Art & Culture

Art & Culture

Retronaut: historical Pinterest

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Retronaut is a blog create by Chris Wild, who believes that by changing the way we think of time, we can open up its creative possibilities. He calls himself a “retronaut”, which he defines as “someone who goes back in… Read More
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New icons: Bishi and Lianne De Havas

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Birds Eye View was set up in 2003 to support female film makers and promote their work. Their annual film festival celebrates the outstanding contribution of women directors to cinema, which unfortunately didn’t happen this year, due to funding issues.… Read More
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Waste not: Song Dong

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If you are a lover of stuff and find it difficult to throw things away, you might want to visit the Song Dong installation (which Amanda posted about back in Feb) at the Barbican. You will either run out screaming,… Read More
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MASSIVE girl crush: Madonna

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If like me, you lament the lack of positive female role models for our daughters generation, and for some reason you haven’t seen footage of Madonna’s performance at Sunday’s Superbowl (don’t you read the side column of shame!?). Then make… Read More
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Style icon: Yayoi Kusama

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Yayoi Kusama’s is Japan’s most prominent contemporary artist. Her paintings, sculptures and installations revolve around her obsession with infinity, pattern and repetition and she is well known for her use of polka dots. A true creative, she has struggled with… Read More
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The Joy of Books

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While traditionalists lament the demise of the book, creatives are coming up with new ways to display, sell and re-invent them. Bookshelf Porn is a lovely Tumblr site, dedicated to showcasing the best images of bookshelves and is a great… Read More
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We Can Be Heroes

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Anyone who went clubbing in the 80’s will love the crowd funded book, We can Be Heroes. A collaboration between writer (and former clothes designer and singer from Blue Rondo a la Turk) Chris Sullivan and photographer Graham Smith, the… Read More
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We love: Suri’s Burn Book

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This is a wickedly un-PC post, it involves innocent children being mercilessly made fun of by another child, which is pretty much bullying, until you realise that the children belong to celebrities who are often hiking their kids around for… Read More
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Textile taxidermy: Donya Coward

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Remember ages ago we told you about crochetdermy by Shauna Richardson – who incidentally is showing her work in the excellent Power of Making exhibition at the V & A –  now thanks to WR reader Joyce we have discovered… Read More
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We love: Ladybookbird blog

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Ladybookbird is a gem of a blog reviewing books for kids and teenagers. It’s written by mother and daughter team Maudie Powell-Tuck, who has a weekend job in one of West London’s best Children’s bookshops, and Dinah Hall, interiors journalist… Read More
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What a week!

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The last time I spent the entire week glued to the news was after 9/11, when we all felt compelled to watch the horror of the planes crash into the towers, over and over again, trying to somehow make sense… Read More
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A Derek Jarman moment

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I have had a fascination with Derek Jarman since a friend who owned an old railway carriage in Dungeness, told me about his interesting artist neighbour, who had a fabulous garden.  Regretfully I never got round to visiting my friend’s… Read More