Nobody doubts that one of the greatest legacies of London 2012 has been the Paralympics. It transformed the way we perceived disability. We saw athletes capable of sporting prowess. It was a Paralympics where spectators finally started to focus on ability rather than disability, a request many Paralympians have always...

Picasso's Pack is the next solo show by Elinor Evans opening at the Signal Gallery in Shoreditch, London, on the 16th of May. Evans recreates domestic scenes and uses animal masks to explore the way we interact in groups, or packs as she says. It reminds us of...

For someone who grew up in Spain in the 80's, this type of kitsch comedy that became Almodovar's trademark, is a treat. However, this is a very mature comedy taken to a new level. Extremely witty like many of Billy Wilder's comedies and with a strong social and political critique....

This week has enjoyed an intense debate about Thatcher's legacy. As always, there were bits of truth and bits of untruth at both sides of the argument. It was very baffling to hear that we are a more individualistic society because of her. I am not sure about this. If...

Although the Berlin Wall started coming down over twenty years ago and, by then, Communism as an ideology became a thing of the past in Europe, the influence over a young, and not so young, generation of painters remains. The New Leipzig School in East Germany, and the Romanian school,...

It is always difficult for non-European and non-American films to reach the UK and Festivals try to address that. It allows an audience to watch interesting and original films that are made in other parts of the globe. The 2nd Argentine Film Festival will launch this coming April...

Ryan Stanier, the Fair director, Yinka Shonibare, the acclaimed MBE Turner nominee artist, Mila Askarova, art director at Gazelli Art House in Dover Street, and other industry experts, have selected 100 of the most exciting unrepresented artists from across the globe. The Other Art Fair will take place...

Estrella Morente's performance last Monday at Sadler's Wells in Islington, London, was historic. Estrella, which means star in Spanish, is the heir of a great dynasty of flamenco singers. However heavy the burden might be, she had no problem to evolve into a more restraint performance...

A new exhibition by one of the leading Austrian photographers has just open at the ACF in Knightsbridge, London. It shows an excellent selection of intricate photographic manipulations as well as videos by Hubert Blanz - mainly produced from his residencies in London, Chicago and New York.

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No one doubts Frieze is the leading Art Fair, with Art Basel and its sister Miami Beach, on a global scale. Its success has been phenomenal, especially since the addition of Frieze Masters. Art Fairs have reacted to this challenge by specialising and offering something that Frieze does not. Early...

A new era is here, now, and Pringle of Scotland AW13 collection managed to show that - at the latest London Fashion Week this February. After so many years in a state of anxiety due to such a complex crisis, mainly of ideas; there is a growing confidence that the...

Medea is a new production at the English National Opera directed by David McVicar and led by the internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly. Only her great acting skills, colourful voice and strong features can elevate the character to a new dimension. A great partnership that has delivered electrifying...

His works are raw, crude and sophisticated at the same. Very much along Francis Bacon's line of style. However, as soon as he grabs your attention, one discovers a departure from the old master and Bacon becomes his starting point. The Azeri artist Niyaz Najafov is presenting a new series...

With many galleries, and artists, focusing on figurative painting is very refreshing to see the Gallery Salon Vert not following the trend. The Gallery which is based in Kensington, London, and following its constant dialogue with Eastern European artists has invited the Serbian artist, Nikola Savic, to produce...

Saying that 2012 has been an interesting year for me is an understatement. After having been running Art galleries for 10 years, I decided to give up and to become a full-time artist. Not an easy decision.

When I wanted to become an artist by 2000, it was almost impossible...

December was the 20th anniversary of the film Baraka. It represents the best of mankind and it represents the worst of mankind. It uses a visual language rather than a script. It is overwhelming, non-judgemental and as current and relevant then as it is now.

Baraka has...

After visiting several shows in London over the year, I think it is. It would seem that the austerity of the current socio-economic climate, coupled with a culture of consumer guilt and righteous recycling, have created fertile conditions for a new wave: Minimalism meets Arte Povera.

Minimalism has evolved over...

The curator and gallery director at jaggedart, Andrea Harari, thinks: "yes, you can". She does not know what the artists are going to bring until they make their presence in the gallery. Then, Andrea has to make sense of an eclectic array of artworks.

Every year jaggedart has a Winter...

'Then and Now' pays tribute to the diversity of the eclectic yet coherent group of artists from one of the capital's longest established artist organisations. The exhibition holds true to the founding principles of FPS - artists who are free from the constraints of a particular art classification, style or...

This autumn, London will see the third edition of a new and unique Contemporary art fair to be held at Ambika P3 in Marylebone Road, NW1. Beginning on 25 November, The Other Art Fair provides a platform unlike any other for artists, collectors and gallerists to connect directly.