It’s your last chance to see Mathew Weir at the Alison Jacques Gallery. Weir’s exhibition of painting and sculpture is inspired and informed by his fascination with ceramics. His work sheds new light on art history by picking out references and transforming them into something fresh. He places dioramas or ceramic figurines into landscapes constructed [...]
Goodbye Paddington
What a fuck-up; volunteers cleaning up graffiti in Glastonbury have accidentally painted over an original Banksy. The owner of the wall it was painted on, one Julian Chatt, had arranged for the work to be sold for £5,000. Hope his insurance covers it. Glastonbury county council have apologised for the mistake, which occurred during a [...]
Step up!
Applications opened today at 5pm for taking part in Antony Gormley’s high-profile project, One & Other, which will occupy the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square from the 6th July. One & Other will see a different person take their place on the Fourth Plinth every hour, 24 hours a day for 100 days, and is [...]
Damien Hirst painting up for grabs
Something tells me that soft indie-rockers The Hours have spent the last two years doing some hardcore networking. Since the release of their debut album, Naricissus Road – which sold 20,000 copies, but then seemed to disappear into the vast music industry ether without a trace – Antony Genn and Martin Slattery of The Hours [...]
Thanks…
… for the strong response we’ve had regarding contributing photographers and writers! I never knew there were so many of you out there. But if you haven’t got in touch yet, there’s still time. The beautiful thing about Glovebox is that, since it’s a growing online project, we aren’t really limited for space in terms [...]
Ujino and the Rotators
Japanese sculptor Ujino Munetero’s curious piece of sound art makes compelling viewing at the Hayward until April 24th, so it’s your last chance to get down to South Bank and give it a once- or twice-over. Described variously as ‘elegant’ and ‘chaotic’, the main work (a project called Ugly Knitting) makes use of noisy household [...]
The problem with a 1p Banksy
On Friday I had the dubious pleasure of attending what sounded like a rather unbelievable event: a 1p Banksy ‘auction’. Everybody who emailed the organisers in time was allocated a number, and once they got through the absolutely horrendous queues at the Carnaby Street ‘secret location’ (which was Kingly Court, by the way) they were [...]
I’m gutted I’m missing this
It’s that time of year: the Urban Scrawl at Muse gallery, Portobello Road, with the wonderful Nik Ill and a cohort of fabulous others. I can’t go to the opening evening (which is tonight!) due to various rather unfair reasons relating to a massive pile of work… but you should! Take a look at this: [...]
Free art
I was wandering the North Laines of Brighton this weekend, and came across something rather unusual. You know how art is rather expensive to buy? Well, apart from that stuff that’s on the streets, but you can’t take that home. Or can you?? Just outside popular watering hole the Mash Tun were propped up some [...]
Get your paint on
Tomorrow night sees the final of the prestigious Secret Wars live art competition. Featuring Hicks and Reeps, who have beaten down the opposition over recent months, the event is hosted at Underground Village in EC2. Basically, there’s a massive white wall with an invisible line down it, and the two artists get one half each. [...]
