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David Hockney is undoubtedly one of the best British artists of the 20th century, and has a long established fascination with the depiction of landscapes. Working most recently on huge canvases filled with bright contrasting colours, his work is vibrant, bold and exciting. Thinking outside the traditional painter’s box, Hockney…
If you fancy yourself as a bit of a Charles Saatchi (before he decided he didn’t like art, that is), you could do no worse than make a bee-line for this annual survey exhibition showcasing the hottest talent from some of the hottest art colleges in London. The 30 artists involved…
With a career spanning two decades and a very successful jazz pianist father, this South African female rapper has proved herself to be quite the legend. Moving through different monikers along the way, first as a member of Natural Resource and then as ‘What What’, Jean Grae has always been…
Down a well hidden staircase on the exclusive Beauchamp Place, is the bar Kumo, a purveyor of japanese bites and classy cocktails. You may have walked that street 10 times and missed it, or mistaken it for a Gentlemen’s Club (there must be something slightly seedy about walking down a…
Gone are the days when you would hear the words ‘TV serials’, and automatically think of one-dimensional characters and dodgy storylines often involving at least one miracle resurrection. Yes, sadly the soap opera days are a far, soft focus away from the dynamic TV storytelling we are now used to.…
As I'm sure most of you will agree, there is nothing like having good sing-song, as it truly does blow those cobwebs away. I've always envied the vocalist who can belt out an amazing note, get carried away on a tune, entertain the masses. But, like some of you,…