East End Review (Page 4)

'Underground (and Surface)' – Jock McFadyen teams up with Pogues member in new exhibition

Ahead of his new exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery, McFadyen tells East End Review how he finds unlikely inspiration on the London Underground

Author: Sarah Birch

'Underground (and Surface)' – Jock McFadyen teams up with Pogues member in new exhibition

Beatriz González at Barbican Art Gallery – a harrowing history in pop art hues

The late Colombian artist's six-decade career is laid out in a vibrant retrospective this spring

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Beatriz González at Barbican Art Gallery – a harrowing history in pop art hues

'You come to the canvas without an ego and start painting' – artist Shaqúelle Whyte on making his marks

Back from his show at Hong Kong’s White Cube, the Dalston-based artist reflects on his process and upcoming shows in Wolverhampton

Author: East End Review

'You come to the canvas without an ego and start painting' – artist Shaqúelle Whyte on making his marks

Women’s History Month arts programme shines spotlight on 'extraordinary' East London figures

Alternative Arts’ programme of workshops, exhibitions, talks and performances begins on 1 March and takes place across the East End

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Women’s History Month arts programme shines spotlight on 'extraordinary' East London figures

‘It was filmic gold’ – Trainspotting exhibition at Atom Gallery celebrates 30 years of iconic Danny Boyle film

Choose Life. Choose 30 years of Trainspotting. Choose gazing at a Periodic Table of Swearing at Newington Green’s Atom Gallery from 21 February

Author: Michelle Tonta

‘It was filmic gold’ – Trainspotting exhibition at Atom Gallery celebrates 30 years of iconic Danny Boyle film

'My first poem was about getting stabbed' – rapper Dan Whitlam talks vulnerability and youth as he launches new project

Whitlam released his first full-length album, ‘Strangers (Again)’, before a packed-out crowd at Rough Trade East last week

Author: Sam Foxell

'My first poem was about getting stabbed' – rapper Dan Whitlam talks vulnerability and youth as he launches new project

Encounters: Giacometti x Lynda Benglis – earthy dialogue with a pop of glitter

Artists Lynda Benglis and Alberto Giacometti may not be a natural pair on the surface, but in an exhibition at the Barbican, the parallels are plain to see

Author: Sarah Birch

Encounters: Giacometti x Lynda Benglis – earthy dialogue with a pop of glitter

Laisul Hoque's 'The Ground Beneath Me' – capturing the moments national histories meet

Fresh from winning the 2025 East London Art Prize, Hoque's solo show at the Nunnery Gallery explores the turbulent moments national identities and pasts intertwine

Author: Sarah Birch

Laisul Hoque's 'The Ground Beneath Me' – capturing the moments national histories meet

Inside Before They Speak: Julia Phillips' visceral Barbican exhibition explores the body and human bonds

The German-American artist’s first solo show in the UK is a haunting experience, but it is well worth it

Author: Sarah Birch

Inside Before They Speak: Julia Phillips' visceral Barbican exhibition explores the body and human bonds

A blurred fate: Simon Roberts’ ‘After London’ puts future of the city into sharp focus

This blurry, dystopian volume imagines a city altered by the climate crisis, and puts the fate of Londoners front and centre

Author: Sarah Birch

A blurred fate: Simon Roberts’ ‘After London’ puts future of the city into sharp focus

LGBTQ+ club night Duckie is back after four years in new East London venue

The iconic events that once lit up the pubs of Vauxhall have an unlikely new home in Hackney

Author: Lizzie McAllister

LGBTQ+ club night Duckie is back after four years in new East London venue

Freda Osayuki Igiogbe's joint exhibition at The Residence Gallery tackles 'memory, identity, and fear'

The British-Nigerian artist hopes 'Ember & Ether' will be “healing to other people”

Author: Julia Silverberg

Freda Osayuki Igiogbe's joint exhibition at The Residence Gallery tackles 'memory, identity, and fear'