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Tag Archives: Art
In Conversation with Dan Witz (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
I’ve always enjoyed working in London. Next to NYC, it’s my favorite city for doing street art The light in both places is similar, a soft, post-industrial gloom that seems to suit the emotional temperature of my work. Also, when you get up close in London there’s a grit in the pores that’s exactly the same as New York’s. Since usually I’m using a NYC grate, my pieces transfer well, and feel like they belong. Continue reading
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Top Tips for Visiting the Vatican Museums (OneTravel)
A top attraction by any account, paying a visit to the Vatican Museums doesn’t come without some effort. Here are a few tips for making the most of your visit and avoiding any undue hassle. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Italy, OneTravel, Rome, Travel
Tagged Art, holy see, Italy, OneTravel, roma, rome, st peter's basilica, the vatican, Travel, vatican museums
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For a Crash Course in Wow, Visit Rome’s Galleria Borghese (OneTravel)
The gallery is home to one of the largest – and arguably most valuable – private collections of art in the world. Consisting of paintings, sculpture and antiquities, the Borghese collection began with acquisitions by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, an avid art aficionado and a bit of a dandy, while his uncle Pope Paul V was head of the Vatican (1605 to 1621). It includes important works (and lots of them) by Caravaggio, Bernini, Botticelli, Titian and plenty more. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Italy, OneTravel, Rome, Travel
Tagged Art, baroque art, borghese collection, galleria borghese, Italy, OneTravel, PAINTINGS, renaissance art, roma, rome, Travel
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Bruce Nauman + Eva Hesse at Hauser & Wirth London (OneTravel)
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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Posted in Art, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Art, bruce nauman, contemporary art, eva hesse, eva hesse 1965, exhibition, gallery, hauser & wirth london, hauser and wirth, istallations, London, mindfuck, neon, OneTravel, paitings, review, savile row, Travel
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Limited Edition Hand-Coloured Woodcut Print: “Lovers” by Sweet Toof
The Lovers, a new hand-coloured woodcut print by East London street artist, Sweet Toof Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Graffiti, London, Shopping, Valentine's Day
Tagged Art, east london, Graffiti, high roller society, limited edition, London, print, street art, STREET ARTIST, sweet toof, the lovers, Valentine's Day, woodcut print
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Dan Witz: Prisoners 2012 – 2013 at Lazarides Gallery in London (OneTravel)
New York based street artist, Dan Witz, has an amazing show on at the moment at Central London’s Lazarides Rathbone gallery. I’ve been following Dan’s work for awhile and was stoked to see he was coming back to the UK for a solo show after a London hiatus of a few years. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Graffiti, London, Travel
Tagged Art, dan witz, Dan Witz: Prisoners 2012 – 2013, Graffiti, lazarides, lazarides rathbone, London, OneTravel, preview, RATHBONE PLACE, street art, Travel, W1, W1T 1HR
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#LOLCATEXHIBISHUN – A Mewving Exhibition of Cat Inspired Art
Teh Katnip Kartel – Cuds, James McKenzie-Blyth I swung by last night’s PV for Lolcat – Teh Exhibishun, a group art show “exploring the weird and wonderful world of lolcats.” Curated by Jenny Theolin and Soapbox & Sons, the exhibition … Continue reading
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Tagged animal shelter, Art, art review, Battersea Dogs And Cats Home, cats, exhibition, EXHIBITION REVIEW, fitzrovia, group show, iThe Framers Gallery, James McKenzie-Blyth, Jenny Theolin, Kneel Before Hypno-Kitteh, lolcat, Lolcat - Teh Exhibishun, lolcats, London, Pete Hawkes, review, Soapbox & Sons, Teh Katnip Kartel – Cuds, W1T 2JT, Windmill Street
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Dan Witz: Prisoners 2012 – 2013 at Lazarides Rathbone
The attention to detail, the intense concentration that goes into his paintings, his incredible command of light: Dan Witz produces amazingly photorealistic artwork with an urban edge, a sinister sense of humour and an Old Master’s application of considerable skill and technique. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Graffiti, London
Tagged Art, dan witz, Dan Witz: Prisoners 2012 – 2013, Graffiti, lazarides, lazarides rathbone, London, preview, RATHBONE PLACE, street art, W1, W1T 1HR
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Contemporary Masterpieces on View in Edinburgh (CheapOair)
From Death To Death And Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection … brings together works from the D.Daskalopoulos Collection, one of the most important collections of contemporary art, with a number … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, cheapoair, contemporary art, D.Daskalopoulos Collection, Death To Death And Other Small Tales, Death To Death And Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection, Death To Death And Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from tScottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Death To Death And Other Small Tales: MasterpieceScottish National Gallery of Modern Artt, edinburgh, exhibition, modern art, museum, scotland, Travel
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Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection
From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection List of Artists in the exhibition: Marina Abramovic, Jean Arp, Balthus, Matthew Barney, Hans Bellmer, Joseph Beuys, Boyle Family, … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Scotland, Travel
Tagged Ana Mendieta, Andre Breton, Art, Balthus, Boyle Family, bruce nauman, contemporary art, D.Daskalopoulos Collection, David Hammons, Dieter Roth, Doris Salcedo, Douglas Gordon, edinburgh, Ernesto Neto, exhibition, From Death to Death and Other Small Tales, From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection, Gunter Brus, Hans Bellmer, Helen Chadwick, Jean Arp, Joan Miro, John Coplans, Joseph Beuys, Kiki Smith, LOUISE BOURGEOIS, Marcel Duchamp, Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Max Ernst, Mike Kelley, modern art, Mona Hatoum, national galleries, Otto Dix, pablo picasso, Paul Delvaux, PAUL MCCARTHY, Rachel Whiteread, Rene Magritte, Robert Gober, Sarah Lucas, scotland, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Stathis Logothetis, Sue Williams, Tracey Emin, Vlassis Caniaris, William Kentridge
