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From 24th May – June 20th Lazarides gallery in W1 welcomes back artist and musician Robert Del Naja aka 3D. Fire Sale is a unique retrospective of painting and design that have helped define Massive Attack over the past 20 years, covering the pages of sketchbooks to 12 million record sleeves. Previously unseen pieces created...
THEATRE REVIEW – Titus Andronicus (RSC at Swan Theatre, Stratford) It is easy to feel sympathetic towards ‘Titus Andronicus’. One of Shakespeare’s earliest plays (maybe even his first), it is often derided by scholars and critics for sloppiness of language and the odd mix of brutality and black humour. However, if handled correctly, it can...
Chagstock started in 2003 and has grown into what John Otway described as ‘One of the greatest small festivals I’ve played in 35 years of doing them’. This year’s festival is on 19-20th July and the line up has just been released. Feast your eyes… The Boomtown RatsBilly Bragg – Mystery JetsDizraeli & The Small...
‘The 911 is the only car that you can drive from an African safari to Le Mans, then to the theatre and onto the streets of New York’ 2013 is the fiftieth anniversary of the production of the first Porsche 911. The series has been constantly enhanced since its debut in the year 1963. However, the...
Every May sees Hong Kong gathering its breath for the enormous Hong Kong Art Fair. Galleries put on parties, hotel prices rocket up, and Lang Kwai Fong (the city’s notorious party district) is flooded with people from every corner of the globe. This year, one of the most notable shows is being held by the...
The art of Ben Enwonwu (1917 – 1994) took centre stage at Bonhams’ sale of Modern and Contemporary African Art in London this week with a new world record for the artist at £361,250. His record work, l a collection of seven wooden sculptures of figures holding newspapers, was commissioned by the Daily Mirror in 1961. The...
There wasn’t much street art around in Brescia, but here’s a selection of what we could find. Click here to view our Facebook album. Author: The Flaneur Visit The Flaneur's Website - Email The Flaneur Editor-in-chief, The Flaneur. This article has been written by an independent writer and uploaded by the Flaneur admins. The author's...
A handsome Congolese man in a Pepto-Bismol pink suit strides towards the camera, fat cigar clenched casually between his teeth. His red bowler hat sits in stark contrast to the fades beige of the buildings behind him, and the dusty asphalt beneath his feet, yet sits in perfect harmony with his brightly polished red shoes....
A church has stood on the site of Bristol Cathedral for over a thousand years. The building features a nave, quire and aisle all the same height, giving the appearance of large (albeit very ornate) hall. Bristol is the finest example of a ‘Hall church’ in England and one of the greatest in the world....
