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Cedric Christie at Flowers: When Painting Collapses, You Have Beautiful Sculptures

Posted on 2013/05/24 by tikichris

When Painting Collapses, You Have Beautiful Sculptures showcases two new bodies of work by Cedric Christie: his sculptural response to a gallery along with recent work developed during a residency in Kleve, Germany. The pieces on exhibit explore the artist’s ‘personal endeavour to transform one medium into another’. They exude confident in their simplicity and yield a sense of serenity as well. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Gallery

Posted on 2013/02/12 by tikichris
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Bruce Nauman + Eva Hesse at Hauser & Wirth London (OneTravel)

Posted on 2013/02/07 by tikichris

Two exhibitions of equal provocation and weight have opened recently at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in London. Featuring works by a couple of contemporary art’s biggest names, Bruce Nauman and Eva Hesse, the shows offers an excellent way to experience art that allows viewers to question assumptions of connection and relationship with the outside world and how the slightest tweaks in perception can gloriously mess with the mind for the meaningful and enriching outcomes. Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Eye at Saatchi Gallery, London (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012/12/16 by tikichris

Hong Kong Eye features more than 50 works by 18 top emerging artists from Hong Kong. It is the largest ever touring international showcase to date of Hong Kong contemporary art with the majority of work having never been shown … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Eye at Saatchi Gallery

Posted on 2012/12/04 by tikichris

Swung by the press preview of Hong Kong Eye at Saatchi Gallery earlier today. Really glad I did too. Featuring more than 50 works by 18 top emerging artists from Hong Kong, this show is the largest ever touring international showcase to … Continue reading →

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Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures at Serpentine Gallery, London (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012/11/06 by tikichris

Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures presents key pieces from the German contemporary artist’s most famous series alongside new works made especially for the exhibition. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.

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Shepard Fairey: Sound & Vision at Stolenspace Gallery, London (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012/10/31 by tikichris

Anyone with even an inkling of knowledge of graffiti over the past couple of decades should be well aware of the fact that Andre the Giant has a posse. Instigator of that sticker art meme and creative mastermind behind urban … Continue reading →

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Shepard Fairey: Sound & Vision Opens at Stolenspace

Posted on 2012/10/19 by tikichris

The much anticipated Sound & Vision exhibition by Shepard Fairey officially opens to the public tomorrow and runs until 4 November at Stolenspace in two spots: the permanent gallery space and the Old Truman Brewery’s Loading Bay on Dray Walk … Continue reading →

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Photos: A Look Back at the Westfield Stratford City Site Before the Opening

Posted on 2012/09/29 by tikichris

So, Westfield Stratford City is celebrating its first birthday. I thought it would be cool to share some pics I took during a press tour of the shopping centre back in August 2011 a few weeks before it opened to the public. Sponsored … Continue reading →

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Warhol/Mauro at Halcyon Gallery, London (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012/08/29 by tikichris

On now at Halcyon Gallery in London is a unique exhibition combining rare and original work by pop art pioneer and icon, Andy Warhol, and Italian contemporary artist, Mauro Perucchetti. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.

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William Morris Gallery Reopens in Walthamstow, North London (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012/08/28 by tikichris

Now having been transformed into a new world class destination and “international center of excellence” for the study of all things Morris, the childhood home of this famed polymath’s has reopened to the public as a gallery offering an unprecedented … Continue reading →

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Vinnie Nylon: POPTIMISM at High Roller Society

Posted on 2012/08/25 by tikichris

Another great show’s coming to High Roller Society: Vinnie Nylon: POPTIMISM High Roller Society 10 Palmers Road, E2 0SY 8 September – 7 October 2012 Vinnie Nylon has been involved in the street art and graffiti movement for over 25 … Continue reading →

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Jenny Holzer @ Sprueth Magers (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2012/08/11 by tikichris

With Sophisticated Devices, a solo show at Sprueth Magers’ London gallery, American artist Jenny Holzer takes a zeitgeist-y journey to the center of personal fear and paranoia with a survey of her practice which … Read my complete post at Whitehot … Continue reading →

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Bread and Butter Pop Up Gallery Opens on Upper Street

Posted on 2012/06/20 by tikichris

Listen up all you Upper Street shopping hipsters! Bread and Butter is a new pop up gallery, antiques showroom and cafe. It will be at its current location (Studio 1, 133 Upper Street, N1 1QP) just off the street down … Continue reading →

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Up Close and Personal Photographs of the Queen (Wink Wink) (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012/06/06 by tikichris

An up close and personal hoax that’s a lot of fun – and just in time to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne – a new photography exhibition has opened in Londonfeaturing candid and personal photos of “the queen” and other … Continue reading →

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ROA: Hypnagogia (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2012/05/23 by tikichris

Currently one of the world’s most prolific graffiti artists, Belgian street artist ROA scales down his work but stays on theme with a solo show in London, and the release of a new book. ROA: Hypnagogia Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary … Continue reading →

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Lucian Freud at the National Portrait Gallery (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012/04/27 by tikichris

… Freud’s portraits make one feel like a lucky voyeur  –  not just peeking into his subjects’ private affairs but deep within their souls. Lucian Freud at the National Portrait Gallery CheapOair, 27 April 2012

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Hypnagogia by ROA Opens Today @ Stolenspace (Londonist)

Posted on 2012/04/20 by tikichris

Currently one of London’s most prolific graffiti artists, ROA achieves where some of his peers have often failed. The stuff on the gallery walls is as compelling as his work on the streets. Hypnagogia by ROA Opens Today @ Stolenspace … Continue reading →

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Mike Ballard @ Arch 402 Gallery London (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2012/04/09 by tikichris

