Toyosi Saliu Makes a Solid Gold Statement With Breathtaking 24-Carat Art From the heart of the African continent but firmly rooted in London, rises an exciting new artist whose work bridges African identity and ancestral royalty with modern elegance. Nigerian artist Toyosi Saliu uses real 24-carat gold to craft dazzling portraits that bring a […]
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Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? How Gauguin’s visit to London in 1885 helped clear up an existential crisis 140 years ago, French artist Paul Gauguin set off on a get-away-from-it-all visit to London. This visit marked a watershed moment in his life – he had split from […]
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Toyosi Saliu Makes a Solid Gold Statement With Breathtaking 24-Carat Art From the heart of the African continent but firmly rooted in London, rises an exciting new artist whose work bridges African identity and ancestral royalty with modern elegance. Nigerian artist Toyosi Saliu uses real 24-carat gold to craft dazzling portraits that bring a […]
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Despite little signs of Venetian weather, London will still be the place to be in summer with a number of summer masquerade balls all over the capital. These are the ones you need to watch out for: The Red Carpet Masquerade This event is specifically for disabled young adults, focusing on those with learning disabilities. […]
WHAT’S HOT LONDON?’S print edition launch took place at the Piccadilly Institute over the weekend. Editor Eddie Saint-Jean joined writers, staff, friends and supporters in toasting the inaugural June issue and were handed the first copies which featured an unmissable cover photo of a gold-painted and costumed street performer who has a designated spot as […]
White Van Man best beware if he’s leaving his van unattended overnight in Camden. Local graffiti artists are using their vans as makeshift canvases leaving the vehicles pretty much unrecognisable but brightening up the streets of Camden in the process. So no need to go into an art gallery really. Also, the talent is such […]
With 20 year-old Stratford rapper JHUS’ new album plastered all over the largest and most prominent advertising boards at Stratford Westfields, the East End faithful have been informed. The rest of London is about to catch on. He is, arguably, the most exciting and unique talent to emerge in British hip hop in recent years […]
From June 1st – 4th London’s version of the Salon des Refusés exhibition will run at Candid Arts, Islington. The original Salon emerged in Paris in the eighteenth century and featured paintings that were rejected by the prestigious Paris Salon. This 2017 exhibition shows works rejected by the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. A violinist gave […]
It was a Bank Holiday to put your feet up for all those runners who took part in the Westminster Mile Race over the weekend. The timely sunny weather was ideal for a summer-spirited occasion, with the course starting along The Mall and continuing around St James’ Park with the finishing line outside Buckingham Palace. […]
Award winning production designer and events director, Adnan Ansari has been organising Pakistan Fashion Week for 5 ½ years. He is part of the Riwayat team, alongside Chris East – Charity fundraising and communications specialist – and Sahiba Sethi Kaur, a former senior stylist at Cosmopolitan India and London College of Fashion graduate. Showcasing over […]
The National Gallery held a Renaissance-inspired late Friday night with Renaissance Selfies in Room 57 where you were offered makeovers wearing costumes from the1400s &1500s. Also, calligraphy workshops where you could try your hand at the handwriting in the letters shared by Michelangelo and Sebastiano. Any have-a-go-artists were encouraged to visit the Vitruvian Village in […]
THE 70th CANNES FILM FESTIVAL has always had an aura of glamour and cerebral quality about it, basking in its position as the cream of all festivals and drawing stars like a magnet to the South of France to its red carpet premieres. To the emerging film-maker seeking some sort of headway in the industry, […]
Telegraph columnist Jo Craven once observed that there were currently only five women gallery owners of note operating in London. Well, this male-dominated industry better take note of two new galleries that opened last year and both run by enterprising women and celebrating their anniversaries in May. JonaQuestArts in Greenwich is owned by African art […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
