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><channel><title>The Flaneur art blogThe Flaneur art blog | The Flaneur art blog</title> <atom:link href="http://flaneur.me.uk/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://flaneur.me.uk</link> <description>Art, culture, sport and travel blog</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:11:23 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>Where to catch Polly and the Billets Doux this summer @pollybdoux</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/where-to-catch-polly-and-the-billets-doux-this-summer-pollybdoux/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/where-to-catch-polly-and-the-billets-doux-this-summer-pollybdoux/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:45:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Polly and the Billets Doux @pollybdoux]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22822</guid> <description><![CDATA[Polly and the Billets Doux have gone from strength to strength over the past couple of years, kicking up a storm with performances everywhere from the Scottish Highlands to England&#8217;s most southerly coastlines. But the big question everyone is asking is Where can I see them play this summer? Debut album Fiction, Half-Truths and Downright Lies saw Polly and the boys topping many ‘ones to watch’ lists back in 2010, and the buzz hasn’t stopped since. That same year, they reached number 21 on the BBC Radio 1 Indie Charts and were invited to do sessions with BBC 6 Music’s Cerys Matthews and BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends. The Flaneur can now announce Polly and the Billets Doux&#8217;s run of shows and festival appearances over the coming months. These live dates come ahead of the band&#8217;s debut Irish tour this October and the release of their long-awaited second album. SUMMER SHOWS AND FESTIVALS 21/06 Didcot (near Oxford), Cornerstone Arts Centre 22/06 Dorchester, Arts Centre 26/06 Southampton, The Talking Heads 27/06 Manchester, Thank Folk For That @ The Castle 07/07 Suffolk, Maverick Festival 17/07 Salisbury, Larmer Tree Festival 18/07 Salisbury, Larmer Tree Festival 21/07 Gateshead, SummerTyne Festival 24/07 Cumbria, The Gilded Lily 25/07 York, The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/where-to-catch-polly-and-the-billets-doux-this-summer-pollybdoux/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jester Jacques Gallery Interviews Simon Sarin</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/jester-jacques-gallery-interviews-simon-sarin/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/jester-jacques-gallery-interviews-simon-sarin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:23:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>KarenS</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Digital art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fine Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22782</guid> <description><![CDATA[Simon Sarin first started photographing music gigs when he was the diary editor at Retna pictures. Disappointed by the results some of his photographers were getting at gigs or the fact they some times did not even turn up, he took the advice of his then boss and now friend legendary rock photographer Michael Putland and went out and bought an entry level SLR camera and a lens and started shooting small gigs. Michael approved of the shots so Simon carried on going out in the evenings photographing up and coming bands. With in a month he had his first publication and within 3 months had an NME front cover and front page of the Daily Star and Sun. Simon split his time from running the music department at Retna pictures and shooting bands in the evening and at weekends. Representing some of the leading music photographers at Retna he was taught, given advice and mentored by some of the top names in music photography who included Michael Putland, Mick Rock, Paul Slattery, Ray Stevenson and Steve Double. He is now a full time photographer who has worked or been published in most major publications, websites and independent and major [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/jester-jacques-gallery-interviews-simon-sarin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Tim Hetherington Award at Sheffield doc/fest</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/the-tim-hetherington-award-at-sheffield-docfest/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/the-tim-hetherington-award-at-sheffield-docfest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:02:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tim hetherington]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22764</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tim Hetherington was a photojournalist who died on the front line in Libya in 2011. In 2013 an award was given in his name for the first time at the Sheffield Doc/Fest. His mother spoke at the ceremony, even though coming to Sheffield had been difficult as it was the place where she had last seen her son alive. The award will be given annually to filmmakers working to expose social injustice. Presented by Dogwoof and Doc/Fest?? the award celebrates the life and legacy of Hetherington, whose objectives as a filmmaker were to highlight the plight of people so often ignored by the world and mainstream media. A cash-prize of £1,000 was presented to the film in the festival that best reflected Tim Hetherington’s legacy. The film was selected by a jury incluing Tim Hetherington’s mother, Judith and representatives from Doc/Fest and Dogwoof, the UK distributor of Tim’s Oscar-winning Restrepo. The 2013 Tim Hetherington Award was given to The Square (Al Midan) directed by Jehane Noujaim. 