Spoonfed Arts Team

Review: Extraordinary Stories About Ordinary Things’ - 7 February

The riverside location in which the Design Museum now stands was once better known for housing imported...... read more

Review: Light Show at the Hayward Gallery - 6 February

The Hayward Gallery is a cold place at the moment, and it’s not because of the weather. Exploring...... read more

Interview: Joe Kessler on his new book Windowpane - 22 November

Windowpane is the first published book from London based cartoonist Joe Kessler. Like the windowpanes...... read more

Review: The World Press Photo Contest at the Southbank - 21 November

Text and image are interrelated at the World Press Photo Prize: one cannot exist without the other. Set...... read more

Stifter's Dinge by Heiner Goebbels at Ambika P3 - 8 November

A four hour-long performance of spectral pianos without players and shadows created by willowy trees...... read more

Review: We Florists at A Brookes - 29 October

"We need you and your flowers!" reads a flyer handed out in preparation for the most recent exhibitio...... read more

Review: Shoot! Existential Photography - 16 October

Shoot, aim, load - the analogies between a camera and a gun are endless. Mirroring philosophical debates...... read more

Black Pudding: an interview with Richard Gasper - 26 July

Take a trip to St John Bar and Restaurant, the trendy offal-Mecca in Farringdon which serves ‘devilled...... read more

Pig House Pictures: The Uncontained Edition - 4 July

I like to think I can make enough of a foray into the world of photojournalism to breathe some life into...... read more

Readings, Talks, Lectures, Debates - the best of July - 3 July

Tuesday 10th July John Pilger @ Southbank Centre £10 - £14One of the world's gr...... read more

Stephen Fry unveils Royal Academy plans for Keeper's House renovation - 7 June

Stephen Fry, Grayson Perry, David Chipperfield and other luminaries were out in force this morning at...... read more

What to see at the London Festival of Photography 2012 - 1 June

The first day of June means many things. For all you photography fans out there it means the first day...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of June - 28 May

Wednesday 6th June The Origins of Modern Atheism @ LSE Free, 6.30pm The LSE's Programme for the Study...... read more

Frieze Art Fair to launch new section for young galleries in 2012 - 25 May

Frieze have today announced details for the 2012 edition, their tenth art fair in London. Taking place...... read more

Hackney WickED festival cancelled - 21 May

Hackney WickED will not take place in 2012. The annual arts festival that emerged to champion the artis...... read more

Julia Vogl wins £5,000 Catlin Art Prize - 18 May

Good news! Artist Julia Vogl has been announced as the winner of the Catlin Art Prize. At the awar...... read more

Sebastian Horsley art and possessions to go on show at London gallery - 18 May

Almost two years to the day since the tragic death of Sebastian Horsley, an exhibition is being staged...... read more

London 2012 - the best Olympic arts events - 15 May

We've got pretty mixed feelings about the Olympics. On the one hand you've got draconian security measures...... read more

Ai Weiwei's designs for Serpentine Pavilion revealed - 8 May

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has once again hooked up with architects Herzog and de Meuron for...... read more

Turner Prize 2012 shortlist announced - 1 May

Yes, it’s that time of year again, when everyone gets all up in arms about the vacuity of conceptual...... read more

The Limits of Science - Why Philosophy Still Matters - 1 May

In the closing pages of A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking takes a sideswipe at contemporary...... read more

Cutty Sark reopens to the public today (plus David Starkey's Royal River) - 26 April

Amid much patriotic flag-waving, dewy-eyed Empire nostalgia and even a visit from Her Majesty The Queen...... read more

CHARLIE SMITH london doubles the money for Anthology art prize - 23 April

CHARLIE SMITH london, one of London's leading contemporary art galleries, has today announced the retu...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of May - 23 April

Thursday 3rd May Neuromania and Darwinitis @ Wellcome Collection Free, 7pm This May sees nattily dress...... read more

Win £1,000 to do good stuff, thanks to Wearelucky - 18 April

The coalition government may be placing a cap on charity tax relief, but at least somebody out there...... read more

Spoonfed team up with HowTheLightGetsIn to explore The Limits of Science - 28 March

Exciting news! Spoonfed are teaming up with one of the best festivals in the UK to put on an extra-speci...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of April - 28 March

Tuesday 3rd April Roger Ballen @ Rudolf Steiner House Theatre £10, 6.30pm London Independent Photograp...... read more

Tate and Saatchi Gallery named 2011's most visited London museums - 23 March

Today sees the publication of The Art Newspaper's annual report of worldwide museum attendance figur...... read more

Chelsea Fringe - 19 March

Where: Across London When: 19th May - 10th June 2012 How much: Mostly free Now this is a genius id...... read more

Deptford X - 14 March

When: 27 July - 12 August 2012 Where: throughout Deptford How much: free! Hew Locke and Indra Khan...... read more

Damien Hirst to open London gallery in 2014 - 12 March

With less than a month until Damien Hirst's much-publicised survey exhibition opens at Tate Modern, t...... read more

Art HK founders to launch new art fair - Art13 London - 12 March

Another art fair! Yes, it's true. It's just been announced that 2013 will see yet another art fair foisti...... read more

Spoonfed team up with Mason & Taylor for a special evening at the Royal Academy Schools - 27 February

Spoonfed have once again teamed up with our favourite London bar to present an evening of wine, be...... read more

