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FRENCH PLACE LAUNCHES 'CORALE' IN MILAN AFTER FOUR YEARS IN LONDON
FRENCH PLACE has opened a new permanent space in Milan, marking the latest phase for an organisation that began in London in 2020. Originally based at 9 French Place in Shoreditch, the project started as an independent exhibition venue and has now relocated its programme to Via Carlo Goldoni 64, 20129 Milan , where it will run exhibitions alongside residencies and public events. Installation photography courtesy of gallery The opening is inaugurated by CORALE , a group exhi
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
10 hours ago


MEXICO'S FERIA MATERIAL ENTERS A “NEW CHAPTER” AT MARAVILLA STUDIOS
Mexico City Art Week has become an essential February pilgrimage for the international art world, and for London visitors it’s increasingly the week that sets the tempo for the year ahead. Feria Material , now entering its 12th edition, Vol. 12 of the art fair sits at the centre of that ecosystem: Latin American representation, a clear curatorial identity, and a programme that treats the city as part of the experience. “Material has changed venues several times over its 12-y
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
3 days ago


ACME SECURES ACME PROPELLER FACTORY IN DEPTFORD
Acme Co-Founder and Chair of the Board David Panton in front of Acme Propeller Factory, January 2026 © Hydar Dewachi, courtesy of The Acme Archive Acme has completed the purchase of Acme Propeller Factory (APF) in Deptford, securing “in perpetuity” what it describes as the largest affordable artist studio building of its kind in London — a major win at a moment when artists’ workspace across the capital is increasingly threatened by rising rents, redevelopment pressure, and
Emma Lee
Jan 18


'ARTS OF THE EARTH' AT MUSEO GUGGENHEIM BILBAO
What happens when a museum stops pretending to be above the world and starts behaving like part of it? Arts of the Earth at the Guggenheim Bilbao gets its hands dirty enough to suggest that even greenwashing can, occasionally, grow something real. writes Victoria Comstock-Kershaw. Isa Melsheimer, Wardian Case , 2023. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Paris. There’s a moment walking into Arts of the Earth when the Guggenheim Bilbao stops feeling like a titani
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Dec 8, 2025


BRITISH ART FAIR: CRITIC'S DIARY
"Some fine, some genuinely good, and one floor that should be sealed off like asbestos. " Three of Fetch's finest and freshest take on...
FETCH
Sep 30, 2025


S'RANOUIR'S 'VOIE DE L'ÉVEIL II' EXHIBITION & COLLECTION
Taiwanese brand S’ranouir opened its door to the brand’s Exhibition & Collection Presentation during London Fashion Week S/S 2026. Zoë...
Zoe Goetzmann
Sep 22, 2025


AMERICA'S SECOND GREATEST TABLOID HITS LONDON
London will be receiving a final fin d'été taste of Americana this month with the launch of On The Rag , a filthy-smart new quarterly...
FETCH
Aug 28, 2025


SIMULACRA IN SOHO: THE NEW STREET GUIDE BRINGS BAUDRILLARD TO LONDON
London’s latest indie print arrival, The New Street Guide, is “clunky and amateurish” — at least according to its own founder, Rosa...
FETCH
Aug 6, 2025


THE V&A REVISIT 'DAVID BOWIE IS' WITH NEW EDITION
First published alongside the V&A South Kensington’s landmark 2013 exhibition, David Bowie Is charts the polymathic force of Bowie’s five-decade career. Now, with the opening of the David Bowie Centre at the V&A East Storehouse and the public release of his vast personal archive (over 90,000 objects), the book returns in a revised edition.
Emma Lee
Jul 18, 2025


WE'RE ALL HOME ON ME'S BABYDOLLS
“We don’t perceive beauty as a linear concept,” say Sahara Hirani Harji and Zehra Marikar , the duo behind Home on Me Collective . Their...
Ruby Mitchell
Jun 10, 2025


"MOST COLLECTORS WE KNOW COLLECT ART FOR THE LOVE OF IT": MEET THE COLLECTIVE BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO ART BUYING
London’s art scene can often feel intimidating to newcomers, but a new initiative is setting out to change that. Home on Me , a small...
Emma Lee
Mar 18, 2025


HAS BASEL BEAT FRIEZE?
I have been wary of the term ‘emerging artist’ for a while but this year has confirmed my fears that the phrase has started to lose all...
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Oct 19, 2024


ACME LAUNCH MAJOR FUNDRAISING APPEAL TO SECURE DEPTFORD PROPELLER FACTORY
Acme has launched a major fundraising campaign to secure its future. The lease on the Acme Propeller Factory, the largest remaining...
Emma Lee
Jun 19, 2024


"REMOVING INVISIBLE BARRIERS IS IMPORTANT": MARIE MCPARTLIN ON DIRECTING SOMERSET HOUSE STUDIOS
Photography courtesy of Sugar Factory PR In a world where pursuing a career as an artist can feel increasingly elusive, particularly for...
Agnès Houghton-Boyle
Jun 18, 2024


“ART IS LIKE HAVING A HOT GIRLFRIEND”: ART BASEL IS THE BEAUTIFUL CESSPIT WE DESERVE
I have a much better time sipping spritzers with six-foot Serbian sex workers than sitting through yet another insipid speech about the...
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Jun 15, 2024


“FOR NO ONE IS FREE UNTIL WE ARE ALL FREE”: ‘UNRAVEL: THE POWERS AND POLITICS OF TEXTILES IN ART’ AT THE BARBICAN
From large-scale sculptures to intimate embroideries, woven both metaphorically and physically into every piece of the Barbican's...
Daisy Culleton
May 27, 2024


POPPY BLACKBURN SHINES AT CHRISTIE'S THANKS TO MAKE-A-WISH UK
In a heartwarming event that highlights the resilience and creativity of a young artist, 9-year-old Poppy Blackburn from Fairford is set...
Emma Lee
May 23, 2024


SPELUNKING FOR SUBVERSION IN THE DEPTHS OF FRIEZE NEW YORK 2024
Perhaps I was primed to go spelunking for something dark and eternal that doesn’t exist in the valley of the living at Hudson Yards....
Vasa Speros
May 22, 2024


ART BASEL HONG KONG 2024: WHERE IS ALL THE GOOD ART?
The average East Asian collector has deeper pockets, broader (dare one say… better?) taste, and less hang-ups about artist identity than...
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Apr 3, 2024


ARTFRIEND: RETHINKING THE CURATION OF 'HOUSEWARMING'
In an interview I conducted not so long ago with the filmmaker Rachel Garfield about her extensive career, she said that after leaving...
Agnès Houghton-Boyle
Feb 19, 2024
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