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Modern Day Sgt Pepper’s Cover

To mark the 45th anniversary of the original Beatle’s Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band iconic album work the original artist has recreated the cover with modern day celebrities. Originally created by Sir Peter Blake the album cover work is highly regarded as the art work that changed album covers forever and now 45 years after … read more»

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Dinner On A Plane In Shoreditch

As far as pop-ups go this new concept in Shoreditch is about the strangest we’ve heard. BA2012 is a new pop-up restaurant being opened by British Airways next month which will allow you to eat your dinner on a plane. The restaurant will be serving up an ‘Olympics-inspired menu’ put together by the famous chef Simon Hulstone and will … read more»

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Crisis Charity At Somerset House

A special new exhibition will be hitting London’s Somerset House this week and it aims to raise money for the homeless charity, Crisis. The Crisis Commission will feature works from the likes of Tracey Emin, Sir Anthony Caro, Yinka Shonibare, Gillian Wearing, Jonathan Yeo, Bob & Roberta Smith and Nathan Coley with all pieces … read more»

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Tracey Emin Is RA’s Prof Of Drawing

Following a busy year for Tracey Emin in which a major retrospective of her work was held at The Hayward Gallery she has been officially named the Royal Academy’s Professor Of Drawing. The controversial 48-year-old has also spent her year designing a piece for the London 2012 Olympics and having her work hung at Downing Street and as … read more»

London 2012 Festival

Everything is hotting up now as we get ever closer to the 2012 we have been talking about for the past couple of years. The latest news is how London will be going all out for the London Festival to mark the Olympics which start on the 27th July which will be marked by a nationwide ringing of bells, part of an artwork by Turner Prize-winning … read more»

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Tomorrow: Tracey Emin Films

If you’re short of something to do tomorrow then this could very well be a good option. The Southbank Centre are going to be hosting a selection of Tracey Emin’s films and videos including her feature length movie Top Spot. Top Spot was released in 2004 and followed the lives of a group of teenage girls living in Margate and the … read more»

Video: Tracey Emin Talks Love Is What You Want

If you have any interest in the art world and haven’t been living under a rock for the past few weeks you’ll probably know that the Hayward Gallery are currently hosting a retrospective exhibition of Tracey Emin’s work named, Love Is What You Want. The video below gives you a bit of a sneak peak at what you can expect from … read more»

Coming Soon: Tracey Emin at The Hayward

She is one of the British art worlds most famous names and this month The Hayward will be hosting the first major survey in London of Tracey Emin’s work. Opening on 17 May and running until 28 August, the exhibition – named Love is What You Want – will include personal films, drawings, textiles, out door sculptures and … read more»

Far from Dry: A Review of Watercolour at Tate Britain

Watercolour at Tate Britain February 16 – August 21 Soldiers at Rye, 1941 Edward Burra Gouache, watercolour and ink on paper, Tate Opening this week at Tate Britain, Watercolour seeks to challenge the preconception that watercolour is a medium for tasteful nomads and awfully-well-brought-up young ladies – and by showcasing a plethora … read more»

Opening Tomorrow: Watercolour at Tate Britain

Tomorrow the latest exhibition to take residence at the Tate Britain, Watercolour will open it’s doors to the public. Watercolour, featuring works from the likes of JMW Turner, Thomas Girtin, Anish Kapoor and Tracey Emin, aims to challenge our perceptions of the watercolour genre and is being described as the most ambitious exhibition … read more»

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