Debate: People who can't make art have no right to criticise it - 27 February

Earlier this month, Fraser Kee Scott stated on Twitter, that “Artists should only take advice fr...... read more

Arts Council partner with Julie's Bicycle to put the environment first - 24 February

The Arts Council has today announced that they are to partner with arts environmental specialists Julie...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of March - 24 February

Saturday 3rd March Under the Cranes @ LSE Free, 5pm As part of the four-day LSE Literary Festival comes...... read more

Haunch of Venison to open new London gallery with Katie Paterson solo show - 20 February

Art world big-hitters Haunch of Venison are expanding their operation with the opening of a second Lond...... read more

Rachel Whiteread to produce frieze for the Whitechapel Gallery - 9 February

It's a shame the art world is so completely obsessed with Lucian Freud and the mega-bucks auctions goi...... read more

The Photographers' Gallery to reopen in May 2012 - 30 January

Finally! After shutting up shop back in September 2010, the wonderful Photographers' Gallery has tod...... read more

My London: Barby Asante - 27 January

London born and bred, Barby Asante is an artist, curator and educator whose work is concerned with the...... read more

Horniman and Museum of London to receive Arts Council Renaissance funding - 24 January

Staff at the Horniman Museum and Museum of London will be celebrating tonight after the two London institutio...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of February - 24 January

Tuesday 7th February Dickens' London @ bookHaus Free, 7pm Well timed to coincide, to the exact day, wi...... read more

Irony of Credit Suisse Leonardo da Vinci sponsorship as National Gallery staff declare strike - 19 January

It's been on the cards for a few months, but now it's official: staff at the National Gallery are ...... read more

Noemie Goudal announced as Corinthia Hotel artist in residence - 13 January

One of Spoonfed's favourite contemporary artists – the wonderful Noemie Goudal – has been...... read more

A Room for London docks on the South Bank - 12 January

And it's finally here. It was announced back in February 2011, then bigged up on these very pages ...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of January - 21 December

Wednesday 11th January About Time @ LSE Free, 6pm It's not that we're lazy here at Spoonfed, but we'...... read more

Tate, British Museum renew deals with BP - 19 December

So it was all to no avail. The protests, the performances, the publications: all now look pointless...... read more

Designer Goodies for £1? The Poundshop is back in time for Christmas! - 30 November

Woo hoo! It's back! The marvellous Poundshop returns, just in time for some recession-busting Christm...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of December - 29 November

Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd December Holy Quarks @ Wellcome Collection £30, from 7pm (Fri) &a...... read more

Lunch with Tracey Emin? Err... - 24 November

Fancy having lunch with YBA headline-grabber Tracey Emin and media 'personality' Christopher Biggins?...... read more

Laure Prouvost wins 10K Max Mara Art Prize - 23 November

In a glittering awards ceremony held last night at the Whitechapel Gallery, the winner of the Max Ma...... read more

Fancy a sleepover at IKEA? - 11 November

You know what it's like: we've all been there. You find yourself wandering around a vast IKEA store...... read more

Artists unveil London 2012 Olympic posters - 4 November

Tracey Emin, Martin Creed and Bridget Riley have just unveiled their designs for London 2012 Olymp...... read more

Occupy London sets up new camp at Tate Modern - 1 November

Anti-capitalist protesters have set up camp outside London's most famous contemporary art museum, Ta...... read more

Spoonfed team up with Gusbourne Estate for a special event at the Royal Academy - 31 October

And we're at it again. After the success of Spoonfed's last event at the Royal Academy, we're back on...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of November - 26 October

Thursday 3rd November Resisting Control @ Bishopsgate Institute £8, from 7.30pm As part of t...... read more

Unseen Sylvia Plath drawings to go on show at London gallery - 25 October

Exciting news for fans of Sylvia Plath: a London gallery has just announced that they'll be exhibiti...... read more

British Sea Power, Mark Haddon, Jake Chapman to headline Crunch Festival - 24 October

Cycle-obsessed autumnal eco rockers British Sea Power have been announced as the headliners of this year...... read more

Happy birthday Private Eye! - 18 October

2001 is the fiftieth anniversary of the brilliant anti-institution institution that is Private Eye, a...... read more

Jonny Briggs announced as New Sensations 2011 winner - 14 October

In news that will come as no surprise to regular readers of Spoonfed, Jonny Briggs was announced yesterd...... read more

Frieze Art Fair 2011 – Spoonfed's Top Five - 13 October

Amid uncertain economic times (again) and with Phillips de Pury selling only 66% of lots at auction la...... read more

White Cube in Bermondsey opens to the public - 12 October

The third branch of Jay Jopling's White Cube opens to the public in Bermondsey today following a ludicrous...... read more

Lumiere Festival, Durham - 30 September

When: 17th-20th November 2011 Where: Durham How much: Free! Lumiere is a bi-annual festival of lig...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of October - 26 September

4th October Tracy Chevalier, Iain Sinclair @ The Courtauld £12.50, 6.30pm Now in its third year...... read more

Spoonfed team up with Mason & Taylor for a special evening at the Royal Academy of Arts - 23 September

Now this is exciting news! Spoonfed have teamed up with our new favourite bar to bring you an eveni...... read more

Sebastian Horsley crucifixion paintings star in mental health charity exhibition - 21 September

Fifteen months after his tragic death of a drugs overdose, two paintings by artist, writer and fam...... read more

