London Archives

PostArtvisor, Exhibition, Interview, Londonby Artvisor

A conversation with Vanessa Jackson

Vanessa Jackson in conversation about her multi-decade career as painter, educator, and staple of the London art scene.

PostArtvisor, Exhibition, London, Paintingby Artvisor

Vanessa Jackson. Spin off. Exhibition at Artvisor, London

Geometry, the site of form and function, may resist its innate rules to offer a sense of liberation, allowing elaboration, ornamentation and re-engagement with the curve, without gesture’s touch. The breadth of geometry, crossing all boundaries and civilisations, can embrace illusion with decorative connotations but may equally demand severity. I have no need for invention....

PostArtvisor, Interview, London, Photographyby Artvisor

Andy Warhol. Photographs 1970 – 1986: A conversation with Jim Hedges and Piero Tomassoni

A conversation with Jim Hedges and Piero Tomassoni around Artvisor's exhibition featuring some of Warhol's iconic polaroid and silver gelatin prints.

PostArtvisor, Digital Art, Interview, London, Technologyby Artvisor

Time makes artists anonymous: Nico Epstein on the “Who’s that?” podcast

In the 'Who is that?' Podcast, created by podcast production studio Storm and creative anonymous social network Anon, Artvisor's Nico Epstein focused on the anonymity of digital artists to shed light on the pros and cons of anonymity and how e-commerce and digital marketing change the art landscape.

PostArtvisor, London, Photographyby Artvisor

“ambulatory archives of movie star womanhood”: Drag Queens in Andy Warhol’s Art

Drag queens - people, usually men, who use dress and makeup to imitate and exaggerate female gender signifiers for entertainment - were of great fascination to Andy Warhol, who explored the figure through varying mediums, including the silkscreen, photography and performance.

PostArtvisor, London, Photographyby Artvisor

Meditations on Andy Warhol’s Fright Wig

In his early 20s, Andy Warhol began wearing a wig. At first, it was to disguise his hair loss. However, as the years went on, the unique silver wig contributed to his avant-garde mystery, and the wig, a means of concealment, became a recognisable feature of the public figure of the artist.