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Category Archives: Art
Cindy Sherman – The Vivisector Opens Today at Spruth Magers London
I was just about to settle in to post a few of my impressions from last night’s private view of The Vivisector show at Spruth Magers London. Then I noticed everything was summed up well enough at the Froggette blog. So, … Continue reading
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Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour Photography Exhibition at Somerset House, London (OneTravel)
Through A Question of Colour, curator William E. Ewing explores this 20th century French photographer’s attitude toward colour photography and suggests a more nuanced take than has generally been assumed. Ewing’s curation presents a show illustrating how photographers working in … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Photography, Travel
Tagged a question of colour, black and white photography, Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour, color photography, colour photography, decisive moment, exhibition, henri cartier-bresson, London, OneTravel, photographers, Photography, photography exhibition, review, somerset house, street photography, william ewing
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Cartier-Bresson’s Legacy = Awesome Street Photography Tips
There’s a fantastic street photography show on now at Somerset House. Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour features ten Henri Cartier-Bresson photographs never before exhibited in the UK alongside more than 75 works by 15 international contemporary photographers. I’ve got a … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Photography
Tagged a question of colour, black and white photography, Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour, color photography, colour photography, decisive moment, exhibition, henri cartier-bresson, London, photographers, Photography, photography exhibition, review, somerset house, street photography, william ewing
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Wallpaper, Ketel One and VICE Want to Fund Your Modern Craft Project
Partnering with Wallpaper magazine, VICE and Ketel One are on a quest to find contemporary craftspeople who bring traditional skills into the modern day and striving to take their work, careers and talents to the next level. Folks keen to establish a craft … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Competition, Design, VICE, Video
Tagged Art, artisans, competition, craft, craft exhibition, design, ketel one vodka, modern craft exhibition, prize, SPONSORED POST, the modern craft project, vice, Video, wallpaper, wallpaper magazine
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Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures at Serpentine Gallery, London (OneTravel)
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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Posted in Art, Freebies, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged artist, contemporary art, Faces & Figures, gallery, installations, kensington gardens, London, museum, OneTravel, park, portraits, portraiture, portratis, review, sculpture, SERPENTINE GALLERY, Thomas Schütte, Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures
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The Hybrid Project – Air – The Film
Kemey’s a project collaborator on this. Check it out and please help if you can!
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Posted in Art, Design, London, Movies, Social Media
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Shepard Fairey: Sound & Vision at Stolenspace Gallery, London (OneTravel)
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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Posted in Art, Celebrities, Graffiti, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged brick lane, exhibition, gallery, Graffiti, London, obey, old truman brewery, OneTravel, review, Shepard Fairey, sound & vision, stolenspace, street art, tower hamlets
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Good Stuff
Here’s a quick lists of Good Stuff I’ve come across lately and got a kick out of but for whatever reason didn’t make it into their own blog posts on here, my tikichris-to-go Tumblr blog or one of my client blogs. Akari Japanese … Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Art, Books, Celebrities, Coffee, Design, Food, London, Music, Photography, Restaurants, Shopping, Television, Travel
Tagged 4od, akari, Akari Japanese Kitchen & Bar, anna friel, app, arts bar & cafe, artsadmin, brick lane, channel 4, channel four on demand, circus, cirque du soleil, curry, essex road, Fäviken, GRAYSON PERRY, In the Best Possible Taste, In the Best Possible Taste - Grayson Perry, ipad, japanese, JAPANESE CUISINE, japanese food, khushbu, khushbu grill house, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour, nordic cuisine, O2 Arena, phaidon, phaidon press, Photography, Reuters, sushi, swedish, swedish food, thomas reuters, toynbee studios, whitechapel, Wider Image, Wider Image Photo App for iPad from Reuters
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Shepard Fairey: Sound & Vision Opens at Stolenspace
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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Posted in Art, Graffiti
Tagged brick lane, exhibition, gallery, Graffiti, London, obey, old truman brewery, review, Shepard Fairey, sound & vision, stolenspace, street art, tower hamlets
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Win a Free Limited Edition Duro Olowu Umbrella – Courtesy of Le Méridien Piccadilly
Would you like an attractive limited edition designer umbrella to shield yourself from the element in style? Then keep reading because I’ve got a beauty of a parasol to giveaway. One of the highlights of my “Le Méridien at Frieze” experience … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Competition, Design, Freebies, Hotels, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, London, Shopping
Tagged Art, compeitition, contemporary art, designer, duro olowu, fashion, free, freebie, frieze, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, giveaway, hotels, le meridien, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, le meridien piccadilly, limited edition, London, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, regent's park, starwood hotels, TATE, tate britain, tate modern, umbrella
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Belfast Festival 2012 (CheapOair)
This year just happens to be the 50th anniversary of the festival. So expect an especially epic festival for 2012. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog. Photo/artolog
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Music, Northern Ireland, Theatre, Travel
