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Saturday Morning with Shumaiya Khan: A Studio Session on Contemporary Abstraction

In March 2026, Zarastro Art hosted London-based artist Shumaiya Khan for a Saturday morning studio session in De Beauvoir. Attendees explored contemporary abstraction through a live demonstration, engaging directly with her work. Khan discussed her use of body, landscape, mythology, and spiritual symbolism, sharing materials, techniques, and recurring motifs that...

Soft Sculpture: In Conversation with Divya Sharma

In October 2025, Zarastro Art hosted London-based artist Divya Sharma for an intimate Shoreditch conversation during Frieze Week. Set against the backdrop of large-scale installations at Frieze Sculpture, the event offered a more personal encounter with contemporary sculpture.  Sharma discussed her textile-based practice, transforming fabric into sculptural forms shaped by...

David Shrigley: Laughing at Life

Humor holds a precarious place in contemporary art: it can deliver complex messages, create contrast, or even challenge tradition. Within a long legacy that has treated art as serious and austere, humor becomes an act of protest, a perspective that dismantles the notion of art as fixed and definitive.One of...

The Definitive Global Art Bookshop Guide 2025

Step into a world where art and literature intertwine, as we embark on a journey to explore the most captivating art bookshops around the globe in 2025. From the bustling streets of New York City to the romantic avenues of Paris, we will take you on a curated tour of...

Contemporary Ceramics: Between Tradition and Experimentation

At first glance, the world of contemporary ceramics seems disorienting. Shapes and concepts seem to follow no specific pattern from one artist to another. Perhaps it is this disorientation that defines ceramics of our time, since contemporary ceramics refuses a simple explanation that would make it easy to place in...

Pop Art: Reimagining the Ordinary through a Fresh Narrative

Pop Art attributed new meaning to modern art by blending popular culture with mass media. It first appeared in Britain in the 1950s, transforming everyday subjects into fine art. Eventually, by embracing mass-produced graphics, revolutionary artists like Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol departed from conventional subjects. The Background of Pop...

Leigh Bowery: The Confluence of Sensation, Shock, and Taboo in Art

Leigh Bowery is the subject of a major​​ show at Tate Modern, a Broadway musical, paintings by the famed Lucian Freud, and even a contemporary dance piece at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. But who was he, and why does the artist inspire such profound reactions, even decades after his passing? Bowery...

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