FAD NEWS: Wyclef Jean to headline British Museum Ball 2026
6 October 2026 • Mark Westall
Wyclef Jean will headline the British Museum Ball 2026.
Tag: London
FAD NEWS: Royal College of Art gets green light for £90m Kensington Campus renewal
5 October 2026 • Mark Westall
The Royal College of Art has secured permission for a £90m transformation of its Kensington campus
FAD NEWS: Farshid Moussavi wins 2026 Soane Medal
28 September 2026 • Mark Westall
Farshid Moussavi wins the 2026 Soane Medal and will deliver the annual lecture at the Royal Academy in London.
Alexis Bamforth Is Giving Away £1 Million to Visitors in New London Exhibition
7 September 2026 • Mark Westall
Alexis Bamforth puts £1 million in a London gallery — then gives it away £1,000 at a time in an exhibition asking what we really value.
FAD NEWS: Kew Gardens Launches £10 Tuesdays – Including Henry Moore’s Monumental Exhibition
2 September 2026 • Mark Westall
Kew Gardens launches £10 Tuesdays this autumn, including entry to its major Henry Moore outdoor exhibition.
Strange Animals: Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at Sadler’s Wells
11 August 2026 • Jasper Spires
The chant of dancers’ footsteps squeaks and pads across the stage, the grunt of chests, whip of breaths, and flick of limbs
FAD NEWS: £85,000 and counting: Removing Banksy from the Royal Courts of Justice
10 August 2026 • Mark Westall
More than £85,000 has been spent trying to remove Banksy’s mural from the Royal Courts of Justice,
Prêt-à-Tattoo – a new approach to body art
1 August 2026 • Meike Brunkhorst
Meike tries CipherX’s new microdot tattoo system in Shoreditch, choosing a tiny design applied in under a minute using dissolving microneedles
FAD NEWS: Cass Art opens new concept store at Coal Drops Yard
29 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Introducing a redesigned retail format in one of London’s fastest-growing creative districts.
FAD NEWS: Luke Jerram’s GAIA to transform the Royal Festival Hall for BBC Concert Orchestra performances
27 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Luke Jerram’s seven-metre Earth artwork GAIA will transform the Royal Festival Hall during a weekend of BBC Concert Orchestra performances.
London Museum to open at Smithfield this November
18 June 2026 • Mark Westall
London Museum has announced that it will open the doors to its long-awaited new home in Smithfield on 28th November 2026,
FAD NEWS: GRIMM Expands in Amsterdam and Launches Artist Residency in Provence.
10 June 2026 • Mark Westall
GRIMM marks its 20th anniversary with a new Amsterdam gallery and an artist residency programme at Château Val Croissant in Provence.
Somerset House explores celebrity devotion in new exhibition HOLY POP!
14 May 2026 • Mark Westall
Examining the rituals of fandom, celebrity worship and collective devotion
FAD News: Winners of Fourth Plinth Schools Awards Announced.
1 May 2026 • Mark Westall
The winners of the Fourth Plinth Schools Awards 2026 were announced today
London’s New Museum to Reveal Secrets of Espionage and Intrigue in Wartime Britain
9 April 2026 • Mark Westall
Trent Park House will open as a museum in 2026, uncovering its hidden role in WWII espionage and Britain’s intelligence war with Germany.
Michael Landy Explores Ruins and Architecture at Sir John Soane’s Museum
9 April 2026 • Mark Westall
Michael Landy presents Future Ruins at Sir John Soane’s Museum, exploring architecture, decay and history through detailed drawings of buildings in collapse.
National Gallery Announces Architect for Major £750m Expansion
8 April 2026 • Mark Westall
Kengo Kuma wins the competition to design the National Gallery’s new wing as part of the £750 million Project Domani redevelopment.
Sundaram Tagore Gallery Expands to London with New St James’s Space
7 April 2026 • Mark Westall
Sundaram Tagore Gallery opens a new London space in St James’s with a group exhibition exploring identity and global art.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see after the Easter Weekend
2 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan picks the top 5 exhibitions to see in London after Easter, from powerful political painting to edible installations.
The Top 5 Gallery Exhibitions to see in London in September
14 September 2025 • Tabish Khan
Mirrors, rain, shoes, spaces and women.
Ukranian Designer & architect Victoria Yakusha unveils ‘GRUN’ at DESIGN MIAMI.
2 December 2024 • Mark Westall
Designer and architect Victoria Yakusha unveils her latest collection, GRUN,’ her second Curio presentation at Design Miami. Yakusha’s Grun’ collection… Read More
Dior Men x ERL installation arrives at DSM London
6 January 2023 • Mark Westall
“California Couture” Dior Men capsule collection guest designed by ERL has arrived at the Dover Street Market store in London with a special Ground Floor installation.
Brutal cuts to London arts organisations
4 November 2022 • Mark Westall
AS reported in The Art Newspaper today several major central London museums and arts organisations will see cuts in their… Read More
‘Factory Reset’ is the debut solo exhibition by artist Duncan Poulton.
2 August 2022 • Mark Westall
‘Factory Reset’ is the debut solo exhibition by artist Duncan Poulton, with new work spanning digital collage, moving image, digital painting and installation.