Daily Photo - Aspirations

Aspirations
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Harry Pye's Me, Me, Me at Sartorial Contemporary Art

Harry Pye: Me, Me, Me
Sartorial Contemporary Art
101A Kensington Church Street
London W8 7LN

Private View: Thursday February 15th 6.30pm – 9pm
February 16th to March 9th 2007
Open Monday to Saturday
1:30 to 6:30pm



Me, Me, Me is Harry Pye's first ever solo show. It consists of 10 new paintings, an autobiography and one hour of television.

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Daily Photo - Pied Piper

Pied Piper
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Heroic animals and Moore at the Imperial War Museum

Two great exhibitions at the Imperial War Museum - The Animals' War and Henry Moore: War and Utility - make for a thoughtful day out.

The Animals' War, which runs until 22 April 2007, makes clear the folly and frailty of humans as well as the seemingly innate nobility of animals.

If you've ever even contemplated having a pet, this exhibition may have a profound effect on you ... leaving you with a sense of wonder at how animals how enhanced our lives and of disgust for humans, with our disposition for war. Click here for more information from the IWM's website.

A remedy for this disgust is to cross over immediately to the Henry Moore: War and Utility exhibition, which runs until 25 February 2007.

This exhibition explores how Moore was influenced by the human responses to conflict, revealing how the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War and the austere post-war decade informed his practice. It is at once serene and inspirational. Click here for more information from the IWM's website.

Daily Photo: Target

Target
Photograph by Emiana © 2006
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Daily Photo: mic ROBO

mic ROBO
Photograph by Emiana © 2006
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Alvar Aalto at Barbican

Alvar Aalto
Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban
February 2007 - 13 May 2007
Barbican Art Gallery

Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), is one of the masters of modernism, ranking alongside figures such as Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe. In his first UK retrospective, Aalto’s work is presented through the eyes of contemporary Japanese architect Shigeru Ban.

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2007 Globe season announced

Globe new season announced
by CB
London Theatre Guide
1/25/07

Othello, The Merchant Of Venice and Love’s Labour’s Lost form the Shakespearean trio in the new season, joined by new plays Holding Fire! and We, The People, plus Howard Brenton’s In Extremis, which ran in last year’s The Edges Of Rome season and returns in May for two weeks only.

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Daily Photo: Kong

Kong
Photograph by Emiana © 2007
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Overheard: Grocery shop on St John St

While purchasing several tins of cat food the other day, the cashier handling my purchase made this comment about cats:

"They eat better than we do."

However, with her strong accent - and my untrained ear - it sounded more like the following to me:

"'ey ee 'etta 'an 'e oo."

Daily Photo: Casino Cosmic

Casino Cosmic
Photograph by Emiana © 2007
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Daily Photo: On New North Road

On New North Road
Photograph by Emiana © 2007
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Daily Photo - Arf Off Sale

Arf Off Sale
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Roll with this bloody good idea for Valentine's Day weekend!

St Valentine’s Love Massacre

with the London Rollergirls
Saturday 17 February
8pm-3am
BAR MONSTA
18 Kentish Town Road
Camden London NW1 9LJ
























Click here for more details.

Urgent funds needed for five-year old with rare cancer

In a desperate bid to save their son's life, a London family has moved to New York to take advantage of the city's pioneering cancer treatments. Jack Brown, 5, was given a 20% chance of survival by doctors in England after being diagnosed in 2004 with neuroblastoma, a cancer that attacks specialized nerve cells.

Jack's treatment for relapse in the brain, at MSK, is now estimated to cost $750,000. This is a significant difference from the $350,000 cost of the antibody therapy Jack has undergone. But it is important to recognise that the antibody therapy has worked. Numerous Scans and blood tests have shown that Jack has ONE point of relapse only - the brain. This, significantly, is the ONLY area where the antibody could not reach. Once again, we need your help.

Click here to help or visit http://www.jackbrownappeal.org/.
Click here to print a flier to spread the word about Jack's family's appeal.
Click here to print a poster to spread the word about Jack's family's appeal.

How was the Hockney exhibition?

Didn't get to catch the Hockney exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery? You missed a very good show.

David Hockney Portraits, the most comprehensive survey of Hockney's portraits to date, opened October 12 at the National Portrait Gallery to the delight of thousands. From his earliest self portraits as a teenager to his Cubist-influenced photographic collages of the 1980s and his recent camera lucida drawings, Portraits offered a fascinating visual diary of the personal life of one of Britain's most admired and innovative contemporary artists. This exhibition also provided a unique window to the late twentieth century worlds of art and celebrity, with portraits of leading cultural figures, such as Andy Warhol, Man Ray and W H Auden.

The definitive exhibition catalogue, fully illustrated with over 300 illustrations, by curators Sarah Howgate and Barbara Stern Shapiro, with essays by Mark Glazebrook, Marco Livingstone and Edmund White is published by the National Portrait Gallery in hardback.

Daily Photo: Chilly "G"

Chilly "G"
Photograph by Emiana © 2007
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Insane price for "flat" in Chelsea - YIKES!

'Table-sized flat' for £170,000
A flat roughly the size of a snooker table has gone on sale for £170,000 in London's upmarket Chelsea.
BBC News
Last Updated: Monday, 22 January 2007, 14:00 GMT

Even the estate agent selling the property admitted the flat was "incredibly depressing".

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Daily Photo: Ironic Iconic

Ironic Iconic
Photograph by Emiana © 2007
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London Calling - The Clash

London in Song and Video ...

