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Just around the corner from Bond Street, a covered passage recently gained a burst of colour in the form of a large public art mural.
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London’s Public Art: Mosaik, W1
Just around the corner from Bond Street, a covered passage recently gained a burst of colour in the form of a large public art mural.
Bright lights meet dark arches: South Korean digital art illuminates Bankside railway arches
The bright lights of South Korea have come to the dark brick arches under the railway in Bankside, with the opening of an exhibition of digital art by Korean artists.
Giant spider puppeteer among local creatives moving into Bow’s new permanent home
The Bow Arts Trust has welcomed the first local artists to its 70 new, affordable creative studios at the Three Waters development in Bromley-by-Bow, East London.
Hunt for hand-written notes by Andy Leek in Marylebone this October
An art trail has popped up in Marylebone, all featuring messages dotted around the area.
London’s Public Art: The Reflection sculpture by David Breuer-Weil
Standing almost unnoticed next to the Elizabeth line station entrance on Dean Street is a large bronze sculpture that's remarkably easy to walk past without noticing it's there.
London’s Public Art: Horse and Rider by Elisabeth Frink
Standing on Bond Street is a sculpture of a man riding a horse that used to be somewhere else, but in 2018 they rode here from their original home a few streets away.
Carnaby Street shop filled with dayglo lettering
A shop on Carnaby Street has been covered with dayglo lettering in a new art installation by the artist Kris Andrew Small.
A swarm of golden swallows lands on the side of Mayfair building
A decorative gold screen of birds in flight has appeared on the side of a grand Mayfair building in recent weeks.
The boat benches of Lambeth’s White Hart Dock
Not far from Lambeth Palace is an old relic of industrial times, and a load of boat-shaped benches dotted around it.
A bundle of bamboo strips fills a corner of the Southbank Centre
If you walk around the back of the Southbank Centre at the moment you'll see what looks like a huge pile of roughly woven strips filling the space.
Beau Brummell’s statue on Jermyn Street
If you wander along posh Jermyn Street lined with men's outfitters, you'll spy a statue of Beau Brummell, a man who defined the very idea of dressing well and being a decorative dandy.
The Strongest Link WWII sculpture
A large statue of a WWII pilot watching the skies has appeared outside Biggin Hill airport in southeast London.
London’s Public Art: 1960s chess-inspired art near St Paul’s Cathedral
A side street near St Paul's Cathedral contains a building with an interesting stone frieze, which if you look carefully seems to be based on chess pieces.
Historical images transformed to create new mural in Bethnal Green
A new public art piece by artist Shiraz Bayjoo has been unveiled in Globe Town, Bethnal Green, East London.
Recycled plastic used to decorate Carnaby Street
Carnaby Street is being decorated with waste plastic from local shops for the next few months, although they have repurposed the waste into art.
Barbican Art Centre starts £25 million upgrade
The Barbican Art Centre has been awarded the first £25 million of a planned upgrade to open up the core of the building and improve access to the arts centre.
Giant silver ballet shoes appears in east London
A giant pair of silver ballet shoes have appeared in east London, outside the English National Ballet’s (ENB) new headquarters in Canning Town.
Giant tubes have appeared on top of Temple tube station
A huge maze of giant snaking metal tubes have appeared on top of a tube station in central London, as part of an ongoing art project in the area.
The English National Opera is holding a clearance sale
For the first time in a decade, the English National Opera is having a clearance sale to sell off some of their unwanted costumes and props.
Canary Wharf walkway covered in bright leggings
A bright wrap of colours has appeared next to the Elizabeth line station at Canary Wharf - as a new permanent artwork by Adam Nathaniel Furman.
Bazalgette era stones from the Thames Embankment dotted around the City
Large stones removed from the Victoria Embankment have been dotted around the City of London in a walking trail that's also a long line of impromptu benches to sit on.
Illusionaries, an immersive video art installation comes to Canary Wharf
A new video art installation has opened at Canary Wharf that is, well, it's interesting, in a good way and rather unusual.
The annual Sculpture in the City walking trail is back
The 12th annual walking trail looking for public art in the City of London has returned with a mix of new and previous artworks dotted around the City.
Public art – Now You See Me at Principal Place
A cluster of cut-out coloured shapes has appeared near Shoreditch High Street station, and it's an art installation.