What: Chris Bracey exhibition – I’ve Looked Up To Heaven And Been Down To Hell When: 12th April to 1st June 2013 Where: Scream Gallery, 27-28 Eastcastle Street, London W1W 8DH Getting there: Nearest Tube – Oxford Circus £££: FREE You know it’s going to be a rock ‘n’ roll art affair when the exhibition […]
What: African Beauty – a photographic exhibition by John Kenny £££: FREE When: Friday 24th May – Sunday 9th June 2013 Where: The Africa Centre, 38 King Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 8JT Getting there: Nearest tube – Covent Garden Africa’s visual culture has long been an influence on global fashion, with tribal influences spotted […]
What: Death: A Self-Portrait – FREE exhibition When: Closes Sunday 24th February 2013 Where: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE Getting there: Nearest tube(s) – Euston Square, Euston, Warren Street, King’s Cross St Pancras Godammit. I’ve been meaning to take a gander at the Wellcome Collection’s latest exhibition, Death: A Self-Portrait. If, like […]
What: David Bowie is… exhibition When: 23rd March – 28th July 2013 Where: The Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL Getting there: The V&A is a five minute walk from South Kensington tube (on the Piccadilly, Circle and District Line) It’s no secret that whenever there’s a fancy dress party we automatically […]
We’ve all done a birrova biro doodle whilst on the phone at work. Some of us were even lucky enough to own a Spirograph toy in our yoof, and became the creator of… squiggly circles. Shit loads of ’em. In different colours. Some of us may even draw words on our hands, a la Coldplay’s […]
I really like this video short from Tate London featuring legendary fashion designer (and style icon of mine) Vivienne Westwood, talking about two paintings which capture her own vision of London. In the film, Dame Viv discusses the works of the artists Frank Auerbach and JM Whistler who were both inspired by London Town and […]
What with the Tate Modern opening the first major survey of Damien Hirst’s collection of work for over twenty years, we at Le Blow pay homage to the Prince of Darkness himself with seven reasons why we bloody love him… 1) He was a fitty back in the day YES THIS IS A LEGITIMATE REASON. Pre […]
Being the Culture Vulture that I am, constantly seeking to improve and enlighten myself through exposing myself (calm down) to new experiences, THIS WEEK I thought I would partake in an evening of comedy. Sure. So I donned a pashmina and vogue cigarette (I didn’t) and headed down to the Torriano in Kentish Town to […]
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