TRACK/MP3: Disclosure – “White Noise”

 Proving British music deserves to be on your radar, South London duo DISCLOSURE have revealed a brand new collab with their mates ALUNAGEORGE and it’s a must-listen. Titled “White Noise”, the cut’s a smooth fusion of UK garage and polished R&B but if you start it over from the top, you’ll realize that it’s clearly an electro banger with enough potential to chart and become everyone’s new fix. It’s also duo-on-duo action so listen to the track below. THANX BLARE MAGAZINE

Goodhood celebrating their 5th anniversary

London retailer Goodhood are celebrating their 5th anniversary with the opening of a pop-up store and stocking it with a host of collaborative products from such brands as Bag N Noun, Goodhood X R.Newbold, Great River, Soulland, Norse Projects, Dog State Jewellery, Antipodium, created specifically to represent The Goodhood Store’s ideals. Check it out  here

FAT CHEEKS - Pop Up... Dining Events!

FAT CHEEKS is a regular pop-up dining restaurant that brings together fab food, great music and an element of surprise.  Hi-jacking spaces in and around London to create unique dining experiences, this potent combination will get your digestive juices so excited they’ll be bursting out of your fat arse.

NEXT EVENTS:

Sunday 5^th August,
Sunday 12^th August,

COST / DETAILS

Book now in advance for special Olympic deal - 5 Olympic dishes served with a complimentary drink for only £25 (plus booking fee) £30 on the door

For more info and to book tickets visit: www.fatcheeks.co.uk

TIME: We take bookings for every 1.5 hours starting from 12pm – 8.30pm.  
THIS IS A PRE TICKETED EVENT – Walk-ins are available.

(For birthdays and group bookings, please get in touch so we can work with you to make your day as special as possible,  tables can seat no more than 6 persons

BAR: Cash bar open all day (we do not take cards)

ADDRESS:  F. COOKE Pie & Mash Shop, 9 Broadway Market, London, E8 4PH

Herakut - After The Laughter book signing & new works

 

Herakut - After The Laughter book signing & new works

Private view: Thursday 31st May / 6pm -9pm

On display: May 31st – June 10th 2012

The Gallery, 99 Mount Street, Mayfair, W1K 2TF London.

Curated by Shea & Ziegler in collaboration with Moniker Projects.

Shea & Ziegler are proud to announce Herakut’s much anticipated return to London, the duo’s first since 2008. Alongside an collection of all new artworks the German pair will be unveiling and signing copies of their new book ‘After The Laughter’, which offers an intimate insight into the individuals behind their emotionally-charged artwork and dynamic partnership. Designed as a revealing scrapbook ‘After The Laughter’ is hand-crafted by both Hera and Akut, and features all new murals, works on canvas, and sketches. The book is collaged with images in different mediums and includes revealing photographs of the duo, both at work and at play. All elements are woven into a multilayered, poetic reflection on art and its role in the world, with a range of freeform ideas penned artfully on the book pages in Herakut’s signature lettering. Masking-tape edges and crossed out pencil confessions complete the personal, forthright style — an open invitation into the frenzied minds and rapid-fire hands of a unique artistic team.

Herakut - After The Laughter 

Limited Edition box set 

Alongside the launch, Herakut will be exhibiting a collection of new work consisting of original paintings, drawings and sculptures. Evidenced by their recent sold-out show in Los Angeles’s, the duo have firmly established themselves as one of the genre’s leading collectible names, with admirers including Jim Carrey and Macy Gray. Exclusive to Shea & Ziegler, Herakut will present a Limited Edition Box-set including a signed and numbered lithograph print alongside a signed copy of ‘After the Laughter’ set in a silkscreen-printed presentation box. The box-set will officially go on sale at the opening reception on May 31st, and is limited to an edition of just 100.

About Herakut:

www.herakut.com

Herakut is an artist duo consisting of Jasmin Siddiqui, born 1981 in Frankfurt, West Germany, and Falk Lehmann, born 1977 in Schmalkalden, East Germany. Their artistic style is as symbiotic as their name, which is itself a combination of the two individual graffiti pseudonyms Hera and Akut. A love for traveling and painting for the public eye are just a few of the things Akut and Hera have in common. Their work is based on bringing together contrasting elements: masculine vs. feminine, Eastern vs. Western, the ruggedness of Street Arts vs. the detail of Fine Arts. Since 2004, Herakut have painted and exhibited in prestigious cities including London, Berlin, New York and Paris, as well as spending valuable time painting unorthodox sites in less glamorous cities such as Ekaterinburg in Russia and Campeche, Mexico. Both of Herakut’s publications, ‘The Perfect Merge’ published in 2009 and 2011’s ‘After the Laughter’ have received great acclaim, with the two books selling over 10,000 copies worldwide. 

Urban Fine Art at The Gallery, 99 Mount Street

www.99mountstreet.com

Shea & Ziegler and Moniker Projects are pleased to announce a series of Fine Art events with their roots firmly embeded in urban culture. Taking place in the heart of London’s Contemporary Art district, the programme will culminate in a live-painting installation at this year’s edition of the exclusive Mayfair Garden Party. Affirming the prominence of Urban Fine Art on today’s contemporary art agenda, this month-long showcase will bring some of the movement’s most pivotal progenitors and practitioners to an ever-widening audience of astute art collectors, dealers, and investors. Evidence for the convergence of this burgeoning movement with the Contemporary Art market has already been witnessed worldwide and we look forward to strengthening its reputation within (this enclave of) London’s Fine Art community.

