Running from 19 to 21st May The London Photo Festival brings together a diverse collection of work ranging from filtered and reworked pieces that look more like oils and water colours to more traditional photography. Although a London-based festival it attracted work from all over the world, sometimes capturing significant social and political events as […]
Given half a chance every wannabe musician would probably charm you with stories about how they hung around the instrument shops on Denmark Street off Charing Cross Road trying out all the latest kit and annoying the sales assistants by jamming loudly in-store like they were the next Miles Davis or Jimi Hendrix in waiting. […]
Derek Bates held a reading of his second novel Shadows in the Wall at Daunt Books, Hampstead with a Q & A and open discussion about whether capitalist democracy is truly representational. His book touches upon this theme with lead character journalist Jake Dearsey picking up on the ghostly murmurs of political and religious intrigue […]
The Busaba Eathai restaurants are 12-strong across London giving the capital’s hustled and bustled a much needed pinch of Buddhist philosophy in their dining environments. Central to that philosophy is the concept of Sookjai, roughly translated as ‘happy heart’ or ‘to enjoy’ which will prove attractive to many of the customers who find such a […]
Britain’s youngest gallery owner Morgane Wagner launched her Square Gallery with much wine and fanfare on May 12th. It must surely have been the Art Party of the Year. It was so packed you couldn’t even see the paintings with people standing outside. Named after Battersea Square where it is located, it showcased the best […]
Ghanaian photographer James Barnor’s links with London span six decades from 1956 when he first set foot in the UK including the springboard 90s when he used London as his career base. His pioneering work, including coverage of Ghanaian independence and shots of boxing great Muhammad Ali, are the subject of his latest book Ever […]
The aptly named Del’Ish restaurant wasn’t the most packed you might have come across during lunch hours but the food was just as the title suggested. This Persian restaurant in the heart of West London, a convenient two or three minutes from Warren Street tube, faces stiff competition from the excellent selection of such establishments […]
Dai Ailian is widely recognised as the godmother of Chinese ballet and her birth 100 years ago was celebrated with a Centenary Exhibition Launch at the Royal Academy of Dance, Battersea on May 10th. Archives & Records Manager Eleanor Fitzpatrick who curated the exhibition and author Richard Glasstone who has written a book about her […]
Author Amna K. Boheim shared many intriguing anecdotes about her debut novel The Silent Children during its May 5th launch at Alef Bookstores, Baker Street. Anyone who attended her ‘first chapter reading’ at Novel London back in February would have been familiar with her experiences of switching from investment banking to creative writing. Novel London are […]
Documentary Photographer Robin Mellor and Art Director Yassa Khan have developed an online art platform called Space Explorer. It is an app-based model for public art exhibition and exists outside the confines of traditional galleries and encourages people to explore art through mobile phone technology. The app’s GPS technology will guide you around your local […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
