Posts Tagged ‘art’
Hackney Showroom announces JOY & DISSENT: A festival of cultural activism from 27 March – 9 April
To celebrate their 2nd birthday, creative and cultural space Hackney Showroom has put together an outstanding programme of cutting edge new performance, bringing together 20 new shows & 80 artists
Read MoreBenefactor of controversial LD50 art gallery denies interest or involvement in its activities
Brian Caffyn explained that he had made the loan to help his friend follow her art dream
Read MoreEast London artist Stik to raise cash for charity through artwork auction
Hackney Council will determine which organisation gets the money generated from sale of artwork which formed part of Pride festival in London last year
Read MoreBrain injury survivors show their artistic sides with first public exhibition at Stratford Circus
Artists are all members of Headway, a Hackney-based charity that provides specialist support for the multitude of effects that can result from a serious brain injury
Read MoreShort film on view at Hackney Museum zooms in on the life of painter Paul Dash
A Hackney Wick artist who migrated here in 1957 is the focus of a poignant and fascinating short film about black identity
Read MoreGavin Turk gives cautious welcome to plans for dedicated ‘artist zones’
City Hall’s proposals to protect artists from developers and soaring rents could end up undermining their creativity, says Hackney Wick artist
Read MoreDraw talent: Shoreditch art school holds exhibition of work by artists aged 10 to 18
Future household names could be taking part in the Royal Drawing School’s annual exhibition for young artists
Read MoreDraw talent: Shoreditch art school holds exhibition of work by artists aged 10 to 18
Future household names could be taking part in the Royal Drawing School’s annual exhibition for young artists
Read MoreUnsterile Clinic: silhouettes of FGM survivors
Aida Silvestri’s photographs feature layers of hand-stitched leather showing the type of mutilation suffered
Read MoreMoon landing – Out of Nowhere, PEER gallery
Paintings and drawings by influential 1960s abstract painter Jeremy Moon are making a rare appearance in public
Read MoreMoon landing – Out of Nowhere, PEER gallery
Paintings and drawings by influential 1960s abstract painter Jeremy Moon are making a rare appearance in public
Read MoreStik art sale raises £32,500 at Christie’s auction for Hope charity at Homerton Hospital
‘I never expected we’d get so much,’ said Stik
Read MoreSlave’s Lament – an art film with "raw immediacy" from Mile End auteur
A Robert Burns song is given a reggae makeover in a film by Matt’s Gallery artist Graham Fagen
Read MoreHackney’s ‘contagious energy’ on display in Stephen Gill exhibition
Photography inspired by borough and its residents
Read MoreGrayson Perry on how to be an artist
The artist made an appearance at the University of East London last month to give advice to students about cracking the art world
Read MoreGet the Picture: Cris Brodahl at The Approach gallery
We focus in on a work on display in East London. This month is the turn of Belgian artist Cris Brodahl, who makes photorealistic collage-paintings that draw on surrealism and the female form
Read MoreStik draws cash to help credit homeless Hackney residents
Residents of St Mungo’s hostel in Mare Street can now earn ‘credits’ by volunteering in the community
Read MoreGet the picture: 'Brockley' by Tim Stoner
A painting by the artist Tim Stoner is the featured artwork of this month’s column
Read More‘That’s me in the painting’ – how Stik became a street art icon
His trademark figures have become part of the furniture in East London. Now a new book charts the evolution of Stik’s unique, highly politicised style
The post ‘That’s me in the painting’ – how Stik became a street art icon appeared first on East End Review.
Read MoreThe Fantasy of Representation at Beers Contemporary – art review
Some clichéd content is the Achilles heel of an otherwise striking exhibition at Beers Contemporary on representational art
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