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27th September - 12th November 2017 Price: FREE Three free exhibitions from Cerith Wyn Evans, Ann Veronica Janssens and Damián Ortega...

Matisse in the Studio at The Royal Academy of Arts: If you have ever been eager to step into the creative realm of influential artist Henri Matisse, look no further than the upcoming Matisse in the Studio exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts. The exhibit aims to recreate the environment Matisse himself had immersed himself in when creating some of his most iconic pieces. By taking some of Matisse’s own personal items (which helped form his own expansive repertoire) and pairi

“Art for Art’s sake”, insisted the French poet Théophile Gautier in the early 19th century. This is an attractive notion, but is it that simple? While the notion of art as a purposeless activity is widely accepted, there will always seem to be, explicitly or implicitly, a certain purpose or goal to an art work. Literature, cinema, photography, fine art, music--all of these mediums are seemingly ends in themselves but also means. They are teachers, counsellors, shamans, tools