to her family after taking home UK’s most prestigious art award

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Upcoming exhibition in Stoke Newington wants to ‘go beyond notion of art as only a two-way conversation’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 24 October 2022 at 12:18

Conversations in Colour runs from 10-14 November at Stokey Pop Up

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Reconnect with the world at Autograph gallery tomorrow as it hosts art-inspired wellbeing day

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 21 October 2022 at 18:04

The Shoreditch institution has enlisted artist Lateisha Davine Lovelace-Hanson to lead activities including breath work and soundscaping

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Rare Hackney, Two More Years studio, exhibition review: ‘You won’t regret a visit’

By Sarah Birch | Thursday 20 October 2022 at 12:57

Neil Martinson’s photographs of the borough, on display to raise money for the local food bank, show ‘a community on the move’

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Cézanne: The EY Exhibition, Tate Modern, review: ‘A painter of nature’

By Sarah Birch | Tuesday 11 October 2022 at 13:45

More than 80 paintings make up the first major display of the artist’s work in London since the turn of the century

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‘Reimagine the world’: New trail of globe sculptures in Hackney puts racial injustice under the spotlight

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 19 August 2022 at 18:02

Arts and education combine for a project designed to develop our understanding of the slave trade

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Woodberry Down’s residents and natural history celebrated in project by Royal College of Art graduate

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 19 August 2022 at 13:48

Xinqi Chen’s stunning illustrations were inspired by local stories and the campaign to save the Happy Man tree

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‘Wes Anderson likes my work!’ Art by Hackney schoolchildren to be plastered on billboards as part of ‘fantastic’ creativity project

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 4 August 2022 at 12:19

Thirty youngsters took part in Hackney Young Voices – receiving support from renowned artists and education experts

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Local artist celebrates ‘home videos and the joys of poor acoustics’ in Hoxton exhibition

By Lizzie McAllister | Tuesday 5 July 2022 at 10:01

Moi Tran’s Civic Sound Archive runs until September at PEER gallery

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Mónica de Miranda explores African diasporic experiences and Europe’s colonial past in new Shoreditch exhibition

By Lizzie McAllister | Wednesday 22 June 2022 at 15:32

The Angolan-Portuguese artist’s latest work will be on display at Autograph from 24 June

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Celebrated cartoonist to shine light on people who feel invisible with Hackney art trail

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 25 May 2022 at 10:50

Henny Beaumont – inspired by her daughter, who has Down’s Syndrome – is teaming up with businesses for a public exhibition in July featuring work by people with disabilities

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New app designed to make art more inclusive to be brought to life in Hackney Central exhibition

By Lizzie McAllister | Thursday 28 April 2022 at 15:23

BRUSHWRK to showcase work of two Black female artists at Paper Dress Vintage

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‘Messy memories’: Artist Marcus Cope gets personal in solo exhibition at PEER

By Lizzie McAllister | Monday 25 April 2022 at 19:08

The Bath-born painter’s ‘self-reflective’ show opens this week at the Hoxton gallery

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New exhibition commemorates life under lockdown in Hackney

By Lizzie McAllister | Wednesday 20 April 2022 at 13:15

Free display at Hackney Museum uses residents’ donated items and professional photos to chart the borough’s response to the pandemic

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‘Hammers to brushes, metal to paint’: Seven local artists celebrate history of former factory in Hackney Wick

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 8 March 2022 at 13:29

The pieces at Stone Studios feature reminders of the site’s former use as a metalworks

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Jock McFadyen: Tourist without a Guidebook, Royal Academy: ‘Even if you think you know them, these paintings invite you to reflect anew’

By Sarah Birch | Thursday 17 February 2022 at 09:42

The Academy has collected 20 of the Scottish artist’s London artworks to celebrate his 70th birthday

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Unmasked, Perishable Rush, BSMT Space, exhibition review: ‘Smiles and scars in evocative solo show’

By Sarah Birch | Tuesday 15 February 2022 at 12:20

The Dutch street artist has taken his work off walls across Europe for his first UK gallery outing in Dalston

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Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, Tower Hamlets, review: ‘One of art’s most enigmatic icons brought to life’

By Lizzie McAllister | Tuesday 1 February 2022 at 14:37

Virtual reality and 360-degree projections offer an ‘intimate’ view of the artist for fans and newcomers alike

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