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Posts Tagged ‘exhibition’

Vivienne Westwood Shoes, An Exhibition 1973 – 2010, at Selfridges

London's most iconic fashion superstore, Selfridges, presents a whistlestop tour through the archives of Britain's most iconic shoe designer, Dame Vivienne Westwood, charting the history of her fabulous footwear over four decades…

Written by Matt Bramford


Naomi Campbell wears Vivienne Westwood (1993), illustrated by Krister Selin

It isn't very often that a specific fashion designer is singularly celebrated for their contributions to fashion; when the V&A presented the Vivienne Westwood retrospective in 2004, fashion fans were delirious at the opportunity to revel amongst the creations of our most fashionable Dame. This month, the team at Selfridges reopen the Westwood archives and present a glorious exhibition devoted entirely to Vivienne Westwood's revolutionary footwear.

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review – Cycling in London at the London Transport Museum

the top 50 illustrations endorsing cycling in london to be seen in the London Transport Museum untill the 22nd of August

Written by Jenny Robins

You don’t have long left to visit the Cycling in London Exhibition at the London Transport Museum!

Bike by Mark Taplin
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Interview with Illustrator Tigz Rice before the launch of her new picturebook Bitten

conversation with the amazing Tigz, Bitten is out on the 7th of August 2010 and available for pre-order untill the end of July.

Written by Jenny Robins

Image from Bitten courtesy of Tigz Rice
Tigz Rice is an inspirational and dynamic illustrator, using Photography, costume, drawing and photo-manipulation to create deliciously textured gothic burlesque worlds. Her new picturebook …

Enchanted Palace: A very fashionable exhibition at Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace opens its doors with a very fashionable, fairytale exhibition - featuring the work of fashion stalwarts Dame Vivienne Westwood and Stephen Jones, and new fashion talent Aminaka Wilmont, William Tempest, Boudicca, and Echo Morgan…

Written by Matt Bramford

Kensington Palace, illustrated by Aniela Murphy
Kensington Palace has been home to some of the most fashionable and glamorous women who ever lived. From Queen Caroline in the 17th century, who …

Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception at Tate Modern: A Review

A multimedia exhibition that explores the role of the artist as political commentator.

Written by Amelia Gregory

La Ronde by Francis Alÿs
Last week Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception opened at the Tate Modern. In the first room we are faced with the artwork that inspired …

Graduate Show 2010: Westminster Illustration

Roll up, roll up! Come see the finest work of the graduating Westminster illustration students.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Illustration by Lucy Wragg.
What the illustration students of Westminster lack in terms of proximity to town (did you know they are actually based way out in Harrow, despite the name …

THE NANCYBOY DECADE 1999-2009

The Book Club in Shoreditch is currently taking a retrospective look at the work of Stuart Semple aka Nancyboy, running until July 29th, we managed to get a sneak preview of the work of this critically acclaimed and pioneering British creative.

Written by Jenny Robins

I’ve never been to the Book Club before, it’s a nice place you know; high ceilings, exposed brickwork, excitingly erratic cone shaped lampshades.
On your left as you come in …

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A review of the Tarradiddle Exhibition

Lauren Mortimer, formerly of Amelia's Magazine, was one of the artists exhibiting when all female arts collective Martha held a pop up exhibition at Hackney City Farm in early June. But what does Tarradiddle mean? Read on...

Written by Oliver Johnson

Kids With Guns by Lauren Mortimer.
Last week saw the opening of Tarradiddle, an exhibition showcasing the combined talents of nine artists of the recently founded all-female collective ‘Martha’, each exploring …

Exhibition: Nobrow Press presents Dungeons and Desktops by Jack Teagle.

Meet the new wunderkid of illustration: Jack Teagle loves superheroes and villains, boy scouts and ghosts in the forest.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Last night I went along to the official launch of the Nobrow flagship gallery and shop in the heart of Shoreditch – right on Great Eastern Street. They’ve got an …

EXPOSED: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera at Tate Modern: A Review

A fascinating new photography exhibition at the Tate Modern attempts to unravel our complex relationship with the camera.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Detail from the Head series, 2001, by Philip-Lorca diCorcia.
Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera at the Tate Modern claims to be the first major exhibition to try and document our …