Why War? opened at the Freud museum on an entirely apt day: 6th August marked the centenary anniversary of the day the Austro-Hungarians declared war on Germany. What ensued is widely referred to as the Great War and is one of the deadliest conflicts in history. It featured the arms…
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So the Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House is preparing for lift off, and as always it happens, tickets have sold out in a flash. Never fear, as something great is on the horizon (no, not a free ticket I’ve been keeping up my sleeve). The summer films will all…
Although photography has been, since its development, a tool by which to support a real moment in time, it has also been a deceptive tool that can easily mislead its viewer. The debate of truth in photography is as old as its years but it never fails to fascinate thanks…
The origins of the Rudeboy culture are reinforced in this sartorial exhibition at Somerset House. Curated by photographer and filmmaker Dean Chalkley and fashion-industry creative director Harris Elliott, the show includes over 60 portraits created over the past year showing how the Rudie style exists in the 21st century. Having…
The street photographer Jamel Shabazz is known as a pioneer in recording the New York street style of the early 80s. This new documentary following his work is receiving its first UK screening as part of James Lavelle’s Meltdown at the Southbank this month. Directed by the infamous director Charlie…
If, like me, you often find yourself lamenting the apathy of our modern society, then you may find a friend in artist Richard Grayson. His new exhibition features video work that discusses the if, when, and where engaged artistic and political protest can exist in our disparate and capitalist culture.…