Hallyu! The Korean Wave at the V&A Review
Surprisingly, given the huge surge in global popularity of Korean pop culture, the V&A is the first UK museum to stage a major exhibition featuring Korean art, tech, music, film, TV and fashion.
Author: Lee Sharrock
Lee Sharrock is a global creative PR consultant, freelance curator, artist and contributor to FAD, Creative Review, F22, STATE and Soho House Magazine. Lee studied at Norwich University of the Arts, University College London (UCL) and la Universita di Bologna, before embarking on a career in the art world and advertising industry. She started her career at Sotheby's Auctioneers and worked at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), M&C Saatchi, Timothy Taylor Gallery and Saatchi & Saatchi before launching Lee Sharrock PR as a bespoke cultural PR consultancy.Lee is International Communications Officer for Serviceplan Group's Houses of Communication around the world.www.leesharrock.co.uk
‘Beyond Caravaggio’ and Battistello Caracciolo at Museo di Capodimonte, Naples
During a recent trip to Naples, I visited the stunning Capodimonte Museum and saw two exhibitions which are closely related: ‘Beyond Caravaggio’ (‘Oltre Caravaggio’): a new tale of painting in Naples’,
Ha Jin Lee ‘The Sensuous Heart Traveller’, curated by Rok Hee Hwang at J/M Gallery
The J/M Gallery is presenting a second exhibition curated by Rokhee Hwang of South Korea’s renowned ‘Mews Gallery’, featuring the… Read More
In the Black Fantastic at Hayward Gallery
In the Black Fantastic is a magical, fantastical exhibition featuring 11 contemporary artists from the African diaspora; Nick Cave, Sedrick Chisom,… Read More
Christian Azolan’s majestic exhibition ‘Little Black Girls’
Christian Azolan’s majestic exhibition ‘Little Black Girls’ graced the Fitzrovia Chapel for only a short time, but his artworks can now… Read More
Creative Cotswolds
Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire was created as a new town in the late 12th Century, and given a market charter, which… Read More
Varvara Roza Galleries + The Blender Gallery present Konstantinos Patsios Solo Exhibition ‘Deep in the Forest We Meet’
Varvara Roza Galleries and The Blender Gallery are presenting a major solo exhibition of artist Konstantinos Patsios, titled ‘Deep in the… Read More
The Upcoming: Nooka Shepherd
Lee Sharrock talks to artist Nooka Shepherd for the latest instalment of ‘The Upcoming’, a platform for new and emerging… Read More
Photo London Top 10
Lee Sharrock picks her favourite exhibits at the 2022 edition of Photo London at Somerset House. In what feels like the largest Photo London display to date, featuring 106 exhibitors from 18 countries taking over all 3 floors of Somerset House as well as the East and West Wing, and a pavilion in the courtyard
Dreams v Reality at the Venice Biennale 2022
Cecilia Alemani, Curator of the central exhibition of the 59th Biennale di Venezia, poses the question ‘How does one imagine a future… Read More
The Upcoming: Emily Kirby
In the latest edition of Lee Sharrock’s column featuring emerging artists, Lee talks to Emily Kirby.
Creative Cities: Bath
From Ancient Rome to Regency Bridgerton via Frankenstein, Dylan and Hodgkin
Love Infinity: New film documenting Key Figures of London’s Contemporary Art Scene, directed by Oscar winner Tim Yip
An epic new art documentary directed by Tim Yip with creative producers Meihui Liu and Maryam Eisler was premiered at… Read More
The Other Art Fair Top 10
Since Ryan Stanier launched The Other Art Fair (TOAF) in 2011 as the first fair to represent independent artists, it… Read More
Kyosai: The Israel Goldman Collection at the Royal Academy of Arts
I must admit that before I visited the Kawanabe Kyosai exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, I wasn’t familiar with his work, and expected to see something in the vein of the revered Japanese artist Hokusai. Kyosai is considered to be a close successor of Hokusai, however, the exhibition felt more like looking at the work of an illustrator and satirist than a fine artist.
Rebirth’ Artists Talk to Curator Lee Sharrock
A group exhibition opening on 4th March at new West London gallery 99 Projects features several artists previously interviewed by the exhibition’s curator in FAD column ‘The Upcoming’
‘Rebirth’ Group Exhibition Curated by Lee Sharrock at 99 Projects
Curator and writer Lee Sharrock has teamed up with Frances Casey, director of new West London Gallery 99 Projects on ‘Rebirth’. This group exhibition features some of the UK’s most exciting upcoming contemporary artists
Francis Bacon ‘Man and Beast’ at the Royal Academy of Arts
For the first time in a decade, a major retrospective of paintings by 20th Century master Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is on display in London.
The Upcoming: Poppy Lennox
In the latest edition of FAD’s column spotlighting upcoming contemporary artists, Lee Sharrock interviewed Poppy Lennox. London-based artist Poppy Lennox… Read More
Lubaina Himid at Tate Modern
This multi-sensory, theatrical exhibition by the Turner Prize-winning Lubaina Himid is a thought-provoking and engaging journey through the mind of… Read More
Creative Cities: 24 Hours in Brighton
Lee Sharrock‘s new column for FAD magazine explores some of the most interesting creative cities in the UK and Europe…. Read More
The Upcoming: Yurim Gough
For the latest instalment of my column highlighting some of the most exciting emerging artists working in the UK and… Read More
‘Life Between Islands’: Caribbean-British Art 1950s – Now’ at Tate Britain
Tate Britain’s new exhibition Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s – Now presents a carefully curated selection of paintings, sculpture, film, photography, fashion… Read More
Paris Photo 2021
Words and pictures by Lee Sharrock To Paris for the first post-lockdown Paris Photo. Paris Photo was the first international… Read More