4 May 2020 • Mark Westall
On Friday 8th May 2020, Tom of Finland would have turned 100 years old… Join House of Illustration curator Olivia Ahmad at 6pm in a free 45-minute Zoom conversation with Durk Dehner, Co-Founder and President of the Tom of Finland Foundation in LA, to celebrate the 100th birthday of the legendary gay icon and homoerotic illustrator.
3 January 2020 • Mark Westall
This year House of Illustration will open the UK’s first public solo show dedicated to gay cultural icon and prolific artist Tom of Finland (born Touko Laaksonen), in partnership with Tom of Finland Foundation and the Finnish Institute in London.
28 December 2019 • Tabish Khan
Anti-US propaganda, lots of sand, maternal grief, a memory palace and a wave of lights.
6 May 2019 • Tabish Khan
Artificial intelligence, tiny people, cut out landscapes, cuteness, a nun, King Kong and rosebuds.
24 March 2019 • Tabish Khan
This week’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London include War, refugees, embassies, water, and snakes.
14 January 2019 • Tabish Khan
This week art exhibitions include A giant hare, torture, black power, legs, brothers, textiles and dark nudes.
6 May 2018 • Tabish Khan
Whale skeletons, live birds, Jesus in goal, North Korean propaganda, venomous creatures and a pink ceiling.
4 February 2018 • Tabish Khan
Ruins, Georgian architecture, water filled sculpture, a skyline cut in half, atmospheric domesticity, the underworld and art in a hospital.
3 September 2017 • Tabish Khan
The Top 7 art exhibitions to see in London this week include: Black & white, Anime, Animals, Satire, Spindly sculptures, Strange creatures & Young love
7 May 2017 • Tabish Khan
Mosaics, punks, kinetic art, Lucio Fontana, fake news, optical illusions and collage.
14 August 2016 • Tabish Khan
A surreal homage, monochrome art, the refugees crisis, childhood nostalgia and moderation
30 May 2016 • Tabish Khan
Art critic Tabish Khan brings you the top art exhibitions to visit this week.
