In our age of globalisation, the questions of how countries divide and where law stops become a profound concept. On a daily basis we see examples of global justice being exercised over ‘broken’ countries, complete with all its grisly undertones. The latest exhibition at Gasworks takes a moment like this…
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May 2013
Each year for the past half-decade, a new group of students from top London art school Slade is given unrivalled special access to the UCL Art Museum collections. After running free for a bit amongst the collection’s 10,000 objects like a bunch of history-conscious artist gazelles, each student settles on…
The contemporary urban experience takes centre stage in a new exhibition by Julie Mehretu at White Cube Bermondsey. This is the first major solo show in London for the Ethiopian-born artist and will feature new and recent works. Mehretu is best known for her large-scale layered paintings built up through…
As it should be clear by now, The Cultural Exposé has a soft spot for special outdoor screenings of much-loved films. Therefore the Purple Rain concert style screening sounds like sweet -not to mention funky- music to our ears. It is fair to say that Prince’s magnum opus about an up…
As my work recently relocated to North London, I’ve found myself exploring the other side of the river far more – and I’ve always known Angel has a great selection of pubs and restaurants for after work fun, like Rattlesnake, likely to become one of my main Angel haunts. It…
It’s not everyday you get an invite to feast on insects and “recycled” cocktails to understand the possibilities of sustainable food and drink in the future – so we couldn’t turn down the chance to experience Sunday Lunch in 2063 – a unique collaboration with Hendrick’s Gin, Rebel Dining Society’s…