Below the post war redevelopment that characterises Southampton’s city centre lies a labyrinth of over 100 underground vaults dating back to the twelfth century. For the second year seven of these spaces are being opened every weekend through the summer as exhibition venues. Last year the project, organised by ‘a’ space, attracted 15,000 visitors. Three [...]
Art | Artist | East London | Exhibition | History | Installation | Nature | Painting | Science | WarAmbitious beyond its means, an international line up of some 150 artists, designers, musicians, writers, thinkers and performers wrestle with the theme of utopia in and around the birthplace of William Morris through exhibitions and installations. News From Nowhere: Visions Of Utopia promises to be one of the largest art events in London this year. [...]
Activity | Architect | Art | Artist | Audio visual | Designer | East London | Events | Exhibition | Gallery | Installation | Modern | Museum | Music | Musician | Performance | Performer | Radical | Social | Theatre | WriterNina considers the musical language of jazz to be one of her greatest inspirations. Her exhibition, Jazz in the City is the culmination of a life’s work for this innovative and unique artist. It also begins a tour featuring Nina as an artist in residence, to include The International Jazz Festival in Moscow, during which [...]
Actor | Art | Artist | Culture | Drama | East London | Events | Exhibition | Festival | Film | Gallery | History | Inspiration | Modern | Museum | Music | Opera | Painting | Performer | Poetry | TheatreCarefully selected artists, based in Hackney and the east end exhibit fresh new work in conjunction with Hackney Empire’s Spice Festival. Painting, sculpture, drawing, screen-prints, photography, performance, video and computer generated images from twenty five artists come together in a show that warrants your undivided attention. Work from Peter Ainsworth, Henrietta Armstrong, Emilie Bell, Claire [...]
Art | Artist | Exhibition | Festival | Installation | Nature | Painting | Performance | PhotographyFeaturing sculptures, photographs, illustrations by Cat Miranda, Jennifer Hale, Sami Hammoudan, Hugo Sterk; live performance dance and music, DJ’s, poets, visuals; and Illustrations by Jennifer Hale, Contemporary Dance by Briar Adams, live music from Danbob Clarke with vocals from Shannon McNab, Poetry by Tim Wells, Cat Catalyst, David J, Funlola, Ramshackle Event, Salina Saliva, Baden, [...]
Actor | Art | Artist | Director | DJ | East London | Humanist | Illustration | Music | Performance | Photography | Poetry | Spiritual | WriterTate has announced the four artists who have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2005. The artists are Darren Almond, Gillian Carnegie, Jim Lambie and Simon Starling. Darren Almond’s work addresses the themes of time, geography and memory. He uses a wide range of media including film, photography and sculpture to explore the passing of [...]
Art | Artist | Culture | Director | Exhibition | Film | Gallery | Installation | Modern | Music | Painting | Photography | SocialThe opening night sees an evening of classical opera extracts performed, including Carmen, Nessun Dorma, The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro and many others at The Hackney Empire. East London Metropolitan Opera continues to bring together top professional musicians with members of the local community and children from Hackney schools accompanied by a [...]
Actor | Art | Artist | Classical | Drama | East London | Editor | Events | Festival | Magic | Movie | Music | Musician | Opera | Painting | Performance | Poetry | Punk | Songwriter | Theatre | WriterA. R. Rahman, having scored for over 75 movies and sold over 150 million albums, is almost worshipped as a god in some parts of India. However, despite his huge success he is ever the reluctant celebrity, preferring to let his work do the talking. Rahman will bring his Live, 3D Concert to Wembley Arena [...]
Artist | Bollywood | Classical | Concert | Director | Film | History | Lover | Magic | Movie | Music | MusicianTwo artists dismayed by the Millennium Dome’s corporate presentation of Britain have created their own snapshot of British artistic creativity. Five years after the Dome presented its shiny, clean vision of Britain, there is now a smaller, cheaper and more democratic snapshot of the UK on show at the Barbican Gallery. A life-size mechanical elephant [...]
Art | Artist | Drama | Exhibition | Gallery | Modern | PaintingThe latest Indian blockbuster featuring an International cast and aimed at a crossover audience released recently in the UK. Sangeeta Datta talks to Aamir Khan about his influences and politics. Bollywood is now India’s biggest calling card in the ever growing business of entertainment. It is the new buzzword and mantra in Diasporic cross cultural [...]
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