Who's Jack

This Artangel commission, a collaboration between Judith Clark and Adam Phillips, opened yesterday at Blythe House, home to the V & A‘s reserve collection. The Concise Dictionary of Dress begins with a journey through a turnstile and into an industrial goods lift before a walk-through dictionary of dress. The exhibition re-describes … read more»

I find fashion retrospectives often lack creativity as they seem to showcase the back catalogue of a designer with little flair or thoughtful curation. Just think of the fashion department at the V & A and how static and unimaginative the display is. Maison Martin Margiela ’20′, coming to Somerset House in June, is different. … read more»

The next artist from EXHIBITIONISM is Anita Bruce… The work of Anita Bruce is not only highly innovative but also a constant reminder of the interwoven relationship between both art and science.  Although a computer programmer by profession, Anita received a BA art degree as a mature student and it is this artistic passion, combined … read more»

The next artist to be included in EXHIBITIONISM is Alexis Harding Alexis Harding was born in 1973 and studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Since then, he has become one of London’s established contemporary artists, winning the John Moores Prize for Painting in 2004. Alexis Harding’s paintings are inescapably … read more»

Also featuring in EXHIBITIONISM at The Courtauld Institute of Art is Ali Omar Ermes Described as “a bridge between the divide of cultures and languages”, Ali Omar Ermes’ work speaks eloquently to both those who can read Arabic script and to those who cannot. His development of a visual language, which combines text, deep colours, … read more»

Also featuring in East Wing Nine‘s EXHIBITIONISM is Other Men’s Flowers I have gathered a posy of other men’s flowers and nothing but the thread which binds them is my own.   Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, Essais, 1580 Other Men’s Flowers is a portfolio of nineteen text-based prints curated by the late Joshua Compston, … read more»

The next artist from EXHIBITIONISM is Claire Moynihan… The idea behind Claire Moynihan’s pieces for Exhibitionism, Bugballs and Mothballs, began when she lost a felt ball; ‘On mislaying a felt ball and discovering it some time later with holes in it I decided to embroider a moth onto it and make it into a ‘moth ball’.  I wanted … read more»

The lovely East Wing Nine are offering the chance for bloggers interested in all things art and culture to attend a special preview of the exhibition Who’s Jack is media partnering. This means that on Tuesday 19th (tomorrow) between 4 and 6pm you’ll get to see the new collection even before the private view. If you are … read more»

The next artist from EXHIBITIONISM is Joan Wadleigh Curran… Joan Wadleigh Curran’s charcoal drawings explore the intersection of urban and natural materials. Man’s effect on the environment is investigated through the meticulous study of typically overlooked spaces such as scrap yards, construction sites and unkempt street corners. … read more»

The next artist from EXHIBITIONISM opening at The Courtauld on the 7th February is James Trimmer… Trimmer studied Fine Art at Brighton, graduating from there in 2008, before completing a one year MA at the Princes Drawing School, London, from 2008-9. The majority of his work is done in sketchbooks, where he can move from image to image … read more»