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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Singer/Songwriter Riva Taylor hails from Hammersmith, West London. Here she chats to What’s Hot London? about her latest single Running at Walls. _ Tell us about your new single ‘Running at Walls’ I wrote this song a year ago with an amazing songwriter and friend, James Walsh, and I’m so happy to be launching the music […]
BRITPOPPERS Sleeper are back again, reforming for the Latitude Festival July 12-15. Did you know lead singer Louise Wener left the band to become a novelist? Besides reforming, it’s interesting to discover what these bands have been up to since their 1990s heydays. It was all so very rock n’ roll when the going was […]
If you like your music live and loud get out on the town and support the capital’s numerous singers and bands taking the stage at London showcases tonight. There’s plenty of choice; some require entrance fees and others are free. Here are two to look out for if you’re out and about in Camden or […]
Many of Giuseppe Verdi’s operas explore relationships between fathers and daughters. His The Force of Destiny, currently performed by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum, explores the collapse and end of a relationship between a father and his daughter. The controversial director Calixto Bieito has produced a thrilling staging that is well worth […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