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 details are above.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/the-tim-hetherington-award-at-sheffield-docfest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sheffield Doc/Fest: The winners as announced by @JeremyJHardy</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/sheffield-docfest-the-winners-as-announced-by-jeremyjhardy/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/sheffield-docfest-the-winners-as-announced-by-jeremyjhardy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:17:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sheffield Doc/Fest]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22738</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jeremy Hardy presented the trophies at the Sheffield Doc/Fest Awards ceremony, celebrating the best of the many documentaries that had been shown over the past five days. The Student Award, for people who, as Hardy put it, &#8216;should have been out rioting,&#8217; was awarded to Boys, directed by Marc Williamson. Jury spokesperson Kate Townsend said, “&#8230;this particular documentary stood out for two components key to a documentary – remarkable access and sensitivity of approach. Boys is an observational film which follows the struggles of two pupils over a term in a boarding school for boys with emotional and behavioural disorders.  There are no interviews in the film and the director shows an impressive ability to shape his self-shot footage to pursue the narrative of the boys’ slow progress and the challenges of the staff who try to help them. What emerges is a powerful film which unpeels layers of destructive behaviour to show the vulnerable children beneath.” &#160; Sheffield Doc/Fest’s Inspiration Award, now in its fourth year was presented to BBC Storyille Editor Nick Fraser. Producer Simon Chinn said, “I can’t think of anyone more deserving of an award for inspiration than Nick Fraser. He has inspired me more than anyone I can [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/sheffield-docfest-the-winners-as-announced-by-jeremyjhardy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Album from Allflaws Versus the Soul</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/new-album-from-allflaws-versus-the-soul/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/new-album-from-allflaws-versus-the-soul/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:16:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[allflaws]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=21514</guid> <description><![CDATA[Bristol&#8217;s very own dark experimentalists Allflaws have announced that they will be releasing their much anticipated 3rd album titled Versus The Soul on June the 18th, 2013. The album is set to be released on UK label Derelict State Records and is a timely and befitting follow up to their much esteemed 2012 EP release R Complex. Allflaws are the unique brainchild of vocalist and producer Gabriel Curran and have emerged from the underbelly of the notorious Bristol music scene with their very own deep, distinctive and progressive sound. Intelligently merging strands of industrial, breakbeat, hip hop, trip hop, punk and electronica. &#160; You can check out the latest Allflaws releases and videos here 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 details are above.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/new-album-from-allflaws-versus-the-soul/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Film review: God loves Uganda &#8211; so why is hate being preached in his name? #Sheffdocfest</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/film-review-god-loves-uganda-so-why-is-hate-being-preached-in-his-name-sheffdocfest/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/film-review-god-loves-uganda-so-why-is-hate-being-preached-in-his-name-sheffdocfest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:38:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#sheffdocfest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God loves Uganda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hiv/aids]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22729</guid> <description><![CDATA[Day three of the excellent Doc/Fest. I had already seen several interesting films since arriving in Sheffield. Indeed I had already seen several interesting films that day. I walked into the Showroom cinema and pulled out my ticket for God loves Uganda, a film that had premiered at Sundance. Screen 8, it said in the top corner. That was odd &#8211; I thought there were only four screens. All the other films I&#8217;d seen had been on screens one, two, or three. I approached an usher to ask for directions to screen 8, when I noticed something else unexpected on the ticket. Just before the 8 was a disturbing word. ODEON. I was definitely in the Showroom Cinema. You could tell because it said Showroom Cinema in big letters on the front of the building. Whoops. Instead of asking for directions to screen 8 I asked for directions to the Odeon. That surprised the usher. Instead of being told down there on the left, I had to cross a road, go up a hill, turn right&#8230; Getting there by the start of the film was in question. Luckily a film called God loves Uganda would probably only have three people watching [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/film-review-god-loves-uganda-so-why-is-hate-being-preached-in-his-name-sheffdocfest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Help