Category: Visual Art
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NEWS: Museum of Shakespeare to Open in Spring 2024
The new experience is set to open in Shoreditch in 2024. It has been announced that the Museum of Shakespeare, a new immersive and interactive permanent experience transporting guests to the 16th Century to walk in the footsteps of the famous playwright will open in East London next year. Set within the archaeological remains of The […]
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REVIEW: Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece, British Museum
The museum’s latest exhibition is filled with dazzling artefacts – but does it go far enough in terms of exploring the surprising similarities between Persia and Greece? The amazing display of wealth and power on display in this exhibition alone means that there is a lot of material to explore in this well executed and […]
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PREVIEW: Diva, Victoria and Albert Museum
The V&A’s exhibition focusing on the extraordinary power and creativity of iconic performers who have made their voices heard from the 19th century to today. The Victoria and Albert Museum have unveiled details of its upcoming exhibition Diva that will celebrate the performers who have made their voices heard since the 19th century. On display […]
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Review Round Up: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, The Met
We take a look at what is being said about The Met’s exhibition looking at the work of the controversial fashion designer. The Guardian: “The final room tackles Lagerfeld the man, displaying what the show argues was his “greatest deception” – his self-presentation – via his famous fan, sunglasses, and fingerless gloves displayed in Perspex […]
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PREVIEW: Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own, Sotheby’s
Many of the late singer’s possessions will go on display at the auction house, before being sold at auction. This summer, the auction house will exhibit Freddie Mercury’s private collection ahead of auctioning it of, having acquired the collection from the singer’s close friend Mary Austin who has looked after his Garden Lodge home in and […]
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Love London Love Culture’s April 2023 Round Up
Here’s a guide to the most popular reads on LLLC in April…. Review round up of Cinderella, Royal Opera House: playing until the 3rd May, we rounded up the reviews for the new co-production between The Royal Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada of Frederick Ashton’s ballet. Interview with Stephen Hoo: last month, we […]
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Review Round Up: Isaac Julien: What Freedom is To Me, Tate Britain
We take a look at what is being said about the artist’s latest exhibition. The Guardian: **** “Julien’s film installations can be ravishing, lyrical, languorous and sexy, and also at times horribly bleak. His work has come a long way. It has been consistently political, in the broadest sense, since the beginning.” The Upcoming: *** […]
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PREVIEW:Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians, The Queen’s Gallery
This exhibition is available to visit until the 8th October 2023. The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace is currently displaying an exhibition that explores what fashion can help uncover about life in the 18th century – an era which was filled with trade, travel and technology which helped influence fashion trends across all levels of […]
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Review Round Up: Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life, Tate Modern
We take a look at what is being said about this exhibition exploring the work of both artists, on display at Tate Modern until the 3rd September. The Observer: **** “What she shares with Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), master of the grid, is more than just a fascination with spiritualism (he too was drawn to mystical theosophy). […]
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PREVIEW: Crown to Couture, Kensington Palace
The new exhibition will be on display until the 29th October 2023. With its latest exhibition, Kensington Palace explores the connection between the fashion of the Georgian Royal Court in comparison with the outfits created for red carpet events today. Featuring over 200 items from ball gowns to court suits and handbags to jewellery, the […]