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National Gallery acquires Poussin’s ‘Eucharist’ in time for Easter
National Gallery acquires Poussin’s ‘Eucharist’ in time for Easter

National Gallery acquires Poussin’s ‘Eucharist’ in time for Easter

One of the greatest paintings of the Last Supper, by Nicolas Poussin, has been acquired by the National Gallery and went on display today, just in time for Easter.

Mar
22
Southbank railway arches turned into public art gallery
Southbank railway arches turned into public art gallery

Southbank railway arches turned into public art gallery

Four arch-shaped lightboxes have been installed on the southern wall of Bankside Yards’ run of historic Victorian railway arches,

Mar
19
Harrow transport worker’s art-inspired poetry at central London tube station
Harrow transport worker’s art-inspired poetry at central London tube station

Harrow transport worker’s art-inspired poetry at central London tube station

A poem by a creative transport worker from Harrow-on-the-Hill about a mural at Brixton station has gone on display at St James’s Park station as part of TfL’s Art on the Underground’s writer in residence scheme.

Mar
18
Identities of next two Trafalgar Square artworks confirmed
Identities of next two Trafalgar Square artworks confirmed

Identities of next two Trafalgar Square artworks confirmed

The names of the next two artworks to be displayed in Trafalgar Square have been confirmed following a public exhibition of the shortlisted artists.

Mar
15
Bronze baby animals filling a corner of Paternoster Square
Bronze baby animals filling a corner of Paternoster Square

Bronze baby animals filling a corner of Paternoster Square

Just around the corner from St Paul's Cathedral are some giant baby animals -- all frozen in bronze.

Mar
11
Rossetti’s “very best picture” returns to City of London’s art gallery
Rossetti’s “very best picture” returns to City of London’s art gallery

Rossetti’s “very best picture” returns to City of London’s art gallery

One of the most popular paintings at Guildhall Art Gallery will return to public view this week, after being on tour for a few years in exhibitions about the life and work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Mar
05
Burtynsky industrial photos to fill the Outernet screens
Burtynsky industrial photos to fill the Outernet screens

Burtynsky industrial photos to fill the Outernet screens

Some of Edward Burtynsky's already large photos of man's industrial impact on the earth that have just been on display at the Saatchi can be seen for free even larger at the massive Outernet video screen for a few days.

Feb
22
Covent Garden’s market trader’s plaque
Covent Garden’s market trader’s plaque

Covent Garden’s market trader’s plaque

Surprisingly easy to miss considering how large it is, on a side street next to Covent Garden is a monumental plaque to the people who worked there when it was a fruit and vegetable market.

Feb
22
Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth shortlist unveiled
Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth shortlist unveiled

Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth shortlist unveiled

A tall woman walking, a golden head, a shard of glass or a multicoloured camper van are amongst the artworks that have been shortlisted for Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth.

Feb
19
From fields to factories: Burtynsky’s haunting exploration of human industry at the Saatchi Gallery
From fields to factories: Burtynsky’s haunting exploration of human industry at the Saatchi Gallery

From fields to factories: Burtynsky’s haunting exploration of human industry at the Saatchi Gallery

Austre's white gallery rooms filled with vast colourful photographs of mankind's impact on the world that simultaneously trigger emotions of awe and revulsion in what you see.

Feb
15
Tate Modern’s next monumental Turbine Hall artwork will be by Mire Lee
Tate Modern’s next monumental Turbine Hall artwork will be by Mire Lee

Tate Modern’s next monumental Turbine Hall artwork will be by Mire Lee

The cavernous Turbine Hall in the heart of Tate Modern will be filled with site-specific artwork later this year by the Korean-born artist Mire Lee.

Feb
14
New Elizabeth line artwork celebrates Soho’s diversity
New Elizabeth line artwork celebrates Soho’s diversity

New Elizabeth line artwork celebrates Soho’s diversity

A brand new work of video art has appeared on the Elizabeth line, at Tottenham Court Road station's Dean Street entrance.

Feb
08
Barbican’s brutalist building about to be covered in a giant sheet of purple fabric
Barbican’s brutalist building about to be covered in a giant sheet of purple fabric

Barbican’s brutalist building about to be covered in a giant sheet of purple fabric

The Barbican Art Centre frontage will be covered in a gigantic sheet of purple fabric this year as part of a monumental outdoor art installation.

Feb
06
Your home hobby could be part of a London exhibition
Your home hobby could be part of a London exhibition

Your home hobby could be part of a London exhibition

If you have a hobby you keep fairly private at home, it could become part of a public exhibition this summer.

Jan
25
Egg Whisk art outside Moorgate tube station
Egg Whisk art outside Moorgate tube station

Egg Whisk art outside Moorgate tube station

There's a giant egg-whisk outside Moorgate tube station, and it's art - musical art in fact.

Jan
18
There’s a giant jellyfish floating around the Outernet
There’s a giant jellyfish floating around the Outernet

There’s a giant jellyfish floating around the Outernet

You can stand underneath a giant jellyfish in central London for the month ahead, as one hangs over your head in the Outernet video screen.

Jan
11
London’s Public Art: There and Now, Westminster Magistrates’ Court
London’s Public Art: There and Now, Westminster Magistrates’ Court

London’s Public Art: There and Now, Westminster Magistrates’ Court

If you walk past Westminster Magistrates' Court in Marylebone, you might notice a complex work of art on the wall reminiscent of steampunk designs.

Jan
04
London’s Public Art: The Restless Course
London’s Public Art: The Restless Course

London’s Public Art: The Restless Course

If you wander around the side streets behind Liverpool Street station during the daytime, you might stumble upon what looks like a large metal disc as a work of art. 

Jan
02
Paddington’s Walking Man and Standing Man
Paddington’s Walking Man and Standing Man

Paddington’s Walking Man and Standing Man

Two men in Paddington, one standing with hands in pockets waiting, and the other is purposefully striding towards him, but they will never meet.

Dec
14
2023
The International Memorial to Seafarers on the Albert Embankment
The International Memorial to Seafarers on the Albert Embankment

The International Memorial to Seafarers on the Albert Embankment

An office block on the embankment near Lambeth Palace is notable for the large ship that appears to be emerging from the front.

Dec
13
2023
London’s Public Art: Mosaik, W1
London’s Public Art: Mosaik, W1

London’s Public Art: Mosaik, W1

Just around the corner from Bond Street, a covered passage recently gained a burst of colour in the form of a large public art mural.

Nov
09
2023
Bright lights meet dark arches: South Korean digital art illuminates Bankside railway arches
Bright lights meet dark arches: South Korean digital art illuminates Bankside railway arches

Bright lights meet dark arches: South Korean digital art illuminates Bankside railway arches

The bright lights of South Korea have come to the dark brick arches under the railway in Bankside, with the opening of an exhibition of digital art by Korean artists.

Oct
18
2023
Giant spider puppeteer among local creatives moving into Bow’s new permanent home
Giant spider puppeteer among local creatives moving into Bow’s new permanent home

Giant spider puppeteer among local creatives moving into Bow’s new permanent home

The Bow Arts Trust has welcomed the first local artists to its 70 new, affordable creative studios at the Three Waters development in Bromley-by-Bow, East London.

Sep
24
2023
Hunt for hand-written notes by Andy Leek in Marylebone this October
Hunt for hand-written notes by Andy Leek in Marylebone this October

Hunt for hand-written notes by Andy Leek in Marylebone this October

An art trail has popped up in Marylebone, all featuring messages dotted around the area.

Sep
22
2023