The BIBA Story 1964-1975 opens soon!

Collection of books by Barbara Hulanicki, Stephen Fitz-Simon, and other authors on the subject of BIBA, along with sample of Diablo wallpaper and a black china panther

WHAT ..? The BIBA Story 1964-1975 an exhibition centred on the BIBA stores, from the opening day of the first boutique to the closure of Big BIBA eleven years later. The exhibition – curated by Martin Pel, and featuring archive material personally selected by Barbara Hulanicki – is at WHERE ..? FASHION AND TEXTILE MUSEUM83 […]

The Cult of Beauty at the Wellcome Collection

Visitor guide to The Cult of Beauty at the Wellcome Collection

WHAT ..? The Cult of Beauty – an exhibition exploring the meaning and ideals of beauty across cultures and communities – is showing at WHERE ..? WELLCOME COLLECTION183 EUSTON ROAD LONDON NW1 2BE WHEN ..? 26th October 2023 until 28th April 2024 Hours are: Tuesday, Wednesday 10 – 6pm Thursday 10 – 8pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday […]

Gabrielle Chanel Fashion Manifesto at the V&A EXTENDED until 10th March

Shoulder detail of a CHANEL black evening dress.

WHAT ..? The V&A’s Gabrielle Chanel Fashion Manifesto exhibition – an opportunity to  examine the work of Chanel from her earliest hats to her final collection – has extended its run and now closes on 10th March 2024 WHERE ..? VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM CROMWELL ROAD SOUTH KENSINGTON LONDON SW7 2RL WHEN ..? until Sunday […]

Beyond The Streets London at Saatchi Gallery

Fume tag in red [aint dominates BEYOND The STREETS black on white sign

Beyond The Streets London at Saatchi Gallery, founded and curated by ‘hip-hop historian’ Roger Gastman, is closing SOON. May 9th to be precise. King Mob, DDS Crew, and Malcolm McClaren are just three of more than one hundred featured artists at this blockbuster exhibition that fills all nine rooms of the Saatchi Gallery. You might […]

Eva Blanche and the French Intruders Live in London

Eva Blanche and the French Invaders onstage in London November 2022

Eva Blanche and the French Intruders played their first London shows last month, and I was at two out of three of them. It’s my habit to watch gigs in silence, but I broke my own rule two songs into seeing Eva Blanche and the French Intruders for the first time a couple of weeks […]

French Film Festival UK 2022 at the Institut Français

Screenshot of a Google Image search for Cine Lumiere, home of the French Film Festival UK 2022

WHAT ..? French Film Festival UK 2022 – the annual celebration of French cinema organised by L’Institut Français – is showing at WHERE ..? CINE LUMIERE 17 QUEENSBERRY PLACE SOUTH KENSINGTON LONDON SW7 2DT WHEN ..? from Wednesday 2nd – Sunday 13th November 2022 Screening times vary MORE INFO … Inexcusable of me not to […]

Two FREE Celebrations of Illustration at the Institut Français!

Selection of books by Daniel Pennac, The Rights of the Reader with its cover art by Quentin Blake is front and centre

WHAT ..? 50 Years of Gallimard Jeunesse sees ten of the children’s publisher’s star illustrators creating work to illustrate one of the ten rights that make up Daniel Pennac’s brilliant book/manifesto: The Rights of the Reader. This FREE exhibition is showing at WHERE ..? BIBLIOTHÈQUE QUENTIN BLAKE 32 HARRINGTON ROAD SOUTH KENSINGTON LONDON SW7 2DX […]

ZOOOOO! at The Gallery of Everything FINAL WEEKS

An anonymous artwork from Zoooo! at the Gallery of Everything. A snake with a heart shaped head and pearls for eyes regards you with a soft gaze.

WHAT ..? ZOOOO! – ‘an exhibition for the curious (and not so curious) under the age of 12’ is in its FINAL WEEKS NB Over-12s unaccompanied by children are also welcomed: there is no need to kidnap a passing infant in order to get through the door. WHERE ..? THE GALLERY OF EVERYTHING 4 CHILTERN […]

Good Pop, Bad Pop Exhibition EXTENDED!

Guitar and keyboard used by teenage Jarvis Cocker to write songs about his Mum and other subjects. Photographed in situ at The Gallery of Everything, London

WHAT ..? Good Pop, Bad Pop – an exhibition/installation that supports Jarvis Cocker’s recently published memoir – is showing at WHERE ..? GALLERY OF EVERYTHING 4 CHILTERN STREET LONDON W1 WHEN ..? NOW running until  Sunday 12th June 2022 Hours are: Tuesdays to Saturdays 11am – 6.30pm Sundays 2pm – 6pm (and if you’re especially […]

Lee Miller : Nurses at The Fitzrovia Chapel

Sign for Lee Miller : Nurses outside the Fitzrovia Chapel

WHAT ..? Lee Miller : Nurses is a collection of Miller’s photographic reportage focussing on the experience of nurses in the last two years of World War Two. WHERE ..? THE FITZROVIA CHAPEL 2 PEARSON SQUARE LONDON W1T 3BF WHEN ..? from Wednesday May 11th – Sunday 5 June 2022 Open Tuesday – Saturday 11-6 […]

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