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Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Artlyst: The Sun and The Moon Saatchi Gallery A Sublime Experience

My latest exhibition review for Artlyst is on ‘The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial’ at Saatchi Gallery:

"With artefacts relating to ancient mythologies and early cosmologies progressing through to works of contemporary art and popular culture, the exhibition explores the profound influence these celestial bodies continue to have on human imagination. As such, the show brings together contemporary artworks, rare objects, and large-scale immersive installations across nine gallery spaces on two floors, with a huge number of artists’ works included.

With such a wide range of artists and media, there is no way of categorising the diversity of work other than by content. Therefore, the exhibition unfolds as a journey through a complete 24-hour cycle, moving from dawn through daylight, into the depths of the night. Each chapter of this sequence – Dawn, The Sun Rising, Zenith, Setting Sun, Evening, Midnight and Darkest Hours – features a large central work surrounded by a selection of paintings, sculpture, fashion items, textiles, photographs, films and/or installations."

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Talk Talk - April 5th.
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Tuesday, 4 February 2025

St Martin of Tours, Basildon: Museum of the Moon


























The Moon Lands in Basildon: A Cosmic First for South Essex!

Basildon has got a little closer to the heavens as Museum of the Moon, a breathtaking seven-metre-wide art installation by world-renowned artist Luke Jerram, arrives at St Martin’s Church in February 2025.

Museum of the Moon is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface.

Over its lifetime, the Museum of the Moon has been presented in a number of different ways both indoors and outdoors, so altering the experience and interpretation of the artwork. As it travels from place to place, it will gather new musical compositions and an ongoing collection of personal responses, stories and mythologies, as well as highlighting the latest moon science.

This awe-inspiring touring lunar artwork, which has dazzled over 20 million people across 41 countries, has never been seen in South Essex – until now, opening to the public on Wednesday 5th February. It will stay at the church in St. Martin’s Square for three weeks until Saturday 22nd February.

https://creativebasildon.co.uk/museum-of-the-moon-basildon

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The Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon.


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