The Role of Arts in the Ongoing HS2 Protests
HS2, the transport industries biggest project yet. How is the promise of integrating the arts concealing a deeper threat, and how are...
Museum Doors Shut & Galleries Close: The Impact of COVID on the Art World
Illustration by Himarni Brownsword As the ongoing epidemic of coronavirus has been internationally felt, the British government and...
A Case for Art in the Moment
Illustration by Himarni Brownsword The major gallery shows in London broadly shape culture and taste, meanwhile smaller events are not...
The Jester of Performance: A Conversation with Caz Egelie
Caz Egelie is featured in Open Space’s exhibition Forum: Bread and Games at the Ugly Duck in Bermondsey. The Dutch artist transcends the...
Art and the Rural: Is there a way for arts and culture to break out of the city?
Illustration by Himarni Brownsword Away from the buzzing activity of bigger metropolitan centres, artists often find their greatest...
London, A Love Letter
A short story based on Lucian Freud's Two Irishmen in W11 (1984) Photo by Aniela Rybak Dear London, I love you. We’ve been through a lot...
Overheard at Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey’s walls have been standing for centuries, picking up the gossip of lowly peasants, kings, all the cool boyos, and even...
Between Poetry and Politics: A Conversation with Le Guo
‘My life and art practice inhabit the dichotomous worlds of conflict and balance, proposing solutions within flux, generating fluidity...
Deconstructing the Private View
The private view is a curious affair. An open invite to those in-the-know, it’s a chance for the oppressive and invisible gallery rules -...
Playing Host to Istanbul's 16th Biennial: A Highlight from the Pera Museum
The seemingly unexpected trajectory of storytelling—an amalgamation of time, space, and events—poignantly unveils itself through the 2005...