Students of mfa degree recommend that you check out Mike Ballard’s work…. like frozen explosions or odd cultural blooms, the works (especially the collages) distort scale and mess with depth to “destabilise our sense of place.” Mike Ballard @ Arch 402 … Continue reading →

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Mega City Photo Opens at Leeds College of Art

Posted on 2012/01/18 by tikichris

Mega City Photo, an exhibition of street photography from the world’s 26 largest cities opens on Friday in the new gallery space at Leeds College of Art. The first group show I’ve curated, I’m really excited to see how it … Continue reading →

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What’s for Lunch? ICN Gallery, Leonard Street (Londonist)

Posted on 2011/11/15 by tikichris

What’s for Lunch? ICN Gallery, Leonard Street Londonist, November 15, 2011 at 11:30 am Simple, to the point, tasty and cheap: a five quid bento box lunch with tagalong miso soup from ICN Gallery makes a lot of sense if … Continue reading →

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Photo Series: Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads at Somerset House (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2011/05/31 by tikichris

What was a few months back originally scheduled as a press call to interview Ai Weiwei and an opportunity to photograph the artist with his Circle of Animals was altered to a sans artist event due to his disappearance in early April Continue reading →

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Extra-ordinary @ Core Gallery (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2011/05/23 by tikichris

Extraordinary @ Core Gallery Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, May 2011 “Francis Bacon meets Donnie Darko” in an exhibition exploring a “disjointed world of macabre coexistence”. That’s how Core Gallery curator, Rosalind Davis, describes Extra-Ordinary, a subversive mixed media show by three … Continue reading →

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Photograph Fitzrovia and Win with Diemar/Noble Photography Gallery (Qype does London)

Posted on 2011/05/21 by tikichris

Generally hosting exhibitions with some sort of international slant, Diemar/Noble photography gallery is planning now to focus on its own photogenic home, Fitzrovia, and offering the public an opportunity to show their work on their gallery walls and win some fab prizes. Continue reading →

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Zabludowicz Collection: Six Weeks in New York (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2011/04/29 by tikichris

Zabludowicz Collection: Six Weeks in New York Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, April 2011 What do you do with six weeks access to the top floor of a skyscraper located at one of the busiest street corners in Manhattan? If … Continue reading →

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Exhibition Review: London Walls, New Graffiti and Street Art Photography (Londonist)

Posted on 2011/02/24 by tikichris

Exhibition Review: London Walls, New Graffiti and Street Art Photography Londonist, February 24, 2011 at 13.00 pm True fans of graff may find the ICA setting a bit out of place and sterile: a walk pretty much anywhere east of … Continue reading →

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Exhibition Review: Having a Dig: Sweet Toof, New Paintings and Shan Hur at Arch402 Gallery (Londonist)

Posted on 2011/01/12 by tikichris

Exhibition Review: Having a Dig: Sweet Toof, New Paintings and Shan Hur at Arch402 Gallery Londonist, January 12, 2011 at 15:00 pm Do a mental mash up Henry Chalfant’s “Style Wars” with … oh, let’s say … Constable and you might get … Continue reading →

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Exhibition Review: Rising Stars in Bethnalham at High Roller Society (Londonist)

Posted on 2010/12/04 by tikichris

Exhibition Review: Rising Stars in Bethnalham at High Roller Society Londonist, December 4, 2010 at 16:36 pm Rising Stars in Bethnalham opens today at High Roller Society with an eclectic mix of art inspired or otherwise derived from London’s East End. … Continue reading →

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Preview: New Beijing: Young Painting from China @ Sesame Gallery (Londonist)

Posted on 2010/09/22 by tikichris

Preview: New Beijing: Young Painting from China @ Sesame Gallery Londonist, September 22, 2010 12:15 PM Chen Hongzhu and Liu Guanguang are but two representatives of a young and ambitious camp of contemporary Chinese artists. Both in their mid-twenties, Chen … Continue reading →

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Review: Quetzalcoatl: Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo at Diemar/Noble (Londonist)

Posted on 2010/09/16 by tikichris

Review: Quetzalcoatl: Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo at Diemar/Noble Londonist, September 16, 2010 12:30 PM Considered by many to be the master of contemporary Mexican photography, Bravo’s images suggest a post-revolutionary nation of failed colonial grandeur and triumphant pragmatic peasantry … Continue reading →

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Printing as Process: Free Printmaking Workshops at High Roller Society (Qype does London)

Posted on 2010/07/08 by tikichris

Printing as Process: Free Printmaking Workshops at High Roller Society Qype does London, July 8th 2010 To coincide with their current exhibition, Press and Release (see my thoughts about that show here), High Roller Society is holding three Printing as Process … Continue reading →

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The Third Line: Contemporary Middle Eastern Art in Dubai and Doha

Posted on 2010/07/02 by tikichris

Cutesy and massive mosaics of sweet lil baby tiger cubs, kittens and ducklings. Probably not what you’d expect to see at one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious art fairs. But Farhad Moshiri’s gigantic and kitsch works were just … Continue reading →

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Ray Lowry @ Idea Generation Gallery (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2010/07/01 by tikichris

Ray Lowry @ Idea Generation Gallery Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, July 2010 The exhibition is one of raw energy and of the legacy of punk rock, remembering not only Lowry and The Clash but a music industry that no … Continue reading →

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Art from the New World @ The City Museum & Art Gallery (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2010/05/30 by tikichris

Art from the New World @ The City Museum & Art Gallery Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, May 2010 LA came to the UK with the opening of Art from the New World, a ground-breaking group show at The City … Continue reading →

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Interview: High Roller Society (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2010/04/19 by tikichris

Interview: High Roller Society Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, April 2010 The name ‘High Roller Society‘ comes from the streets. It has something to do with paint rollers… as in painting on buildings, painting high with an extended roller pole … Continue reading →

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