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Tag Archives: gallery
Photos: A Look Back at the Westfield Stratford City Site Before the Opening
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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Posted in London, Photography, Shopping
Tagged gallery, London, photographs, Photography, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Warhol/Mauro at Halcyon Gallery, London (CheapOair)
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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Posted in Art, Celebrities, CheapOair, London, Travel
Tagged ANDY WARHOL, Art, bond street, cheapoair, contemporary art, gallery, HALCYON GALLERY, London, MAURO PERUCCHETTI, mayfair, POP ART, review, W1, WARHOL/MAURO
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William Morris Gallery Reopens in Walthamstow, North London (CheapOair)
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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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Design, London, Travel
Tagged ARTS & CRAFTS, cheapoair, design, gallery, GEORGIAN MANSION, London, VICTORIAN, WALTHAMSTOW, WATERHOUSE, WILLIAM MORRIS, WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY
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Vinnie Nylon: POPTIMISM at High Roller Society
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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Posted in Art, Graffiti, London
Tagged E2, E2 0SY, exhibition, gallery, Graffiti, high roller society, London, POP ART, STICKER ART, street art, VINNIE NYLON
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Jenny Holzer @ Sprueth Magers (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
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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Tagged @1, contemporary art, exhibition, gallery, I am not free because I can be exploded at anytime, jenny holzer, jenny holzer sprueth magers, London, mayfair, PAINTINGS, plaques, review, Someone wants to cut a hole in you and fuck you through it buddy, sophisticated devices, sprueth magers, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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Bread and Butter Pop Up Gallery Opens on Upper Street
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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Tagged angel, antiques, Art, bread and butter, gallery, highbury and islington, London, N1, N1 1QP, pop-up, shop, upper street, VINTAGE
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Up Close and Personal Photographs of the Queen (Wink Wink) (OneTravel)
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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Posted in Art, Celebrities, England, London, OneTravel, Photography, Travel
Tagged Alison Jackson, anderson & gold, Anderson & Gold pop-up, Art, carnaby street, DIAMOND JUBILEE, exhibition, gallery, Jubilee: an Exhibition of Iconic Royal Images, Jubilee: an Exhibition of Iconic Royal Images by Alison Jackson at the Pertwee, London, OneTravel, Photography, photography exhibition, pop-up, queen elizabeth, soho, W1
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ROA: Hypnagogia (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
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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Tagged book launch, E1, E1 6QL, east london, gallery, Graffiti, HYPNAGOGIA, London, ROA, STOLEN SPACE, stolenspace, street art, STREET ARTIST, tower hamlets, whitechapel, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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Lucian Freud at the National Portrait Gallery (CheapOair)
… 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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Tagged british painting, cheapoair, exhibition, gallery, London, lucian freud, lucian freud portraits, museum, national portrait gallery, oil paintings, PAINTINGS, review
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Hypnagogia by ROA Opens Today @ Stolenspace (Londonist)
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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Tagged book launch, E1, E1 6QL, east london, gallery, Graffiti, HYPNAGOGIA, London, Londonist, ROA, STOLEN SPACE, stolenspace, street art, STREET ARTIST, tower hamlets, whitechapel
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Mike Ballard @ Arch 402 Gallery London (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
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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Tagged ARCH 402, Art, exhibition, gallery, hoxton, London, MIKE BALLARD, review, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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Mega City Photo Opens at Leeds College of Art
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)
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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Posted in Art, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged ASIAN ART, BENTO BOXES, cheap, EC2, EC2A 4RH, gallery, GREEN TEA, ICN GALLERY, japanese food, leonard street, london londonist, lunch, MISO SOUP, shoreditch, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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Photo Series: Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads at Somerset House (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
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)
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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Posted in Art, London, Whitehot
Tagged Art, core gallery, deptford, exhibition, extra-ordinary, gallery, London, review, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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Photograph Fitzrovia and Win with Diemar/Noble Photography Gallery (Qype does London)
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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Tagged Art, competition, diemar noble, Diemar/Noble, fitzrovia, gallery, john lewis, London, oxford street, Photography, Qype, Qype Does London, street photography, within a mile
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Zabludowicz Collection: Six Weeks in New York (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
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)
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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Tagged exhibition, gallery, Graffiti, ICA, INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS, London, LONDON WALL, Londonist, PALL MALL, Photography, review, street art, SW1, SW1Y 5AH
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Exhibition Review: Having a Dig: Sweet Toof, New Paintings and Shan Hur at Arch402 Gallery (Londonist)
