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David Bowie Is… at the V&A
By the time I was born, Major Tom had been to the moon and back, Ziggy Stardust had already risen and fallen, The Thin White Duke had come and gone, but David Bowie was still converting fans everywhere and, even after a 10 year absence, continues to do so today with the release of his [...]
el Jimador presents ‘Distorted Views’
We’ve noticed a, perhaps unsurprising, negative correlation between the weather getting colder and the amount of street art appearing on the streets of the city. So what better way to warm up than by drinking el Jimador tequila and checking out indoor street art. This weekend el Jimador tequila presents an exhibition at Brick Lane [...]
The Exquisite Forest
Remember that Arcade Fire video The Wilderness Downtown? (If you need to give yourself a quick know to remind yourself hit the link: http://thewildernessdowntown.com/) Well Chris Milk and Aaron Koblin, the guys responsible for that as well as some other great projects (see The Johnny Cash Project), are at it again and this time they’ve teamed up with our [...]
Obsessed with Londoners: Static
Last week, East London art duo, Static opened their new exhibition, Moments of Clarity, at Whisper Gallery. Having met at art college, Tom and Craig started working together in their own studio in 2006, combining their individual styles into a beautiful collaboration fusing elements of urban art with fine art. We got to check out [...]
First Thursday
Sorry to be one of those people but HOW is it May already?! How ever it happened it is the first week of May and that makes this Thursday, First Thursday. On the first Thursday of every month the galleries and museums of east London keep their doors open later, to give you chance to [...]
Insa x High Rise – Custard Factory
Okay before you say it, I know the Custard Factory is in Birmingham and not London… but we’ve always been big fans of INSA (who is London-based after all) and after seeing their Olympic (in all senses of the word) piece in Hackney we’re fast becoming fans of Monorex’s new venture, High Rise. In two [...]
Absolut London
Ever since I saw their collaboration with Spike Lee in the form of Absolut Brooklyn, I’ve awaited the day Absolut released a London edition, well finally this week we’ll be able to buy a bottle. Released this Thursday in Selfridges and Harvey Nichols and priced £20.99 – if that’s a little too much head [...]
Monorex x High Rise x Coke
If you’ve been out and about around Hackney Wick this week you probably would have found it hard to miss this amazing Olympic inspired mural. Created as a collab between, creative agency and creators of Secret Wars, Monorex; Handpainted outdoor advertising experts, High Rise and the ever popular Coca-Cola. Check out the unofficial video of [...]
Crane.tv Curates: One Room, Three Global Names
Online video magazine, Crane.tv are currently exhibiting a selection of their favourite objects alongside video profiles of each of the artists who created them at St Martins Lane. On Tuesday night I went along to check out the second of the three global names, Kate MccGwire. A while back, in a late night internet expedition, [...]
INSA – Girls on Bikes
The high-heel loving artist is back! If you don’t know who I’m talking about, take a look at my INSA Swap Shop post, in which I create an INSAxNike sticker campaign in exchange for a t-shirt! Well the man’s back and we can’t wait to take a proper look at his new exhibition, Girls [...]
