Streets presents Nigel Henderson’s thoughtful photographs of the East End
Nigel Henderson’s photographs are collated in Streets by Tate and depict the everyday life of East Enders in the early
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Cheryl Baker: the Eurovision star from Roman Road
From a Roman Road council estate to the international stage, Bucks Fizz singer Cheryl Baker remembers her East End community
Nigel Henderson’s home in Bow and the legacy it preserves
How the residents of Henderson’s Chisenhale Road home are continuing the photographer’s legacy on the East End streets he documented
‘From Sylhet to Spitalfields’: Brick Lane author Shabna Begum on Bengali squatters’ fight against racism
Bengali author Shabna Begum speaks about her family’s wrongful eviction and how the squatters movement took up vigilante action. Take
Artist Ed Gray: painting a tapestry of the East End
From drug dealers in Mile End Park to army cadets and estate agents, Ed Gray’s urban paintings celebrate the grit
Winner of £15,000 East London Art Prize announced at Bow Arts’ shortlist exhibition
Out of more than 650 submissions, Kat Anderson’s film installation drawing on the racism of public health and police institutions
Artist Ali Smith: Printing East London’s urban landscape
Canal boats, cranes and graffiti: Everyday East End scenes through a local printmaker’s eyes. Most people walking down Mile End
‘This Way Out’: East End author Tufayel Ahmed on growing up gay in the Bengali community
Bengali author Tufayel Ahmed speaks about the challenges of growing up gay in the 1990s and how it led to
Bow Arts launches East London Art Prize
Bow Arts has teamed up with cultural heavyweights including UCL East, The Line and V&A East to launch the new
Artist Kay Kanté: Swapping law books for canvases
Kay Kanté’s ordinary scene paintings of the area are being shown at The Brady Art Gallery, and has led her
Jock McFadyen: the ever-changing East End
Jock McFayden’s vistas of the East End are on display at the Royal Academy, depicting the transformation of our neighbourhood’s
Artist Mira Connolly: Colouring in Bow
We spoke to artist Mira Connolly on capturing Bow at night and why working with less colour enhances her art.
