The Art… or is it?
George is a troublesome teenager from New York City. Dexterous boy is unlikely to graduate from college, but he’s got a weighty reason for not bothering with his homework, seeing it as a meaningless activity in the context of the utter unimportance of our earthly existence. Dejected by realisation of his own mortality, George has … Read more
Massimo Vitali – Natural Habitats
Massimo Vitali’s newly released book Natural Habitats presents photographer’s exploration of the complex human interaction with landscape. Italian born, Vitali studied photography in London and worked as photojournalist and camera operator before turning his attention entirely to fine art photography. The Natural Habitats book is the second volume of a large ongoing project titled Landscape … Read more
The Tree
Julie Bertuccelli France, Australia, Germany, Italy, 2010/11 The story of the father of a family passing away in a tragic accident and reincarnating in an immense fig tree spreading its branches far and wide above the household leaves a dual impression. On the one hand, the touching tale of love and loss is a celebration … Read more
Chromaroma
Chromaroma is an online platform that takes the real-life experience of travelling around London to a new level. Register online using your Oyster card and you are automatically part of the game. Every time you take a ride on a tube, train, tram, bus or a Barclays bike (no boats, cabs or rickshaws – sorry) … Read more
Oblong presents the art of photography
The Oblong Gallery in East London hosts, until 23 March, an exhibition of four European art photographers – Laura Hynd, Michael Grieve, JH Engstrom and Tereza Zelenkova. Two British artists are presenting their work in progress, both projects shot primarily in Morocco. Michael Grieve is showcasing his fictional documentary The Foreigner and Laura Hynd puts … Read more
Killing Bono
Dynamic, funny and real, the film tells a story of the McCorrmy brothers’ vain efforts to make their way through the 80s music scene and outstrip the fame of their old school mates, U2. It has all the ingredients of a proper band movie: garage practices, underground gigs, the sweet smell of success and the … Read more
Side Effects
The average UK citizen takes as much as 14,000 pills in a lifetime, and Side Effects dance-theatre performance explores the consequences of the modern lifestyle. Beautifully choreographed, the play is constructed of several scenarios – independent, yet interlinked; simple, yet striking. It builds up gradually, as actors move around the floor, engaging in short episodes … Read more
Carousel – Slide Slam
On the last Monday of each month HOST gallery opens its doors to all the creative minded Londoners, as Foto8 and Blurb present a festive evening of moving visual narratives. Carousel – Slide Slam is a visual open-mic event, but its open submission policy works both for and against it. One the one hand, this … Read more
Mary and Max
Adam Elliot, Australia, 2009 The tale of a 20-years-long correspondence between an Australian schoolgirl and an elderly Jew living in New York is all the more touching if you know that the film is based on a real story. Mary Daisy Dinkle is a little girl living in the suburbs of Melbourn. Her eyes are … Read more
Somewhere… something, sometime
Sofia Coppola, USA, 2010 The film opens with a static shot – a car racing in circles on an empty track. Engine roar escalates swiftly, then cuts the air and distances again, then again and again. As we count four rounds, the car stops, a man opens the door, steps out and stands next to … Read more