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Cindy Sherman – The Vivisector at Spruth Magers London (OneTravel)
Mutilated, melted, dismembered and reconstructed dolls in violent and sexually explicit poses: this ain’t one to take the kids to. But to see art by one of today’s grandest agents provocateurs – and one of the highest paid photographers ever … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, OneTravel, Photography, Travel
Tagged Art, bruce nauman, cindy sherman, contemporary art, exhibition, Frederick Sommer, Georges Bataille, grafton way, Hans Bellmer, London, mayfair, Morton Bartlett, OneTravel, pablo picasso, picasso, review, spruth magers, spruth magers london, todd levin, W1
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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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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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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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London Daily Photo: Pop Art Step by Step
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Tagged Art, carpet, contemporary art, floor, frieze, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, frieze projects, laughing cow, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, POP ART, print, regent's park, shoes, tate modern, Thomas Bayrle, trainers, vans
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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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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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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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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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Tagged Art, edvard munch, Edvard Munch: The Modern Eye, exhibition, London, modern art, OneTravel, tate modern
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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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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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Bob Martin Sports Photography Retrospective at Quaglino’s, London (CheapOair)
Now on view until September (and just in time for the Olympics), a retrospective exhibition of prints by award winning sports photographer Bob Martin presents an ideal opportunity to “get into a sporting spirit as London prepares to host this year’s … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Drink, Food, London, London 2012, OneTravel, Photography, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged Art, athletics, bob martin, cheapoair, London, london 2012, mayfair, Photography, photography exhibition, QUAGLINO'S, restaurant, review, sports, sports photography, st james's, W1
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Big Plans for Frieze London 2012 (OneTravel)
Frieze London 2012 will see a total of 170 exhibitors from 34 countries, thus making it the most international edition of Frieze London and confirming its position as one of the world’s leading contemporary art events Big Plans for Frieze … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, art fair, bethanyc, contemporary art, frieze, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, galleries, London, regent's park
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Royal Academy of Arts Gets a New Keeper’s House (CheapOair)
With a bit of help from celebrity Stephen Fry and artist Grayson Perry (who’s almost as famous for his crossdressing antics as for his artwork), London’s Royal Academy of Arts held a press conference to announce plans to renovate its … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, cheapoair, Christopher Le Brun, GRAYSON PERRY, keeper's house, London, mayfair, piccadilly, royal academy of arts, stephen fry
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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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The Royal Academy of Arts Gets a New Keeper’s House (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
With a bit of help from celebrity Stephen Fry and artist Grayson Perry, The Royal Academy of Arts in London held a press conference to announce plans to renovate its current “Friends space.” The plan behind the revamp is part … Continue reading
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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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Hexen 2.0 by Suzanne Treister
Hexen 2.0 is a full colour book by artist Suzanne Treister and accompanies her current and similarly titled exhibition at London’s Science Museum. It (the book and the show) “charts the coming together of diverse physical and social sciences in the … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Blogs, London
Tagged abolition of work, Art, bob black, hexen, hexen 2.0, London, science museum, suzanne treister
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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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Hunt for Giant Fabergé Easter Eggs Across London (CheapOair)
The Big Egg Hunt is a plan hatched by two charities, Elephant Family and Action for Children. The goal is to get people involved in a record breaking egg hunt across Central London and to help raise money for and … Continue reading
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Tagged action for children, Art, artists, easter, easter egg hunt, easter eggs, elephant family, Fabergé, Fabergé egg, London, The Big Egg Hunt
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Milling About London’s Millbank (OneTravel)
Milling About London’s Millbank Londonist, Mar 08, 2012 Starting from Parliament and Westminster Abbey and heading toward Pimlico Station, here are a few of Millbank’s many highlights … READ MY COMPLETE POST: Milling About London’s Millbank
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Tagged Art, henry moore, London, millbank, Millbank Tower, OneTravel, parliament, PIMLICO, river, river thames, Riverside Walk Garden, RODIN, sculpture, tate britain, thames, Victoria Tower Gardens, westminster, WESTMINSTER ABBEY
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Canary Wharf Screen (CheapOair)
Canary Wharf Screen CheapOair, March 02, 2012 Canary Wharf Screen is an innovative new motion picture screening program that will launch at Canary Wharf Tube station this March. The program will be presented on one of London’s largest projection screens, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, canary wharf, CANARY WHARF SCREEN, CANARY WHARF STATION, cheapoair, London, london underground, TFL, tube, Video
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