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Irving Penn: How to style your home with fashion photos
Nothing like a warm spring evening with a glass of wine at a gallery listening to the experts talk – about fashion and art. The two go well together. And Marlborough Gallery’s latest exhibition made me think of this: Irving Penn: How to style your home with fashion photos. Haute couture has become almost as much […]
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Affordable Art Fair returns with Colour and Verve
Even if you’ve got millions to spare on a Picasso or Basquiat, the Affordable Art Fair returns with unmissable bargains and investment pieces for the keen talent spotter. It’s one of our favourite events in London and every season we can’t wait until the doors re-open. Briefly, the maximum price of each piece on show […]
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Art for Youth returns to the Mall Galleries in London
As the British Prime Minster went on TV to announce more Covid doom and gloom, Art for Youth Mall Galleries returned to London. The Mall Galleries are just a stone’s throw from 10 Downing Street, seat of the UK’s Prime Minister. Art for Youth is an annual charity private view. We love the curation of […]
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Scandi Vibes at the Affordable Art Fair post Lockdown
The Affordable Art Fair has returned with fanfare after lockdown and the re-opening in Battersea this autumn was the best ever. Lots of colour, abstracts, celebrity portraits and photographs as well as ceramics and sculpture were on display. Pieces on sale went for between £50 – £6,000. Here in Scandi vibes at the Affordable Art […]
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The Queen and Meghan at The Arts Club, by Peter Blake
Peter Blake pulled no punches at his private view at The Arts Club. Placing pictures of The Queen and Meghan Markle (now Duchess of Sussex) he showed considerable cheek. Blake has been described as the godfather of British Pop art. It was he who produced the Beatles album cover, the iconic Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts […]
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Gillian Ayres at the Marlborough Gallery
Oh joy to be back on the arts scene after lockdown! London’s Marlborough Gallery in Mayfair threw a cool private view, as among the first to re-open its doors. Lots of ice cold white wine and a refreshing collection of art on offer. This show featured the late Gillian Ayres’ large-scale paintings and works on […]
