The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has been looking back 100 years at the invention of abstract art. The exhibition “Inventing Abstraction“, which I managed to see just before it closed on 15th April, showed the work…
“Workt by Hand” showcases rarely seen treasured quilts from the Brooklyn Museum’s Decorative Arts collection. Quilts can be seen as functional objects or artistic creations. They are a demonstration of skill and creative expression, a labour of love often made by…
Gravity and Grace showcases more than thirty pieces of work by El Anatsui, an African artist, born in Ghana in 1944. He has since achieved global success living and working in Nigeria and some consider him to be one of…
I’ve just spent 10 days in New York visiting friends and exploring the city I used to call home. I spent a lot of time wandering the streets of Brooklyn and Manhattan, visiting some of my favourite neighbourhoods. The vast…
There seems to be a baby boom…at least in my friendship group! In the last month I’ve become an aunty and two of my close friends in New York have also had their first child. So I decided it was…
Thank you to those of you who visited The Startup Showcase and/or entered into the prize draw by answering a few questions. It was a fantastic event and it was great to receive your feedback. Your comments are greatly appreciated…