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Guide to what’s on in London in April 2013
March was pretty disappointing due to the weather, which unfortunately may have affected the popularity of some outdoor events. However, let’s hope Spring is finally sprung with the arrival of April....
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A different kind of street art: Painter on Hungerford Bridge
Street art has been gaining a newfound respect in recent years thanks to the likes of Banksy and Stik. However, of course there is another kind of ‘street art’… as in someone on the street creating...
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Stik hits the Southbank: Street artist brings colour to Hungerford Bridge
While I love the Southbank, few would disagree with me that the brutalist architecture and concrete isn’t the most visually appealing. Those passing under Hungerford Bridge as they walk from Jubilee...
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Cock a doodle doo! A blue cockerel takes residence on Trafalgar Square’s...
Trafalgar Square is easily London’s most famous square. Once marooned as a traffic island, the closure of the north road beside the National Gallery has made the space more pedestrian friendly. The...
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013: Sou Fujimoto lights up Kensington Gardens...
Although it’s only been going for 13 years, the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion has fast become a tradition on the London art scene. Every year, the gallery in Kensington Gardens invites an architect to...
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Every which way: Endless Stair by the Tate Modern
For this year’s London Design Festival, architectural firm dRMM have created a stunning sculpture made of interlocking staircases. Erected on the green outside Tate Modern, the Escher-inspired,...
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‘We are all in the gutter…’ Oscar Wilde memorial near The Strand
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was one of the greatest poets and authors of the 19th century. Although born and raised an Irishman, he spent a lot of his life in London and, of course, many of his plays were...
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Travel through the Tunnel of Love at the Southbank’s Festival Of Love
Every year, the Southbank Centre hosts a different themed festival and this year looked to that four-letter word that makes the world go round for inspiration… L-O-V-E. As part of the Festival Of Love,...
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Books About Town: Follow a literary trail around London
Just like the streets of New York City are renowned as the location to thousands of films, the lanes and roads of London are home to many a literary creation. Some of English literature’s most...
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Remembering the fallen: Marking the WW1 centenary with poppies at the Tower...
This year marks the centenary of World War I, otherwise known as the Great War. Originally described as ‘the world to end all wars’ with an estimated 16 million deaths, unfortunately Britain was...
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Guide to what’s on in London in October 2014
Autumn is well and truly here with Hallowe’en here to distract us later in the month from the dropping temperatures. October is dominated by festivals for foodies and film fans, with a host of free...
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Take My Lightning But Don’t Steal My Thunder in Covent Garden
One of the best things about London is its place in the art world. As well as being home to some of the world’s top art galleries, it is also a magnet to artists, with many taking their creations to...
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Lego art is Awesome! The Art Of The Brick exhibition at Old Truman Brewery
Like many, I was a huge fan of Lego growing up. Forget dolls and playing ‘house’, I preferred to build houses, towns and goodness knows what else with Lego bricks. Now I doubt Lego has ever really...
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Spirit Of Soho mural: Celebrating the history and characters of Soho
Various areas of London come and go as the ‘trendy’ new postcode to visit. However, one that has remained an eternal draw to Londoners and visitors for decades as a playground for both is Soho....
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Celebrating the light art of a neon genius: Gods Own Junkyard pop-up in Soho
For decades, the sex shops and night clubs of Soho have been drawing in punters with the lure of their neon lights. When there’s a flash of neon, it’s usually a hint of some late night fun and games –...
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Hop along: Giant rabbits ‘Intrude’ upon the Southbank
This evening I finally managed to see Amanda Parer’s art installation ‘Intrude’ at the Southbank on the last day of the Winter Festival. The Australian artist has created seven metre high illuminated...
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Nice to see ewe: Follow the Shaun In The City trails around London
Art trails have proven hugely successful in recent years with elephants, phone boxes, Paddington Bears, Olympic Wenlocks and book benches among the customised sculptures popping up on London’s streets....
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Soho Revue: Bringing creativity back into W1 with a contemporary new gallery
Many Londoners (including me) have been feeling the unique spirit of Soho is under threat following the recent closure of iconic venues such as Madame JoJo’s and the 12 Bar Club and the destruction of...
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Don’t look a Gift Horse in the mouth: The new sculpture on the Fourth Plinth
Trafalgar Square is a pretty dramatic setting, bordered by listed, historical buildings with Nelson’s Column as its centrepiece. Standing out amongst the predominantly Victorian architecture is the...
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Lose your head in a good book: False Ceiling at Leadenhall Market
London is full of monuments and sculptures, often from a bygone era. So it is always great to see current day and contemporary artists represented across the capital. For the past four years, the City...
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