The London Art Discerner

News, opinions and reviews since circa 879 AD


Discombobulationism: A first look at Theory and Praxis of this new Art Movement

It has become something of a truism to declare that contemporary art thrives in states...

The 12th Day of Steam Unicycling

From the Journals of Basil Bromley, Artist and Mechanician Entry the Twelfth , 25th of...

Drizzle to Empire TV documentary: How Bad Weather Built Britain’s Rule of the World

A Major New Twelve-Part Documentary Series Presented by Dr. Horatia Willoughby Swagger Filmic is proud...

One Star Reviews: An Assault on Eyes, Ears, and Dignity: Mucosal Rapture at The Lamp Gallery

Review of Mucosal Rapture: A Multimedia Excavation of Internal Landscapes Let me begin by saying...

The Diary of Hally Redoubt: Race the Blue Train

(Extracts from Day Two, Somewhere near Paris) Just outside Lyon, very early morning I accidentally...

A Review of “Discombobulationism: The Newest -ism in Art”

To watch the recent television exploration of Discombobulationism was to experience something that felt less...

The Epistolary Gesture: On the Letters of Simon Hargrove, Artist.

By any measure, Simon Hargrove is not an artist easily contained by medium, market, or...

Documentary review: Elephant Polo: The Greatest Sport on Earth

Directed by Earl Sandton Produced by Pimlico Wilde Films Coming Soon to Select Cinemas and...

Race the Blue Train: Hally’s Diary

(Extracts from Day Three, Calais – Dover – Into the Night) Dawn, Calais We reached...