Standard.co.uk, Robert Dex, 10.04.2018 : “Tracey Emin light sculpture ‘I Want My Time With You’ unveiled at St Pancras International Station” Tracey Emin unveiled her latest work today – a 20 metre-long greeting to commuters arriving at St Pancras station. The light installation that reads ‘I Want My Time With You’ has been hung on wires from the building’s…
TheArtNewspaper.com, Ben Luke, 28.03.18 : “London’s Fourth Plinth unveiled: Michael Rakowitz’s winged bull sculpture made from date syrup cans” Iraqi-American artist has recreated Assyrian lamassu destroyed by Islamic State On a soggy morning in central London, a gleaming new public sculpture lit up Trafalgar Square. Even in pouring rain, the colours of Michael Rakowitz’s The…
Artlyst.com, 26.01.2018 : “Turner Prize Winner Martin Boyce Unveils New Commission At Tate Britain” The new work, unveiled on Thursday, was made possible with the support of the Clore Duffield Foundation. It consists of a newly paved terrace into which the words ‘Remembered Skies’ have been spelt out in illuminated letters, situated between the Clore Gallery – the…
New-York Times, Andrew R. Chow, 29.01.2018 : “Christo to Build Floating Structure in London’s Hyde Park” Christo has long been interested in mastabas, trapezoidal structures that originated in Mesopotamia. He designed a Texas mastaba in 1975, for example, and is devising plans to build a permanent one in Abu Dhabi, which he says will be the…
Time Out, Eddy Frankel and Matt Breen, 09.01.2018 : “Condo 2018 is taking over London’s art scene, here is what you need to know” 1. It’s a giant city-wide exhibition You know what’s better than one art gallery? 46 art galleries. Especially when they’re all getting together and collaborating to put on one enormous city-wide art…
Antiques Trade Gazette, Roland Arkell, 12.11.2017 : “Christie’s withdraws ‘first map’ of America after experts suggest it may be fake” At the eleventh hour, Christie’s has taken the decision to withdraw the headline lot from the December 13 Books and Manuscripts sale in London after serious doubts were expressed over its authenticity. The ‘rediscovered’ fifth…
Tate Britain, 01.11.2017 : HOME FOR CHRISTMAS : A COMMISSION FOR TATE BRITAIN BY ALAN KANE Home for Christmas will transform Tate Britain’s exterior into a glowing display of off-the shelf decorations This year, Tate Britain has invited Alan Kane to devise an exciting new work for its iconic façade to mark the Christmas season. This playful commission aims…
This year’s Connaught Christmas tree has been designed by the acclaimed British contemporary artist Tracey Emin CBE. The unveiling – by Tracey Emin herself, a longtime friend of the hotel – took place on Thursday 30 November in Carlos Place, marking the start of the festive season on Mount Street in Mayfair. The tree sends…
