Tag Archives: talks
Matt Mullican: Art & hypnosis
Posted on January 20, 2017 by Toothpicker
Matt Mullican: The Sequence of Things at Camden Arts Centre
I am not a fan of mega blockbuster art exhibitions, often I find them over-hyped and mentally exhausting. There are some smaller and out-of-the-centre art centres/galleries that I love visiting and Camden Arts Centre (in Hampstead) is one of them.
Recently, I went to [...]
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East London Comics & Arts Festival 2016
Posted on June 18, 2016 by Toothpicker
The Grade II listed Round Chapel, Hackney
Organised by London-based Nobrow Press, the fifth annual East London Comics Art Festival (ELCAF) took place over three days at the Round Chapel and MKII gallery in Hackney.
The festival is designed to showcase some of the most exciting works in comics and illustrations, and it features [...]
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Design Junction 2015
Posted on October 11, 2015 by Toothpicker
Top row: the art deco features at Victoria House: 2nd & bottom rows: The college
Like 100% Design, this year, Design Junction moved from its previous location (the Former Royal Mail Sorting Office on New Oxford Street) to two enormous and historical venues on Southampton Row - the art deco Victoria [...]
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Tent London 2015
Posted on October 6, 2015 by Toothpicker
Facade of 100% Norway at Tent London
For some reason, the design trade shows that I attended this year at The London design festival appeared to be quieter than usual. At Tent London, the atmosphere was a far cry from the chaos I experienced last year... not sure if it was the time [...]
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100% design 2015
Posted on October 2, 2015 by Toothpicker
100% design's new venue in Olympia; right: Donar
Having visited The London design festival for many years, I somehow feel that the festival is losing its spark/edge. The guide is undoubtedly getting thicker and heavier (not sure if anyone enjoyed carrying this design festival 'bible' around for 10 days), yet the [...]
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LSE's Saw Swee Hock Student Centre
Posted on July 10, 2015 by Toothpicker
A few months ago, I walked past a non-orthogonal shaped brick building in Holborn that caught my attention. Later, I learnt that this striking Riba Stirling Prize-nominated building is London School of Economics' Saw Swee Hock student centre designed by Irish architectural practice O'Donnell + Tuomey (Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey) [...]
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Contemporary Chinese culture at The Floating Cinema
Posted on August 7, 2014 by Toothpicker
It's not an exaggeration to say the 'dilemma' that faces many Londoners is not the lack of entertainment/consumption choices, but the overwhelming of choices available. And when it comes to cultural events, we are just spoiled for choice and it's hard to keep up even if you are subscribed to hundreds of [...]
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Daniel Libeskind in London
Posted on July 23, 2014 by Toothpicker
London Metropolitan University Graduate Centre on Holloway RoadÂ
Polish architect Daniel Libeskind was in London during London's festival of architecture, though he was not here for the festival, instead he was here to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his London Metropolitan University Graduate Centre on Holloway Road.
I have never been inside this building [...]
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Japanese cultural events in London
Posted on July 17, 2014 by Toothpicker
Being one of the most multicultural and diverse cities in the world, it is easy to find different arts and cultural events in London including many Asian-related ones.
Since June I have attended several Japanese cultural events which offer a glimpse of the past, current and future arts scene in Japan. As someone [...]
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Clerkenwell design week 2014
Posted on June 24, 2014 by Toothpicker
Top & bottom left: The Familoe building; Top middle: Kenneth Grange's talk; St James's church; Bottom right: Studio Weave's Smith pavilion
Over the years, I have witnessed the Clerkenwell design week growing bigger and now it has become one of the important international design events. Aside from the several main venues, showrooms [...]
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