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“You bust throught the door and create a diversion. They all turn and aim at you. You try to sweet talk them out of blowing your brains out, while I sneak around back, bust in, and *really* surprise ‘em.” A while ago I wrote an article about Interactive Literature that concerned namely the popular 1970′s...
by Viola Emaldi Nowadays there are many non-profit project spaces run by artists. These give birth to exhibitions, multiple productions, studio visits, magazines and publications all created with the cooperation of other artists, on the basis of common needs and interests. For many artists, curating is a ‘medium’ like any other, and managing an exhibition...
When I get to Maureen Paley in Bethnal Green for the last day of Gert & Uwe Tobias’ exhibition there is only me, and a couple with a bicycle wheel each, in the gallery. I have come to see the solo exhibition of the Transylvanian twins after seeing their woodcuts in the Saatchi Gallery’s Gesamtkunstwerk...
Having just won ‘Best Motion Picture’, ‘Best Original Score’ and ‘Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture’ at the Golden Globes and receiving four awards at the Critics Choice Movie Awards, The Artist is proving to be incredibly popular. If you ever thought that classic movies were dull, then you will undoubtedly feel dubious about...
Luxury fashion houses are not dissimilar to all good rock bands. In most cases, creative directors take on the role of lead vocals, providing a recognisable face that both fronts and reflects the label. Where Queen had Freddie Mercury, and The Rolling Stones have Mick Jagger, their fashion counterparts are predominant figures within the industry...
If your a fan of all things crafty and a little bit quirky, then the fantastic designs of artist Jennifer Collier are for you. I came across her work recently and I haven’t seen anything like it before. For all you fashion students like me, her delicate shoes made entirely out of paper will be truly inspirational...
First of all, why am I writing an article which deals with Louboutin ? Because fashion is one of my passions. Then, why am I talking about sociology ? Because the Louboutin wave has covered the planet and has become a huge phenomenon over the past few years. As a result, this “wave” could be considered as a subject for...
Calculating the second derivative for the function of x when y is a negative integer, and then plotting it against the graph of natural logarithms and exponentials … doesn’t interest me. I’m doing it for you. Because you sacrificed your life; in order for me to even have this opportunity. I’m doing it for you....
For those who read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Stephen Kelman’s writing style will be familiar to you. Written from the point of view of 11 year old Harrison Opoku (known to his friends as Harri), Kelman’s debut novel is honest, fresh and at times, amusing. It is fair to say...
The sun bid farewell to the Acropolis’ marble and lay her head down behind the ripples of the Mediterranean far out of view. For the longest trice, the Parthenon is plunged into darkness, suffocating under its weight, before a warm supplicating glow from lamps mirrors the sun’s downward rays of day. Basking at the base...
Last week, hands laden with either luggage or laziness, I don’t remember which, I asked a friend of mine for the time. An accommodating wrist stretched out, its cotton sleeve retracted and a plain black Swatch peered upwards for a moment before that same wrist plunged out of sight into a deep trouser pocket and...
The competition for 2011 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year received over 41,000 images from 95 different countries. The esteemed and experienced judges were looking for photographic stories that tell of the wonder and beauty of nature and how impoverished we are in its absence. This display of the winners, runners-up and those highly...
A conceit in which I contend they are the same In an electronic world is one permitted to muse upon the future of expressions such as ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’? Today, can we say, ‘the (computer) key is mightier than the sword? Or, more appropriately, the ‘chip is mightier than the missile’?...
Ten years is a long time in the music industry. Genres can change and evolve, styles can come and go, and with their upcoming release, Eskimo, Louden Swain are showing the world just how much difference a decade can make. From the opening bars of the first track, it’s clear that this isn’t an album...
As Don McLean sings in American Pie, the line becomes title to the new exhibition at Proud Galleries, Camden, on an extended show from 14th December 2011 until 4th March 2012. Suggesting a time when not merely music but mainly a musician has died, this collection plays a tribute to the vast circle of late...
We have a big year ahead of us. Who knows what could happen. But one thing we can be sure of – the ever expanding eye of the media will be there to tell us about it. Here’s some highlights to mark in your diaries… January – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? – ITV...
Everyone, by now, knows what to expect from The Word House. Everyone indeed. Half of East London were unfortunately turned away at the door on Saturday as the Gallery Café reached bursting point. ‘Sardines’, someone said; it was like rush hour on the Northern Line. One guy stood there awkwardly negotiating a curry as the...
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Jan 17, 2012 • Modern phones are, to paraphrase Blur, rubbish. Mobiles have more gadgets than any sane person would ever use, and ‘plug-in’ domestic phones are horrible plasticky lightweight things, that slide across the table when you pick up the receiver, annoy with their burbly electronic ringtone and have features (speed dial, call waiting, answering machines) which are...
At the end of last year, thousands of spectators stepped back in time to watch the antique mingle with the modern as the Royal Automobile Club’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run took place. Brighton seafront and surrounding roads were lined with people cheering the arrival of almost 500 magnificent machines, all of them more than...
In the following two weeks Eva Caridi, a Greek-English artist, will present a pop-up mulitmedia installation, Nude, at Ambika P3. The site-specific work is an 11-ton artwork consisting of two labyrinths and is one of the largest installations ever shown in central London. The installation took over five years to complete and will be on...
Name: Michael Chomick Location: Los Angeles, CA Website: michaelchomick.com Brief artist statement: Being a contemporary artist for the past 25 years and counting, my works and exploration has primarily been focussed on the “Human Condition”. The works have been produced in a variety of mediums. This has kept the making of art for me fresh and exciting....
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Jan 14, 2012 • The candlelit, murmuring atmosphere inside Dalston’s Vortex Jazz Club belies its often dexterous, wildcard event programming. Tonight is a case in point, with an extremely rare performance from manic noiseniks Blectum from Blechdom. First up though, are the equally intense Maria & The Mirrors: a Mexican stand-off specialising in chthonic call and response. Twin female...
I’d like to say I’m pretty cultured. I read obscure 1930’s novels and The Guardian, I watch independent films in independent cinemas and I like tapas. However, I have a cultural black spot. I believe everyone has one of these, either deep, deep down, or maybe worn proudly on your sleeve. No matter how pretentious...
photo credit: kevin dooley Up until recently I considered theatre goers to be, in the main, a fairly discerning and polite cross-section of the population. An audience usually comprised of retired elderly couples, middle class arty intellectuals, drama students and the odd flamboyant homosexual – a sea of corduroy, ethnic print silks and glass beads....
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