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What's on in June — top things to do in London this month

From Chaka Khan to Loverboy, here’s a few highlights of what to get up to across town this month

Evening Standard

Photo London 2024: what to see at this year's photography fair

Photo London 2024 returns to Somerset House bringing together over 120 exhibitors worldwide. With so much to see, we have put together a round-up of highlights during the fair and around the city

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Now Play This 2024 review – the eccentricity is the point

A world away from Fortnite and Call of Duty, the UK’s biggest festival of experimental games celebrates quirky one-offs and making it up as you go along

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Café Petiole: Tendril's 'mostly vegan' chef Rishim Sachdeva to launch new concept at Somerset House

Sachdeva will open in May

Evening Standard

14 cultural things to do with the kids this Easter, from Terrible Thames Tours to Jurassic Encounters

From eye-boggling balloon rooms, to historical Easter egg hunts in palace grounds, there’s tonnes of brilliant London activities for children over the break

Evening Standard

Canon launches a photography exhibition that it doesn't want you to see

A new immersive photography exhibition from Canon has been developed for visually impaired people to experience the medium in a new way

Digital Camera World

A-COLD-WALL* founder Samuel Ross appointed London Design Biennale artistic director

Samuel Ross, MBE, fashion designer and artist is announced as London Design Biennale artistic director for 2025

Evening Standard

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Design highlights from Collect 2024 at Somerset House

Collect 2024 is on view at Somerset House from 1 to 3 March: here are the highlights from the fair’s design and craft offering

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Gardener's notebook: all the best gardening events to check out in London for spring 2024

From sketching bamboo at Somerset House to listening to music to go with the spring blossom at Kew gardens

Evening Standard

Best Hello Kitty merchandise: Plush toys and accessories

Join the cult of cuteness

Evening Standard

Cute review – the world is on fire, but just look at that smol round boi!

From Victorian cat memes to Hitler petting a deer, with more big-eyed manga characters than you could shake a magic wand at, this exhibition showcases the unsettling power of cuteness

The Guardian - UK

Cute exhibition at Somerset House: Sickeningly interesting and knowingly Instagrammable

There’s meaningful Instagrammability at this sickeningly interesting new Somerset House show

Evening Standard

Clumsy kittens, pigs in costumes and glittery unicorns: how the cult of cute took hold

From chubby puppies to loveable robots, ‘cuteness’ has us all melting in its sticky little hands. But why did it gain such global traction – and does it have a dark side?

The Guardian - UK

The best exhibitions to see in London in 2024, from CUTE at Somerset House to Francis Bacon at the NPG

The capital's museums and galleries are a treasure trove of glorious art and ideas – here's our pick of the year's offerings

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Witches, shamans and grims: why the occult is on the rise in the art world

Dreams, surreal visions and pagan rituals play a central part in works now filling galleries and in high demand around the world

The Guardian - UK

Design news: how to breathe underwater and charge a phone in a disaster, plus learning about black creativity

The social housing that’s won a RIBA award, a new book on black designers and an exhibition of inventions to create a better world

The Conversation

The rich history of black British fashion is explored in an exciting new exhibition

The story of black people is often told through a narrow lens, explained curator Andrew Ibi, at the private viewing of his new exhibition at Somerset House. Looking to widen that lens, The Missing Thread tells the rich history of black British Fashion.

The Independent UK

The Missing Thread exhibition celebrates the unique contribution of black British fashion

Set against a backdrop that doesn’t shy away from the vivid experiences of racism, the exhibition tells the story of black British fashion.

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The Guardian - UK

The London look: 10 fashion exhibitions in the capital

Autumn shows covering everything from the Georgians to the Kardashians, and from East End sweatshops to Chanel’s Paris

The Guardian - UK

Black British fashion celebrated in London show The Missing Thread

Somerset House exhibition showcases design legends and new wave of talent

Evening Standard

The Missing Thread — telling the stories fashion forgot

A new exhibition at Somerset House celebrates stories of Black British fashion. Co-curator Jason Jules gives a personal preview

The Guardian - UK

‘This is the death pit’: Adam Ferguson’s stark and brutal photos of Australia’s outback

After assignments in Afghanistan and the US-Mexico border, the photojournalist has turned his lens on his own nation for works that contrast romantic ideas of the Australian interior with the stark realities of life there

Wallpaper

London Original Print Fair 2023: 10 prints on our radar, from Brian Eno to Tracey Emin

As London Original Print Fair 2023 kicks off (until 2 April 2023), explore the 10 prints on our wish list this year, from Brian Eno to Tracey Emin; Mona Hatoum to Harland Miller

Evening Standard

Somerset House Summer Series announces full line-up of shows including Alison Goldfrapp and Greentea Peng

The announcement comes as the festival celebrates its 20th year

The Guardian - UK

Design news: could you live in a skip? Plus Collect craft fair and a cool walking frame

The latest answer to London’s housing crisis: move into a skip, plus faking it for Instagram and Toast’s new collection

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