Photomonth 2011 - what to see - 20 September

Founded in 2001, Photomonth seeks to showcase the diversity of contemporary photography in all its ma...... read more

Peckham Artist Moving Image festival (PAMI) launches this week! - 12 September

It's official – Peckham's getting cooler by the day. Not content with a Campari bar on top of a...... read more

Brian Sewell to curate London art exhibition - 9 September

Wow, this is exactly the kind of news to jazz up a grey September morning. From poacher to game-keep...... read more

Tate the second most popular arts organisation in the world? - 8 September

Tate has today published its annual report for 2010-11, in which it claims to be “the most popul...... read more

MERGE Festival - 30 August

When: Bankside Where: 15th September - 30th November 2011 How much: Mostly free Launching in 2011, MER...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of September - 25 August

Thursday 1st September Ornament in Contemporary Art and Architecture @ ICA £12, 6.45pm Programm...... read more

Cliff Richard, David Cameron, Rolf Harris and the Pope join forces for Drawn to Darfur - 15 August

What do Rolf Harris and the Pope have in common? No, it's not that they both inspire worldwide devoti...... read more

The Roundhouse celebrates fifth anniversary with opening of Ron Arad's Curtain Call - 11 August

An enormous circular curtain opens to the public this week as part of the five year celebrations sin...... read more

A feast for all the senses at the National Portrait Gallery - 2 August

This Friday sees something a little bit special going down at the National Portrait Gallery. Not content...... read more

Arts Council fund anti-Tate/BP protest art - 1 August

Sheesh, there's a lot of anti-Tate sentiment around at the moment. Last week's launch of the Vodafo...... read more

UK Uncut ambush launch of Vodafone-sponsored Tate Debate - 29 July

As predicted on Spoonfed at the start of the week, yesterday saw the launch of the new corporate partnersh...... read more

Channel 4 / Saatchi New Sensations join forces with The Future Can Wait for Frieze week 2011 - 27 July

Ah, now this is exciting news – particularly for those of us with far too little time and far t...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of August - 25 July

Monday 1st August Wine tasting with Spoonfed and Kaleid Editions @ Saison Poetry Library Free, 6.30...... read more

Tate announces partnership with Vodafone - 25 July

Another week, another announcement of a big corporate tie-in from Tate. The second week of July saw London...... read more

Museums Association slams 'devastating' cuts - 20 July

In the first nation-wide survey on the impact of the government's cuts upon UK museums, The Museums Association...... read more

The media get political over Poussin vandalism and museum entry charges - 20 July

The recent vandalisation of a much-loved painting by Nicolas Poussin at the National Gallery has spark...... read more

Noel Fielding unveils new artwork - 13 July

Mighty Boosh and Never Mind the Buzzcocks star Noel Fielding becomes the latest celebrity to showca...... read more

Spoonfed and Kaleid Editions present an evening of art, books and wine - 13 July

Attention Spoonfed readers! We've teamed up with one of our favourite galleries to present a very speci...... read more

Tate Modern teams up with Nigerian bank - 11 July

Most Londoners' experience of Nigerian banks probably only goes as far as those spam emails that promi...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of July - 27 June

Monday 4th July Mutiny presents: Work on Trial @ The Resistance Gallery £5, 6pm Why do we wor...... read more

Ai Weiwei released on bail - 22 June

Ai Weiwei has been released on bail. According to a news report on Xinhuanet.com, Ai Weiwei “h...... read more

Takashi Murakami heralds the first day of summer - 21 June

Takashi Murakami hit the big time today with his Google doodle celebrating the first day of summer, a...... read more

Spoonfed team up with Art Licks for Peckham art tour - 20 June

At Spoonfed we like to think we encourage people to get the most out of London. But sometimes telli...... read more

Cork Street under threat? - 14 June

Back in April we asked whether it might be all over for Vyner Street, when the departure of Kate MacGar...... read more

London Art Degree Shows 2011 - the Spoonfed Guide - 14 June

Every summer, London's art students showcase their hard work over the preceding years in a series ...... read more

Hackney Wicked - 25 May

Please note: there is no Hackney WickED festival in 2012.Did you know that apparently there are mor...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of June - 24 May

Monday 6th June Art, Activism and the Avant-Garde @ Somerset House £10, 7pm With Ai Weiwei sti...... read more

Hoxton Art Gallery opens to the public - 20 May

A brand new commercial art gallery has just opened in Hoxton. The aptly named Hoxton Art Gallery is locat...... read more

Russell Hill scoops £5,000 Catlin Art Prize - 19 May

23 year-old contemporary artist Russell Hill has been awarded the 2011 Catlin Art Prize, it was announc...... read more

Frieze announces launch of two new fairs - 19 May

Frieze Art Fair has announced that it will launch two brand new fairs for 2012. Frieze is supplementi...... read more

London Festival of Photography - 6 May

When: 1st-30th June 2012 Where: various venues across London How much: events individually priced It...... read more

Turner Prize 2011 shortlist announced - 4 May

In a short presentation in the Clore Gallery at Tate Britain this morning, the 2011 Turner Prize shortli...... read more

Norfolk and Norwich Festival - 4 May

When: 6th-21st May 2011Where: NorwichHow much: events individually pricedEstablished waaaaaay back ...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of May - 26 April

Wednesday 4th May The Media's Philosophical Problem @ ICA £12, 6.45pm Alongside Paul A Tayl...... read more

