A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here asks important questions about the role and freedom of the arts while also bringing a personal catharsis (I hope) for its creator. Content warning: contains mentions of violence and harm, real or projected, to children. A Little Inquest Into… On the way home from A […]
Multidisciplinary artist Makiko Harris brings Needle Dance to an unexpected art space in East London, giving audiences the opportunity to explore her take on Japanese folklore, feminism, and fate. Needle Dance For those of you who will be in the Shoreditch/Old Street/Hoxton area of East London in the coming days, I have found you an […]
Two very different exhibitions at Autograph in Shoreditch further their mission to “explore the creative and critical power of visual representation in shaping our understanding of ourselves and of others“. Abi Morocco Photos at Autograph Autograph have come up once or twice before on the blog (like on this walk here), but this is my […]
A beautiful work of visual theatre, Last Rites is at Shoreditch Town Hall as part of new curatorial project MimeLondon. Last Rites Grief is a complex process. In this new theatrical work, award winning and diverse-led theatre company Ad Infinitum explore grief, death, complicated familes, and parenthood. The result is something universal yet unique, tender […]
My first visit to the Museum of the Home since its 2021 reopening under a new name is an opportunity to see what has changed, and what has stayed the same in Hoxton’s hidden gem. The Museum Of The Home: A Short History It’s been a while since I last visited the Museum of the […]
It’s that time of year again, when we explore London’s rich architectural history at the Open House Festival! Open House 2023 In a now well-embedded Salterton Arts Review tradition, this is the fourth year running that we have covered the Open House Festival. An annual event run by architectural organisation Open City, Open House sees […]
Something a little different today! After exploring street art around Shoreditch and Brick Lane, I bring you highlights in the form of curated videos. East London – Street Art Canvas A lot of big cities have a neighbourhood like the one we will see today. It’s cool, full of hipsters and street food and art […]
A walk from Shoreditch to Cannon Street, tracing the lost Walbrook River. This shortest of central London’s lost rivers nonetheless gives the chance to see plenty of interesting history. Finding the Walbrook Today’s walk, like an earlier one along the path of the River Neckinger, traces one of London’s lost rivers. This time we will […]
