Museum Futures Post Lockdown – Edward Lucie-Smith

Museum Futures Post Lockdown – Edward Lucie-Smith

The Blessed Waldy – yes, it was he – appeared not once but twice in the Sunday Times last weekend. One-piece, in the Culture section, about a virtual exhibition of kimonos at the V&A Museum, did not detain me long. What it demonstrated was the...
Christo A Personal Recollection By Marina Vaizey

Christo A Personal Recollection By Marina Vaizey

Over four decades ago I had one of the most exciting experiences of my life – encountering perhaps the most original and innovative artists of the past sixty years, Christo, who died on Sunday 31 May, and his wife Jeanne-Claude, who was revealed some years later in...
Christo Artist Who Wrapped The Reichstag Dies Age 84

Christo Artist Who Wrapped The Reichstag Dies Age 84

The sad news that the larger than life artist Christo passed away aged 84 was announced on his website on 31 May. Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon were a married couple who created environmental works of art and were intertwined...
London’s Hayward Gallery Set To Reopen 1st August

London’s Hayward Gallery Set To Reopen 1st August

Update: the Hayward Gallery will now reopen on the 1st August. Originally the Southbank Centre including the Hayward Gallery announced that they may close the gallery until April 2021. This was the result of the economic impact of COVID-19. The complex had drained...
Ben Eine Unveils Spectacular New West Hampstead Mural

Ben Eine Unveils Spectacular New West Hampstead Mural

I know it might be difficult to divert your attention away from Dominic Cummings and his Odyssean explanation for a journey he chose to take because he thought he could, so pretend this news item is Barnard Castle to help adjust your’ outlook”. Unlike DC,...
Turner Prize Replaced With Bursaries Scheme For 2020

Turner Prize Replaced With Bursaries Scheme For 2020

This year the Turner Prize will be replaced by a bursaries scheme In response to the COVID19 pandemic. Tate Britain has announced that it will be awarding one-off bursaries of £10,000 to 10 artists in place of this year’s Turner Prize. The jury will select the...