Tate urged to end relationship with BP - 20 April

The Tate has come under fire once again for its ongoing sponsorship relationship with BP. In an op...... read more

All over for Vyner Street? - 19 April

Is this the death knell for Vyner Street? Kate MacGarry has announced that she'll be moving out of Vyn...... read more

Festival of Britain - 14 April

When: 22nd April - 4th September 2011Where: various venues along the South Bank and elsewhereHow much...... read more

Funding Fallout - the Corrupted System - 8 April

Robert Hiscox, chairman of Hiscox insurance, observed, “The art market is the last great unregulat...... read more

Saatchi Gallery dominates list of 2010's most popular London exhibitions - 8 April

Last week, The Art Newspaper published its annual report on worldwide museum figures, and in London ...... read more

Funding Fallout - Brand Collaboration - 7 April

I've never had the luxury of having a mate who knows the right Arts Council application boxes to ti...... read more

Funding Fallout - Crowd Funding - 6 April

I think that the approach taken by the Arts Council (essentially, cull the weak and strengthen the stron...... read more

Funding Fallout - the Success Story - 31 March

It goes without saying that the Arts Council’s announcement of the new National Portfolio of Organisations...... read more

Arts Council announce funding decisions - 30 March

Read our summary of London's winners and losers Funding Fallout - the Success Story, from UP Projects...... read more

Arts Council funding - London's winners and losers - 30 March

After a night of worry and sleeplessness for arts institutions across London and the rest of the UK a...... read more

Charlie Smith London announces new art prize, Anthology - 29 March

In news that will come as something of a blessing to beleaguered artists everywhere, Charlie Smith Lond...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of April - 28 March

Saturday 2nd April Mobile Conference 2 @ South London GalleryFree, 1.30pmOrganised by Peckham Space...... read more

London Word Festival - 18 March

Billed as “the alternative literature and arts festival”, the London Word Festival consists...... read more

SPILL Festival - 15 March

When: 18-24 April 2011 Where: Barbican, National Theatre How much: events individually priced Launch...... read more

SELECT Art Fair cancelled - 14 March

It's with reluctance that we bring you the sad news that SELECT Art Fair has been cancelled. The organise...... read more

Artangel announce launch of The Artangel Collection at Tate - 8 March

Artangel today announced the launch of The Artangel Collection, a new initiative aimed at bringing movi...... read more

Readings, Lectures, Talks, Debates - the best of March - 4 March

Wednesday 9th March Poetry Reading @ Centre for Creative Collaboration Free, 6pm Professor of Cultural...... read more

Rochelle School to close? - 3 March

Update!Right, it looks like we may have got the wrong end of the stick on this one. Rochelle Schoo...... read more

White Cube to open new gallery in Bermondsey - 2 March

So we're aware that we're pretty slow on this one, but nobody else seems to have really picked up on...... read more

Photograph of keyhole surgery stars at Wellcome Image Awards 2011 - 24 February

A photograph depicting surgeons carrying out keyhole surgery has scooped one of the top prizes at t...... read more

Fiona Banner to design pop-up hotel for London 2012 Festival - 8 February

It's the news we've all been waiting for! David Kohn Architects and artist Fiona Banner are to desi...... read more

South London Art Map launches - 7 February

Tired of First Thursdays? Us too, frankly. Vyner Street and Redchurch Street are both fading forces ...... read more

Kinetica Art Fair 2011 - 3 February

And kerpow! Whizz, bang, fut, wurgle etc. Kinetica Art Fair is here, in all its whirring weirdness. T...... read more

Google Art Project launches - 1 February

Will Google ever stop? The short answer it seems is no. Not content with the search engines, web browse...... read more

Artist with an ear on his arm comes to London - 25 January

OK so this is a weird one. An Australian performance artist has had a human ear grafted onto his a...... read more

'Degrading' brain removed from London gallery - 17 January

It only went on show a week ago, but after a storm of controversy the London gallery that were exhibiti...... read more

Massive cock to be erected in Trafalgar Square - 14 January

Yes, sorry we couldn't resist, and technically it is true. As Boris Johnson revealed earlier today,...... read more

artsdepot to close? - 12 January

In an early casuality of the coalition's funding cuts, it looks like North Finchley's multi-purpose ar...... read more

Darth Vader to appear at London Art Fair - 12 January

It looks like Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader is going to make an appearance at the Business Desi...... read more

Artists announced for Photo50 at London Art Fair 2011 - 8 December

London Art Fair has announced the artists whose work will be on display this January as part of Photo...... read more

Susan Philipsz wins Turner Prize amid student protests - 7 December

45 year-old Glaswegian sound artist Susan Philipsz scooped the £25,000 Turner Prize at an awar...... read more

Nick Clegg to curate for the Whitechapel Gallery? - 7 December

Holy coalition! Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick “I'm totally keeping a...... read more

The Science Museum Opens Climate Science Gallery - 25 November

This December The Science Museum in South Kensington opens an exciting new permanent climate scien...... read more

Spoonfed presents: An Exclusive Evening at Camden Arts Centre - 17 November

At Spoonfed we like to think we encourage people to get the most out of London. But sometimes telli...... read more

Is it art? Is it a fish? Err no, it's a coffin. - 15 November

Thinking of dying any time soon? Then you'll probably be wondering what kind of coffin you'd like yo...... read more

