Hard Graft: a groundbreaking exhibition exploring labour, health and hidden histories

Ernest C Withers, I Am a Man: Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tennessee, March 28th 1968, 1968. Silver gelatin print © Dr. Ernest C. Withers, Sr. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division / Withers Family Trust

Launching in September 2024, the major free exhibition, Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights, curated by Cindy Sissokho – recently acclaimed for her work on this year’s French pavilion at the Venice Biennale – will shed light on the often overlooked and undervalued experiences of labour, by highlighting the people whose health and rights are… Continue reading Hard Graft: a groundbreaking exhibition exploring labour, health and hidden histories

Fallacy: Mpox is a side effect of the Covid vaccines

Truth: Mpox is a disease caused by the monkey virus Recently, several misleading posts on Facebook have falsely claimed that mpox, the disease caused by the monkeypox virus, is actually a side effect of the Covid-19 vaccines. This is entirely untrue. According to the NHS, mpox typically presents with blisters that may resemble chickenpox, but… Continue reading Fallacy: Mpox is a side effect of the Covid vaccines

Silo: where culinary innovation meets zero-waste revolution

Silo, led by chef Douglas McMaster, the world’s first zero-waste restaurant, isn’t just serving exceptional food; it’s meticulously redefining how the hospitality industry can operate with sustainability at its core, achieving a remarkable 20% higher food gross profit than the industry standard in the process. Founded in 2014, Silo’s ethos is simple yet profound: eliminate… Continue reading Silo: where culinary innovation meets zero-waste revolution

London’s most inclusive club night, The Beautiful Octopus Club

London’s renowned inclusive club night, The Beautiful Octopus Club, is set to make its debut at the Wellcome Collection this summer in a free special one-night-only event. Hosted by the award-winning creative arts charity Heart n Soul, the event will take place on Friday, July 12, 2024, from 7 to 11 pm, promising an immersive… Continue reading London’s most inclusive club night, The Beautiful Octopus Club

Jean-Luc Moulène – Enlightenments

Jean-Luc Moulène, Tout-Tuyau-Tout-Nerfs, Le Buisson, 2024  beef tendons, PVC 17.5x26x23cm. 7x101/4x9in.  © Jean-Luc Moulène/ADAGP Paris. Courtesy the artist, and Thomas Dane Gallery. Photo: M3 Studio srl.

Thomas Dane Gallery, Naples (17 September – 14 December 2024) In the eight years since Moulène last exhibited with the gallery, his ‘Objets’/‘Objects’ have been central to the current narratives and discourses on sculpture. Included in significant surveys, such as When Forms Come Alive: Sixty Years of Restless Sculpture (2023) at the Hayward Gallery and… Continue reading Jean-Luc Moulène – Enlightenments

Kinds of Kindness: dark fables and moral quandaries in Lanthimos’ latest

Writer: Yorgos LanthimosDirector: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis FilippouCast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hunter Schafer Yorgos Lanthimos’s second film in the space of less than a year, ushers you into a labyrinth of moral quandaries and psychological minefields, further solidifying his reputation for creating films that are not just seen, but experienced on… Continue reading Kinds of Kindness: dark fables and moral quandaries in Lanthimos’ latest

Soup kitchen The Upper Room is redefining charity with a multi-faceted approach

In recent years, the number of people using soup kitchens has increased dramatically, a soup kitchen and charity in West London is taking a unique and pioneering approach to help those in need. Based in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, The Upper Room’s approach is unlike any other in its vicinity. Going beyond… Continue reading Soup kitchen The Upper Room is redefining charity with a multi-faceted approach

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley: THE SOUL STATION

Presented by the LAS Art Foundation, THE SOUL STATION is Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley’s first solo presentation in Germany, shown by LAS at Halle am Berghain, Berlin, from 12 July to 13 October 2024. THE SOUL STATION features a survey of video games made by Brathwaite-Shirley over the past five years. Through game-based installations and fictional universes,… Continue reading Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley: THE SOUL STATION

Megan Rooney: Echoes and Hours at Kettle’s Yard

Exhibition dates: 22 June – 6 October 2024Kettle’s Yard, Castle St, Cambridge CB3 0AQ “I imagine myself in flight when I am painting, hovering above the surface and searching for places to land, touching down and lifting off. I do this again and again until the surface starts to collect information… The painting becomes a… Continue reading Megan Rooney: Echoes and Hours at Kettle’s Yard

Marina Caspe – Ceramic Artist

“The world is a beautiful place. I can not wait to teach you about an experience as smooth as velvet but sharp as a sharks tooth. As the sun peaks over the horizon, bus door shuts on a decrepit bus, a mother cradles her crying child, life is happening. The clock is ticking, and relationships… Continue reading Marina Caspe – Ceramic Artist