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Phil Sinclair’s tools are his pens and some jazz music…maybe. Yes Phil is a unique character and it certainly comes through in his work with materials, techniques and mediums that challenge the ordinary. Phil has thought of an aesthetically pleasing way to translate music into fine art. I click on one of his ‘Percussive Sketch’
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The international auction house, Sotheby’s would be holding a huge auction selling a wide range of Freddie Mercury’s belongings. The lead singer of the band Queen had a huge collection of art, trinkets, clothing and memorabilia. “A World of His Own” would be unique and a once in a lifetime glimpse into the Rockstar’s life,
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The Art’s Club in Mayfair is one of my favourite private member’s clubs in London. Impeccable in its design and service with elements of Art Deco, and helpful staff. The club is briefly becoming one of the most exclusive art galleries in London, hosting a collection of Manoucher Yektai pieces. Yektai, an Iranian American, created
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There was a pleasant buzz about Bermondsey dotted with indy delis and coffee shops. The White Cube gallery is a minimalist industrial-style building fenced and with its own frontage. I liked it as it stood with warehouses and council estate blocks as its backdrop complimenting its manufacturing factory design. I was pleasantly surprised to see
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It was wonderful weather to be in the west end. I was on New Bond Street, a promenade of high-end shops and galleries. People walked with shopping in hand, others queued up to enter and make a purchase from their chosen luxury goods store. I entered the Halcyon Gallery to experience this architect-turned artist’s installation.
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Having worked at 35 Berkeley Square for many years I was familiar with the robust shades of green the square delightfully offers in the summer. On the northern edge across the way from my old office sits the dominant Phillips gallery. A bit like an alumnus returning to their alma mater I walked past old
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The Brooklyn based speaker sculptor, Devon Turnbull also known as OJAS introduces his free, drop-in listening experience for the first time in London at the Lisson Gallery. Just off Edgware Road and surrounded by run down grocers, convenience stores and a large car park stands Lisson Gallery, completely out of place but thankfully there nonetheless.
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Partial ownership of art is growing in popularity in a rapid fashion. Whilst the idea of selling shares in art has been around for over a decade, a range of cutting-edge platforms have been making waves in the market. For example, Artex Stock Exchange out of Liechtenstein. This initiative invests in art (its first acquisition
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The British Museum has incredible artefacts to view, from Egypt to China. I however, was on a mission, a mission to behold the marble sculptures derived from The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis in Athens. Made between 447BC and 432BC they consist of: a frieze which shows the procession of the Panathenaic festival (the commemoration
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Boldly intrusive imagery and even text invade your senses. I find the gallery on Kingly Street a place I have fond memories of. Smoking shisha and going for drinks at the various high-end bars and pubs. Relatively innocent memories were about to be turned on their heads. I usually research an exhibit before going so
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