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Jun
2026

Opening Night at the Space That Used to Be a Warehouse

A new arts venue launches in a former industrial space with a programme that is ambitious enough…

24
Jun
2026

The Artist Talk That Lasted Ninety Minutes and Covered Thirty Years in Thirty Seconds

A studio visit and accompanying talk in Bethnal Green that spent more time on philosophy than practice,…

24
Jun
2026

Collaborative Practice and the Question of Who Gets the Credit

A review of a group show at a Hoxton gallery raises questions about attribution, collaboration, and the…

24
Jun
2026

The Sound Installation That Made Everyone Leave After Seven Minutes

A new work in a Curtain Road gallery uses audio at frequencies and durations that produce a…

24
Jun
2026

The Gallery Has Removed the Art and Called It the Exhibition

A Shoreditch contemporary gallery’s new show features empty rooms with the explanation that the visitor’s response constitutes…

24
Jun
2026

Shoreditch Has a Community; It Is Just Hard to Find Among the Pop-Ups

Harper-Thames discovers actual neighbours, actual local events, and actual community underneath the commerce Satire from Bohiney.com and…

24
Jun
2026

The Shoreditch Gallery Scene: More Accessible Than It Looks, Probably

Harper-Thames investigates the East London gallery circuit and discovers it is not as intimidating as advertised Satire…

24
Jun
2026

What the Canal Teaches You About London If You Walk It Slowly Enough

Harper-Thames on the Regent’s Canal towpath from Bethnal Green to Victoria Park and what London looks like…

24
Jun
2026

Living in Shoreditch on a Budget: An Optimistic Fiction

Harper-Thames calculates what it actually costs to live in E1 in 2026 and concludes something concerning Satire…

24
Jun
2026

The Best Coffee in Shoreditch: An Investigation With Caffeinated Conclusions

Harper-Thames conducts rigorous, deeply subjective, extremely caffeinated survey of E1’s coffee shops Satire from Bohiney.com and prat.uk….