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Slinkachu’s O2 commission for ’20 Years of War Child’

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Slinkachu, the UK-based street artist, has been commissioned to create 3 pieces for the exhibition ’20 Years of War Child’.The exhibition celebrates 20 years of the charity, who have helped saved the lives of over 800,000 children in the world’s most war-torn countries, from Bosnia, Chechnya and Rwanda to Afghanistan, Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Continue reading “Slinkachu’s O2 commission for ’20 Years of War Child’”

Raqib Shaw at the Manchester Art Gallery

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Raqib Shaw has created a dazzling response to George Stubbs ‘Cheetah and Stag with Two Indians’  for this exhibition. Inspired by the impression the painting made on the artist as a young boy, this provocative new work is on display alongside the original (shown below) from the Manchester Art Gallery’s collection.

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Other works including Adam and a selection from Shaw’s recent series Of Beasts and Super- Beasts will be on display until 26th May, 2013. More info

Poster Art 150 at the London Transport Museum

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For the Undergrounds 150th anniversary, ‘Poster Art 150’ will show 150 of the greatest posters, produced for the Underground. Chosen from 3,000 illustrated posters, The London Underground has a long and distinguished heritage of commissioning leading artists to produce its advertising posters.

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‘A Homage To A Leak’ with HyunJeong Lim
at The University of the Arts, London

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February 26th to March 1st

A Homage To A  Leak features 5 artists from Central Saint Martins including Hyungjeong Lim, Andreas M. Georgiou, Iori Endo, Patricia Pisanelli and Taki Kitada. The works deal with the subject through different perspectives, physically and conceptually, considering relations between material and support, pictorial manifestations or political questionings. Continue reading “‘A Homage To A Leak’ with HyunJeong Lim
at The University of the Arts, London”

Sou Fujimoto’s Cloud-Like Pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery

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Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto‘s new design for the Serpentine Pavilion incorporates surrounding organic forms with the geometric lines of the gallery. From a distance, visitors will appear sipping their tea whilst suspended in a cloud.

Graffiti Collective Takes Over Abandoned Cruise Liner

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The Duke of Lancaster, was a large abandoned cruise liner which was left to rust on the beaches of Llanerch-y-Mor in North Wales in 1979. Last year, an international street art collective called DuDug took over this huge canvas in a graffiti project known as ‘The Black Duke’.

Contributions include Lora Zombie, Fat Heat, and Fin DAC. Continue reading “Graffiti Collective Takes Over Abandoned Cruise Liner”

Q&A With SUPER FUTURE KID

2013-Cosmic-Flake-60-x-50-x-3cm-SUPER-FUTURE-KID       SUPER FUTURE KID was born in East Germany in 1981. SFK Graduated from KHB – School of Art, Berlin and currently lives and works in London.

How did art school help, if at all, in the development of your practice?                         

The time in art school was quite difficult and confusing for me for the first 1 or 2 years but on the long term, it helped me to find my own way. You find out what you like doing and what you rather don’t enjoy, but what you might not have tried doing on your own. Continue reading “Q&A With SUPER FUTURE KID”