fund a UK film &#8211;  How a filmmaker is changing ideas of roles for older women @threedaysfilm1</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/help-fund-a-uk-film-how-a-filmmaker-is-changing-ideas-of-roles-for-older-women-threedaysfilm1/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/help-fund-a-uk-film-how-a-filmmaker-is-changing-ideas-of-roles-for-older-women-threedaysfilm1/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:17:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[threedaysfilm1]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22726</guid> <description><![CDATA[Want to help finance a UK film? Then read on! The independent filmmaking community is embracing a new British filmmaker, Vanessa Bailey, a 44 year-old actress who decided to produce her first film, ‘Three Days’, after growing frustrated by the limited roles available for older women. Taking matters into her own hands, Vanessa brought together an award winning crew to produce a film that explores an unconventional romance for a woman over forty, filled with endearingly awkward British humour and subtle emotional depth. Vanessa Bailey Vanessa’s agent introduced her to an upcoming, young actor, Richard Perryman, and over a cup of coffee, the two discussed developing the script together for ‘Three Days’, an age gap romance about two people from completely different worlds trying not to fall in love with each other. Vanessa’s character, Sophie, wouldn’t normally chase younger men and is a very intelligent woman embarrassed by her feelings for James, played by Richard, who is significantly younger than her. Similarly, James is surprised by his feelings for an older woman and events unfold across three days, which determine whether they will or won’t follow their hearts. &#160; With this close collaboration and their strong screen chemistry, “Three Days’ [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/help-fund-a-uk-film-how-a-filmmaker-is-changing-ideas-of-roles-for-older-women-threedaysfilm1/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bowie fans &#8211; get your hands on handwritten lyrics and a Ziggy Stardust guitar!</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/bowie-fans-get-your-hands-on-handwritten-lyrics-and-a-ziggy-stardust-guitar/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/bowie-fans-get-your-hands-on-handwritten-lyrics-and-a-ziggy-stardust-guitar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:06:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Bowie]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22722</guid> <description><![CDATA[A set of David Bowie&#8217;s handwritten lyrics to his track, The Jean Genie valued at £12,000-£15,000 will lead the way at the forthcoming Entertainment Memorabilia sale at Bonhams, Knightsbridge on 3rd July. The lyrics, signed and dated 1972 by Bowie on lined notepaper, were given to the founder of Bowie’s New York fan club. The Jean Genie appeared on the 1973 album Aladdin Sane, Bowie’s first number one album. Photo credit: Bonhams Accompanying this rare manuscript are a collection of items documenting David Bowie’s illustrious career and numerous personas, including an early contract for David Bowie and Hutch dated 1969, signed by Bowie estimated at £1,200-£1,800 and a cardinal red Vox twelve-string electric guitar which was used by David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust during the promotion of his 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars which is offered with an estimate of £10,000-£15,000. More details 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 details are above.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/bowie-fans-get-your-hands-on-handwritten-lyrics-and-a-ziggy-stardust-guitar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Print making &#8211; the collection of Rosemary Simmons @QuestGallery</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/print-making-the-collection-of-rosemary-simmons-questgallery/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/print-making-the-collection-of-rosemary-simmons-questgallery/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:24:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fine Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[print-making]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22189</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rosemary Simmons, artist and founding editor of Printmaking Today, will reflect on her lifelong passion for prints in a display of her personal collection at the Quest Gallery, Bath, this summer. Simmons studied graphic design at Chelsea College of Art in the 1950s where she had mastered etching and lithogr aphy under the tuition of Julian Trevelyan RA and painting with Ceri Richards. On graduating she joined the Curwen press, which was established in 1958 by Stanley Jones as a collaborative lithographic service, where she worked alongside established names such as Graham Sutherland and John Piper. Simmons remembers Jones as ‘a wonderful man, capable of coaxing out of artists what they did not know they had, and enabling them to realize what they really wanted.’ Artists who collaborate on printed editions are often allocated prints entitled PP, or printer’s proofs, and these prints would have formed the early nucleus of her collection. Collaborative printers often have anecdotes about the artwork like a parent for a child. Simmons recalls struggling to deliver prints for signing to Barbara Hepworth’s studio in St Ives when her car failed to go uphill unless she drove it backwards. She also recalls innovations in the print [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/print-making-the-collection-of-rosemary-simmons-questgallery/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>From de Chirico to Cattelan and beyond &#8211; Santa Giulia, Brescia</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/from-de-chirico-to-cattelan-and-beyond-santa-giulia-brescia/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/from-de-chirico-to-cattelan-and-beyond-santa-giulia-brescia/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:45:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Brescia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fine Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22382</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Santa Giulia museum in Brescia is the museum that keeps on giving. Not content with the Daimler art collection, San Salvatore, a Roman domus or two and lots of archaeological displays, when I visited it was also showing From de Chirico to Cattelan and beyond. This is a show of more than 80 works by Italian artists from the early &#8217;20s up to today. Georgio Morandi, 1946, Natura morta Showcasing works from the museums and private collections around Brescia this is an insight into the development of Italian art over the last century. The exhibition started with the reflected lights and decomposed forms of Futurism, followed by paintings of some of the masters of figuration and informal painting in which&#8230;and I quote from the official guide&#8230; &#8216;the sign becomes action and the colour becomes matter&#8217;. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. Mario Sironi, 1945, Doppie figura Passing through Spatialism and Pop Art the exhibition also covers Arte Povera, finishing with contemporary work that is scattered amongst the different rooms and courtyards of the whole museum. There&#8217;s so much of it, in such unexpected places (in the Roman domus, per esempio) that you start to look at everything [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/from-de-chirico-to-cattelan-and-beyond-santa-giulia-brescia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Film review &#8211; Rafea: Solar Mama or The World&#8217;s Stupidest Husband #SheffDocFest</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/film-review-rafea-solar-mama-or-the-worlds-stupidest-husband-sheffdocfest/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/film-review-rafea-solar-mama-or-the-worlds-stupidest-husband-sheffdocfest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:57:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#sheffdocfest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rafea solar mama]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22716</guid> <description><![CDATA[Men don&#8217;t come out of Rafea: Solar Mama very well. The film was shown today at Sheffield Documentary Festival and in the Q&#38;A with the directors afterwards it was suggested that it could have been called The world&#8217;s stupidest husband, as the attitude of the husband is so ridiculous. Rafea: Solar Mama shows the development of a Bedouin woman in Jordan from illiterate tent-dweller to solar engineer. Thanks to the Barefoot college in India she is able to be trained as an expert in solar power. Barefoot college has been in operation since 1972 and is an example of India&#8217;s changing position in the world. The school is poor and ill-equipped, but nevertheless it is bringing in women from around the developing world and training them in something productive. India is not needing aid but is aiding others. The women usually chosen are grandmothers &#8211; because they have no incentive to move away from the village they live in. When they return to their homes after a six month course they have the knowledge to use solar power to electrify their villages. You would have thought this was a good thing. You might think that there was no question that the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/film-review-rafea-solar-mama-or-the-worlds-stupidest-husband-sheffdocfest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Surviving Syria &#8211; freelance journalism in war zones #SheffDocFest</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/surviving-syria-freelance-journalism-in-war-zones-sheffdocfest/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/surviving-syria-freelance-journalism-in-war-zones-sheffdocfest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:34:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freelance journalism war zone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[frontline freelance register]]></category> <category><![CDATA[syria freelancers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The frontline club]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22713</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8216;It&#8217;s a completely valid thing to do, to risk your life for journalism&#8216; Vaughan Smith. That war reporting is dangerous has never been in doubt. The situation in Syria is however much more dangerous than before. Olly Lambert has been reporting from war zones for a decade and said at Sheffield Doc/Fest that in Syria &#8216;everything is at a higher pitch.