Tagged Art, belfast, belfast festival, cheapoair, ireland, northern ireland, van morrison
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2012 Turner Prize Nominees on View at Tate Britain (OneTravel)
The Turner Prize was set up in 1984 to celebrate new developments and outstanding contributions in contemporary art. The prize, along with £25,000 cash and an incalculable heap of art world clout is awarded each year to “a British artist under … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Art, british art, contemporary art, Elizabeth Price, London, luke fowler, OneTravel, Paul Noble, Spartacus Chetwynd, TATE, tate britain, turner prize, turner prize 2012, turner prize nominees
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Top Five Reasons to Choose Le Méridien Piccadilly When You Visit London (CheapOair)
… two of England’s most recognizable traditions: the gin and tonic and the afternoon tea. Both are awesome … but how much more awesome could they be together? Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Design, Drink, Hotels, London, Travel
Tagged Art, cheapoair, cocktails, contemporary art, gin and tonic, Gin and Tonic Afternoon Tea, hotel, le meridien, le meridien piccall, LM100, London, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, piccadilly, piccadilly circus, review
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Limited Edition Duro Olowu Umbrellas
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Le Méridien supported Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, OFT has commissioned Duro Olowu to design two exclusive umbrellas. The limited edition umbrellas (500 colour, 1000 black and white, both featuring … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Design, Hotels, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, London, Shopping
Tagged Art, contemporary art, designer, duro olowu, fashion, frieze, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, hotels, le meridien, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, le meridien piccadilly, limited edition, London, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, regent's park, starwood hotels, TATE, tate britain, tate modern, umbrella
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Memory Marathon at the Serpentine Gallery This Weekend
As I mentioned yesterday, I spent the earlier part of this week having an art fuelled staycation in the heart of London, participating in Le Méridien Piccadilly‘s blogger thingy centred around this year’s Frieze Art Fair. I had a blast, … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Design, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, London
Tagged AI WEIWEI, Art, frieze, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, geodesic dome, Herzog & de Meuron, Hyde Park, le meridien, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, le meridien piccadilly, memory marathon, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, SERPENTINE GALLERY, Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012, thomas shutte, thomas shutte; faces & figures
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Le Méridien at Frieze 2012
I just got back to my flat from a bit of an artsy fartsy staycation here in London. Spending the past few nights at Le Méridien Piccadilly as a participant in the hotel’s blogger outreach initiative, I was wined, dined … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Drink, Hotels, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, London, Travel
Tagged Art, Aurel Schmidt, contemporary art, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, Galerie Crèvecœur, Galerie Eigen + Art, galleries, hotels, Jayson Musson, JEAN DUBUFFET, le meridien, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, le meridien piccadilly, London, Martin Eder, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, Pace Gallery, piccadilly circus, regent's park, review, Salon 94, starwood hotels, TATE, tate britain, tate modern, WADDINGTON CUSTOT GALLERIES, Xavier Antin
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Visiting Mackintosh’s Glasgow (CheapOair)
Here’s a list of Mackintosh’s buildings in his home city … all well worth a visit. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog. Photo/dalbera
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Design, Scotland, Travel
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, art nouveau, arts and crafts movement, charles rennie mackintosh, cheapoair, CRM, Daily Record Building, design, glasgow, Glasgow School of Art, House for an Art Lover, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, mackintosh, Martyrs School, Queen's Cross Church, rennie mackintosh, Ruchill Free Church Halls, scotland, Scotland Street School Museum, The Lighthouse, the mackintosh house, willow tearooms
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Edvard Munch at Tate Modern (OneTravel)
He’s as big a name as any to come from Norway. Artist Edvard Munch (1863-1944) straddled two centuries during his life to help develop what would be defined as modern art. Indeed, much of what’s on view in the current Edvard Munch: … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Art, edvard munch, Edvard Munch: The Modern Eye, exhibition, London, modern art, OneTravel, tate modern
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Ronnie Wood @ Symbolic London (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
Running until the 9th of October, the comprehensive retrospective features paintings, sketches, and handwritten lyrics by Ronnie Wood along with signed guitars, photographs and tons of Wood-related ephemera from his 50 years in the music industry – as a participating … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, London, Music, Photography, Whitehot
Tagged bernie chase, bruton street, exhibition, faces, jeff beck group, London, mayfair, Rock 'n' Roll, rock and roll, rolling stones, ronnie wood, ronnie wood collection, Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll, symbolic london, W1, W1 6QX, Whitehot, whitehot m
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Tony Cragg at Exhibition Road (OneTravel)
A new major exhibition of new outdoor sculptures created by the British artist, Tony Cragg, for the London 2012 Festival has been revealed at the “cultural heartland” of London’s Exhibition Road. The monumental works went on display August 25th and … Continue reading
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50 Years of Ronnie Wood’s Art and Ephemera at Symbolic London (CheapOair)
Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll is a major new exhibition featuring artwork by and ephemera from the life of Rolling Stones guitarist, Ronnie Wood. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, CheapOair, London, Music, Photography, Travel
