‘Gravity is Occult’
Studies of The Cosmos.
New Works by
Kevin Quigley
Siobhán McAuley
Feb 27th - March 5th 2026. #artgalleries # centralloondonartscene.
.MASKED: A Story of Hidden Faces
A photographic exhibition by Erica Bergsmeds
Exhibition Dates: 6–12 February 2026.
Public Viewing Hours: 12.30 - 6pm. Closed Sundays.
Private View by Appointment 6-8pm.
Farsight Gallery, 4 Flitcroft street London WC2H 8DJ
In an era where perfection is edited, curated and filtered into existence, Masked: A Story of Hidden Faces asks a simple but unsettling question: what remains when the mask slips? Through stark, cinematic black-and-white portraits of figures concealed behind oversized teddy bear heads, award-winning photographic artist and film director Erica Bergsmeds explores identity, performance and vulnerability in a hyper-social world. The teddy bear — soft, nostalgic and disarming — becomes a powerful symbol of fragility and self-defence, reflecting our collective longing to be seen beneath carefully constructed personas.
Produced with the support of Leica UK, in collaboration with Talvry and Andrew Masanto, the series was photographed entirely using the Leica Q3 43, showcasing Bergsmeds’ distinctive cinematic vision. The works are printed on brushed aluminium, enhancing their tactile and immersive presence. The exhibition features models Kylie Olsson, Julia Hurley, Molly Wagner and Andrew Masanto.
Swedish-born Bergsmeds is an award-winning artist and filmmaker whose debut solo exhibition, Motion in Emotion, was praised by the Evening Standard as ’blowing minds’. She has since presented multiple solo exhibitions across London, completed high-profile commissions throughout the UK and collaborated with international fashion magazines and global brands. She is also the founder and creative director of Blowout Magazine.
#centrallondonartgalleries #art @ericabergsmeds
RAY STEVENSON book launch at farsight Jan 2026
Ray Stevenson started out as a teenage darkroom apprentice back in mid 1960s London. After meeting with rising folk star Buffy Saint Marie, discovered folk-nights at the Marquee Club, then he was introduced to seminal folk venue Les Cousins by Sandy Denny.
Ray became a regular at both of these venues shooting many unknown musicians like Bert Jansch, Roy Harper, Al Stewart, John Martyn, Cat Stevens, Marc Bolan,
Stumbling upon a Jimi Hendrix sound-check gave Ray a taste for plugged-in-guitars and opened up another trajectory that resulted in photographing a much broader range of musicians.
(His ‘Who at the Marquee 1967’ was used by the Royal Mail in their 2025 commemorative collection.)
But the Stevenson portfolio went beyond photographing the musicians of the day as his work also featured models, hippies, ballet dancers, the occasional film star and friends.
One of those friends was David Bowie, whom Ray shot many pre-glam photos of.
None of this activity was enough to pay the rent, so he took a 9-to-5 job in the BBC OU dark-room.
Then in early 1976, Ray’s brother Nils asked him to take some pictures of a new group called the Sex Pistols. And so began Ray’s second wave of live visual work - capturing the nascent Punk movement and the New Wave and Post-Punk scenes that followed it. His photos of the Pistols, Clash, Siouxsie Sioux, Soo Catwoman, Jordan, 2-Tone, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, et al are now rightly seen as iconic and have been used in numerous books, magazines and documentaries. His own photo books - Sex Pistols File, Vacant, Siouxsie and the Banshees Book and Photopast - sold many thousands of copies worldwide and are regarded as collectors’ items.
In 2007 Ray was described ‘as the most important rock photographer of his generation’
He has now released ’Not Just Punk’, a look back at some glorious times and people, a 168 page 10x10 inch hardback. #raystevenson #centrallondongalleries
Tel Aviv contemporary mime & dance group perform ‘The Strip’ at Farsight Gallery December 2025, score composed and conducted by Seoul Blaphate and performed by the Export Import Ensemble. #contemporarydance #centrallondonmusicscene
Photographer Beezer back at the Farsight Gallery for ‘Until Now: Here we are, Part two’. An exhibition of the ‘Until Now’ Book Alpha and Book Beta books and display of some other incredible images from his catalogue of work. Opening Saturday 10th January 6pm till 9pm - all welcome
Books and Prints for sale, The Exhibition runs until Wednesday 14th January
Opening times midday till 8pm @nicheframes@outofhandprinting #centrallondongalleries #photographyexhibitions
Expanded Music presents :-
ASTEROID ENSEMBLE
‘Calling all Inter-stellar Objects’
8 musicians. improv Sci-Fi set
ASTEROID ENSEMBLE
Jonny K Martin
Mark Siebert
Kevin Quigley
Bjørn Hatleskog
Phill Wilson Perkin
James Parr
Carl Murphy
Sean McLusky
Atom Truck
@Farsight Gallery
Dec 18th 2025. #experimentalelectronicmusic
Le Salon Amérotique .
( adventures part 2 )
Farsight Gallery 4 Flitcroft St WC2H 8DJ
Miss Pigalle returns with her erotic esoteric salon, first premiered at the original and infamous Colony Room club, 41 Dean St , Soho W1D 4PY, for a Soho Xmas special at the Farsight Gallery this december.
As the Queen of Soho .
The program will include discussions, performance, the legendary amerotic poetry ( âme means soul in French ), a psychogeographic film on the gentrification of Soho, surprise guests , a chance to grab a small original artwork or a print or an album, and if you linger, you might catch Anne for a tarot reading …
27th November - Index for Working Musik, New Commercial Product, and Jeanie and The White Boys at Farsight Collective gallery in Soho, London. DJ Andy Fraser.
Free show - Link in Bio
Index for Working Musik releasing Bunker Intimations II (sometime at the end of the year) via Tough Love Records
NCP will have physical copies of their eponymous four track EP available on the night, courtesy of Crocodile Collective.
BOOK LAUCH LAST WEEK FOR ‘ PUNK THE LAST WORD’ by Stephen Colegrave & Chris Sullivan
Twenty-five years ago, Sullivan and Colegrave co-wrote a book called Punk: A Life Apart. They’ve written this one with the benefit of many more years of hindsight. And with that long-range perspective in this new book they have chosen to focus on “our contention that punk is more than just a musical genre; it is a tenet, a philosophy, a mindset and an approach to life”.
Punk: The Last Word is a powerful reimagining of punk-not just as a sound or style, but as a radical, DIY philosophy rooted in defiance, truth, and individuality.
Cultural insider and Wag Club founder Chris Sullivan and Byline Times co-founder and executive editor Stephen Colegrave bring together over 150 original interviews with punk’s most iconic figures-Iggy Pop, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Siouxsie Sioux, Vivienne Westwood, and many others. From musicians and designers to promoters and provocateurs, they paint a vivid portrait of the movement’s chaotic rise and lasting impact on both sides of the Atlantic.
Tracing punk’s rebellious spirit from 19th-century bohemia to the explosion of Kings Road and Coventry in the late ‘70s, this is, without a doubt, the most in-depth, insider account of punk’s evolution and legacy.
As the movement approaches its 50th anniversary, its core values-authenticity, resistance, and creative freedom-feel more urgent than ever. Punk isn’t just music. It’s a way of life.
@chrissullivan@stephencolegravqe #punk #punk-rock @omnibuspress
