Frieze London 2018, running from 4–7 October, is set to showcase the best of international contemporary art, with a discerning selection of close to 160 galleries platforming their artists in imaginative presentations. Opening for the first time with a two-day Preview, Frieze London coincides with Frieze Sculpture and Frieze Masters in Regent’s Park. New collaborations…
South London Gallery’s newly opened Fire Station annexe, designed by 6a architects, has enabled the institution to expand its internationally acclaimed contemporary exhibitions, education and events programmes, furthering its reputation for bringing new work by established and lesser known artists to an area of London with a fascinating local history. Originally built in 1867, London’s…
The idea for ROBERTS | WOOD’s SS19 collection emerges from the entwined yet contradictory feelings of euphoria and melancholy; the conflict and balance of light and dark, of bright and muted, of constructed and deconstructed. The collection is an exploration of the physical manifestation of the peculiar feeling for which ROBERTS | WOOD devised the…
Presented as a sculptural installation at Cob Gallery, Paloma Proudfoot’s debut UK solo exhibition, The Detachable Head Serves as a Cup, running until 29 September, features a new series of ceramic works, many of which were created in direct response to the artist’s encounters whilst on the Thun Ceramic Residency in Italy. Proudfoot’s eloquent, enigmatic…
Championing experimental theatre since the 1970s, Battersea Arts Centre, a cavernous Victorian town hall in south London, has long disregarded the distinctions between stage and seat, mixing performers with guests and presenting plays in hallways, in the bar and even in its offices. This week, the cultural centre has completed its landmark 12-year, £13.3m restoration…
A women’s revolution is taking place in Rojava, a self-governed region located in Northern Syria, bringing about a new bottom-up, stateless and democratic political model referred to as democratic confederalism. Groups of women are leading systems of communal social life involving councils, parties, cooperatives, academies and defence units, to structure society according to anti-sexist and…
From 1-8 September, AFROPUNK, presently helmed by Matthew Morgan and Jocelyn Cooper, will take over a number of south London’s arts and culture venues, drawing on the area’s rich and diverse history. Thoughtful curation sees a busy programme of art exhibitions, talks, live music, DJs, film screenings and more hosted across The Ritzy, Pop Brixton,…
Nearly two decades since New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art hosted its last fashion focussed exhibition, the institution has opened its ground-floor John R. Eckel, Jr. Gallery to Eckhaus Latta: Possessed, an immersive installation by fashion designers Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta. On view until 8 October, the duo’s first solo exhibition explores themes of desire,…