Rock Against Racism founder recreates Peasants' Revolt at Museum of London - 11 November

What with the nation's students rioting like it's 1968 all over again, and all and sundry striking li...... read more

Zaha Hadid to transform new Serpentine Gallery - 5 November

Zaha Hadid has been enlisted by the Serpentine Gallery to transform a recently acquired contempora...... read more

Laura Marling, Bianca Jagger and Brian Eno confirmed for Crunch10 - 4 November

Warbling folk songstress, celebrity progeny (and human rights advocate) Bianca Jagger, and experiment...... read more

Move over Banksy; here's London's biggest street artist - 3 November

Forget Banksy; there's a new artist on the streets of London, literally. Ben Wilson helps decorate t...... read more

Who needs a paintbrush when you've got a severed hand? - 1 November

The contemporary art world is no stranger to controversy, but one particular exhibition this Novemb...... read more

October: London Exhibitions Round-Up - 29 October

Wow. October has been a seriously hectic month, but then the London art scene is always busy this ti...... read more

Waterfall of words to transform the Thames - 28 October

Drift 10 : Julius Popp bit.fall from 3 Trousers on Vimeo. This November some of the m...... read more

Arts Council announces response to funding cuts - 26 October

Less than a week after George Osborne announced massive funding cuts to the Department for Culture, Med...... read more

George Osborne announces massive Arts Council funding cuts - 20 October

George Osborne has announced that the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will have its budg...... read more

Frieze 2010 - An Alternative View - 18 October

I have an amusing game you can play at huge art fairs. In fact it should be a competition. You sta...... read more

The Good, The Booze and The Ugly - Frieze Week Round-up 2010 - 18 October

Frieze Week is the busiest week in the calendar of anyone in London vaguely associated with the wor...... read more

Tate Modern's new Turbine Hall installation closes - 15 October

It only opened to the public on Tuesday but already Ai Weiwei's installation in the Turbin Hall at Ta...... read more

Frieze 2010 – what to see - 13 October

Urgh Frieze. Yes, yes it's here again. The galleon has set sail. A sea of pinstripes, lushly draped flanne...... read more

Hell’s Half Acre at Old Vic Tunnels - 12 October

Lazarides Gallery has taken over the labyrinthian Old Vic Tunnels, located behind Waterloo, for the admirab...... read more

Tate Modern unveils new Turbine Hall comission - 11 October

Tuesday 12th October sees the opening of the latest contemporary art commission in the Turbine Hall ...... read more

Tickets go on sale for Crunch 2010 - 1 October

Tickets are now on sale for Crunch 2010, the art and music festival at Hay. Taking place in the slee...... read more

September: London Exhibitions Round-Up - 1 October

September, thank the Lord, is finally over. After Art World's annual August jaunt to St Tropez (I g...... read more

Artists to make £50 cocktails at SUNDAY Art Fair - 29 September

If there's one thing that unites all art critics it's an undying love of the sauce. Of course, Antho...... read more

Lambeth Open - 24 September

When: 2nd-3rd October 2010 Where: various venues across Lambeth How much: Free! With the demise of Shoredi...... read more

Photomonth - 24 September

When: October/November 2010 Where: across East London How much: individual events vary 2010 sees t...... read more

Mark Wallinger joins fight against arts cuts - 22 September

Contemporary artist Mark Wallinger has produced a new work of art in order to protest against the coaliti...... read more

Studio Voltaire announce opening of temporary Mayfair art shop - 22 September

Lambeth public arts centre Studio Voltaire have announced that they'll be opening a temporary shop ...... read more

Art Hate on Cork Street - 15 September

Art Hate are inviting us, and you, to hate art, so unfortunately we can't write a fluffy, preppy previ...... read more

Summer Lounge Street Party at Portman Village - 14 September

When: Wednesday 22nd September 2010 Where: Seymour Place and New Quebec Street How much: Free! There...... read more

London flooded for London Fashion Week - 14 September

Yes, it's London Fashion Week, when twice a year London gets flooded with the rich, the haughty and t...... read more

London Restaurant Festival - 9 September

When: 3rd-17th October 2010 Where: Various restaurants throughout London How much: Individual even...... read more

Eco Fashion – Prophetik at London Fashion Week - 9 September

We all know that the danger facing our environment is one of the most pressing problems in the world...... read more

Inside Out Festival - 9 September

When: 25th-31st October 2010Where: Various venues How much: Events individually priced Just the we...... read more

London Fashion Week events for you - 8 September

Yeah it's London Fashion Week. And you know what that means? It means the world's fashionista big sho...... read more

Ask a Curator Day on Twitter - 31 August

Ooh look, art world is getting all down with t'internet. Yes, Wednesday 1st September is internation...... read more

The Tramshed - London Design Festival - 31 August

When: 22-26 September 2010Where: Rivington Street, ShoreditchHow much: FreeIt'll soon be time for ...... read more

Moniker International Art Fair Preview - 31 August

When: 14th - 17th October 2010Where: Village UndergroundHow much: tbcEvery year The Frieze Art Fair ...... read more

Urban Picnics for this August Bank Holiday - 26 August

Gardening is one of the great barometers of civilisation. It was in the garden, not the field nor t...... read more

Charles Saatchi painting gets Stuckists shut down - 25 August

The first Stuckist exhibition to take place in Mayfair is to be shut down by the gallery. After banning...... read more

