Natural Art in Holland
14 Jun 07 @ 10:56 AM
category » art
I wish I spoke Dutch so I could understand more about this, but I can see from the picture alone that this art project in Holland is quirky and cool....
My friend Ono, who is involved in the project, says it is "70 glass shells stranded on the beach, each with stories on modern society written by 70 (dutch) writers and artists specially for this project. You can sit next to a shell and listen to a story of a shell reflecting on the mainland..."
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Spiegeltastic!
15 Aug 06 @ 06:48 PM
category » art
The Spiegeltent has arrived in NYC! What’s a Speigeltent, you
may ask? Well, it’s a huge cabaret touring tent with teak walls and a billowing
canvas roof, and mirrored glass everywhere. They come from Belgium and there are
I think only 13 original tents left in the world. They are used for
cabaret/music/theatre shows in Europe, but have never been stateside – until
now.
There are all sorts of
shows on, and they’ll have a fabulous outdoor beer garden too. The main
attraction is the Absinthe show by La Clique. It’s a weird, wonderful eclectic
mix – Cirque du Soleil meets a freak show, meets a strip
palace - and more. It’s had rave reviews in London, in fact, rave reviews wherever it has played. And now it is getting rave reviews in NYC.
So I went to the press night with a bunch of friends, since a mate of mine is involved with it. And it was brilliant, hilarious and surprising. This one is a winner...
You can't believe your eyes
27 Sep 05 @ 08:24 PM
category » art
Photo retouching in all its sordid glory. This guy has some talent. See especially Bikini and Blonde.
So we'd all look good, then, with just a bit of work?
Bye, Ade
17 Jul 05 @ 03:50 PM
category » art
So, Ade has left SF and returned to Nigeria. Best of luck to him there. I bought six of his photographs before he left, I love them so, from his Series 2. Problem is, I don't have enough wall space to hang them, as they are pretty big. So they are sitting in a cupaboard, and will do for some time, I fear.
Christo vs Somerville?
17 Feb 05 @ 07:43 PM
category » art
Advertising as Art?
17 Jun 03 @ 04:48 PM
category » art
The new Honda ad is stunning. More creative, beautiful and inspiring than much of what passes for art these days. A far cry from the days of the Guiness Book of Records dominoes track - remember that?
Late at the Tate
20 Aug 02 @ 05:52 AM
category » art | london
I was impressed to learn that the Tate Modern was keeping its doors open 24 hours for the last few days of the Matisse/Picasso exhibition. Commitment to the people, and a few more quid in the coffers. The sad thing was that the crowds were so dense you could hardly see the paintings without craning and bobbing your neck around like an unhip dancer in an unhip club - or placing yourself in front of the crowd, so close the word perspective becomes irrelevant, and unkindly obscuring everyone else's view (plenty did this). To add mild insult to risk of injury, I didn't much like the selection overall: there were few of my favourites and I wasn't entirely convinced of the merit of the pairings. But the Tate Modern is a fabulous museum nonetheless and so I'll stop griping and be glad I went...
