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The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
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1. Haunch of Venison
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2. Whitfield Fine Art
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3. Barakat Gallery
4. Society of Antiquaries of London
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5. Kallos Gallery
6. Ordovas
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Reviewed By 227ianc - London, United Kingdom
Ordovas is an internation art gallery that runs exhibitions of modern art on different and unusual themes. Earler in the year was a fascinating exhibition on Peggy Guggenheim and her art collection which might, at one time, have come to London. The current exhibition if focused on artists and their fascination with the colour bue which is one of those colours, like red, which has huge cultural connotations. whether it be for Chelsea football supporters or for those travelling to the Mediterranean with its crystal blue skies and blue seas. In the art world, we have had Wedgewood blue in the 18th century, Picasso with his blue period at the start of the 20th century and Yves Klein creating his unique, piercing colour of blue. Blue is a colour of great emotion and of great artistic emotion. The theme continues into the fashion world, as seen at the Museum of Fashion & Textile in Bermondsey and into interior design with glassware created in ‘Bristol Blue’ down in the SW of England. This is the second of a fascinating series of exhibitions at Ordovas London focused on artists and their exploration of a particular colour, originally planned to be on show until mid-April but sadly overtaken by current events, with artist including Yves Klein, Cy Twombley, Roy Lichtenstein, Jackson Pollock, Ed Rushka, Joseph Kosuth and Dan Flavin. If you peek through the windows you can also see the same blue colour continued into the urban landscape of street signs and motor cycles....
7. Marlborough Contemporary
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Reviewed By futtock21 - London, United Kingdom
Two exhibitions for the price of one here, and they’re both free. Both of works by some of the biggest names in modern British art. Downstairs paintings by the likes of Joe Tilson, Gillian Ayres, Victor Pasmore and Maggi Hambling. Upstairs prints by Lucien Freud, Francis Bacon, R. B. Kitaj, Bridget Riley, Paula Rego and Grayson Perry. The gallery was open this Saturday as part of Mayfair Art Weekend, for the first time in six months said the man at the ground floor desk sitting behind a Covid-19 defensive plastic screen. Perhaps that will become an exhibit in a future exhibition?
8. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
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Reviewed By futtock21 - London, United Kingdom
Waiting to give one’s details for Covid-19 track and trace purposes in the lobby of this grand Mayfair mansion house one is immediately drawn to the sound of a pianola (a self-playing piano) in the nearest room on the left. It’s part of an installation by Oliver Beer called Oma (German for grandmother). It’s an appropriate title as the piece being played was written by his grandmother. All around it are pictures featuring musical instruments in sombre white shades resembling works by Michael Craig-Martin in a ghostly mist. Elsewhere on the ground and first floors is a group exhibition of abstract oil paintings by Alvaro Barrington, Mandy El-Sayegh, Rachel Jones and Donna Nelson. Impressive though all of these were they were all, even the largest ones, dwarfed by the magnificence of the Georgian building in which they are housed.
9. Flowers Gallery
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Reviewed By mckenzie16 - Greater London, United Kingdom
Greeted very warmly by Barbara - I immediately felt welcomed. I was there to visit the John Keane - Viral exhibition. Truly awe-inspiring pieces depicting various versions of our world . From the Blue Planet to the Salisbury poisoning culprits. Every piece was accompanied by a talk from John himself - really helpful to understand where John had found his inspiration. Thank you Barbara for letting me in and offering your help. All co-vid restrictions were adhered to.
10. The Linnean Society of London
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The world's oldest active biological Society situated in the heart of London. We hold monthly free lectures (both lunchtimes and evenings) on various Natural History topics. We hold a vast array of unique specimens, books and artefacts which can be viewed on our monthly treasures tours.
Reviewed By Sarahv392
I attended a "lunchtime lecture" at The Linnean Society during my last trip, and it's such a marvelous idea! The lectures are approximately one hour, so those who must return to work may do so, and there is also a reception upstairs in the beautiful library afterwards for those who can remain. I learn so many things I would not normally be exposed to at The Linnean Society and encourage all who travel to London frequently to get on their mailing list so they can book a spot at these lectures and so many other events which take place there.
