Spoonfed News

Art After the record-breaking sale of The Scream, Tate Modern's blockbuster reappraisal of the works of Edvard Munch is probably the highest profile opening this June.

Our selection of the five best talks, readings, lectures, debates and other wordy-based events taking place across London next month.

Magician, Comedian and self-professed 'mind reader who can't read minds', Chris Cox popped into the Spoonfed offices this week to test out some of his latest material on myself and Spoonfed Comedy Editor, Emma McAlpine.

Every Friday, our editors bring you their personal highlights of the week ahead.

Frieze have today announced details for the 2012 edition, their tenth art fair in London.

If there was one thing missing from this year's Meltdown Festival, it was a star's sparkle, but with the announcement that former Velvet Underground and unlikely glam rock superstar Lou Reed will be playing a rare one-off concert at the Royal Festival Hall on the 10th August.

After much campaigning and nail biting, disco and soul legend Chaka Khan has finally been confirmed as performing at this year's Lovebox.

Hackney WickED will not take place in 2012. The annual arts festival that emerged to champion the artists of Hackney Wick has been cancelled, and in its place the Hackney WickED Collective will be helping with a year-long programme of exhibitions, film screenings, open studios, music and 'development'. Founded back in 2008, Hackney WickED quickly ... (more)

Good news! Artist Julia Vogl has been announced as the winner of the Catlin Art Prize .

Almost two years to the day since the tragic death of Sebastian Horsley , an exhibition is being staged to celebrate his life and art.

Is Britain filled with secret Leonard Cohen fans? It seems it. After what the organisers describe as extraordinary demand ,VPMG has announced that the legendary New York crooner will play on the Sunday as well as his scheduled date on the Saturday.

An exciting new comedy festival launches in London this year - with a star-studded line-up Held in the cavernous Bedford pub, home to comedy institution the Banana Cabaret, the festival will features a mix of hour long performances and Edinburgh previews from some of the industry's finest stand-ups; many of whom have appeared at Banana Cabaret ... (more)

The area One of the truisms of living in London is that it's easy to overlook what's right on your doorstep.

Falling inexplicably quiet since the release of their debut album in 2010, The XX have announced that they wuill make a triumphant return to London's live gig circuit with three intimate shows around London forming their warm up for some festival appearances later in the year.

Et Cetera is a rather special exhibition. Not only does it mark the curatorial debut of Spoonfed's Tom Jeffreys but it gives intricate insights into the ordinarily overlooked debris of our everyday environment.

Yes, it's that time of year again, when everyone gets all up in arms about the vacuity of conceptual art: the 2012 Turner Prize shortlisted has been announced.