Exhibitions - The Glass Magazine

Ai Wei Wei’s latest exhibition explores 20 years of political tension

December 19, 2019

PERHAPS one of the most prolific Chinese artists (and most critical of its government) Ai Wei Wei has just made his mid-western debut in new exhibition Bare Life, a show in two parts with work spanning 20 years...

Fashion designer Mowalola’s Silent Madness exhibition launches at NOW Gallery

Cara Jenkins

December 18, 2019

Art, Exhibitions, Fashion, News

THIS winter, Nigerian-born fashion designer Mowalola has collaborated with NOW Gallery to present her fully immersive exhibition, Silent Madness. Having been awarded Best New Designer at the 2018 Milan Fashion ...

Art Basel Hong Kong announces its exhibitors for 2020

Hannah Crosbie

November 28, 2019

Art, Avant Art, Exhibitions, Feature

DESPITE nearly half a year of political unrest, international art lovers will be pleased to hear Art Basel Hong Kong has been confirmed for 2020; making it the art fair's eighth edition in Asia. Taking place ne...

Glass encounters Craigie Aitchison and the Beaux Arts Generation at Piano Nobile Gallery

Rowena Chiu

November 21, 2019

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

PERHAPS one of the most British of British painters, Craigie Aitchison entered the Slade School of Fine Art in the autumn of 1952, accompanied by his beagle named Somerset. Even as a student, Aitchison’s acute ...

Hysterical Gary Ward, Mayfair Phillips Gallery

Gary Card presents new exhibition, Hysterical, at Mayfair’s Phillips Gallery

Alicia Pountney

July 17, 2019

Art, Exhibitions, News

FANTASTICAL, dreamlike – renowned set designer and artist Gary Card transforms the Berkley Square Phillips Gallery into an immersive landscape with Hysterical, a selling exhibition, open this July. Card has bui...

Glass goes to Beyond the Streets – a graffiti and street art exhibition in Brooklyn, New York City

Emily Rae Pellerin

July 12, 2019

Art, Avant Art, Exhibitions, Feature

STREET art has always been political. A site-specific middle finger to The Man, a come-one-come-all exhibitionism, communicating for and on behalf of the populous. In bed with graffiti and guerrilla art, the st...

Sea Containers London partners up with Photo London

Lorna Tyler

May 14, 2019

Art, Exhibitions, News, Photography

SEA containers London will act as the official partner of Photo London for 2019. Acclaimed for its deep-rooted heritage in art and design, Sea containers will harness the creative talents of a number of the wor...

Glass reviews Gallery Weekend Beijing 2019

Viola Li

May 8, 2019

Art, Exhibitions, News

AT 798 District, located in Beijing’s Chaoyang district, the third edition of Gallery Weekend Beijing gathered 27 institutions and Galleries across four of the capital’s art districts to present numerous exhibi...

Glass takes a look at latest Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades

Charlie Navin-Holder

April 17, 2019

Design, Exhibitions, News

Anemona from Atelier Biagetti for Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades LOUIS VUITTON has debuted 10 new Objets Nomades pieces at the annual Milan furniture fair, Salone del Mobile, hosted at the Palazzo Serbelloni. Th...

Italian afternoon tea at Balioni Hotel London © DiegoDePol

Glass gets a double teatime treat with Baglioni Hotel London

Amanda Bernstein

March 12, 2019

Dining, Exhibitions, Food & Drink, News, Restaurants

FASHIONISTAS looking for their perfect fix after fashion week should look no further than an indulgent Italian afternoon tea at Baglioni Hotel London. This luxury five-star property, located just minutes away f...

Hauser & Wirth presents new show: Rita Ackermann, Brother and Sister

Hannah Valentine

January 31, 2019

Art, Exhibitions, Feature, News

HAUSER & Wirth is presenting a new exhibition by by artist Rita Ackermann, entitled Brother and Sister at its Zurich venue. With venues all over the world, Hauser & Wirth presents the work of emerging a...

Richard Saltoun Gallery announces new programme: 100% Women

Hannah Valentine

January 31, 2019

Art, Exhibitions, News

THE Richard Saltoun Gallery has announced its plans to dedicate a 12-month programme to portraying exclusively female artists. The Mayfair gallery’s website quotes some sobering statistics, revealing that on...

The Barbican announces its 2019 Exhibition Schedule

Hannah Valentine

January 16, 2019

Art, Culture, Exhibitions, Feature

THE Barbican has announced its 2019 exhibition programme, the focus of which will be its Life Rewired project which will explore what it means to be human in the face of overwhelming technological and scientifi...

National Gallery Exhibits Landseer’s The Monarch of the Glen and Rachel Maclean: The Lion and the Unicorn

Hannah Valentine

December 5, 2018

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

LONDON’S National Gallery has opened up two new exhibitions, which, together, aim to explore national identity. The first exhibition, Landseer’s Monarch of the Glen takes as the focus of its 14 piece exhibit...

Tate Britain Monster Chetwynd Leopard Slugs Feature

Tate Britain Unveils Monster Chetwynd’s Leopard Slugs for Winter Commission

Hannah Valentine

December 4, 2018

Art, Exhibitions, News

LAST week, Tate Britain introduced their winter commission for 2019; a pair of giant leopard slugs created by artist Monster Chetwynd. The two sculptures, which are made entirely from compostable materials, ...

Foundling Museum Hogarth The Art of Noise

The Foundling Museum, London, Announces Exhibitions for 2019

Hannah Valentine

November 29, 2018

Art, Exhibitions, Feature, Music

THE Foundling Museum, which is dedicated to exploring the history, legacy and values of the Foundling Hospital, has announced its exhibition programme for 2019. Founded in 1739 by sailor and philanthropist C...

Countdown to Quant: the V&A to celebrate the work of Mary Quant in new exhibition

Hannah Valentine

November 22, 2018

Exhibitions, Fashion, News

MODELS took to the streets of London last week in a ‘60s revival to celebrate the upcoming V&A exhibition of the work of fashion designer and icon – Mary Quant. Some, like Jill Kennington and Kari Ann Mu...

Leontia Gallery presents Godliness exhibition

Hannah Valentine

November 21, 2018

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

HISTORICALLY, the relationship between art and religion has been undeniably intimate. As much of society becomes more secularised therefore, art has some thinking to do, and many artists have begun to wonder wh...

Glass reviews Elmgreen & Dragset This is How We Bite Our Tongue at the Whitechapel Gallery, London

Matthew Turner

October 18, 2018

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

ENTERING Elmgreen & Dragset’s show This is How We Bite Our Tongue at the Whitechapel Gallery, you are immediately held in the sinister embrace of a large, empty swimming pool. Malevolent, however, in a way ...

Glass discovers the V&A’s upcoming Dior exhibition

Rachel Parker

October 17, 2018

Exhibitions, Fashion, News

FEW figures in fashion have the had seismic impact or resounding legacy of Christian Dior, and an upcoming exhibition at London’s V&A promises to explore both, diving deep into the world of one of the most ...

Gucci announces new Shanghai Artwall for upcoming exhibition The Artist is Present

Emma Hart

October 15, 2018

Art, Exhibitions, News

GUCCI has announced its newest Artwall mural in Shanghai, created for the upcoming exhibition The Artist is Present at The Yuz Museum Shanghai. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan, the exhibition works to replicate t...