&#8217; It  is by far the riskiest place he has experienced. Primary-school teacher turned filmmaker Mani has visited Syria many times and has noticed the danger ratcheting up. At first it was &#8216;just a danger of being arrested or shot by a sniper&#8217;, he said matter-of-factly. I would have thought that was danger enough, but now journalists also face the dangers of kidnapping, thieves and deliberate targeting. The panel was composed of filmmakers Mani and Lambert, as well as Vaughan Smith of the Frontline Club and Simon Marr who runs the BBC&#8217;s high risk department. Chairman was Wotienke Vermeer who got things started with a clip of Lambert&#8217;s award-winning documentary from Syria. &#8216;Syria is not for novices,&#8217; Simon Marr said. Many news organisations have decided it is not for anyone, not wishing to accept pitchers bathed in blood, as Smith poetically [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/surviving-syria-freelance-journalism-in-war-zones-sheffdocfest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Menswear POP-UP store in Spitalfields, launches this weekend!</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/menswear-pop-up-store-in-spitalfields-launches-this-weekend/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/menswear-pop-up-store-in-spitalfields-launches-this-weekend/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:11:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Style]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22681</guid> <description><![CDATA[To celebrate London Collections: Men this weekend, five exciting menswear brands have teamed up to create a cool pop- up store in an east London  Spitalfields location: 52 Artillery Lane, E1. For those who love their style and are wanting to explore the latest accessories and looks for gents, this is the place to head to&#8230; From Charles Olive&#8217;s stylish bowties and Coeur&#8217;s edgy attire, to Hamilton &#38; Hare&#8217;s acclaimed underwear and Richmond Sock&#8217;s selection of luxury treats for your feet, visitors can discover the finest get-up that you should be seen in from head to toe. All five brands will be showcasing their latest collections and offering a consultancy service for those wanting to know just how to properly pair their socks with their suits and their bowties with their shirts. Whatever your fashion conundrum, you will be able to solve it in store. The shop will be open from 10am on Saturday 15 June &#8211; running each day from 10am &#8211; 8pm until Wednesday 19 June. On Tuesday 18 June, any visitors to the store between 5pm &#8211; 7pm can also enjoy a complimentary dram of award winning Balcones Texan whisky, whilst perusing the shelves for stylish treats. Author: The Flaneur [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/menswear-pop-up-store-in-spitalfields-launches-this-weekend/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Unseen Salvador Dali paintings surface</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/unseen-salvador-dali-paintings-surface/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/unseen-salvador-dali-paintings-surface/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:55:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fine Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Salvador Dalí]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22252</guid> <description><![CDATA[Surreal, sinister and erotically charged compositions amongst a hoard of Dali works worth close to £1million In the ‘FruitDali’ series the artist appropriates very traditional nineteenth century botanical lithographs, designed as scientific illustrations, and paints over them with his characteristically fantastic embellishments. Commissioned in 1969, the paintings have been in private hands since their creation. Each painting is valued at £40,000 &#8211; £70,000 and the series is expected to make close to £1million. Egs of Dali&#8217;s unseen works Photo credit: Bonhams This series of fourteen paintings show Dali’s desire to take the ordinary and subvert it. Dali’s obsession with a warped, sinister version of life is perhaps rooted in his own history. He is quoted, “I myself am surrealism”. Dali was surrealism’s most exotic and relentlessly popular figure. His eccentric, attention grabbing behaviour was arguably the product of an abnormal childhood. The artist had an older brother, also named Salvador, who had died almost exactly 9 months before Dali’s birth. Aged five, he was taken to the grave and told that he was a reincarnation. “We resembled each other like two drops of water, but we had different reflections.” Dali said of his deceased brother. “He was probably a first version [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/unseen-salvador-dali-paintings-surface/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Film review: Forget Me Not, 2012 &#8211; should Alzheimer&#8217;s patients be at home or in a home?</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/film-review-forget-me-not-2012-should-alzheimers-patients-be-at-home-or-in-a-home/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/film-review-forget-me-not-2012-should-alzheimers-patients-be-at-home-or-in-a-home/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:24:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alzheimer's]]></category> <category><![CDATA[forget me not]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22710</guid> <description><![CDATA[Forget Me Not is a documentary by David Sieveking about the decline of his mother who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer&#8217;s. He introduces and describes the story in voice over, whilst appearing in shot himself all the way through. The film has three lead roles &#8211; Sieveking himself, Malte his father and of course his mother