Lewisham born Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) illustrated a number of well-known children’s books in the early 1900s, including Aesop’s Fables, Gulliver’s Travels and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. His work became intrinsically linked to the stories, with abiding memories based on the visuals he created. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie was published in 1906 and …
Trees feature heavily this month, but then it’s definitely a time of year to pay special attention to them. John Constable, Emily Carr, the Woodland Trust, John Muir and Plant Curator itself, all well-known purveyors of these special plants, make up the top 5 plant happenings in November. 1. From the Forest to the Sea: …
American sculptor Richard Tuttle’s I Don’t Know. The Weave of Textile Language installation currently occupies the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern, London until 6 April 2015. This really big, orange and red, flowing and luminous winged thing combines “vast sways of fabrics” made from both man-made and natural fibres (ie plant product), hanging from …
Tomorrow is the final day to catch two of the current exhibitions running in the bright and airy rooms at the Saatchi Gallery, London. Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America includes Dillon Marsh’s Assimilation series, three photographs that ask you to consider mysterious natural constructions in the Kalahari Desert. Spasibo, is the title …