London hardly needs an introduction, from the famous London Tower, Buckingham Palace, the Royal Family, Double Decker Buses, Madame Tussads to the Beatles; this megapolis has a reputation that outdoes itself. Steering towards a future that has a multiethnic population behind the wheel, London is a spicy melting pot of cultures that bubbles and brews to the brim and displays itself in many facets, from the arts to delectable cuisine. With preparations ongoing to host 2012 Olympics, London will soon dominate the world scene with its performances and world class gaming venues. Of the many things to do while in London, from shopping to sight-seeing, dining, catching theatrical performances and the incandescent nightlife, a tourist in this part of the globe will be spoilt for choice. For the art enthusiast, there is no better place to explore the world of paint, canvases, coal, pencil, carvings and others than in the London art galleries. The National Gallery located in Trafalgar Square boasts an impressive collection of over 2,300 pieces of art to admire while you are there. With a collection that can be dated from the 13th to the 19th century of Western European paintings, The National Gallery is a gem in the London gallery art scene. And on Bankside, London SE1 is the Tate Modern, known to have the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in the world. The Royal Academy of Arts is another such establishment that can be found at Piccadilly, tickets to enter this gallery require to be purchased and will vary upon season and other concessions. To name a few of the other art galleries that can be found in London; Barbican Centre, The Photographerâs Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, Serpentine Gallery and the Wallace Collection. Enjoy the best of London while on holiday, from a hotel that takes you to the heart of the city, with numerous accommodation options that suit your budget and style. When looking for a London hotel that exudes a level of luxury and elegance that has been luring royalty, politicians and celebrities for over a century, you need not look any further than The Langham London. This graceful luxury London hotel is home to the Palm Court, where the tradition of the âafternoon teaâ was born, and has been delighting customers with their legendary service for generations.
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Art Museums at Saatchi Gallery
December 21st, 2009The Saatchi Gallery is an indispensable resource to Museum directors and art enthusiasts who seek to keep their fingers on the pulse of the contemporary art scene. The online gallery provides a hub that links to a large number of the most popular and prolific museums around the world. Because of the site’s popularity with viewers who possess deep interest in the visual and fine arts, Museum directors find this resource to be an invaluable marketing tool for garnering visits to their own sites. The Saatchi Gallery allows museum directors and curators to upload information about their site and even grants linking privileges to these museums. Therefore, the extensive community of persons who frequent the Saatchi Gallery immediately become prospective patrons of your own museum.
Your museum will be listed with some of the greatest and most well respected museums in the business, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (MoMA), the Musée du Louvre in Paris, and Tate Modern in London. Your museum will also benefit from the peripheral amenities that the Saatchi Gallery offers, such as the opportunity to set up guided tours and to facilitate school visits to your museum. It also grants you the ability to solicit sponsorship from a worldwide viewing audience, as well as hire your premises out as a venue for special events. In addition, the site facilitates the hosting of specific content detailing your museum’s history, upcoming events, business hours, and allows you to give detailed directions to the location of your establishment. It also facilitates the uploading of pictures, brochures, and other marketing tools so that your museum will be properly represented in all its dimensions. In essence, this service is one that grants your museum worldwide exposure to a local and international audience.
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Top Art Galleries In London
December 12th, 2009Most cities have plenty of art galleries to share with their residents and visitors, and with its own remarkable collection, London is no exception.
The National Gallery is a popular venue for anyone visiting the City of London. One of the reasons for its popularity is that it doesn’t charge an entrance fee. But this is far from being the main reason for going.
Situated in Trafalgar Square, the impressive exterior gives way to countless galleries, paintings and exhibitions that will attract your attention. There are some famous paintings here too, not least ‘Sunflowers’ by Van Gogh. Other painters who are represented here include Rubens, Rembrandt and Michelangelo.
Another popular venue to try out is the National Portrait Gallery. The name indicates that this is focused purely on portraits, and there is much to explore and appreciate.
There are hundreds and thousands of portraits here, and while some take the form of paintings others are in photographic form. It is the variety of subjects and the methods by which their features have been committed to a portrait which makes this particular gallery well worth a look.
