PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PHILLIP LAI EXHIBITION OPENING NIGHT After reading the vague press release for Philip Lai’s fourth show with Stuart Shave, I felt it necessary to see the work for myself. I entered the usual entrance on Eastcastle Street where I was told the exhibit was accessed by the rear of the building.…
On January 18th the Whitechapel Gallery presented the first major retrospective of photographer, filmmaker and installation artist Zarina Bhimji. The exhibit displays work that spans over two decades, and is a visual tour of Bhimji’s artistic progression throughout her career. The exhibit features two films, the first is the premiere of the highly anticipated film…
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE ARTSET EVENT Starting February 7th, Christie’s Auction House will host two weeks of exciting sales. Alongside rival Sotheby’s, the auction houses expect to raise more than £500 million in sales overall. On January 19th, contemporary arts members circle, ArtSet International hosted a private brunch and tour of the upcoming auction lots for…
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE WORKING PAPERS EXHIBIT Working Papers: Donald Judd Drawings 1963-93, opened Friday, January 13th at Sprueth Magers Gallery presenting 33 drawings by the American born artist. The exhibition was curated by Peter Ballantine, who since 1969 has specialized in almost all aspects of Judd’s work. The drawings were executed during Judd’s artistic career when he…
PHOTOS FROM THE “SEX AND FRIENDS” EXHIBIT OPENING AT PILAR CORRIAS January 12th, 2012 marked the opening of Tobias Rehberger’s latest exhibit entitled Sex and Friends at Pilar Corrias gallery. The German-born artist, who is regarded as one of the most important working artists today, transformed the gallery into a complex time-telling device. Rehberger creates…
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE ‘LIGHTHOUSE’ EXHIBITION OPENING The new film and series of photographic lightboxes by British artist Catherine Yass focus on one of the more remarkable maritime structures in Britain, the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse located five miles out to see of England’s south coast. On Thursday January 12th, Alison Jacques Gallery allowed viewers a preview to…
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM BRIAN GRIFFITH’S ‘INVISIBLE SHOW’ OPENING On January 11th, Bethnal Green’s Vilma Gold Gallery unveiled the exhibition titled The Invisible Show by London-based artist Brian Griffiths. The show is a series of cuboid metal frames cloaked in a beige tarpaulin material placed in a long row. On opening night visitors maneuvered around the tent-like objects, some crouching…
PHOTOS FROM ANDREA CREWS S/S 2012 PARIS FASHION WEEK PRESENTATION Created in 2002, Andrea Crews is a fashion, art and activist collective developed by Maroussia Rebecq. Rebecq created the fictional name Andrea Crews under which a “crew” of stylists, artists, performers, musicians and other accomplices create projects that turn fashion into art and art into fashion. Described…
PHOTOS FROM THE ICONOCLASTS EXHIBIT AT LLOYDS CLUB Lloyds Club, a private members club located near Tower Hill has been a social venue for bankers and men of the City since its formation in 1920. On December 1st 2011, the club opened its doors to the public for the first time to introduce “Art at Lloyds…
Asher Levine in his latest collection of menswear XXXX Magazine’s Creative Director, Indira Cesarine, caught up with up-and-coming fashion star Asher Levine while he was in London showing his latest collection at the Blow PR offices. His menswear is not only only original and cutting edge, it can double as wearable sculpture for the fashion…
RYAN MCGINLEY: WANDERING COMA EXHIBIT EVENT PHOTOS On Wednesday November 23rd, the new exhibit, Wandering Coma by photographer Ryan McGinley, opened at Alison Jacques Gallery in London. Wandering Coma exhibits seven images presented in the largest format the artist has ever worked with. Each photograph was printed in a variety of sizes to fit the…
LAZARIDES GALLERY OFFSITE IN THE OLD VIC TUNNELS EVENT PHOTOS During this year’s Frieze Art Fair 2011, Lazarides Gallery returned to The Old Vic Tunnels with the exhibit The Minotaur which opened on October 10th . The maze-like installation was inspired by the ancient Greek legend of The Minotaur, the labyrinth-dwelling, half-bull, half-man creature. Gallery…
LEE FRIEDLANDER: AMERICA BY CAR AND THE NEW CARS 1964 EVENT PHOTOS Timothy Taylor Gallery presented a two-part exhibit, Lee Friedlander: America by Car and The New Cars 1964, in London on September 7th 2011. Both series by the critically acclaimed American photographer involve automobiles. One is a collection of photographs from his journeys while on road…
