//Leporello for The Conformist featuring (far left), David Parkinson’s unusual entry in his 1970 photography degree show at London’s Regent Street Poly//

//Paul Kindersley at last night’s exhibition opening//

The Conformist – artist Paul Kindersley’s counter intuitively-titled group show about non-conformity of expression from Emma, Lady Hamilton and Aubrey Beardsley to Marvin Gaye Chetwynd and Julie Verhoeven – opened with a bang last night with a private view at Mayfair’s art and jewellery space Belmacz.

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Tags: Aubrey Beardsley, Belmacz, Club International, Emma Lady Hamilton, Eve Ferret, I Groaned With Pain, Jah Wobble, James Cahill, John Frankland, Judy Blame, Julia Muggenburg, Julie Verhoeven, Leigh Bowery, Let It Rock, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Rose Wylie, Stephen Jones, Valerie Allam, Vivienne Westwood

//Jeff Dexter (back to camera) with fashion historian Laura Helms + Nigel Waymouth.//

The Lewis Leathers shop in Whitfield Street W1 was the venue of the launch of The Look Of London map collaboration with Herb Lester Associates.

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Tags: Alex Taylor, Ali Rose, Ben Olins, Bruce Marcus, Caz Facey, Cube PR, Dawbell PR, Derek Harris, Ed Rekkers, Eve Ferret, Gieves & Hawkes, Herb lester Associates, Jah Wobble, Jane Smillie, Jeff Dexter, John Frankland, John Gall, Jordan Baseman, JP Gaul, Jules Middlebrook, Kitty Regan, Laura Helms, Lewis Leathers, Mark Wagstaff, Mrs G, Nick Abrahams, Nick ferman, Nicoal Murray, Nigel Waymouth, Patrick Watson, Rachel Caunt, Saint Craft, Sarah Watson, Suze Malyon, Teri Grenert, Tom Sheehan, Will Hodgkinson

Sculptor John Frankland is a near-contemporary of Damien Hirst’s; both studied at Goldsmith’s in the 80s and their work has been included in the same group shows and prominent collections.

I asked John for his take on the grand Gagogo gesture of The Complete Spot Paintings, the exhibition which has “taken over the planet” (according to some press reports) by showing 1500 examples of one of the artist’s signature works across the 11 Gagosian galleries.

John visited the London shows, in Britannia Street and Davies Street.

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Tags: Alan Charlton, Britannia Street, Damien Hirst, Davies Street, Flash Art, Gagosian, Giancarlo Politi, John Armleder, John Frankland, The Complete Spot Paintings, YBA