Top 10 London Fashion Blogs - 24 August

Fashion – turn to the left, etc. Everyone loves a bit of fashion (or at least, they ought to) b...... read more

London Cocktail Week - 24 August

When: 11th-17th October 2010 Where: London-wide How much: events individually priced If ever there we...... read more

Mark McGowan to re-enact the death of Raoul Moat - 20 August

He's eaten an actual corgi and a swan – mmm chewy – he's catapulted grannies, set fire ...... read more

Explore Bloomsbury with Wellcome Collection iPhone app - 19 August

Ooh exciting! Wellcome Collection have teamed up with City Stories Walks to produce a brand new iPho...... read more

Barbican to open two new dining spaces - 19 August

If there's anything better than a nice wee bit of culture, then it's a massive delicious dinner. To th...... read more

Fourth Plinth shortlist announced - 19 August

left to right: Brian Griffiths, Battenberg; Elmgreen & Dragset, Powerless Structures, Fig.101 ...... read more

Rankin and Sky Arts launch new advertising campaign - 16 August

Sky Arts has teamed up with celebrated photographer Rankin for a new advertising campaign, launchi...... read more

Hauser & Wirth and Sadie Coles to open new Mayfair galleries this October - 16 August

Two of the biggest of London's contemporary art big shots are opening new galleries this October. Bo...... read more

Affordable Art Fair - 16 August

When: 21st-24th October 2010Where: Battersea ParkHow much: from £8 to £20Founded in 1999 ...... read more

Frieze Art Fair - 13 August

When: 14th-17th October 2010 Where: Regent's Park How much: from £10 to £25 Every Oct...... read more

Death Row to open in London - 10 August

A replica Death Row cell is opening this week in the courtyard of St Martin-in-the-Fields, just ne...... read more

Tate Britain announces the opening of Romantics - 5 August

Tate Britain has just announced that 11th August 2010 will see the launch of Romantics, a new displ...... read more

Top 10 London Photographers - 4 August

Everyone loves a bit of photography. And with the proliferation of digital cameras these days everyo...... read more

Anti Design Festival - 4 August

When: 18th-26th September 2010Where: Various venues, Redchurch StreetHow much: free! The word 'Anti...... read more

Anish Kapoor slams arts funding cuts - 3 August

Arty big shot Anish Kapoor has slammed the coalition government's proposed cuts to art funding, sayi...... read more

Open House London - 3 August

When: 17th-18th September 2011Where: across LondonHow much: free!Open House London is London's largest ...... read more

The Thames Revival - 27 July

When: 9th-11th September 2011 Where: St Katherine Docks How much: £10-15 It's summertime! Whi...... read more

Top 10 London Art Blogs - 27 July

We like reading stuff on the internet, particularly stuff about the London art scene. It kind of com...... read more

CultureLine Discovery Weekend - 26 July

When: 6th-8th August Where: East London How much: Free! Back in May we reported on the launch of CultureLi...... read more

Government to abolish various arts organisations - 26 July

And so it begins. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has today announced plans to abolish the Museums, Librari...... read more

Capture Hackney - photography competition and exhibition - 26 July

Hackney – the finest of all the London boroughs? Well it's certainly a contender, we reckon. T...... read more

International Meeting of Styles - 22 July

When: 20th-21st August 2010 Where: secret location, North London How much: free! Graffiti huh? Rememb...... read more

Faris Badwan of the Horrors to hold art exhibition - 16 July

As lead singer of The Horrors, Faris Badwan’s dark circled eyes, big hair and slight frame ma...... read more

Ping Pong Parlour - 9 July

During a long hard day telling everyone about all the wicked things going on in London, we at Spoonf...... read more

Walk for the Camera - 8 July

It doesn't matter what excites you more, taking part in an exciting public art installation or havi...... read more

Discover the local community in a Dalston WW2 bunker - 8 July

Dalston is a funny old place. We all know it's the trendiest thing in town (apart from maybe Peckh...... read more

Haircuts by Children - 5 July

Now we can't speak for you (not all the time anyway) but we at Spoonfed take great care over our ha...... read more

Saatchi Gallery to be donated to the nation - 2 July

Advertising big-shot and mega-rich art collector Charles Saatchi has announced that the Saatchi Galle...... read more

Top 10 London Illustrators - 30 June

Anyone who's subscribed to the Spoonfed newsletter will know how much we love illustration – Jul...... read more

Bold Tendencies - Sculpture Project 4 - 29 June

Multi-storey car parks – I hate and fear the things something silly. I blame my parents for th...... read more

Feast of Conversation - 28 June

It was only earlier this month that we found ourselves quoting prominent multi-disciplinary thinker Theodo...... read more

Masterpiece Fair 2010 - 25 June

If you're feeling a little flush this weekend, or a little reckless, get out the Mastercard and he...... read more

Artists to stage a BP protest at Tate Britain - 24 June

On my return from the BP Portrait Award yesterday a certain member of team Spoonfed enquired if all t...... read more

Happy Birthday Wallace Collection! - 22 June

Wow. The Wallace Collection is 110 years old today. Well a hearty congratulations is due from all of...... read more

Lazer Maze - 15 June

The art thieves have been busy bees of late. Only last month one nifty fingered robber managed to saunt...... read more

Banksy caught on CCTV in Primrose Hill? - 10 June

OMG apparently there's a new Banksy! No, we don't mean another anonymous vaguely anti-establishment fe...... read more