One of the most famous – or perhaps infamous – galleries in London is Tate Modern. While the original Tate Gallery is at Millbank, Tate Modern resides at Bankside, very close to the old Battersea Power Station.
If nothing else you can certainly expect to find your senses and attitudes challenged about what modern art really is when you step inside. The exhibitions change on a regular basis but many of the main exhibits and collections remain the same, as they provide an insight into key periods in the history of modern art from the last century.
Of course art takes on many forms and one of these is photography. If you enjoy the photographic form of expression, make sure you don’t miss The Photographers’ Gallery. As with any other type of art gallery this one has regular and occasional exhibitions that show you how photography can be used in so many different ways to express feelings and images.
The gallery also offers talks and various other events to help you enjoy photography even more, so it is good for budding photographers of all ages. This is also another gallery that is free to enter.
There are plenty of other art galleries dotted all over the city too. When you are considering which of the many http://www.hotels.co.uk/hotel-united-kingdom/hotel-london/”>hotels in London you want to stay in, think about where the various galleries are and make your room booking accordingly.
So why not educate yourself on the worlds of art and photography next time you stay in London? It can be a fascinating experience, regardless of whether the art is modern or traditional in nature.
By: Matthew Pressman
Discovering the Art of London
November 20th, 2009London has long laid at the beating heart of Britain’s arts and culture scene and it’s here that you can discover the world’s best loved artists in some of the most iconic galleries. National treasures and modern accomplishments lie side-by-side in a vibrant and diverse array of gallery spaces dotted across the city.
London boasts a huge selection of art galleries, but many of the most popular are central and easy to get to, such as the striking Tate Modern. The Thames Bankside gallery is a shrine to modern art of the 20th century, hosting impressive contemporary exhibitions from Edward Hopper and Mark Rothko to Duchamp and Man Ray. Most permanent exhibits are free of charge so you can take in the remarkable interior architecture of the Bankside Power Station, which houses the Tate, and marvel at the iconic work of some of your favourite contemporary artists at your leisure.
London’s Victoria and Albert museum, or simply the V&A, can be found in South Kensington. Exhibitions at the V&A are also mostly free, and offer a wealth of opportunity to experience the regal splendour of royal artefacts, ceramics and medieval treasures. Besides objets d’art, visitors to the V&A can also wander around interactive costume exhibits, which are great fun for kids, as well as significant art collections from around the world.
More National treasures can be unearthed at Trafalgar Square’s National Gallery. This busy and popular Gallery boasts entire wings of period art and hosts treasures by famous names from Van Eyck to Vermeer, Caravaggio to Constable and Rembrandt to Renoir. You could wile away hours absorbing the sights of any number of seminal artistic movements, and with free entry you can do so any day of the week!
Taking art in London bang up-to-date is the eponymous Saatchi Gallery, which brims with exhibits by artists both up-and-coming and established media darlings. Proprietor Charles Saatchi recently moved the gallery to Chelsea and it’s now housed within the impressive Duke of York’s HQ. With particular prominence given to the Emin’s, Hirst’s and Chapmans of contemporary art, the Saatchi Gallery always offers vital insight into the goings on in the modern art world.
Art galleries in London vary between grand establishments and unique private galleries, many of which can be found in the city’s Piccadilly and Albemarle Streets. White Cube, The Portland Gallery and Marlborough Fine Art are all fine examples of private galleries and are well worth a look for a more intimate art experience.
Getting around London to experience it all is simple with its well-integrated transport system that combines underground and over ground network solutions, including tubes, buses and black cabs. London is abuzz with art galleries and you could find yourself lost for time to see everything, however, with so many London hotels centrally located, you could find a short break ideal for experiencing the art of London in your own time.
By: Paul McIndoe
Art Museums Around the World
November 9th, 2009Museums collect and care for objects of scientific, artistic, or historical importance and make them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Large museums are located in major cities throughout the world and more local ones exist in small cities.
At Saatchi Gallery you can see the List of Main Art Museums around the World few of those are given as below.
