Prior to his upcoming concerts at London’s Barbican (with Stephen Fry) and Queen Elizabeth Hall see the hotly-tipped James Rhodes this week at Riflemaker absolutely free Wednesday 14th, Thursday 15th, & Friday 16th September : 1-2pm
Mark Westall has spent over thirty years creating platforms for culture. Since founding FAD Magazine in 2006, he's dedicated his career to documenting, championing and questioning contemporary art through publishing, criticism and conversation. As founder and editorial director of one of the UK's leading independent contemporary art publications, he has interviewed artists, reviewed exhibitions and covered the ideas shaping contemporary visual culture for more than two decades. He also founded Art of Conversation, Despoke and FAD Bazaar, and regularly serves as a judge for international art and photography awards.
The London art scene is massive and overwhelming. Out of hundreds of galleries and thousand of people who work in them, how do you know where to go and who to listen to?