SEMBLANCE / CERASOLI GALLERY CLOSURE

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*IMPORTANT NOTICE*
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Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances the exhibition has had to be cut short as Cerasoli Gallery, for personal reasons, has closed at short notice. Apologies to anyone who was planning on visiting the show.
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All unsold pieces will be flown back to London and we will try to arrange a viewing here in the near future. All available work remains for sale and available to see at the Semblance Blog. To register interest in any of the work please contact the artist directly.
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LINKS /
Semblance Blog

FORMFIFTYFIVE / YOUR QUESTIONS FOR ME

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The lovely FormFiftyFive will be soon conducting a video interview with me following on from those made with the great Fred Deakin and Alex Trochut.
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FFF are inviting people to submit questions they would like to put to me. Once collected I will then be grilled with all the best questions from the blog, email and Twitter.
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Submit your question on FFF Blog

SONG OF THE WEEK #9 / TWO WEEKS / GRIZZLY BEAR

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Having first watched their phenomenal gig at Green Man festival Grizzly Bear's latest album "Veckatimest" fast became my favourite release of the year to date. Genuinely exciting to watch live, their inventive and innovative spirit is captured perfectly in album format with this release.
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As a departure from the usual Spotify link (the album is not on there) above is the video of the first single release from Veckatimest called "Two Weeks" directed by Patrick Daughters. As a bonus below is also Spotify link to one of the leading tracks from their 2006 album "Yellow House" enititled "Knife."
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Listen to "Knife" on Spotify

SEMBLANCE / INSTALLATION PHOTOS

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Following a successful opening night the installation photos from "Semblance" have been uploaded to the exhibition blog. All photos courtesy of Cerasoli Gallery.
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LINKS /
View "Semblance" installation photos

SEMBLANCE / ARRESTED MOTION / INTERVIEW

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Very pleased to say my interview with contemporary art blog Arrested Motion, covering my exhibition "Semblance," is now online.
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Read full interview
Semblance Blog
Cerasoli Gallery

SONG OF THE WEEK #8 / GROUND AS COMMON AS GOLD / MICE PARADE

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Mice Parade's 2005 release "Bem-Vinda Vontade" is one of my favourite records of all time and as such I could have picked any of it's nine songs to highlight. The record is such a fantastic showcase of founder member Adam Pierce's plethora of skills, particularly when it comes to percussion, and one that I couldn't recommend listening to more strongly.
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LINKS /
Listen to "Ground as Common as Gold" on Spotify

WALLPAPER* / FRONT COVER / PHILIPPE STARCK COLLAB

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The front cover I worked on in collaboration with Philippe Starck for the wonderful Wallpaper* magazine is out this month. October's issue of the magazine sees two limited edition guest edited releases, one from Philippe Starck and the other from Karl Lagerfeld both with very different covers.
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Each cover features innovative printing technology from the Wallpaper* team inorder to realise Lagerfeld and Starck's ambitious cover ideas. To find out more about the processes involved click the link below.
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The project was an absolute pleasure to work on which culminated in the unexpected listing in Wallpaper's contributors section illustrated by Jo Ratcliffe.
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See full article here
Read more about the covers here

FAD / INTERVIEW

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The nice people over at FAD have made live our recent interview.
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Read full interview

SONG OF THE WEEK #7 / USEFUL CHAMBER / DIRTY PROJECTORS

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Dirty Projectors have to be one of the most exciting and dynamic live acts I've seen in the past few years. I was totally blown away when they supported Beirut a couple of years ago but a little disappointed when the live act didn't really translate onto record with their debut. I was very pleased to hear this doesn't ring true for their second album "Bitte Orca" being released on Domino, from which this week's song has been plucked.
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LINKS /
Listen to "Useful Chamber" on Spotify
Dirty Projectors

MELVIN GALAPON / UPDATE

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Melvin Galapon's website has recently undergone a big update and the new direction of his work is really exciting to see. Definitely one to watch.
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Melvin Galapon

OBSERVER MAGAZINE FASHION / PRESS

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Another nice surprise in the papers this week was to find my collaboration with fashion label Trussardi appear in the Observer Magazine's fashion section under the heading "Top 5 T-shirts." The t-shirt, which features the drawing "Horse 02", is now available to buy from Harrods for £170.
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For a slightly smaller budget the "Bird 01" t-shirt is available to purchase from ShopVon.
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Read full article
Trussardi
View orignal "Horse 02" drawing
Buy "Bird 01" T-shirt from ShopVon

SONG OF THE WEEK #6 / WHAT IS WRONG WITH GROOVIN / LETTE MBULU

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A song, originally released in 1967 ,that I stumbled upon by chance years ago on a compilation of the same name and still very much enjoy.
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Listen to "What is Wrong with Groovin'" on Spotify

BECKS ART LABELS 2009 / LONDON PAPER PRESS

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Last night I was pleasantly surprised to find this clipping about the recently released Becks Music Inspired artwork in yesterday's London Paper.
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"Hellovon's new cover for the Smiths' The Queen is Dead shows a butterfly with the Union Jack emblazoned across its wings, capturing Morrisey's mix of defiance, Englishness and vunerability"
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See full article
View original artwork and explanation behind the piece

DENIS ICHITOVKIN

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Came across the beautiful work of Denis Ichitovkin this morning and had to share.
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Denis Icitovkin

SYLVIA JI / STOLEN SPACE OPENING THIS THURSDAY

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A show I have been very excited about all year will be opening at the lovely StolenSpace Gallery this Thursday. LA's much loved Sylvia Ji's debut UK solo show opening night will sure to be rammed after her previous sell out show at Corey Helford Gallery. A must see if you're in the area.
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Sylvia Ji
StolenSpace Gallery