Art & Design
Elger Esser, Morgenland @ Parasol Unit: celebrating the ‘heavenly luminosity’ of Lebanon and beyond
The German artist uses his hazily romantic photography to add a fresh perspective to portrayals of Middle Eastern landscapes
Read MoreRachel Whiteread’s Place (Village) added to Museum of Childhood
The piece, which explores architecture through the ages in Whiteread’s inimitable style, joins the Bethnal Green museum’s permanent collection
Read MoreEast End exhibitions – five of the best for April
Our regular look at the best exhibitions to be found in and around the borough in the coming month ranges from Japanese architecture to Lebanese film – with a dose of London ‘realness’
Read MoreEduardo Paolozzi @ Whitechapel Gallery, review: Mixed media magnificence
The Scottish-born artist’s work covered an astonishing range of styles and media – our reviewer visited Whitechapel to take it all in
Read MoreRichard Mosse, Incoming at Barbican Curve: a shattering view of humanity and the inhumane
In the wake of the current migrant crisis, Richard Mosse’s new exhibition at the Barbican Curve gallery shares a new look at refugees, ‘through the eye of a missile’
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Read MoreEast End exhibitions – five of the best for February
In our new recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond
Read MoreDo Ho Suh, Passage/s @ Victoria Miro Gallery review – ‘unquestionably masterful technique’
The show evokes both the transience of an artist’s nomadic life and the intimacy of domestic calm
Read MoreThe Barbican: who lives on an estate like this?
Photographer gives a rare insight into what it is like to live on the iconic estate
Read MoreImages of a ‘brutal’ legacy abound in Simon Phipps’ new tome
Concrete buildings are an undeniable part of London’s landscape that have been ignored for too long, argues the sculptor
Read MoreKembra Pfahler, Capital Improvements, review: ‘schlocky warnings and stark illustrations of current moment’
Political art by US firebrand challenges the orthodoxy of ‘coolness’ with raucous energy and sly humour
Read More‘That’s the way to do it!’ Shoreditch gallery radically reworks seaside puppet show
Artists Jonathan Baldock and Emma Hart bring out the sinister edge of the popular children’s show that some claim makes light of domestic violence
Read MorePortraits of black Victorian women projected onto side of Newington Green church
After Dark project pays tribute to pioneering women whose names and stories have been lost to history
Read MoreShoreditch exhibition to celebrate ‘explosion of creativity’ in Spain following death of Franco
La Movida Madrileña was the Spanish counter-cultural movement that gave rise to the filmmaker Pedro Almodovar
Read MoreDoor to d'Or: Gavin Turk unveils new public sculpture in Hackney Wick
Painted door standing alone in the Hackney Wick breeze symbolises a commitment to the local creative community
Read MoreGuerrilla Girl power! Feminist 'masked avengers' come to East London to take on art world
The political art collective has been fighting prejudice in the art world for 30 years, with a major new exhibition of their work now open at the Whitechapel Gallery
Read More'Mr Robot' seeks to revolutionise art with autonomous paintings
A collection of paintings made by robots could have far-reaching implications – and not just for art
Read MoreFour legs good: charting the history of midcentury modern chairs
Chair expert Lucy Ryder Richardson explains her fascination with our four-legged friends and the appeal of the midcentury modern style
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Read MoreSnap happy for Photomonth – UK’s largest photography festival returns
East London galleries to hold over 100 free photography exhibitions on topics ranging from the personal and esoteric to global political events
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