Category Archives: Art

Photos: Ron English’s “Lazarus Rising” in London (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-05-09 by tikichris

Photos: Ron English’s “Lazarus Rising” in London Juxtapoz, Friday, 08 May 2009 What makes a Ron English piece of art instantly recognizable beyond its signature photorealist technique and brazen color scheme … Take a peek at Lazarus Rising below… Photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Graffiti, Juxtapoz, London, Photography | Tagged Art, elms lesters painting rooms, gallery, Juxtapoz, London, painting, Photography, ron english | Leave a comment

(P)review: Monster Inked at Idea Generation Gallery (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-04-08 by tikichris

(P)review: Monster Inked at Idea Generation Gallery Londonist, April 8, 2009 5:09 PM Opening today at Idea Generation Gallery is Monsters Inked: Inside the Minds of the Gods of Monsters, featuring buckets full of fun-omenal works by Pete Fowler (wow!), … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, London | Tagged Art, central illustration agency, exhibition, gallery, idea generation, London, Londonist, monsterism, monsters, pete fowler, rob steen | Leave a comment

Ghost Bike of St John Street (Qype does London)

Posted on 2009-04-06 by tikichris

Ghost Bike of St John Street Qype does London, April 5th 2009 Ghost bikes are (according to ghostbikes.org) “small and somber memorials for bicyclists who are killed or hit on the street.” These memorials are actual bicycles that have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Graffiti, London, Photography | Tagged Clerkenwell, cyclists, ghost bike, London, Photography, Qype, Qype Does London, st john street, street art | Leave a comment

Liminal: A Question of Position @ Rivington Place (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2009-04-04 by tikichris

Liminal: A Question of Position @ Rivington Place Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, March 2009 Did you ever just want to start throwing balls at random people’s faces? Or, perhaps, share steps with a random stranger on the other side … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, London, Photography, Whitehot | Tagged Art, liminal, London, Photography, rivington place, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art | Leave a comment

Dog Days at the Affordable Art Fair (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2009-04-03 by tikichris

Dog Days at the Affordable Art Fair Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, March 2009 For the most part, this year’s AAF was a hit or miss affair. Lots of over-priced kitsch (dogs were an especially popular theme for much of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, London, Photography, Whitehot | Tagged affordable art fair, Art, battersea, London, Photography, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art | Leave a comment

Gallery Hop Springtime Strolling with Chris Osburn (ArtSlant)

Posted on 2009-03-25 by tikichris

Gallery Hop Springtime Strolling with Chris Osburn ArtSlant, March 2009 … nostalgic scenes of domestic life play out alongside those of a more documentary nature. The juxtaposition eliciting an “outside-looking-in” feeling of a time now beyond any viewer’s grasp. READ … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, ArtSlant, London | Tagged Art, ArtSlant, gallery, Gallery Hop, kutlug ataman, liminal, rivington place, thomas dane gallery, Trader Vic's | Leave a comment

Photos: Botero’s Broadgate Venus (London Hotels Blog)

Posted on 2009-03-13 by tikichris

Photos: Botero’s Broadgate Venus London Hotels Blog, March 13th, 2009 Amid the hustle and bustle of the City of London, just above Liverpool Street Station on the eastern side of Exchange Square, the serene (and enormous!) Broadgate Venus reclines in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, London, London Hotels, Photography | Tagged Art, botero, broadgate, broadgate venus, bronze, city of london, liverpool street station, London, London Hotels, Photography, sculpture | Leave a comment

(P)review: Liminal: A Question of Position at Rivington Place (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-03-11 by tikichris

(P)review: Liminal: A Question of Position at Rivington Place Londonist, March 11, 2009 10:51 AM … Liminal: A Question of Position opens tonight at the 2008 RIBA Award winning Rivington Place. With more than twenty artists investigating life in an … Continue reading →

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Tiki Mugs: Cult Artifacts of Polynesian Pop

Posted on 2009-03-10 by tikichris

Oh man! Today’s already insanely busy – incredibly fun and chocked full of good art and all sorts of other treats (stay tuned) – but ultimately exhausting with the first of hopefully just a couple of crosstown trips already underway. Anyway, however … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Drink, Tiki | Tagged London, polynesian pop, tiki, tiki mugs, Trader Vic's | 2 Comments

The Future of Art: London’s Kinetica Art Fair (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-03-09 by tikichris

The Future of Art: London’s Kinetica Art Fair Juxtapoz, Monday, 02 March 2009 Carnivorous art, man-animal-machine hybrids, mechanical drawing machines, subliminal installations, pole dancing robots, light sculptures and cybernetics. Woah. No, we haven’t blasted into the future, all this and … Continue reading →

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New Dilly Zine! Marcus Oakley Sketchbooks 2003-2008

Posted on 2009-03-08 by tikichris

For the past week or so, I’ve been rambling round town with a copy of Marcus Oakley’s Sketchbooks 2003-2008 at ready access in my backpack. The handy little zine (the first Dilly release of 2009) offers a “rare look into this … Continue reading →

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Root Ginger: A Study of Red Hair (London Hotels Blog)

Posted on 2009-02-27 by tikichris

Root Ginger: A Study of Red Hair London Hotels Blog, February 25th, 2009 Red hair is the last bastion of political incorrectness and although you cannot compare it wholly with the treatment of other mintority groups I think it does … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, London, London Hotels, Photography | Tagged Art, exhibition, gallery, ginger, idea generation, jenny wicks, London, London Hotels, Photography, red head, root ginger | Leave a comment

Preview: Suzzan Blac’s A Basement of Dolls at Resistance Gallery (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-02-13 by tikichris

Preview: Suzzan Blac’s A Basement of Dolls at Resistance Gallery Chris Osburn, contributing editor Londonist February 13, 2009 3:47 PM … mutilated bodies adorned with lingerie and other stereotypical visuals of a sexualized point of view, such as exaggerated lips, … Continue reading →

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Gallery Hop in London (ArtSlant)

Posted on 2009-02-04 by tikichris

Here are some links to a new “Gallery Hop” feature I’m doing for online contemporary art network, ArtSlant. My first Gallery Hop in London with Chris Osburn features reviews of Kai & Sunny’s What a Wonderful World and the Sweet Toof solo exhibition as well as a quick … Continue reading →

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Sickboy: Stay Free (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2009-01-17 by tikichris

One more Sickboy article. Here’s a link to some more stuff I wrote about his Stay Free show. Sickboy: Stay Free Chris Osburn Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art January 2009 Not content to simply … Continue reading →

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Double-Bill Sweet Toof/Martin Lea Brown Exhibition at Sartorial Contemporary Art

Posted on 2009-01-13 by tikichris

One of London’s most determined fine artists has teamed up with one of its most notorious. Expect masked gunmen slogging it out over criminal bounties (a la Martin Lea Brown) and big wet sloppy licks ‘n’ kisses from mouthy graffiti artist Sweet Toof … Continue reading →