End of East End Art Scene?
The BBC have a piece on the closure of Hoxton’s White Cube gallery and asks \is this the beginning of the end for east London’s art scene? Has Shoreditch been ditched?”; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20173755“…But many eastenders say their local scene is far from throwing in the towel and east may simply be becoming a little further east.Museum of London’s Cathy Ross says east London’s art scene is “transforming but this is certainly not the end”.”With prices going up young artists are moving further out to areas like Leytonstone Barking and Dagenham.” she said.Cell Projects’ Mr Priestly said: “We’re doing something different renting out studios to artists in Dalston Hackney Wick and Clapton.””