National Trust and Arts Council form a new contemporary art initiative - 7 June

Sometimes two heads are better than one. We can only presume that this was the reasoning behind the n...... read more

10 London Museums celebrate the new East London Line - 21 May

The opening of the new East London Line extension is something of a divisive point for local residen...... read more

Police get involved in porn row - 20 May

Chelsea's neighboured watch brigade have been working flat out this week complaining about the Bob Carl...... read more

Picasso and Matisse Paintings Stolen - 20 May

A stealthful art raider has fled with five paintings from the Paris Museum of Modern Art in a shocki...... read more

Greenpeace Wins the Heathrow Contest - 14 May

Often referred to as the magic number, three cleverly isn't all that spellbinding when it comes to airpo...... read more

London Design Festival - 13 May

When: 17-25 September 2011Where: V&A MuseumHow much: Most festival events free to enter. Check...... read more

Louis Vuitton launch Young Arts Project - 13 May

Internationally renowned luxury fashion brand Luis Vuitton have announced the launch of a new proje...... read more

National Portrait Gallery Launches Late Shifts with Erin O'Connor - 13 May

With the summer supposedly just around the corner, the galleries all seem to be at it. Staying up w...... read more

Museums at Night - 11 May

When: 13-15 May 2011 Where: across the UK How much: free, by and large The idea of lots of museums a...... read more

Vyner Street - 10 May

Vyner Street might just be the single stretch of pavement where passers by are most likely to spot t...... read more

Turner Prize 2010 - 4 May

The Turner Prize – it's almost like it happens every year. It only seems like yesterday that ...... read more

Cork Street - 4 May

Back in the day, Cork Street, part of the Mayfair Burlington Estate, was a Mecca for dandyism and bespo...... read more

Mulberry photography exhibition to celebrate 40 years of Glastonbury - 4 May

“Peace, Love and Mud” – as a slogan it might not be quite up there with “Pea...... read more

David Cameron Ahead in UK Art Poll - 29 April

Forget the policies, the debates, Gordon Brown accidentally calling a pensioner “bigoted&rdq...... read more

Antony Gormley, Mark Wallinger and Liam Gillick join the election debate - 28 April

A host of the UK's best known contemporary artists have been moved to join the election debate in suppo...... read more

David Mitchell to launch latest novel with a day of interactive art fun - 28 April

For fans of David Mitchell (that's the twice Booker-shortlisted author, not the dude from Peep Show...... read more

CREATE 10 Arts Festival - 28 April

Based in Old Street, we at Spoonfed HQ have long known that the east is where it's at (although whe...... read more

Free Books! - 27 April

Woo! Free books! Yes, on 5th May 500 Asian themed books will be released onto the mean streets of Marylebo...... read more

Museum of London to open new £20 million galleries - 26 April

The Museum of London has announced that's it's to open five new galleries exploring the history of Lond...... read more

Somerset House to open two new restaurants - 23 April

Somerset House looks set to further enhance its reputation as one of the best places to go in Lond...... read more

Dandy in the Underworld - Sebastian Horsley on stage at last - 23 April

Finally! It's the news we've all been waiting for. Soho dandy, artist, author, sex columnist and Com...... read more

Sleep inside an Antony Gormley sculpture? - 20 April

A new London hotel plans to create a bedroom suite that would encase visitors in a sculpture designed...... read more

Street Photography Competition for Best London Coffee - 14 April

Coffee is a rather emotive topic these days. Everyone has their own favourite London café, a...... read more

Secret Garden Project - 14 April

Mobile cabbage patches? Bus stops for bees? A wicker maypole? It can only mean one thing. The Secr...... read more

Clerkenwell Design Week - 13 April

When: 22-24 May 2012Where: throughout ClerkenwellHow much: free!Clerkenwell Design Week, a three-day ...... read more

South London Gallery announces expansion - 13 April

The South London Gallery is expanding. Having raised £2 million – largely from private dono...... read more

Norwegian Guerilla Gardening at the London Festival of Architecture - 12 April

Let's face it, unless you're of a certain age with the onset of arthritic knees just on the horizon...... read more

Kelly-Anne Davitt at Black's, Soho - 8 April

Rarely does Spoonfed champion private members' clubs (in public at least – secretly we bloody lo...... read more

Raumlabor Bubble Comes to London's Parks - 8 April

A giant bubble-shaped pavilion may be coming to a park near you this summer. The impressive, mobile polyethele...... read more

Spencer Tunick and the Naked Big Chill Revellers - 7 April

Packing for a festival can be such a hassle. You've got to balance the practical/waterproof/mud pro...... read more

Anish Kapoor contributes weird sci-fi sculptue to 2012 Olympics - 1 April

A design by Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor has been selected to mark the 2012 Olympics in Lond...... read more

Banksy and Saatchi Gallery top list of 2009's most visited UK exhibitions - 31 March

Cracking results for the Saatchi Gallery and Bristol-based street artist Banksy, as The Art Newspap...... read more

Art Work Space and Bistrotheque to open Pop-Up Gallery in East London - 30 March

A pop-up art gallery in East London? What will they think of next? Oh but wait, this one actually loo...... read more

I Heart Street Photo - 29 March

In protest against the latest set of guidelines issued under the Data Protection Act, the So Shoot ...... read more

