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St Trinian’s creator and all round legendary illustrator Ronald Seale has died aged 91. The artists passed away in his sleep at his home in France where he moved to in 1961. Originally from Cambridge Searle became best know for dreaming up the St Trinian’s school which he based on a real school in Edinburgh while he was a prisoner … read more»

OK so we get the point. Art is expensive. Especially good art which is even more ridiculously priced but when we heard about a photo worth over £2million we couldn’t quite believe what we were hearing. The picture above is by the artist Andreas Gursky and is reportedly worth £2,757,858 aka a lot of money by anyones standards. Now we … read more»

For a lot of people the first day of Frieze Art Fair is about getting past many of the ‘look-at-me-look-at-me’ spectacles, which range from the good to the bad to frickin’ ugly. Despite the aim of them, art fairs are not always that accessible to visitors because of the relentless, multiple and guaranteed sensory assaults on them. … read more»

Unless you’re clever enough to walk around London with your eyes closed you will know that it is a hub of activity of street artists. From lesser known graffiti artists to world famous ones such as Banksy and King Robbo London’s streets have long been a canvas for some of the most exciting and political street art in the world. Now … read more»

It’s been ten years since Alan Fletcher released his seminal book The Art of Looking Sideways a book that explored the difference between pictures as words, graphic design and visual thinking and to celebrate the anniversary the Kemistry Gallery are holding an exhibition of original material and notes from Alan Fletcher’s … read more»

Have you got a passion for fashion and a creative flare that needs showing off? Then read on because New Era Introducing may just be the prefect opportunity for you. The cap brand are looking for a new generation of artists from across the globe to take part in their new competition which could see you win a £10k bursary to help kick start … read more»

Street artist, Pure Evil, is displaying some of his works to XOYO as part of an exhibition that has recently opened it’s doors to the public.  The exhibition of darkly reductive artworks was inspired by an email that Pure Evil received from a Chinese company that specialised in the reproduction of classic Western art work including … read more»

Kicking off this Wednesday (24 August) the Design Museum will be taking a look at the impact of design on the modern world with a new exhibition entitled, This Is Design. This Is Design will run until 22 January 2012 and will feature some of the best pieces from the Design Museums collection that has been being worked on and built up for the … read more»

Believe it or not it has been 20 whole years since the release of Nirvana’s iconic album, Nevermind, and to celebrate The Loading Bay Gallery in Brick Lane are looking to host an exhibition to celebrate all things Nirvana. And they’re looking for your help. Despite the fact the alternative-rock band, who were fronted by Kurt … read more»

On 24 August the London Street Photography Festival will be hosting a closing party and auction offering you the the chance to get your hands on some of the exhibition prints and to celebrate the festival with partners, contributors, and artists that have taken part. This was the first year for the London Street Photography Festival which … read more»