Tammy’s top travel tips from London
Walking into the Paul Nash exhibition at Tate Britain is like going back in time to explore the big themes of the 20th Century. War and peace. Nash lived through the two defining wars of that century. He fought as a soldier in the First World War and painted as an official war artist […]
Gavin Turk is infamous for being one of the Brat Pack of Young British Artists. It’s no surprise that his first major solo show in more than a decade is wonderfully anarchic. The maverick artist’s back catalogue fills Damien Hirst’s splendid, new London art palace hidden away in the back streets of […]
Abstract Expressionism is one of the biggest art movements of the 20th Century so it’s no surprise that the Royal Academy’s juggernaut show in London is big box office. It’s the first major exhibition of Abstract Expressionism in six decades – and with around 150 painting and sculptures from around […]
Art is often at its best when it’s fun, playful and entertaining. Ticking all those boxes is Jeff Koons’ ‘Now’ show at London’s Newport Street Gallery with its giant inflatables, pop creations and familiar household objects. This is Pop Art at its giddy best. From giant lobsters to […]
A passion for desert landscapes is something I have in common with the great American painter, Georgia O’Keeffe. We also share a love of the Big Apple. Georgia O’Keeffe is one of my favourite artists, an inspirational woman far ahead of her time. Two places inspired her greatest works – New […]
There’s a new kid on the block in London – the Tate Modern’s stylish Switch House. With its striking pyramid, stylish galleries and stunning panoramic views across London, this is a must-see attraction for many tourists this summer. Rising up from the rear of the old Tate’s Turbine Hall, it’s the most important new cultural […]
William Shakespeare is the world’s best-loved dramatist. Today he’s more popular than in his own lifetime when audiences thronged to his plays in Elizabethan playhouses, guildhalls, and inn yards. The Bard’s plays and poems have been translated into 80 languages and many have been made into Hollywood films. The wonder of William […]
Gardens have been the source of inspiration for artists down the centuries, but for the Impressionist painter, Claude Monet, they were the lifeblood of his works. Monet cultivated gardens for much of his life, and drew creative inspiration from flowers and horticulture in his art. This summer is a great time […]
Ai Weiwei’s name is on everyone’s lips these days. Artist, agent provocateur and political prisoner, he is rarely out of the news around the world. He shot the fame in Britain after his sunflower seeds installation in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in 2010. Since then he’s received worldwide acclaim and […]
‘Pure art in motion’ is the best way of describing the brilliant Alexander Calder exhibition at London’s Tate Modern this season. Alexander Calder was one of the most important American artists of the 20th Century, famous for his pioneering approach to sculpture. He was ‘Mobile Man’, the originator of mobile art and […]
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