EDITOR’S LETTER
Welcome to The Wick
Dear Culturally Curious,
Sunshine still reigns this week and brings with it good art news. The Science Museum receives its largest ever international donation from the Serum Institute of India’s Adar Poonawalla. The funds (estimated at £10m) will bankroll the overhaul of the iconic Making the Modern World gallery. After a redesign by Lawson Ward Studio, the reimagined space will cover 250 years of innovation and is scheduled to re-open as Ages of Invention: The Serum Institute Gallery in 2028.
Meanwhile Marrakech arrives in Soho as legendary hotel El Fenn takes over the Flute rooftop space at Broadwick Soho until 31 August. Visioned by Creative Director Andrea Gelardin, expect bold stripes, lanterns and North African sounds, plus Between Rooftops, a photography show curated with Hassan Hajjaj featuring Marrakech-based artists Ismail Zaidy and Fatima Zohra Serri.
More good news! The Government is to build the UK’s first permanent mobile museum that will bring art to communities everywhere. For this £1.6m project, Ab Rogers of Ab Rogers Design has been appointed to design the new mobile museum after an international competition. Artworks from the Government Art Collection will tour the South-West and North-West of England this summer. The funding is equally split between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and matched by arts access charity Art Explora.
Head to the Thames to view six Frida Kahlo murals by under-25 artists which decorate Bankside. A great primer for the forthcoming Tate Modern show.
Across the pond NYC just made its largest ever investment in culture – the city’s 2027 budget includes $328.8 million for arts and culture – the largest commitment in history. Worth raising a class for this Happy July 4 Weekend. Bottoms and burgers up.
All my best,
Katy and The Wick KTW Family
Sunshine still reigns this week and brings with it good art news. The Science Museum receives its largest ever international donation from the Serum Institute of India’s Adar Poonawalla. The funds (estimated at £10m) will bankroll the overhaul of the iconic Making the Modern World gallery. After a redesign by Lawson Ward Studio, the reimagined space will cover 250 years of innovation and is scheduled to re-open as Ages of Invention: The Serum Institute Gallery in 2028.
Meanwhile Marrakech arrives in Soho as legendary hotel El Fenn takes over the Flute rooftop space at Broadwick Soho until 31 August. Visioned by Creative Director Andrea Gelardin, expect bold stripes, lanterns and North African sounds, plus Between Rooftops, a photography show curated with Hassan Hajjaj featuring Marrakech-based artists Ismail Zaidy and Fatima Zohra Serri.
More good news! The Government is to build the UK’s first permanent mobile museum that will bring art to communities everywhere. For this £1.6m project, Ab Rogers of Ab Rogers Design has been appointed to design the new mobile museum after an international competition. Artworks from the Government Art Collection will tour the South-West and North-West of England this summer. The funding is equally split between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and matched by arts access charity Art Explora.
Head to the Thames to view six Frida Kahlo murals by under-25 artists which decorate Bankside. A great primer for the forthcoming Tate Modern show.
Across the pond NYC just made its largest ever investment in culture – the city’s 2027 budget includes $328.8 million for arts and culture – the largest commitment in history. Worth raising a class for this Happy July 4 Weekend. Bottoms and burgers up.
All my best,
Katy and The Wick KTW Family
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