All posts in London
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre faces potential closure
It goes without saying that not all beloved businesses and locales will still be open once we get back into the world at large. Small restaurants are shuttering up, galleries […]
National Theatre’s Frankenstein brandishes heart in times of solitude
Numerous independent theatre performers are using the current context of quarantine and social isolation to create new and resonant pieces of work, then sharing them through streaming platforms in innovative […]
Jiab Prachakul wins 2020 BP Portrait Award, this year not judged by BP rep
The BP Portrait Award, organised by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London, is among the most prestigious prizes that can be awarded to a work of portraiture. During this […]
Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition one of many to be postponed
UK institutions are beginning to close in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Much like their US counterparts, that began announcing closures in the past two weeks, museums in the UK […]
British Museum staff back weekend protesters who used a Trojan Horse to call for BP ties to be cut
Over the weekend, demonstrators gathered inside and out of the British Museum (BM) to protest its connection to BP, a major oil company. Following those events, members of the BM’s […]
Cesspit at the Courtauld unearths medieval treasures, sheds light on past
The Courtauld Gallery in London has been shuttered amid a massive refurbishment for over a year now. They expect at least another year of work to be done but what […]
CONNECT, BTS: mega K-pop group ventures into visual arts
When BTS performed in New York City’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve a few weeks ago, I had to explain to my mom who they were and what K-pop […]