Designer Goodies for £1? The Poundshop opens in Hoxton - 26 March

Anyone who knows us knows how much we at Spoonfed just love free stuff. Free gigs, free lunches, fr...... read more

The Newburgh Quarter Pop-Up Shop by Sketchbook Magazine - 26 March

Calling all lost, disillusioned and dithering creative souls in London! Chin up, and put your best fo...... read more

Speed of Reaction - 24 March

Remember laser quest? Or as me and my posse called it, Zap Zone? Well, if you swap laser guns for roll...... read more

Caged Bird Sings - 24 March

First-time curators bare/not projects bring their début show to the cavernous myriad of tunne...... read more

Leighton House Museum Re-Opens to the Public - 23 March

Leighton House Museum in Kensington, the lavish home and art studio of former Royal Academy preside...... read more

Banksy graffiti defaced! - 17 March

In news that will come as something of a shock to those who care about such things, a piece of famo...... read more

Art in Odd Places - Squid & Tabernacle - 12 March

Squids are funny creatures. Large ones terrify mariners on precarious ships in long poems, whilst sma...... read more

Trash City Comes to the Roundhouse - 9 March

“An intergalactic red-light district where space pirates, bootleggers, illegal aliens and all t...... read more

The London Eye Turns Ten Today - 9 March

The London Eye has dominated the Capital’s skyline for a decade. During that time, The Eye h...... read more

Thames Tunnel Reopens for the First Time in 145 Years - 5 March

Set to be a spectacular finale to London’s EAST festival, the Thames Tunnel, brainchild of engine...... read more

The Boiler House - Amazing New Venue Inside Battersea Power Station - 2 March

“All over Battersea, some hope and despair.” So sang a certain Stephen Patrick Morriss...... read more

London Fashion Week Round-Up - 25 February

After Julien Macdonald; Carine Roitfeld. All photography by Phill Taylor. And it's done. Apart fro...... read more

Banksy Underground Cinema – Tickets on Sale Now! - 23 February

Banksy – the anonymous Bristol-born graffiti artist – has announced that he and his te...... read more

London Fashion Week Weekend Round-up - 22 February

Backstage at Louise Goldin. All photography by Phill Taylor. The many varieties of British weather t...... read more

Decorative Stamp Night at The Old Blue Last - 18 February

No it's not a forum dedicated to discussing the merits of the postage stamp, or an opportunity to sw...... read more

Walk Like an Egyptian - the Ancient World in London Festival - 17 February

It was way back in 1986 that The Bangles so charmingly exhorted us all to 'Walk Like an Egyptian': apparent...... read more

Sir Anthony Hopkins art exhibition opens in London - 16 February

So it turns out that Hannibal Lecter is something of an artist in his spare time. That's right &nda...... read more

London Fashion Week and vente-privee.com - 15 February

London Fashion Week – as much as it's all about the parties and the models and the champagne a...... read more

Alexander McQueen commits suicide - 11 February

One of the leading lights in British fashion – designer Alexander McQueen – has committ...... read more

Carnaby Street Celebrates its 50 Birthday with Fashion, Photography and Music Exhibition - 8 February

2010 is the year Carnaby turns the big five zero, and to commemorate such a momentous occasion, a ye...... read more

The Foundry on Old Street to Close - 5 February

Popular East London venue the Foundry is set to be demolished to make way for a hotel and retail compl...... read more

Tracey Emin, Paula Rego and Mat Collishaw exhibition opens today at the Foundling Museum - 27 January

Three big guns of the contemporary art world have joined forces for the first time for this major exhibiti...... read more

ICA announces a major Billy Childish retrospective - 27 January

Read Lauren's interview with Billy Childish. The ultimate hyphenate-persona, Billy Childish brings...... read more

Chinese New Year in London - Celebrate in Chinatown with Dazed & Confused - 26 January

Dazed & Confused are celebrating Chinese New Year in style. The magazine invites London to welco...... read more

Amy Winehouse tattoo artist turns his hands to Ice Sculpture - 26 January

After January's relentless ice and snow, celebrity tattoo artist, Henry Hate, is set to unveil his fir...... read more

ICA "could close by May" - 25 January

According to The Guardian, the ICA could be forced to close by May due to extreme finanical difficulti...... read more

Chinese Exhibitions in London - 23 January

East Asian art has seen a surge in popularity and prominence and there’s no better time to explo...... read more

Help Haiti by buying discount designer clothing - 21 January

From today, the Clapham branch of Save the Children is selling clothes by some of the hottest names ...... read more

Earls Court Exhibition Centre set to close after 2012 Olympics - 20 January

Earl's Court, the largest exhibition venue in central London is set to close after it fulfils its Olymp...... read more

London Fashion Week 2010 - Schedule - 18 January

Read Lauren's preview of London Fashion Week 2010. Read Tom's recommendations for London Fashion ...... read more

London Fashion Week 2010 - The Exhibition - 18 January

Aside from the vast array of catwalk shows that get the majority of the press attention, one of the mo...... read more

Spitalfields Sculpture Prize opens to public vote - 15 January

Public art – or Plop Art as it is occasionally and disparagingly referred to – has somethi...... read more

Calling all Artists and Designers – Get your work sold at the Tate! - 11 January

Now here’s an opportunity that doesn’t come along every day. Super cool cultural produ...... read more

Tate acquires eight new works by William Blake - 11 January

Eight hand-coloured etchings by the incomparably wonderful William Blake have just been purchased f...... read more

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