All posts in John Martin Gallery

Alternative art businesses choosing London despite Brexit uncertainty

Leonidas Kalai 11 November 2019

Leading lights - Artists

Siminovitch Prize in Theatre winners for 2019- Maiko Yamamoto and James Long

Brandon Lorimer 8 December 2019

Leading lights

Venice to host ‘Oceans in Transformation’: an exhibition on the mystery and troubles around our oceans

Katherine Keener 7 December 2019

Leading lights - Artists

Robert Indiana’s estate may be worth upwards of $100 million

Leonidas Kalai 6 December 2019

Leading lights - Artists

Byron Kim receives 2019 Robert de Niro Sr. Prize of $25,000

Katherine Keener 5 December 2019

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‘Rumors of War’, by Kehinde Wiley, inspired by US Civil War monuments

Amidst the tourists snapping selfies, dozens of large screens boasting advertisements of every type, and the people dressed up as various superheroes around Times Square, you’ll find a large-scale sculpture. Upon first glance, it looks like a traditional war monument: a man commands a rearing stallion, cast in bronze, atop a stone plinth. However, take […]

A new exhibition explores the complexities of the hoodie

There are few items of clothing as socially, politically and racially charged as the hoodie. It has come to represent a modern day parable of social inequality, youth culture, racism, fear and style all at once. It’s also the star of a new exhibition curated by Lou Stoppard at the Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, […]

Making the workplace an art place: London exhibition by Curaty enters its final weeks

In just a few weeks, a unique exhibition of works will wrap up at Trivandi, a company founded out of the organising committee for the 2012 London Olympics. Their office, near London Bridge, isn’t the first place you’d think of for an exhibition of up-and-coming artists, but thanks to Curaty, a London-based start-up, it is. […]

Sesame Street has ushered in a Golden Age of educational television

Pioneering programme Sesame Street just celebrating its 50th anniversary, having touched the lives of more than 86 million Americans—and countless children overseas— since the series made its debut in 1969. The show’s current executive producer, Ben Lehmann, was himself a toddler that year, and the broadcast that began as an experiment has kept the same […]