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25th Year for H H-H
Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert, a leading gallery in Modern and Contemporary
British art will celebrate their 25th anniversary next year. The gallery
is closely associated with Freud, Hockney, Auerbach, Bridget Riley and
other leading artists. Patrick Heron, a luminary of post-war British art
celebrated for his expansive, colour-drenched paintings, whose remarkable career spanned nearly six decades is the featured artist for May.
Featuring paintings from the artist’s estate - including several never before exhibited - alongside loans from museums and private collections,
the exhibition o昀昀ers fresh insight into a formative chapter between 1950
and 1954 when the artist negotiated his own path between 昀椀guration
and abstraction. During these years, Heron’s practice was animated by
sustained engagement with the masters of the School of Paris, particularly Braque, Matisse, and Bonnard, whose preoccupations with plastic
and spatial values, and above all colour as space, became the foundation
of his own emerging visual language.
https://hh-h.com/
Taste of the City
Brand new for 2026, Taste of London is launching Taste of the City.
Celebrating London’s diverse culinary landscape – people can bag
tickets to one-of-a-kind events across the capital from 15 – 21 June, an
exciting way to feast and celebrate during the week of Taste of London.
Tickets are on sale now for Taste of the City’s preview event, Fire Feast
at JOIA Rooftop in Battersea on 7th May. Tickets cost £50, and guests
can join four of London’s leading chefs for a one-night-only evening of
昀椀re and 昀氀avour at JOIA Rooftop. Foodies will enjoy innovative dishes
cooked over the legendary Big Green Egg, sweeping Battersea views, and
a live DJ setting the scene. Leading the charge is JOIA’s own Concept
Chef Henrique Sá Pessoa, one of Portugal’s de昀椀ning culinary 昀椀gures and
chef behind two-Michelin-starred Alma in Lisbon. Joining him for the
evening are Chris Golding, Executive Chef of NIJŪ in Mayfair, Carolyn
Or, Head Chef of Chet’s at The Hoxton, and Juan Riaz from Prince
Arthur Belgravia.
https://london.tastefestivals.com/昀椀re-feast-at-joia-rooftop/
World’s Largest Literary Award
The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – the world’s largest literary award for young writers – is taking place at The British Library on
Wednesday 13 May, on the eve of International Dylan Thomas Day and
this year’s winner announcement. The event will feature a live appearance by Côr Y Boro – Borough Welsh Choir, as well as award-winning
Nigerian British author and Chair of the Judging Panel, Irenosen Okojie
MBE, who will be joined on stage by the six writers in contention for
this year’s award includingHarriet Armstrong (To Rest Our Minds and
Bodies), Colwill Brown (We Pretty Pieces of Flesh),Sasha Debevec-McKenney (Joy Is My Middle Name), Suzannah V. Evans (Under the Blue),
Seán Hewitt (Open, Heaven) and Derek Owusu (Borderline Fiction)
https://events.bl.uk/events/the-dylan-thomas-prize-a-shortlist-celebration
The Sea, The Sea
For those who have been away at sea or mildly uninformed, The Sea,
The Sea will o昀케cially open on the 29th of May. Alex Hunter’s highly
acclaimed seafood bar and 昀椀shmongers is known for its considered
approach to serving seafood straight from the source, as well as supplying some of London’s favourite restaurants. Opening across from its
original outpost on Pavilion Road, the new bistro will seat 40 covers in
a beautiful dining room overlooking the pedestrianised street, and be
home to a large terrace and expanded 昀椀shmongers. The new shop will
o昀昀er the freshest seafood, primarily from Cornwall and Scotland, as well
as freshly prepared lunch boxes and provisions, before turning into an
intimate 10-seat seafood bar at night.
https://theseathesea.net/
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