Stories Of The Face at Sonos Greene Street on Thursday February 8
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Janette Beckman’s Punk Hip Hop Mashup opens in London next week
Next week witnesses the opening of a London exhibition of reworked images by music/street art photographer Janette Beckman.
‘How can you say no to a place called Watchet?’ – England Expects: The World Cup Art of Kosmo Vinyl
It’s that man again; Kosmo Vinyl has another exhibition of his artful football-based collages. On the heels of last year’s Is Saitch Yer Daddy?, England Expects coincides with this year’s World Cup in Brazil and reflects – in Vinyl’s “lick-and-stick” style – on the national team’s engagement in the competition past, present and possible. The […]
‘The impossibility of fair play in democratic society because of loneliness’: Emmett Grogan on To Tell The Truth
Emmett did enough, rest assured. He proved with his existence that each of us could act out the life of our highest fantasies. This was his goad and his compassionate legacy. Don’t minimise it or let yourself off the hook of his example by quibbling over details. Think about what you read, but more important, […]
Ian Dury, Dany Bubbles + Barney Bubbles
I sourced one of the paintings which is in More Than Fair, the exhibition of Ian Dury’s artworks which opens at his alma mater, London’s Royal College of Art, next month. Dury gave the ultra-Pop Dany Bubbles to his friend and designer Barney Bubbles in the late 70s during their spell of collaboration which resulted […]
When Kilburn + The High Roads played the King’s Road Theatre 1974: Ian Dury in Let It Rock ‘Alan Ladd’ suit + feather tie and Sue and Simon Haynes’ extraordinary Tower Bridge stage set
As these rarely seen photographs show, when the subject of my last book the late Tommy Roberts took over management of Kilburn & The High Roads he sought to elevate them from the pub-rock scene by upping the visual ante on every front.
Is Saitch Yer Daddy: Collages by Kosmo Vinyl
Next month sees the opening of an exhibition of 53 collages tracking the fortunes of West Ham United FC over a season; they are all the product of expat football fan and music industry maverick Kosmo Vinyl. The show’s title, Is Saitch Yer Daddy, is taken from 60s graffito adorning a wall near West Ham’s […]
The Word’s out on The Modern Outfitter
The new issue of The Word magazine includes a photo-spread on the exhibition Lloyd Johnson: The Modern Outfitter.