The Museum Of Modern Art – New York
The Museum of Modern Art is dedicated to being the foremost museum of modern art in the world. The rich and varied collection constitutes one of the most comprehensive and panoramic views of modern art. The Museum Archives contains primary source material related to the history of Museum of Modern Art and contemporary art.
National Gallery – London
The National Gallery houses some of the most famous and familiar paintings in the world, in a building that is an internationally recognised landmark.
The Metropolitan Museum – New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and finest art museums. Its collections include more than two million works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture, from pre-history to the present and from every part of the globe.
Tate Modern – London
Tate Modern is the national gallery of international modern art. Located in London, it is one of the family of four Tate galleries which display selections from the Tate Collection. The Collection comprises the national collection of British art and of international modern art from the year 1500 to the present day
National Gallery of Art, Washington – Washington DC
The National Gallery of Art, one of the world’s preeminent museums, was created for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress accepting the gift of financier, public servant, and art collector Andrew W. Mellon in 1937.
Guggenheim Museum – New York
The Foundation realizes this mission through exceptional exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives, and publications, and strives to engage and educate an increasingly diverse international audience through its unique network of museums and cultural partnerships.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art – Los Angeles
Established in 1910 as part of the Los Angeles Museum of History, Art and Science,
Experience European masterpieces, cutting-edge contemporary art, an extensive collection of American art from the United States and Latin America.
By: Amit
Wonderful Museums and Art Galleries in London
November 4th, 2009London is britain’s capital city & the world’s ninth largest city. It boasts an interesting history that spans almost 2000 years, which began when the romans arrived soon after they invaded england in AD43.
London is located on the banks of the river thames, in the south east of britain.
In 1863, rising traffic congestion on roads in london city centre led to the construction of the world’s first underground railway system, the london underground.
The city was badly bombed when the 2nd world war & plenty lives were lost. following the war, plenty buildings in the city had to be built again.
After world war 2, immigration changed London into one of the much culturally & racially diverse cities in Europe. Immigration was not always smooth, because there were massive race riots in brixton and notting hill, but intergration was certainly smoother than in other british regions.
The museums and art galleries in London are the perfect in the country. One of the best art galleries is the Tate Modern, which is situated on the site of the old Bankside Power Station. The art gallery opened in 2000 and it boasts a vast variety of permanent exhibits by artists including Warhol, Peter Blake and Picasso, as well as touring exhibitions. access to plenty exhibitions is free.
From unusual markets to designer stores, London boasts some wonderful shopping opportunities.
Oxford street is widely known as the finest shopping street in the uk. The street has topshop’s well-known flagship store, in addition to a major Selfridges, which has been there since 1909. recently, a major Primark store opened on the street & it has showed very popular with shoppers.
London boasts rich & varied night life, which has something for everyone. From elite celebrity bars & nightclubs, to peaceful pubs, you cannot fail to have a exciting evening out here.
London’s West End is well-known for its many theatres, which show a vast variety of musicals & other shows. The longest running production in the west end was Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap, which lasted for a major 26 years from 1952 – 2004. other popular shows include Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Cats & Mary Poppins.
We hope that you’ve enjoyed our london tourist guide. If you need many more knowledge, get in touch with your nearby excursionist information centre.
By: Jenniffer Dilynardo
The When and How of Modern Art
October 29th, 2009Over and over again, there have been debates surrounding the origin of modern art. Some believe it to have originated in the initial years of the 20th century while others claim that modern art refers to contemporary art which has its roots in the recent past, i.e. around 1950. According to the Tate, modern art begins in 1900.
It cannot be that one fine morning in 1900 gave way to modern art. The inception of modern art can be much ahead of 1900. In 1863, Édouard Manet painted Olympia- a portrait of a Paris prostitute. Many critics claim that Manet’s style in the painting is queerly flat, displaying lack of emotion and even of desire. This off-the-track painting is regarded to be the pioneer of modern art by some critics. But if Manet bore a different style then how can one classify the radicalism of The Death of Sardanapalus (1827)- an orgy of sex and drugs floating free of pictorial gravity?
