Review of Bailey’s Stardust, National Portrait Gallery
David Bailey is known for his iconic portraits of celebrities, but Bailey’s Stardust at National Portrait Gallery, London, of around 300 pictures reveals the true depth of his work.
David Bailey is known for his iconic portraits of celebrities, but Bailey’s Stardust at National Portrait Gallery, London, of around 300 pictures reveals the true depth of his work.
Supermodel Helena Christensen stars in Vs. Magazine’s short fashion film, The Double. Christensen is the guest-editor on the newly released issue featuring Julianne Moore, Emilia Clarke and Stacy Martin, amongst others.
Several variants of abstraction are investigated in an excellent exhibition of drawings, Abstract Drawing, curated by Richard Deacon, the current Last Words artist in Aesthetica. The show at London’s Drawing Room features 57 works.
A group exhibition, featuring work from John Akomfrah, Phoebe Boswell and Rashaad Newsome, will run from 7 March until 10 April at the Carroll / Fletcher gallery in Central London.
Steinkamp is an artist who has been based in digital media and is a pioneer in the world of 3-D animation. Her digitally rendered animations of natural phenomena are projected within the depicted architectural surroundings.
Palais de Tokyo started its programme for 2014 under the title L’Etat du Ciel, which is borrowed from Victor Hugo’s Promontoire du songe, where the he wrote “the sky’s normal state is at night”.
About Colour follows Sarah Moon’s major exhibition last year Alchimies at Muséum National D’Histoire Naturelle, Paris. This show presents pieces she has never displayed to the public before.
Work by New York-based artist, Trisha Baga, goes on display for the first time in a non-commercial gallery in England at Zabludowicz Collection this February. From 27 February until 11 May.
Tord Gustavsen has recorded his sixth album for ECM and is due to go on tour across the USA, UK and Europe this spring and summer. The Norwegian pianist is joined once more by his quartet.
Showcasing an international comprehension of design, Mercedes Benz Kiev Fashion Days were back this season to celebrate their second year at London Fashion Week.
Tate’s Keywords builds on Raymond Williams’ study of the vocabulary of culture and society. Published in 1976, Williams’ Keywords has become a seminal work in English, cultural studies and visual culture.
A massive piece of chalk occupies the kerbside immediately outside the gallery door. Across three of its planes is carved the title of this exhibition by long-term collaborative duo Heather and Ivan Morison at WORKS|PROJECTS.
Cult cool, design duo Virginia Ferreira and Chris Neuman never fail to cause a stir. However this season they have steered away from their archetypal East London look, citing their muse as the refined “Parisian woman”.
Opening this month is Public Intimacy: Art and Other Ordinary Acts in South Africa, a collaborative exhibition from SFMOMA and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA). Until 29 June.
Sarah Maple’s God is a Feminist is an exploration of identity, feminism and religion. Aesthetica speaks to Maple about her controversial work and her thoughts on contemporary feminism.
There is no better way to escape the panic of Central London than slipping through the courtyards of Bloomsbury into SOAS’s Brunei Gallery. It’s worth a visit for the Japanese roof garden alone.
In the 100 days preceding 5 and 6 July, when Yorkshire plays host to the Grand Départ, 47 cultural events will take place across the county backed by Welcome to Yorkshire, Yorkshire Water and the Arts Council England.
Garden Object is a new installation created by Spanish design studio El Ultimo Grito and on display at Rice Gallery, Texas, until 16 March.
Ready for submersion into a harsh urban sphere, Bernard Chandran’s AW14 collection channels all of the strongest parts of menswear tailoring, with the cinching and finesse of women’s wear.