Live by the river? Then, you'll appreciate this clip of The Clash performing their classic "London Calling."

Daily Photo: Out for a Sunday Stroll

Out for a Sunday Stroll
Photograph by Emiana © 2007
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Daily Photo: Queen in Red

Queen in Red
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Daily Photo - Untitled

Untitled
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Dave Gorman on Flickr

Although you probably know him best for his documentary-style comedy, Dave Gorman is quite the London photographer too.










Click here to check out his work at Flickr.

Daily Photo - Back End

Back End
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Daily Photo - To be Demolished

To be Demolished
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Automated buses: innovative design or future cock-up?

Futuristic automated bus unveiled
A model of a futuristic driverless bus which promises to cut pollution and congestion has been unveiled.
BBC News
Published: 2007/01/17 15:09:46 GMT











Designers said the state-of-the-art bus will navigate the streets using magnets embedded in the road as markers.

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Daily Photo - Metal Grate

Metal Grate
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Overheard: St John St and Clerkenwell Rd

"If we were a rich company, I would insist on having an attractive secretary just to look at. But, since we're not, that will never happen."

Daily Photo - Sale

Sale
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Daily Photo - Special Offers

Special Offers
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Daily Photo - Disused Factory Wall

Disused Factory Wall
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Daily Photo - Green and Yellow

Green and Yellow
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Daily Photo - When Isolating Lift

When Isolating Lift
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Londons's discarded Christmas Trees

Perusing Boing Boing, I came across jason_wen's photographs of "Discarded Xmas trees of London." Brilliant stuff. For all you readers not in London, now that the holiday season is over, the pavement is absolutely littered with these undesirables.




















Click here to view jason_wen's LondonXmasTrees set on Flickr.

Elms Lesters Painting Rooms to host urban artists exhibition

Elms Lesters Painting Rooms hosts:

IN SELECTED STORES ONLY ...
A mixed exhibition of new work by four contemporary urban artists:
Adam Neate, Anthony Lister, Space Invader, and WK Interact
Monday 5 February - Saturday 24 February 2007
Monday - Saturdays 12pm-6pm
Late nights Thursdays until 9pm

Preview reception Sunday 4 February 11am-5pm







Painting by Anthony Lister











Mosaic by Space Invader

Elms Lesters Painting Rooms
1-3-5 Flitcroft St
London
WC2H 8DH
Phone: 020 7836 6747
Fax: 020 7379 0789
info@elmslesters.co.uk
http://www.elmslesters.co.uk
Nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road
Admission FREE

Hockney is hot too!

Apparently, Velázquez isn't the only hot show in town.

Portrait gallery's midnight hours
The National Portrait Gallery is to keep its doors open until midnight for the first time to meet demand for its latest exhibition.
BBC News
Published: 2007/01/10 13:46:27 GMT


So far 113,000 people have visited the David Hockney Portraits collection since it opened in October.

Click here for complete article.

Click here to visit the National Portrait Gallery online.

Daily Photo - Bird's Eye

Bird's Eye
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Up close and personal with the Face of Spain (book about Velázquez)

Didn't get to catch the National Gallery's Velázquez exhibition or couldn't linger over the paintings because of the gobs of people? A great book with lots of images is Norbert Wolf's Diego Velázquez: 1599-1660, The Face of Spain, published by Taschen. Enjoy.

Daily Photo - Down

Down
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Daily Photo - At the Show

At the Show
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2006
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Daily Photo - Hog Roast

Hog Roast
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Daily Photo - Shoreditch High Street

Shoreditch High Street
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Daily Photo - Open Chinese Pizza

Open Chinese Pizza
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2006
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Velázquez is hot!

Last month, I reviewed the National Gallery's Velázquez exhibition and mentioned being 'overwhelmed' by how many people were 'crammed into the four large rooms.' Well, the cramming continued to the point of making the exhibition the Gallery's most popular paid-for exhibition ever.

Check out what the BBC has to say about the exhibition:

Velazquez show 'to break record'
The Velazquez exhibition is set to become the National Gallery's most popular paid-for exhibition ever.
BBC
Published: 2007/01/05 18:46:32 GMT

More than 235,000 people have so far been to see the 46 paintings by the Spanish master painter, with over 4,000 visits on a single day last week.

Click here for complete article.

Click here for more information about the exhibition, which closes on 21 January.

First London solo show of British graffiti artist SheOne (James Choules)

EXIT
The first London solo show of British graffiti artist SheOne (James Choules)
6th January – 13th January 2007
Union Works
New Globe Walk
London SE1 9EB
London Bridge Station

OPEN - Daily, 12pm to 7pm
Free Entry

Inspired by abstract typography and expressionism, SheOne will transform a historical site on the South Bank before its demolition - using bold strokes, emblems and personalised shorthand; a style that has won him acclaim for its quietly dramatic minimalism ... the building will be demolished when the exhibition ends with the paintings still intact ...

Click here for more details.

Click here for photos from the opening of EXIT.

Daily Photo - Upper Street

Upper Street
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2006
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Fellini's best at the Barbican

Fellini's World
7 January 2007 - 4 February 2007 at the Barbican Centre

A selection of Federico Fellini’s best and most popular films, capturing his beguiling world of Italian provincial life.

Click here for more information from the Barbican's website.

Daily Photo - Try

Try
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2006
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Daily Photo - Winter Night

Winter Night
Photograph by Tiki Chris © 2006
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Happy New Year from ontoLondon!

New Year's Eve at Medcalf
Photograph by Emiana © 2006
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