Devotion – A Portrait of Loretta, by Franklyn Rodgers: review
The large-scale portraits, which include a commissioned photograph of Doreen Lawrence, recognise the significance of close-knit relationships, such as the one between mother and son
Art & Design
Comic – Sueño de migrantes
Our artist Francisco de la Mora gives us his take on the Windrush scandal…
East End exhibitions – five of the best for May 2018
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond
Affordable Art Fair returns to Hampstead to champion the best in emerging & established creative talent
3D scans, the paintings of an ex-Premier League footballer and a modern take on the Chinese Terracotta Army will all feature at the four-day fair next month
East End exhibitions – five of the best for April 2018
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond
Stik sculpture to take Pride of place in Hoxton park
Holding Hands, a 4m tall piece based on the artist’s trademark stick figures and famous LGBTQI+ Pride banner, will be coming to Hoxton Square later this year
SPACE is the place: we delve into a new book celebrating 50 years of the artistic engine of East London
SPACE Studios is the subject of a comprehensive new book of essays and history – we throw the spotlight on 10 Martello Street, their Mare Street hub
Face on your Egg: Clown’s Gallery in Dalston shells out for collection of precious new arrivals
Mattie Faint, curator of the monthly free museum and in-house clown for Great Ormond Street, tells us why these historic painted eggs are so important in clowning – and how they ended up in Hackney
East End exhibitions – five of the best for March 2018
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond
Pride in your image: young and old LGBTQI+ locals come together for a pair of artistic Hackney Museum exhibits
Out and About and From Bedroom to Battleground will be open in time for LGBT History Month, after the Council spent a year collecting historical testimony and artefacts from the community
Hackney’s older women are the emerging artists you need to be looking out for in 2018
Maisie Linford met with one of the founders of GRACE, ahead of their new residency, for a chat about fighting the “narrow stereotypes” of aging women using art and performance – including an impromptu strip-off
Through time and SPACE: new time-travelling art show brings history of the Mare Street studios to life
‘We were astounded that each and every participant actually had an experience of entering into another reality,’ say creators J&K
East End exhibitions – five of the best for February 2018
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond
East End exhibitions – five of the best for January 2018
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond
Modern Art is Rubbish: Gavin Turk on making a packet – literally – for the Skip Gallery
“I look back at the rubbish and think “shit, that rubbish can tell us the story of everything!”
East End exhibitions – five of the best for December
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond