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Tag Archives: Art
Jon Akomfrah’s Mimesis: African Soldier in Bristol
First screened in 2019 at the Imperial war Museum as part of the First World War centenary, John Akomfah’s Mimesis: African Soldier is currently showing at the Bristol Museum and uncovers the largely ignored story of the Commonwealth soldiers who … Continue reading
NCO meets Joni & Mingus @ The Dome
Led by Peter Edwards, the New Civilisation Orchestra took on the music from Joni Mitchell’s classic ‘Hejira’ LP and the singer-songwriter’s collaboration with master bassist and composer Charles Mingus. Jihad Imroel-Quays Darwish & ESKA It was hard to say whether … Continue reading
Kate Tempest meets kennardphillipps
Strong and stable into ruin School-kids on the hunt for lunch Cut the apron strings. Least it keeps the bastards lean And gets the scroungers off the couch. Murdoch headlines; leeches for the letting of our bloodlust. Blame it … Continue reading
Posted in Follytricks!, Urban runnings...
Tagged Art, cat Phillipps, Heartfield, Kate Tempest, kennardphillipps, Ninja Tune, Peter Kennard, photomontage, poetry, Teresa May, Vote Labour
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WAYNE & HERBIE: TALKIN’ LOUD & SAYING SOMETHING!
After decades of both collaboration and mutual respect, jazz legends Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock have penned an extraordinary and thought provoking open letter to the next generation of artists. It reflects their feelings on recent world events and how … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff
Tagged Art, Bataclan, Black Lives Matter, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, music, Panama Papers, Peace, Syria, terrorism, US Elections, war, Wayne Shorter
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SONNY ROLLINS at Montreux + KYOTOGRAPHIE 015 + KYOTO JAZZ SEXTET
Don’t you just love a good photo? This one comes via Shuya Okino’s instragram and it was taken by one Giussepe Pino at the Montreux Jazz Festival. It immediately had me rummaging through the vinyl for a trio of Sonny … Continue reading
SCREAM PRINT at FORMANS SMOKEHOUSE GALLERY
SCREAM PRINT at FORMANS SMOKEHOUSE GALLERY. After a little detour that skirted Victoria Park and with a little help from Gina Southgate’s ipad we finally we eventually found our way beneath the AI2 and arrived at the Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Urban runnings...
Tagged Art, David Apps, Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery, Hackney Wick, Ian Bailery, Lynn Blackburn, Mo Wax, Scream Print, Screen Printing, Sound System, Swifty
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Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars Experimental, Volume 1 in LA
Hassan Hajjaj’ s My Rock Stars Experimental, Volume 1 has crossed the Atlantic and is now showing at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Hassan originally hails from Larache, a small harbor town in northern Morocco but moved to … Continue reading
PAULINE BOTY: POP ARTIST & WOMAN
Pauline Boty was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement of the 1960s until her untimely death aged just 28. A friend and contemporary of Peter Blake, Derek Boshier and David Hockney, Pauline Boty was one of the few … Continue reading
SPEAKER: THE ART OF ZAK OVE
SPEAKER: THE ART OF ZAK OVÉ is on at the Vigo Gallery in London’s West End until January 2nd. Last Tuesday evening saw the opening at the Vigo Gallery Of Zak Ové’s latest work and we were in for a most … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, african diaspora, Art, Dogon, Photography, Sculpture, Speaker, Trinidad, VIGO GALLERY, Zak Ove
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BLUE MURDER: The Radical Art Of KENNARDPHILLIPS
FOLLOWING HARD ON THE HEELS of the media coup that was Margaret Thatcher’s funeral Peter Kennard and Cat Phillips present their latest collaboration – BLUE MURDER – which takes on Tory leader, David Cameron’s smooth and line-less visage (do I … Continue reading
Posted in Follytricks!, Just Runnings
Tagged Art, Banksy, BLUE MURDER, Cat Phillips, David Cameron, Hang-Up Gallery, Kennardphillips, Margaret Thatcher, Peter Kennard, Tory
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