Warehouse district faces challenge of devising a blueprint that can defend artistic ecosystem against wide-scale regeneration
Posted inHISTORY
Why heritage activism is something worth developing
Taking an active interest in the built environment shows good citizenship according to heritage chief and pasta sauce pioneer Loyd Grossman
Posted inFOOD & DRINK
The Luminary Bakery is helping vulnerable women rise into employment
East London social enterprise gives women who have experienced hardships such as homelessness or domestic violence the chance to rebuild their lives
Posted inFILM
Iain Sinclair helps retrace poet’s journey for new documentary
19th-century Romantic writer John Clare once walked from an Epping Forest asylum to Northamptonshire without food or money. Andrew Kötting and author Iain Sinclair have made a documentary about it, starring Toby Jones and a straw bear
Posted inART
Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs gives hope to Rich Mix
Arts organisation hopes election of John Biggs will prove decisive in financial feud with council
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Born to RUN: street artist becomes a political animal
Street artist RUN is showing how the recent election result can serve as artistic inspiration
Posted inBOOKS
Food in Art – book review: a peek inside the great larder of art history
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at gastronomy in art down the centuries in her new highly illustrated book
Posted inSTAGE
Playwright questions her Jewish roots in This Is Not The End
With three generations of women centre stage, Rose Lewenstein’s new play examines the nebulous concept of ‘home’
Posted inMUSIC
Field Day 2015 – review: festival fun under East London skies
Stellar performances from the likes of Patti Smith and Ride ensured the Victoria Park festival set the benchmark for the summer festival season
Posted inART
Sarah Muirhead gets physical at Leyden gallery with Bonded exhibition
Exhibition of figurative paintings by Sarah Muirhead focuses on pleasure, pain and expression in relation to the body, with work by Paula Rego and Leonor Fini also on display