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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Tagged ARCH402, E2, E2 8HD, EXHIBITION REVIEW, gallery, Graffiti, HAVING A DIG, hoxton, London, Londonist, SHAN HUR, street art, sweet toof
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Exhibition Review: Rising Stars in Bethnalham at High Roller Society (Londonist)
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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Tagged Art, E2, E2 0SY, EXHIBITION REVIEW, gallery, Graffiti, high roller society, London, Londonist, RISING STARTS IN BETHNALHAM, street art
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Preview: New Beijing: Young Painting from China @ Sesame Gallery (Londonist)
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)
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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Tagged diemar noble, Diemar/Noble, exhibition, gallery, London, Londonist, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, mexican bicentennial, mexican photography, mexico, photographs, Photography, Quetzalcoatl, Quetzalcoatl: Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, review, W1
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Printing as Process: Free Printmaking Workshops at High Roller Society (Qype does London)
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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Tagged Art, E2, free, freebies, gallery, high roller society, press and release, printing, printing as process, printmaking, prints, Qype, Qype Does London, roman road, worshops
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The Third Line: Contemporary Middle Eastern Art in Dubai and Doha
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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Tagged Art, contemporary art, doha, dubai, farhad moshiri, frieze, frieze art fair, gallery, London, middle eastern art, the third line
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Ray Lowry @ Idea Generation Gallery (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
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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Tagged Art, gallery, idea generation, London, punk rock, ray lowry, the clash, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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Art from the New World @ The City Museum & Art Gallery (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
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)
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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Posted in Graffiti, London, Whitehot
Tagged Art, gallery, Graffiti, high roller society, interview, London, street art, urban art, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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Review: James Jessop’s Beauty and the Beast at High Roller Society (Londonist)
Review: James Jessop’s Beauty and the Beast at High Roller Society Londonist, March 23, 2010 11:00 AM James Jessop paints enormous and vibrant works of art. From transcribed B-movie posters, sleazy 1960s paperback covers, and 1980s New York subway graffiti, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beauty and the beast, exhibition, gallery, Graffiti, high roller society, james jessop, London, Londonist, review
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Exhibition Review: Never Odd or Even by Andreas von Chrzanowski aka CASE (Londonist)
Exhibition Review: Never Odd or Even by Andreas von Chrzanowski aka CASA Londonist, February 18, 2010 9:43 PM The exhibition, dubbed Never Odd or Even and opening to the general public on the 19th of February, is the artist’s first solo … Continue reading
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Tagged andreas von chrzanowski, Art, CASE, exhibition, gallery, Graffiti, London, Londonist, review, signal gallery, street art
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Today’s Eastern Europe: Photo I, Photo You at Calvert22 (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
Today’s Eastern Europe: Photo I, Photo You at Calvert22 Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, February 2010 The highlights of Photo I, Photo You are many. Among them are the randomly overlapping photo-collages of celebrated Ukrainian photographer Boris Mikhailov. Through his … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, calvert22, gallery, London, photo i photo you, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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Preview: Photo I, Photo You at Calvert22 (Londonist)
Preview: Photo I, Photo You at Calvert22 Londonist, January 27, 2010 8:49 PM So what’s it like in Russia and Eastern Europe these days? As far as we could tell at the private view of Photo I, Photo You at … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, calvert22, gallery, London, Londonist, photo i, photo you, Photography, review
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Strychnin Gallery’s X-Mas Luau in Berlin (Juxtapoz)
Strychnin Gallery’s X-Mas Luau in Berlin Juxtapoz, Thursday, 17 December 2009 If Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say, Strychnin Gallery in Berlin is the place to be. READ THE COMPLETE POST AND SEE ALL MY PICS: Strychnin Gallery’s X-Mas … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Berlin, Juxtapoz, Photography, Tiki
Tagged Art, Berlin, friedrichshain, gallery, Photography, strychnin gallery, tiki, x-mas luau
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Review: The Most Travelled Correspondent – A Retrospective of George Rodger (Londonist)
Review: The Most Travelled Correspondent – A Retrospective of George Rodger Londonist, December 10, 2009 11:56 AM Of another era, when itineraries were banged out on typewriters or hand drawn with red grease pins on maps and a journo’s notes … Continue reading
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Tagged diemar noble, exhibition, gallery, george rodger, Londonist, magnum, Photography, review
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Patti Smith at Robert Maplethorpe: A Season in Hell (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
Patti Smith at Robert Maplethorpe: A Season in Hell Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, December 2009 The evening of Tuesday the 13th of October seemed as ordinary as any other end of day here in London. Perhaps a bit nippier … Continue reading
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(P)review: A Tradition I Do Not Mean to Break (Londonist)
(P)review: A Tradition I do not Mean to Break Londonist, July 9, 2009 5:15 PM A Tradition I do not Mean to Break is an exhibition you should not mean to skip. Featuring new moving image works by David Blandy, … Continue reading
