Tate Modern
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¡Frida Icónica! takes over the heart of London’s Soho
We love that London never does things in halves! Coinciding with the public opening of Frida: The Making of an Icon at Tate Modern (see our review HERE) ¡Frida Icónica! has taken over Carnaby Street, transforming the cultural hub into a vivid celebration of one of the art world’s most enduring and iconic figures. This spectacular…
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Queerguru´s Ris Fatah reviews ‘Frida: The Making of an Icon’, a detailed study of the legendary artist, Frida Kahlo.
Putting on a show of Frida Kahlo´s work in a large gallery space is never going to be easy. The legendary artist only ever created about 200 works of art, mainly small or medium-sized, most of which are in the hands of private collectors or museums unwilling to lend them for shows. The public,…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘NIGERIAN MODERNISM’ an excellent show about the development of modern art in Nigeria @ London’s Tate Modern
Nigerian Modernism is a new exhibition at London’s Tate Modern gallery. Tracing the development of modern art in Nigeria, the show spans a period from the 1920s to the 1990s. This was a time of huge political and social change in Nigeria as the country went from indirect colonial rule through to independence, civil war…
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View the entire UK AIDS Memorial Quilt in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall THIS WEEKEND ONLY INC. MON 16TH june
A combination of 42 quilts and 23 individual panels that represent 384 people affected by HIV and Aids. will be displayed in the Turbine Hall, echoing how the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt (c.1989-ongoing) was shown outdoors as a form of protest to raise awareness for the ongoing AIDS pandemic. Different parts of the quilt have been on…
