Category Archives: London

London: Kate Moss unseen first photos

October 31, 2013 butterfly

Pictures of Kate Moss’s first ever photoshoot are being displayed at London’s Lawrence Alkin Gallery.

Photographer David Ross was asked by his friend – Sarah Doukas, who had recently set up her own modelling agency, Storm – to take pictures of a then-14-year old ingénue called Kate Moss.

“Kate was a young girl like any other, but with a certain teenage air about her that was piercing,” said Ross. “She was against the grain of any other look of the time. She was a cool kid and refreshing in that sense. She just had an attitude and an expression that kind of came easy, I guess.”

View the full set of pics here here

Kate Moss: Roll 1
Until November 3
Lawrence Alkin Gallery, Soho, London

Art Fair, London

London: Moniker Art Fair

October 20, 2013 butterfly

Following our recent coverage ( see here) on the artists project spaces at Moniker Art Fair , we now focus on the participating galleries: Andenken Gallery, artAZ, Coates and Scarry, Future Tense, Hang-Up Gallery, Imitate Modern, Jealous Gallery, Kallenbach Gallery, London Westbank Gallery, Look For Art, Moniker Projects, Scream Editions, Souled Out Studios, St. Art gallery, StolenSpace, and TAG Fine Arts.

From pop-surrealism paintings, urban art to sculptures and installations, Moniker has definitively stepped up during the busy London Art week.

View the full set of pics here
Moniker Art Fair
17 – 20 October 2013
The Old Truman Brewery,
91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL

Art Fair, London

London: Frieze Art Fair 2013

October 20, 2013 butterfly

Frieze Art Fair returns to London from 17 to 20 October 2013 showcasing 152 galleries from around the world. Highlights this year include the Gagosian Gallery, displaying five large scale works by pop artist Jeff Koons, from his stainless steel inflatable sculptures series to his Sacred Heart sculpture estimated to $2 billion.

At the Stephen Friedman Gallery booth, viewers can enjoy the ultimate rebirthing experience by interacting with a giant sculptural self portrait of American artist Jennifer Rubell by climbing into a cavity made in her pregnant stomach. Lisson Gallery is focusing on veteran minimalist Dan Graham’s spiraled plexiglas pavilion, which visitors can enter and be temporarily taken away from the crowd whilst still in full view. Gavin Brown has put in some fun with a series of humanoid traffic cone sculptures by Robb Pruitt.

Frieze Art Fair 2013

Galerie Perrotin is displaying a golden sculpture, Naked self portrait with POM, by Takashi Murakami while numerous paintings and sculptures by Yoshimoto Nara can be seen at Pace Gallery and Blum & Poe. And lastly, a series of photographs by Ryan McGinley, titled Me & My Friends is featured at the Team Gallery booth.

View more pics from the Frieze Art Fair here

London, Shows, Videos

London: Jeff Koons x Dom Perignon sculpture package

October 18, 2013 butterfly

Earlier this year Jeff Koons x Dom Pérignon partnered to create the Balloon Venus Sculpture Package. During Frieze art week in London the Balloon Venus package was unveiled together with the launch of two special “Dom Pérignon by Jeff Koons” boxes, designed by Jeff Koons himself.

View pics from the private launch here

The Balloon Venus sculpture package is made to order for £15,500 along with the Dom Pérignon Vintage Rosé. Alternatively you can also opt for the special Koons boxes of Dom Pérignon Blanc de Blancs (£130) and Rosé (£315) sold online here.

Art Fair, London

London: Moniker Art Fair – Project spaces

October 18, 2013 butterfly

Moniker Art Fair returns for its fourth year to London, focusing on contemporary art and urban culture. This year Moniker is sharing its venue with The Other Art Fair , leading artist led Fair, at the iconic Old Truman Brewery in East London.

Moniker features artist project spaces, international galleries, and a series of activities, from artists book launch, talks and printing sessions. See the full programme here.

For the project spaces, David Shillinglaw invites viewers into his studio “Off Keys”, while Jo Peel recreated a side street of London. Zeus and The London Police built a playful city installation complete with motorway and dogs. Beejoir and the SOS crew installed a military bunker full of goodies. Stay tuned for the rest of our coverage on Moniker