Curated at Hyatt Place
#CuratedatHyattPlace
With works displayed throughout PocketSquare Skyline Bar & Terrace and Sotto Cucina & Bar, “Curated at Hyatt Place” is a revolving exhibition seeking to create new artwork and champion artists in their work with commissions and funding.
This summer, Hyatt Place London City East has commissioned a series of sustainable artworks from students at Norwich University.
The work currently on display is by Third Year BA(Hons) Textile Design students from the Norwich University of the Arts. The focus of this collection is the urban and rural landscape around Norwich and the ever changing landscape of Norfolk.
The themes explored include Architectural Form, Erosion and Agriculture as starting points for experimentation and exploration through print, weave and knit.
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RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Bill Tidy MBE
A retrospective of the work of the renowned cartoonist.
From 9th November Hyatt Place London City East is honoured to launch a retrospective of the work of renowned cartoonist Bill Tidy MBE. The exhibition will be the first retrospective of Bill’s work since his passing in March of this year. The exhibition has been curated by Bill’s daughter Sylvia Tidy-Harris and sees thirty of Bill’s much loved cartoons displayed throughout the hotel with all the works available to buy.
Bill Tidy MBE was one of an elite group of phenomenally talented cartoonists and he was best loved for memorable and hilarious cartoons. He was also the fastest cartoonist, able to entertain audiences with his lightening speed as he drew as fast as he spoke. In addition Bill was an author and illustrator of over 100 books, a writer and a TV and radio presenter. Bill’s most famous and most popular cartoon of all is, “Is there Any News of the Iceberg?”.
His unique wit and indomitable style gained him many fans throughout a career which spanned over 65 years. Many will recall his popular cartoon strips such as The Fosdyke Saga (Daily Mirror) and The Cloggies (Private Eye).
Bill had an exceptional and innate ability to tailor highly amusing cartoons to any theme irrespective of the occasion and however sensitive or diverse the subject matter may be.
Guests can visit the hotel to enjoy the free exhibition which will run from 9th November 2023 until February 2024.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Sam Kerridge - Skylines
Experiencing the city through art
This spring, guests at PocketSquare Skyline Bar & Terrace can experience the latest Curated at Hyatt Place exhibition - ‘Skylines’ – a celebratory series of print & illustration of reconfigured cityscapes by Kerridge, all whilst taking in the London skyline views.
Running until May the 12th, Skylines features the surreal urban prints and illustrations of Sam Kerridge.
Sam Kerridge is a South London based illustrator, streetartist and printmaker. His work draws on the city and his urban surroundings, working architectural detail in the fabric of each piece of art. Kerridge begins by deconstructing the fundaments of architecture, reassembling them to create kaleidoscopic, geometric images, each one built with a graphic sensitivity.
His streetart places the designs alongside the architecture that inspired it and invites the viewer to experience the city in a new way.
Sam’s work challenges our perceptions of space and utilizes kaliedoscpic visions that trick the eye. His geometric structures are inspired by patterns formed in crystal rock formations, to invoke the ever changing urban environment of modern cities and how they imprint on our memories.
From Friday 24th March, visitors to the exhibition can stay for skyline cocktails including negroni styled cocktail The Skyyliner inspired by Sam Kerridge’s artwork.
Ben Broomfield – Beyond The Front Row, Images From London Fashion Week
Last autumn, PocketSquare hosted ‘Beyond the Front Row, Images from London Fashion Week’, the first exhibition from fashion photographer Ben Broomfield.
Beyond the Front Row brought together Ben’s fashion photography from years spent behind the camera at London Fashion Week, working with designers including Molly Goddard, Rejina Pyo, Jack Irving, Merchant Archive and Shrimps. In this exhibition, Ben presented a selection of his favourite images from London Fashion Week.
Ben’s career as a professional photographer spans twenty years and has seen him working with brands including Burberry, before becoming one of the British Fashion Council’s official photographers. He has covered numerous catwalk shows and parties, alongside the annual British Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall.
The exhibition was part of the Curated at Hyatt Place initiative - a revolving exhibition series that takes place across the Hyatt Place London City East.
‘Black & White’
by David Stetson
The second exhibiton in the series (running from June - September 2022) was ‘Black & White’ by David Stetson - a curated exhibition of photography by one of the most recognisable Fashion, Beauty & Portraiture photographers of his time.
Nick Danziger
Launched on 31st March with acclaimed photographer Nick Danziger, the work displayed included sixteen pieces spanning 30 years and offered a taste of the passion Nick has for telling stories of people and their lives.
Meet The Artists
Jay Kaes
Jay Kaes is a Spanish street artist living in the UK. His murals can be seen around the world. His aim through his art is to brighten public or private environments through wall murals. He seeks to motivate the people looking, with pieces of art loaded with modern references and meaning, addressing current issues to contribute something positive to society. Jay was commissioned to create a striking mural at the entrance to our Sicilian Restaurant - Sotto Cucina & Bar, as well as creating a digital artwork for our very own brand - PocketSquare. His works are on permanent display.
Lothar Götz
Lothar Götz is an award-winning artist who lives and works in London and Berlin. He creates large-scale paintings, drawings and installations that respond to existing architectural structures. Lothar was commissioned to produce a hidden gem. Located outside 13 of the hotels bedroom windows. He created a piece that was over 50'ft, and named the work. 'A room with a view'.
Olly Fathers
Olly Fathers is an artist based in Brixton, London. His work explores the relations between abstract shapes, different materials, and forms. Creating well finished, often playful pieces that encourage the viewer to take a closer look to understand the balance and precision involved. With a strict eye for detail, Fathers takes great satisfaction in the making process and this often becomes influential in the outcome of his work. Olly's work is located in the hotels lobby, offering a fun and vibrant backdrop to the hotels reception.
Ellen Russell
Ellen Russell is a textile designer based in Margate, Kent. She is a graduate from the University of the Arts London. Her work uses textiles and bold colours designed to be uplifting and playful, yet soothing and intriguing, a feast for the senses, where touching is encouraged. Her inspiration initially came from the fluid abstract forms found in Hepworth and Arp sculptures, she challenges herself by working in 3D, using textures and colours, and applying it to a new format. Ellen was commissioned to complete a full makeover of our skyline bar in the summer of 2022. Her colourful textured works are now on show in Sotto Cucina & Bar as a feature of our cosy Galleria room.
https://www.ellentuftsstudio.com/blank-1
Elizabeth Marsh
From humble beginnings as a small flower shop off Baker Street, to working with Kenneth Turner, the father of floral design, to working for Harvey Nichols; Le Caprice and The Ivy amongst others, Elizabeth Marsh Floral Design has been synonymous with beautiful and creative design for over 20 years. We commissioned Elizabeth and her team to create a fun and playful interior for our lower ground Sicilian Restaurant Sotto Cucina & Bar, and her work can be seen throughout the restaurant and orangery space.