Gretel. With a grainy aesthetic, hand-held camera and using only available lighting, Forget Me Not relies heavily on its content. The story is simple &#8211; one year David Sieveking&#8217;s mother forget to get him a Christmas present. When she also presented the family with only a bowl of soup on Christmas Eve, having forgotten it was Christmas they realised something was wrong. She had been sticking up notes to remind herself of details and was diagnosed with Alzheimer&#8217;s. Four years later she had deteriorated further and Sieveking decided to film her experiences. At times it feels exploitative, with the camera turned on her obvious confusion. She goes to the railway station to see her husband off on a journey and gets on the train, thinking that she is going somewhere. Occasionally, as at the station, it feels as though scenes have been undertaken just to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/film-review-forget-me-not-2012-should-alzheimers-patients-be-at-home-or-in-a-home/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dirty Wars, 2013 &#8211; &#8216;We call them American Taliban&#8217; &#8211; drones, kill lists and US covert ops</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/dirty-wars-2013-we-call-them-american-taliban-drones-kill-lists-and-us-covert-ops/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/dirty-wars-2013-we-call-them-american-taliban-drones-kill-lists-and-us-covert-ops/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:05:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[american taliban]]></category> <category><![CDATA[covert ops]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dirty wars]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22704</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dirty Wars is a 2013 documentary from Richard Rowley starring investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill. The two men have been friends for over a decade after meeting in Iraq whilst reporting on the Iraq war. &#8216;The Global War on Terror is the most important story of a generation,&#8217; Rowley said at the Sheffield Documentary Festival, &#8216;&#8230;but it is unfolding in the shadows.&#8217; To enlighten us they have made a film about covert US operations around the world and their country&#8217;s use of drones and kill lists. It is a chilling look at the unseen power that the US is wielding without any of the checks and balances that a democracy is supposed to have. Way outside the safe green zone in Afghanistan Rowley and Scahill visited a house in Gardez knowing that the last Americans to visit had arrived in the middle of the night, kicked the door down and killed half the family inside. As military age Americans they were taking a risk, especially as one of the men they subsequently interviewed said that the experience had almost driven him to launch jihad against Americans. But the family wanted the world to hear their story and Scahill and Rowley believed [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/dirty-wars-2013-we-call-them-american-taliban-drones-kill-lists-and-us-covert-ops/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Authentic Spaghetti Carbonara research: Osteria dei Mercanti, Brescia &#8211; #food</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/authentic-spaghetti-carbonara-research-osteria-dei-mercanti-brescia-food/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/authentic-spaghetti-carbonara-research-osteria-dei-mercanti-brescia-food/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:16:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Brescia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spaghetti carbonara]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22329</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Osteria dei Mercanti is an unassuming restaurant near the centre of Brescia. With flowers demarcating the outdoor space and a well-fed diner with an enormous white napkin tucked into his collar it exuded a pleasant charm. I hadn&#8217;t actually planned to luncheon there, but the food looked delicious and the locals were obviously keen on the fare, judging by the dishes shuttling out of the kitchen. All the tables outside were taken, which was a shame as to eat outside amongst the noise and fumes is one of life&#8217;s great pleasures. When I asked for a table however the waitress appeared to ask me if I wanted to sit inside or outside. I said outside, thinking she might say I had to wait five minutes. Instead she nodded, picked up a table from inside the restaurant, carried it outside and budged it into their allocated space. I Grazied and peered at the menu. If trying local specialities should be one aim of eating overseas, just as important is to try authentic versions of foods that are served back home. Often the originals bear very little relation to the gunge served up in the UK &#8211;  spaghetti carbonara being prima facie [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/authentic-spaghetti-carbonara-research-osteria-dei-mercanti-brescia-food/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Exhibition review: Big Bambú</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/exhibition-review-big-bambu/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/exhibition-review-big-bambu/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:33:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Amanda</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fine Art]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=21660</guid> <description><![CDATA[Big Bambú is an