London: Pete Hawkins – Behind closed doors

Pete Hawkins - Behind closed doors

Painter Pete Hawkins returns to returns to The Outsiders with a new solo exhibition, Behind Closed Doors, featuring  a series of miniature modern fables painted on antique doors. “Doors hold a lot of meaning,” explains Pete, “and not only as transitional points in people’s lives. There’s the inherent sense of nostalgia they bear. Plus,” as children’s writer C S Lewis knew only too well, “there’s the compelling suggestion of what may
lie behind them.”

Pete Hawkins’ Behind Closed Doors is a gateway to the corners of your imagination.
Step through…
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Pics from the opening here

Pete Hawkins
Behind Closed Doors
Through May 25, 2013
The Outsiders, London

Paris Match group show at Opera Gallery

Celebrating the 64th anniversary of French magazine Paris Match, in partnership with Opera Gallery in Paris, 19 artists paid tribute by revisiting some of their iconic covers in paintings, sculptures, photos and other mixed media. Participating artists included Speedy Graphito, C215, Blek Le Rat, The London Police, Kan, Dest, Paul Alexis, G.J. Plisson & Brusk, Andre Monet, Gully, Gris1, Brusk, Tilt, Hisham Echafaki, Ron Agam and Zeus.

Click to view the catalogue here.

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Pics of the opening here

Paris Match – Une histoire de couvertures
Opera Gallery
356 Rue Saint-Honoré  75001 Paris

Paris – Maripol tribute to Keith Haring

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Paris is celebrating American artist Keith Haring with 3 simultaneous retrospective exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the “104” and Colette .

Moving to NY in the 80’s, French artist and fashion designer Maripol, became a close friend of Keith and Madonna, and a regular feature of the Factory with Andy Warhol. For the Keith Haring – Fashion exhibition at Colette, Maripol shares photographs, videos and fashion accessories.

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Link to pics of the opening here

In parallel French/German TV channel Arte is broadcasting a special web documentary directed by Maripol  “Keith Haring – the Message” .

Paris: Art Paris Art Fair

ART PARIS 2013

Founded in 1999 Art Paris Art Fair showcases 140 galleries from 21 nationalities in the prestigious surroundings of the Grand Palais.

While French galleries are represented in force, exhibitors coming from the Middle East and  Russia as guest of honour bring some exciting new talents.

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View the entire set of pics from the fair here

Art Paris Art Fair
Grand Palais
Paris
27 March – 1 April 2013

Paris: Alexone & Christophe Roussel

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For Easter, French graffiti writer Alexone  has teamed up with chocolatier extraordinaire Christophe Roussel to  create two limited chocolate creations:  Chocotigre and Chococaniche. 

Some great eye candy, but also delicious creations with exotic tastes of passion/coco for Chocotigre, and raspberry for Chococaniche.  Alexone was celebrating the launch and  signing copies at Citadium Beaubourg.
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Chocotigre & Chococaniche
Citadium Beaubourg  (while stocks last)