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Portobello Film Festival

September 5, 2010 butterfly 1 Comment

The Portobello Film Festival enters its 15th year in 2010, over which time it has established itself as one of London’s premier film festivals. All screenings and events are free, taking place at bars, studios, parks, galleries and cinemas in Notting Hill and Portobello.

Part of this years festival program is ARTIST’S EYE where selected artists do some live painting in the pop up cinema under the Westway and introduce the movie of their choice before the screening.

This year’s guest of honour is Blek Le Rat who is introducing the movie Performance.

The festival is also featuring many artists such as Dotmasters, Inkie, SoloOne,
Babooshka, Patrick Hughes, Andrew Logan, Michael Horovitz, BA5H and more.

Dotmasters painted a scene from the movie Holy Mountain.

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London, Shows

Scream Gallery : Modern Master Works

July 15, 2010 butterfly Leave a comment

Directed by Tyrone Wood, son of The Rolling Stones Ronnie, SCREAM gallery is running a group show entitled “Modern Master Works” until September 4th.

Tyrone Wood between a Warhol Marilyn and a Banksy Kate Moss

Featuring iconic works by leading modern and contemporary artists, all under one roof, the list of showcased artists is impressive: from Lichenstein, Warhol , Robert Indiana, Pablo Picasso, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to works from Jake and Dinos Chapman, Simon Patterson, Chris Ofili , David Bailey as well as Banksy .

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Interviews/ Studio visits

Faile Interview

July 13, 2010 butterfly Leave a comment

Butterfly met up with the infamous Brooklyn-based art collective Faile to discuss more about their recent Deluxx Fluxx Arcade project with Bast in London and New York, and what’s coming up.

The Faile Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade

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London, Shows

Mario Testino – Kate Who?

July 12, 2010 butterfly Leave a comment

Kate Moss by Mario Testino is Testino’s tenth book and is released as a special edition, published by Taschen, in July 2010.

To coincide with the launch of this special edition, a selection of iconic works by Mario Testino, entitled ‘Kate Who?’ are on display and for sale at Phillips de Pury London galleries from 5 -15 July and from 15 July at the Saatchi Gallery in London. The eighteen photographs provide an extraordinary intimate insight into two decades of friendship between the supermodel and the photographer.

Copyright: Mario Testino. Photo: Butterfly

For a mini video of the event visit www.mariotestino.com

More pics from the exhibition HERE

London, Shows

Lucy McLauchlan – Together…

July 6, 2010 butterfly Leave a comment

Lucy McLauchlan returns to Lazarides gallery in London for a second solo show entitled ‘Together…’.

Using her preferred medium of Indian ink and permanent marker, walls and ceiling have been decorated featuring new paintings and sculptures. Paint cans, ex-Police riot shields, doorways, camper vans, plastic containers, driftwood, and brick walls have all been transformed for a site-specific installation.