installation that, from the 11th of December, was showing at the MACRO (Museo d&#8217;Arte Contemporanea) of Rome. Its authors, Doug and Mike Starn, wanted to create a different way of living and feeling the art, where thousands of bamboo poles make a sculpture that will reach 25 mts. The artists, along with a group of climbers, have built it. &#160; Big Bambú has been created for the 50th anniversary of Enel, Italy’s largest energetic company (gas and electricity). The installation is within Enel Contemporanea project, which aims to promote the art and the idea of new energies. The 2012 is the sixth edition, for which they wanted to have a special space and an idea and innovative as the Starn twins. &#160; Enel Contemporanea project is, according to the company, “a public art project launched in 2007 to promote a reflection about Energy, through the universal language of art. The aim of Enel is to stimulate public opinion on a highly topical theme: the use of Energy in its various articulations, as a sustainable and renewable source.” In previous projects there were works so interesting, like an interactive fountain by Jeppe Hein (2007), a waiting room sustainable [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/exhibition-review-big-bambu/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chris Marker&#8217;s Le Joli Mai: a baggy film of Paris, Algeria and Cats #sheffdocfest</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/chris-markers-le-joli-mai-a-baggy-film-of-paris-algeria-and-cats-sheffdocfest/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/chris-markers-le-joli-mai-a-baggy-film-of-paris-algeria-and-cats-sheffdocfest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:34:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[algeria]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris marker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[le joli mai]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22702</guid> <description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t think, it&#8217;s the ultimate wisdom&#8230; Chris Marker died last year and in tribute to the French film maker the Sheffield Documentary festival opened with a showing of Le Joli Mai. This is a 1962 documentary about Paris which Marker directed in collaboration with Pierre Lhomme.  Another documentary, Chronique d&#8217;un été, had been made by Morin and Jouch in 1960 and Marker had been impressed with the ability of the new handheld 16mm Eclair cameras. These allowed film-makers to get out into the city with minimum kit and Marker used the same equipment to make his own state of the nation film, purporting to examine the psyche of the French capital in 1962. Owing to the recent cessation of the Algerian war this was the first summer of peace for the French nation for decades. &#8216;Is this the most beautiful city in the world?&#8217; the narrator, Yves Montand, asks as the film opens with some long, beautifully composed shots of Paris. Marker&#8217;s answer is clear and he spends a few minutes serving up some delightfully framed abstracted images of Paris, his bridges over the Seine looking particularly stunning. Natural noises fill the soundtrack, the filmmakers clearly delighting in the new lightweight equipment [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/chris-markers-le-joli-mai-a-baggy-film-of-paris-algeria-and-cats-sheffdocfest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Moo Man &#8211; a gently amusing rural documentary #sheffdocfest @moomanmovie</title><link>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/the-moo-man-a-gently-amusing-rural-documentary-sheffdocfest-moomanmovie/</link> <comments>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/the-moo-man-a-gently-amusing-rural-documentary-sheffdocfest-moomanmovie/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:20:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Flaneur</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#sheffdocfest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[@moomanmovie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the moo man]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://flaneur.me.uk/?p=22699</guid> <description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re lucky you&#8217;re not a cow. One dislocated hip and it&#8217;s curtains. The Moo Man is a lyrical study of an English farmer and his cows, showing a way of life that is dying out in the UK, where one family farm closes every day. You might think that 98 minutes in the company of a dairy farmer is not for you, but give it a try, I think you&#8217;ll be pleasantly surprised. I&#8217;m not saying you&#8217;ll rush out of the cinema to buy a farm, or even a pet calf, but you will have had an enjoyable time in the company of an optimistic farmer and his herd of 72 cows. Long shots of sunsets and lush rural scenes fill the frame. The palette is the soft, gentle greens and browns of a landscape painting, dotted with the bright yellow of the cows&#8217; identity ear-tags. At least I presume they&#8217;re ID tags, though maybe it&#8217;s just bovine fashion. This documentary by Andy Heathcote was a surprise hit at the Sundance film festival earlier this year. That alone makes it worth seeing, but word of mouth will soon make it a hit in cinemas and on DVD. Filmed over four years, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://flaneur.me.uk/06/the-moo-man-a-gently-amusing-rural-documentary-sheffdocfest-moomanmovie/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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