5 Must-Visit Spots in Bethnal Green What’s Hot London asks What’s Hot Bethnal Green? And the district answered with culture, creativity and culinary cool. Bethnal Green in East London is a neighbourhood where creativity, history, and community all collide – and whether you’re visiting for a few hours or a full day, we recommend these […]
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From pop-up galleries in Peckham to podcast studios in Hackney, freelancing in London offers endless creative opportunities, and just as many challenges. Whether you’re a graphic designer working from a café in Camden or a self-taught filmmaker balancing shoots and edits, life as a freelancer in the capital is full of movement, freedom, and unpredictability. […]
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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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BRITISH SOUL STAR Omar widely known for his stand out 1992 rare-groove fusion hit There’s Nothing Like This took the stage at The Den, 100 Wardour Street with the crowd anxiously anticipating his appearance even while the musicians went through their tuning rituals. For many of his faithful fans memories of his 90s heyday signed […]
Novelist George Orwell’s work left a lasting impact on post-1950s Britain and the prize in his name attended by his son Richard Blair (in photo) and grandchildren honoured that legacy of outstanding political writing. Arkady Ostrovsky won the biggest award on the night for his book The Invention of Russia, an investigation into media manipulation […]
This series of Shorts On Tap’s programme of international short films screened at the BFI, Southbank on May 25th focused on the African continent. BFI Future Film and the inShort Film Festival were also involved in making the event happen and the audience were treated to a screening of five short films, also Q & […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
