Tag: exhibition
News December 2018
Cubitts' Exhibition - Retrospecitive: London, Spectacles, and Half a Millennia
Thanks to Cubitts’ founder Tom Broughton and a range of contributors, a retrospective that takes a look at London’s history with eyewear is open to the public.
Pleasure December 2016
The Radical Eye at Tate Modern London
A man of many tastes, many talents and many excesses, Sir Elton John is an artist in more than one sense. He is also, it transpires, a great collector, as…
Pleasure September 2016
In The White Chair: David Hockney
For a man who has been exhibiting his work since 1963, David Hockney still has the ability to bring 82 people together and portray them in a way that simultaneously…
Icons July 2016
Picasso's Muses
In the wake of a new exhibition exploring Picasso’s relationship with his muses, The Rake asks whether the greatest artist of the 20th century would have achieved such fame and fortune without…
Craft April 2016
THE ART & SCIENCE OF GEMS: VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
A new exhibition in Singapore seeks to explore not only the history of Van Cleef & Arpels, but the very origins of the magnificent gems that are their stock in…
Style April 2016
Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear
The V&A illustrates the story of underwear design from the 18th century to the present day, considering the sensory and the fashionable whilst exploring the enhancing effects on the body.