Tagged bernie chase, bruton street, cheapoair, exhibition, faces, jeff beck group, London, mayfair, Rock 'n' Roll, rock and roll, rolling stones, ronnie wood, ronnie wood collection, Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll, symbolic london, W1, W1 6QX
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Good Stuff
I’ve been experiencing so much incredibly amazing stuff over the past couple of months, I’ve had hardly little time to keep up with it all much less to publish another post in my Good Stuff series. But today’s the first taste … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Berry Bros & Rudd, Celebrities, Drink, Good Stuff, London, Movies, Music, Wine
Tagged AI WEIWEI, ai weiwei: never sorry, barbaresco, berry bros, Berry Bros & Rudd, castello di ama, david kuo, de gotho pinot crni, DELFINA, documentaries, fool.co.uk., george clooney, good stuff, guado al tasso, hawaii, instagram, italy wine, kutjevo, London, money talk, motley fool, Movies, roagna, snoop dogg, the descendants, the motley fool, vina croatia, wine, wines of croatia
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Yayoi Kusama Pop-up at Selfridges (OneTravel)
Selfridges London is the only place in the UK to house the exclusive “second drop” of the Kusama Monogram collection after LV’s initial in-house offerings. And the world famous department store is marking the occasion with an unprecedented 24 window … Continue reading
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Your Guide to Glasgow’s Museums (OneTravel)
Got plans to visit Glasgow? You will after reading this comprehensive list of all its great museums in this compact and culturally rich city … Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog. Photo/dalbera
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Posted in Art, Design, OneTravel, Scotland, Travel
Tagged charles rennie macintosh, Gallery of Modern Art, glasgow, glasgow museums, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Glasgow Police Museum, glaswegian museums, GMRC, GOMA, Hunterian museum and art gallery, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, museums, People's Palace and Winter Gardens, piping centre, Provand's Lordship, riverside museum, scotland, Scotland Street School Museum, St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, The Burrell Collection, The National Piping Centre, University of Glasgow
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In the Rings with Ali Exhibition in East London Celebrates Muhammad Ali’s 70th Birthday (CheapOair)
A major exhibition to mark Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday is on now through the 30th of September at an east London gallery which features an amazing view of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. Read my complete post at the the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, CheapOair, London, London 2012, Photography, Travel
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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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Win a Free Case of Carling Beer + a Three Foot Limited Edition Graffiti Kings Print
Want a case of beer and a limited edition print made by the Graffiti Kings? Well, Carling wants to send one of my readers some free beer along with a specially commissioned three foot screen print on high quality canvas. … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Beer, Competition, Drink, England, Freebies, Graffiti, London, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Tagged bank holiday, beer, carling, competition, free, free beer, freebie, Graffiti, GRAFFITI KINGS, LIMITED EDITION PRINT, London, plunderfunk, prize, street art, WHAT MAKES BRITAIN BRILLIANT?
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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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Tagged E2, E2 0SY, exhibition, gallery, Graffiti, high roller society, London, POP ART, STICKER ART, street art, VINNIE NYLON
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GOLA X TADO Exhibition at Boxpark
This looks like fun! Plus, there’ll be music and free drinks during the 6 September launch. The show will run through the month. GOLA X TADO Exhibition Launch Boxpark 2-4 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6GY Thursday 6 September, 6-9pm Complimentary … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, BOXPARK, BOXPARK SHOREDITCH, container, DJ BOOGIE BLIND, E1, E1 6GY, exhibition, FEVER TREE, free, freebies, GOLA, GOLA X TADO, hackney, HAVANA CLUB RUM, London, pop-up, RETAIL, shipping containers, Shopping, shopping centre, shopping mall, shoreditch, TADO
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Damien Hirst at Tate Modern (OneTravel)
Love him or hate him, you’ve got to admit Damien Hirst knows how to raise eyebrows and elicit a strong reaction from his viewers. He also knows how to draw crowds. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Art, DAMIEN HIRST, exhibition, London, RETROSPECTIVE, review, TATE, tate modern
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50 Years of Rock and Roll with Ronnie Wood at Symbolic London
Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll has been open for a few days already but was officially sanctioned this afternoon when the exhibition’s namesake strolled in off the street for a quick look see (and … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, London, Music, Photography
Tagged bernie chase, bruton street, exhibition, faces, jeff beck group, London, mayfair, Rock 'n' Roll, rock and roll, rolling stones, ronnie wood, ronnie wood collection, Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll, symbolic london, W1, W1 6QX
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Now Open! Sweet Revenge: A Selection of Works by Sweet Toof
Just in time for the Olympics 😉 … the Sweet Revenge retrospective of East London graffiti artist Sweet Toof opened last night with a private view at The Colour Works (117 Wallis Road, Hackney Wick, E9 5LN). Toof’s one of … Continue reading
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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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Posted in Art, London, Whitehot
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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Sweet Toof: Sweet Revenge, The Colour Works, Hackney Wick
Sweet Toof: Sweet Revenge 11 to 19 August 2012 The Colour Works 117 Wallis Road Hackney Wick, E9 5LN You know these teeth. You’ve seen them everywhere. the infamous unmissable, goofy toofy gums decorating the London landscape with their bubbly pinkness. … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Graffiti, London, London 2012
Tagged E9, E9 5LN, exhibition, Graffiti, hackney, HACKNEY WICK, London, london 2012, street art, sweet revenge, sweet toof, the colour works
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