Better known for his smaller pieces in glass, British sculptor and artist Luke Jerram is currently exhibiting the monumental ‘Aelous’ in Canada Square Park near Canary Wharf. This mass of shining metal tubes is actually a musical instrument – an aeloian harp. When the wind blows through its openings it creates musical notes at different [...]
April 30, 2012
Sir Anthony Caro’s ‘steelworks’ @ Canary Wharf
Jubilee Gardens in Canary Wharf is currently playing host to some of the work of sculptor Sir Anthony Caro. Taken together, these pieces represent a retrospective of his career, although focusing exclusively on his work in steel – amongst the sculptures you’ll find ‘Fossil Flats’ from 1974, ‘Eastern’ from 1985 (the garishly yellow piece up [...]
April 30, 2012
Ane Brun @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – Gig Review
Over the weekend I was at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire to see Norwegian singer Ane Brun just before she departs on a tour of the US. Originally from Norway, Ane found her musical feet in Sweden – her five studio albums, ‘Spending Time With Morgan’, ‘Temporary Dive’, ‘Duets’ (where she collaborated with several artists [...]
April 29, 2012
The Antiquities of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Secreted in the centre of the University College London campus, and up a rather unassuming flight of stairs, you’ll find one of the city’s best kept secrets – the Petrie Musuem of Egyptian Archaelogy. Much like its sister museum, the Grant Museum of Zoology, the Petrie represents the University’s earliest forays into this area of [...]
April 28, 2012
Jaws & Jars @ The Grant Museum of Zoology
It might be a little depressing to be in London at the moment with our constant rain, but it does give visitors an excuse to spend more time in one of our wonderfully quirky museums. Yesterday I visited the Grant Museum of Zoology. The museum was established in 1827 by naturalist Robert Edmond Grant, the world’s [...]
April 27, 2012
A Peek Inside London’s Newest Theatre – St James @ Victoria
Earlier today I was very fortunate to take a ‘hard hat’ tour of the nearly completed St James Theatre, just around the corner from Buckingham Palace and just down the street from Victoria station in London. Surprisingly, the St James will be the first purpose-built theatre to be constructed in the capital for over 30 [...]
April 27, 2012
Chairlift @ The Scala – A Review
Chairlift’s gig at London’s Scala in Kings Cross on Wednesday night of this week was, apparently, their largest to date. The Brooklyn-based duo, consisting of Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly were joined on stage by two compatriots for a musical tour through material from their two albums, ‘Does You Inspire You’ from 2008, and January’s [...]
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