Category Archives: Art

Hindsight at Specs Gallery

Posted on December 6, 2011 by cheriecity

Following the success of debut exhibition, memo, earlier this year, pop up pioneers Specs Gallery returns with Hindsight, hosted in an abandoned office space on Oxford Street. Hindsight explores issues surrounding the city’s social, political and urban landscape, offering a thought-provoking … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, London | Tagged 3Space, abandoned office space, Alice Vaughan, emerging artists, Future 100, Harry Owen Jones, Hindsight art exhibition, James Voller, John Greene, Memo art exhibition, pop up gallery, Specs Gallery, Steven Marshall artist, urban landscape, young London curators, young social entrepreneurs | Leave a comment

Museum Of Islamic Art – Doha, Qatar

Posted on November 24, 2011 by cheriecity

Top of my list of sights to see in Doha was the Museum of Islamic Art – I literally fell in love with the building and just had to make time to experience it. Designed by Chinese American architect L.M … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Doha | Tagged Al-Andalus, ancient artefacts, architecture, bronze statue, cenotaph, Corniche Doha, decorative wall hanging, Doha art gallery, Doha Harbour, Doha skyline, Doha sunset, domed atrium, Iberian peninsula, Islamic artwork, L.M Pei, Museum Of Islamic Art, Qatar museum, Qu'ran pages, Renaissance Doha City Center | 1 Comment

West Queen West: A Tour of Toronto’s New Art Quarter

Posted on September 23, 2011 by cheriecity

Every city has its up-and-coming art district, but very few can live up to the vibrant, energetic spirit of Toronto’s West Queen West. I met with Betty Ann Jordan, an arts journalist and owner of Art InSite for a tour … Continue reading →

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Coffee and Cake at ANDOR BUREAU, Hackney

Posted on July 19, 2011 by cheriecity

One month ago, a disused shop in between Regent’s Canal and Viktor Wynd’s Little Shop of Horrors (The Last Tuesday Society) took on a new identity as a cafe and art gallery. East London is known for its pop-up restaurants, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cafes, London | Tagged Andor Bureau, ANDOR GALLERY, art cafe, art gallery cafe, berry cheesecake, brunch of doom, east London cafe, film night, Gandt, Last Tuesday Society, Let's Be Civil art installation, Little Shop of Horrors Hackney, Monmouth coffee, New York cheesecake, Ombra Venetian restaurant, Ombra Vyner Street, supper club, Viktor Wynd, Viktor Wynd of Hackney | Leave a comment

Natasha Law Shot Glasses For Wyld At W London

Posted on July 2, 2011 by cheriecity

Wyld bar at W London is the slickest new addition to the London bar scene, bringing a touch of New York cool to Leicester Square. This summer, Wyld have collaborated with the wonderful illustrator Natasha Law on ‘The Wyld Couple’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Bars, Hotels, Hotels - Design, London | Tagged Bonkers Ball Wyld bar, design hotel central London, fashion illustration, fashion shot glasses, hotel bar, kaffir lime sugar syrup, limited edition shot glasses, line drawing, members bar, Mexican Sunset, Natasha Law, Sunburnt Senorita, tequila cocktail, W London Leicester Square, watermelon shot, Wyld bar London, Wyld W Hotel | Leave a comment

Clerkenwell Design Week 2011

Posted on May 25, 2011 by cheriecity

Yesterday, I hit the press preview of Clerkenwell Design Week on St John Street to see what London’s creatives have been working on. Clerkenwell was a sea of coffee and pastries as each design venue held an open-house for visitors … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Designers, London | Tagged Be A Pin Up Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell Design Week, design show, Dezeen Watch Store, furniture designers, Jaguar car demonstration, Lee Broom deadgood, Lulu Guinness art installation, St John Street | Leave a comment

Be A Lulu Guinness Pin Up At Clerkenwell Design Week

Posted on May 24, 2011 by cheriecity

This morning, Lulu Guinness hosted a breakfast for a small group of fashion bloggers at Bistro Bruno Loubet at The Zetter Hotel to introduce her one-off commission for Clerkenwell Design Week. Over coffee and croissants (a staple of Clerkenwell Design … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Designers, Fashion | Tagged Bistro Brunot Loubet, Clerkenwell Design Week, coffee and croissants, design fair, limited edition clutch bag, lips clutch bag, London accessories designer, Lulu Guinness, pin art installation, pop up art, St John Square, St John's Gate, The Clerkenwell Lips Clutch, The Zetter Hotel | 2 Comments

Art Exhibition: Memo, Shoreditch

Posted on April 30, 2011 by cheriecity

As government cuts hit the arts, curators and artists are taking it on themselves to make things happen, looking for alternative, organic ways to showcase artwork. Alice Vaughan and Harry Owen Jones, founders of Specs Gallery, have curated MEMO, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, London | Tagged Alice Vaughan, alternative art gallery, disused office building, east London art, emerging artist gallery, Harry Owen Jones, London art gallery, MEMO art exhibition Shoreditch, Old Street art exhibition, Specs Gallery | Leave a comment

Guest Post: Little Card, Big City

Posted on January 31, 2011 by cheriecity

Matthew Miles explores fragments of London at The Urethra Postcard Art of Gilbert and George… This new show from the most famous couple in art is not as bold, or as immediately beautiful, as some of their previous high-profile exhibitions. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Exhibitions, Guest posts, London | Tagged Alan Yentob, Bianca Jagger, Cool Britania postcard, Courtney Love, Gilbert and George exhibition, Jay Joplin, Konrad Wyrebek, Matthew Miles, Pandemonia, postcard exhibition, The Urethra Postcard Art of Gilbert and George, Tracey Emin, White Cube Masons Yard, White Cube Mayfair | 1 Comment

Clinique & Daisy de Villeneuve kiss it better…

Posted on January 15, 2011 by cheriecity

Clinique has teamed up with London-born illustrator, designer and writer, Daisy de Villeneuve to produce a limited edition triptych of prints in support of the Kiss It Better appeal – raising money to fund research into the causes and treatment … Continue reading →