London Short Film: Putting Blogs to Faces

Folks talking about their blogs at the February London Bloggers Meetup at The Camel & Artichoke on Lower Marsh Street in London. Click here for info about the next London Blogger Meetup.

London Short Film: All Eyes on Banksy

All Eyes on Banksy, Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008

Works by iconic - and iconoclastic - graffiti artist Banksy are on view at Andipa Gallery in London. Here's da scoop from me to you!

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Preview: Banksy Exhibition at Andipa Gallery
By Chris Osburn
Londonist
February 27, 2008

Not only the world’s most famous graffiti stencil artist, England’s own beloved Banksy is also one heck of a studio artist. Don’t believe us (or any of the hype surrounding Banksy)? See for yourself at Andipa Gallery, where – starting this Friday – many of Banksy’s works is to be on view.

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Banksy Exhibition at Andipa Gallery, London
by Chris Osburn
Juxtapoz
February 27, 2008











... the bulk of exhibition is comprised of studio pieces which are very much available for purchase, if you've got the funds. For instance, an exceptional acrylic on canvas painting titled Sharks has a price tag of around £40,000 (yep, that's roughly $80,000).

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London Short Film: Henry Moore at Kew Gardens

Video from a February visit to Kew Gardens in London during the "Moore at Kew" exhibition, which runs until March 30th. I highly recommend checking it out, especially on a sunny day.



henry moore at kew gardens
a short film by chris osburn featuring music by the pandas

Click here for info about Moore at Kew, a landmark exhibition of monumental works by the internationally acclaimed sculptor Henry Moore featuring twenty-eight outdoor sculptures sited within the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew's unique World Heritage landscape.

London Short Film: Tuesday night at Sugar Cane tiki bar in Clapham Junction

Here's a little diddle from last night's get together at Sugar Cane, a pretty cool newbie tiki bar in Clapham Junction, London. Big thanks to MrBaliHai for organizing this impromptu gathering and to Sugar Cane for the attentive service, fine drinks and good eats!

tuesday night @ sugar cane
a short film by chris osburn featuring:
will kane, world of kane
trader jim, pocketiki
mrbalihai, eye of the goof
sian, exotic tramp
tiki racer
tiki chris

London Short Film: Year of the Rat Chinese New Year Parade

Here's a short video shot along the Strand during Sunday's Chinese New Year parade:

Horniman Museum Video

Here's a pretty cool lil video of and about one of my favourite museums, South London's Horniman Museum. Enjoy.

Tate Modern, How Deep is Salcedo's Shibboleth?

It's amazing how even the (seemingly) simplest of things can elicit a sense of wonder. Such is the case with Doris Salcedo's Shibboleth (ie the big crack in the floor at Tate Modern). As can be viewed in this post's accompanying video, folks can't get enough of this "subterranean chasm that stretches the length" of Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.



Visit Tate Modern's website for more about Salcedo's Shibboleth.