On a rational level, there is one artist who can truly be called modern- the Spanish artist, Francesco Goya. Known for his depiction of madness and war, Goya continued to surprise his admirers till his death in 1828. However, Italy can take the entire debate even further back to the disturbing realism of Caravaggio, who died in 1610.
If modern art is all about originality and novel experiments, then Michelangelo (1475-1564) stands unparalleled. It was he who pioneered the idea of artistic originality. If the current generation artists pride themselves on abstract art, then Michelangelo’s Rondanini Pietà is none the less abstract than Brancusi.
Herein rests the irony. Once you push modern art to Michelangelo, the term becomes meaningless. Every generation tries to break away from the past. When we admire art as modern, we do so because it appears to be urgent and meaningful in the current scenario. The same can be applied to a cave painting or a Frank Stella sculpture.
By: Suzanne
Artist Steven Claydon’s Seleceted Artwork and Biography at the Saatchi-gallery
October 28th, 2009About Steven Claydon BIO.
Steven Claydon is drawn to the often-overlooked moments in history where art interfaces with politics. His paintings include references to Vorticism, with his sculptures and posters referring to monuments and memorials from the turn of the last century. His work has a faux-antiquated feel, often with the artist deliberately attempting to distress the works, imbuing them with their own sense of history. Recent exhibitions include a solo statement at Art Basel, a solo show at White Columns, New York and ‘Rings of Saturn’ at Tate Modern, all 2006. Claydon lives and works in London and is represented by Hotel, London
Steven Claydon Exhibitions
2003 Nibs. Group show curated by Steven Claydon, Hoxton Distillery, London
R.I.P. photographic contribution with Neil Chapman for the Box of the Uncanny, a multiple produced by Christine Walter, Munich.
Strange Greeny from The Sum of the Earth, video screening at Kunstwerk, Berlin
The Sum of the Earth, exhibition of sculpture, installation, video and sound, with Neil Chapman, Hoxton Distillery, London E8
2002 Grey Field Bulge/Tin Foil Blanket, contribution with Neil Chapman for The Poster The Show +1,
group exhibition Hoxton Distillery London
2001 Stepped Series In Response To A Nothing, contribution with Neil Chapman, group exhibition, The
Poster, The Show, The Hoxton Distillery London
It Grows Away, collaboration with Neil Chapman, The Hoxton Distillery London
Loud Like Nature, ADD N TO (X), installation and video, La Box, Borges, France
2000 One Geocrab, film screening as part of Night Stop Cinema, The Week of Small Miracles,, London
Five works in lieu of a particle accelerator, installation with Neil Chapman, Greengrassi, London
1999 The Opposite of a Good Idea, performance with Neil Chapman, Inventory, Volume 3, issue 2, launch, Guy’s Hospital London
ADDING N TO (X), installation and performance, February and April, Villa Noailles, Hyeres, France
1998 Shrimp-Ice Briefing, Live Arts Event, collaboration with Neil Chapman, ICA, London SW1, 30/5
ADD N TO (X) Dinner Music for Electronic Quartet, ICA London
Live performance of group composition to the film, Paper Moon, in collaboration with Barry Adamson, Nick Cave and Pansonic, Royal Festival Hall, London.
1998/99 Its A Curse Its A Burden, video installation in group show curated by Glenn Brown, Approach Gallery, London
1997 City Of Gold, Mister Chicks, Peripheral Visionary, Group Show, Eindhoven, Curated by Colin and
Lowe and Roddy Thompson, Holland, May.
Claydon’s portrait is a composite of three heroic busts of political figures from this time, each embodying radically opposing beliefs. Through this literal hybrid, Claydon incites the current revivals of genetic engineering and post-modern eclecticism as plausible validation of Frazer’s theories.Claydon reinforces his sculpture’s historical stature while belying its association with outdated fashion. The peacock feather operates primarily as a formal device, adding a surreal and dilettantish air to the impoverished authoritarian relic.Claydon exhumes the ‘veritas’ of artifacts, undermining their value and truth through his witty and complex material juxtapositions.
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