Shea & Ziegler - Contemporary Fine Art Curators

www.shea-ziegler.com

Curators Tina Ziegler and Moniker co-founder Frankie Shea have cemented their working relationship following on from the success of their exhibitions curated for Moniker Projects.

Californian Ziegler, now residing between Barcelona & London has created a name for herself through exhibiting the work of some of the most renowned international proponents of the pop surrealist art movement. In 2010, Ziegler published Hunt and Gather Art - a hardcover publication that features the work of 40 international artists. She was listed as one of London’s top 20 cultural engineers as part of the Dream Factory project supported by Honda.

Frankie Shea, who founded Campbarbossa gallery in 2005 quickly found his place as a leading tastemaker in the finer side of the street art movement. Shea founded and curated the Moniker Art Fair in 2010 and since has gone on to work with brands such as Adidas, Montana Cans & 

Wagamama promoting the work of national and international emerging and established artists. 

Shea & Ziegler have curated exhibitions for galleries, museums and the Moniker Art Fair 2011. They are a primary source of works for artists Ben Eine, Dabs Myla, Herakut, Luke Chueh and Matt Small.. 

For more information or images please contact:

Info@shea-ziegler.com

(44) 0790 419 6389

www.shea-ziegler.com

Google Engineering HQ

Inside Google, designed by Penson/ There are rooms for every occasion, working, thinking, playing, eating.. whatever is required by Google’s engineers to develop all those tools.

Liberty's National Treasures

One of a Kind Products by Britain’s Best Loved Icons 

Launched 20th October 2011

We challenged some of Britain’s most beloved icons to create their ultimate product for this unique limited edition collection.
We’ve worked with the likes of Tracey Emin, Stella McCartney, Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood; and the results are every bit as unique and individual as the people involved. From the delightfully offbeat, to the remarkably innovative, to the breathtakingly beautiful, the National Treasures collection is not to be missed. Products will be available for purchase in store and online, with one-off pieces entering a silent auction; all proceeds will be donated to charity: primarily Kids Company, who provides essential support to vulnerable children throughout the UK.

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Oversized and Oversexed, Murakami Mines the Past With Racy New Gagosian Show in London

 Takashi Murakami has a confidence crisis. Perhaps bored with the Manga imagery always associated with his name, the Jeff Koons of Japan clearly wants to prove in his new Gagosian show in gallery his artistic roots reach further than the relatively recent Anime culture. This is most apparent in four triptychs that pay imitative homage to the turn-of-the-century painter Kuroda Seiki, best known for having introduced Western style of painting to Japan. One of Murakami's triptychs is a copy of Kuroda's own "Wisdom, Impression, Sentiment," a 1900 composition of three realistic female nudes to which Murakami has boldly added a double signature: "Seiki Kuroda – Takashi Murakami 1899-2010." The claim for a lineage couldn't be more explicit. READ MORE (artinfo)

Underground Gallery Space

The V&A museum in London have unveiled a winning proposal for a huge new underground gallery space. Seven architects submitted designs, ranging from the understated to the extravagant, but in the end London-based studio Amanda Levete Architects were chosen to build the extension. Amanda Levete commented the she "dreamed of working on a major public and cultural project ever since I started as an architect, and it doesn't get much better than this". The underground gallery is just one of many projects Levete is currently working on, with others including a hotel in Bangkok, a subway station in Naples with artist Anish Kapoor, and a residential tower in Shoreditch, east London.

Burgermat art show and pop-up dinner, London

Thanks to a growing revival that's been sweeping cities worldwide, the burger - that simple staple of meat between two buns - has become the recipient of more variations on a theme than most food combinations. Fuelled by their mutual obsession, Daniel Young - creator of cult burger meet-up events BurgerMonday and youngandfoodish.com - together with fellow blogger Burgerac (who unsurprisingly met at a burger meetup in London) have joined forces for the first ever Burgermat art show and pop-up dinner. READ MORE - WALLPAPER

Brand Spanking new magazine titles

And so the season for new releases is upon us… Six magazine and Pomp magazine to launch in the next few months. In an already over-saturated market, is there room for another luxury publication like Pomp? Is Six riding the ethical wave, or do they have something new to offer?

SIX Magazine is the new high-end ethical fashion magazine for women. The title will produce four digital editions a year, as well as a biannual special edition to coincide with London Fashion Week in February and September. The debut issue focuses on the global scene of ethical designer fashion and also features beauty, arts and culture. With Founder and Editor-in-Chief Alina Raetsep at the helm, the magazine celebrates its launch this month. Check it out here.

New luxury title Pomp, aimed at a 'discerning, international audience', launches in April. Targeting high net worth individuals, visitors and people living in London, the magazine covers fashion, health, beauty, nightlife, restaurants, culture, design, travel, motoring and property. The mag is under the editorial direction of Joe Warwick, the title's Editor-at-Large is Tom Parker Bowles, while Andrew Dent is the Managing Director. (blurb and image fashion monitor)