Barry Fantoni is probably best known as the guy who does those E.J. Thribb (171/2) poems in Private Eye. You know, those short obituaries of famous people that always begin 'So, farewell then...' Brilliant!
But Fantoni is also a comic-strip cartoonist who's done work for The Sunday Times and Private Eye, a jazz musician and a talented artist.
On display this month at Thomas Williams is a series of Fantoni's cartoons, his portraits of close friends and family and his cool-hued landscapes and abstract compositions. A rounded celebration of a true Renaissance man.
Everyone's been getting rather excited about this David Hockey exhibition at the Royal Academy - primarily because the tousle-haired artist has been making some recent works using an iPad, which is apparently...
A new exhibition of work by French photographer Lise Sarfati at Brancolini Grimaldi this February and March. The new works explore issues around the construction of identity. Until 17.03.12.
As the art world drools over the Royal Academy's massive exhibition of landscape works by David Hockney, just round the back on Cork Street, Alan Cristea have their own well-timed exhibition of works by...
New work by Toby Ziegler at Simon Lee this January and February. Ziegler;'s last two shows have seen the artist begin with 3D digital modelling before moving into painting and scultpure. Until 25.02.12...
New film and photographic work by contemporary artist Bridget Smith at Frith Street Gallery this winter. The works on show explore the symbolic power of feast day rituals in a small village in Galicia...
An exhibition of works by contemporary artist Philippe Pasqua, "the French Francis Bacon", at Opera Gallery this January and February. Look out for Pasqua's painted human skulls. Until 15.02.12.
Howard Brenton’s Bloody Poetry, directed this month by Tom Littler at the Jermyn Theatre, is an emotional and introspective story, timely in its themes of radicalism and desire for reform. However...