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 Bill Henson |
Cultural Stimuli in LONDON
Issue 155: high-bidding flavour
London works itself into a frothy visual-arts frenzy this week, as the Frieze, Zoo and Scope art fairs take centre stage. Just about every strand of art is represented among the trio, from the blunt and resolutely DIY to the cerebral and expensive. Yet even if your budget doesn't stretch further than a 50-quid screen print, we urge you to check out the plethora of talent on show — and weigh your impressions with those of our sister publication Artkrush, which pokes and prods the most buzz-worthy auteurs and galleries. Although avoiding the riots of champagne and air kisses might prove futile, there's also plenty of performance-orientated high jinx to occupy you this week, including a bizarre interactive production of Faust in a tobacco warehouse, some "ecstatic aural diversity" at the His Dark Master Presents club night, a sinful, weeklong celebration of the cacao bean and, er, a flying steamroller opposite Tate Britain. Come help move around those 12 tonnes of fun and spread it.
- Kieran Wyatt, Managing Editor
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Scope it out
An interactive gallery of video art is one of the many highlights at Scope
London at the Old Truman Brewery from Thursday.
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Twilight: Photography in the Magic Hour
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Tue 10 Oct - Sun 17 Dec (10am-5:45pm) |
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Victoria and Albert Museum (Cromwell Road, SW7, 020.7942.2000) Tube: South Kensington map |
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£5 / £4 concessions |
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Light's instability at dawn and dusk — that sublime blurring of boundaries — produces the titular "magic hour" of this exhibition. Viewers are presented with contrasting images of suburbs and forests, landscapes and wastelands, Beijing and Hollywood, skies and streets. Exploring this phenomenon in all its transitional ambiguity, the featured snappers — Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Gregory Crewdson and Ori Gersht among them — attempt to suspend metamorphosis. Whether they succeed is left to the viewer to figure out; as Djuna Barnes writes in Nightwood, "An image is a stop the mind makes between uncertainties." (JY)
NB: The museum has extended hours from 10am-10pm every Wednesday.
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| ART: Opening |
Christoph Büchel
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Tue 10 Oct (6-10pm) |
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Hauser & Wirth Coppermill (196A Piccadilly, W1, 020.7287.2300) Tube: Green Park map |
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Event info | Christoph Büchel |
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For an artist hailing from neutral Switzerland, Christoph Büchel isn't shy about getting political. Petitioning the Cuban government to lease Guantánamo Bay to him, creating his own political propaganda and simulating the sensation of imprisonment, Büchel asks the big questions. For this latest exhibition, he turns the cavernous Coppermill into an excavation site, gouging a three-metre hole in the floor to reveal the final resting place of a woolly mammoth. In other parts of the gallery, secret underground passages and a bank of 114 fridges add to the sense that you're on the brink of some kind of momentous, otherworldly discovery. (CA)
NB: This exhibition continues until Sun 18 Mar, 2007 (Thur-Sun: 12-7pm).
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Punchdrunk present Faust
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Tue 10 Oct - Sat 30 Dec (7:30pm) |
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21 Wapping Lane, E1, Tube: Wapping map |
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£15-25 |
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Event info | Punchdrunk |
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For those wont to getting sleepy in theatres, this production of Faust certainly keeps your back straight. Created by Punchdrunk, the piece pits Marlowe and Goethe in a crazy interactive space. Punchdrunk's last London stunt, The Firebird Ball, was an amazing theatre, dance and visual art event in which punters donned masks and followed the performers around an empty building in Oval, making for a fragmentary, interactive performance. For Faust, Punchdrunk have moved to an old tobacco warehouse in Wapping. You just might sell your soul to the devil to see it again during its run at the National Theatre. (FG)
NB: The show has already sold out until Tue 14 Nov so act fast.
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| MUSIC: Indie Pop |
Field Music
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Wed 11 Oct (8pm) |
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Bardens Boudoir (38-44 Stoke Newington Road, N16, 020.7249.9557) BR: Dalston Kingsland map |
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£6.50 |
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Event info | Field Music |
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It was only a year ago that Sunderland three-piece Field Music released a self-titled debut that prompted much optimistic hand-clapping from indie-pop tastemakers around the world. Having spent some months touring from Paris to Helsinki supporting punkier Mackems the Futureheads around the Continent, FM are back with a new single to sample from second album (if you don't count last April's b-sides release) Tones of Town. As their mod-ified harmonies of jangly guitar and vocals prove, there are great things happening north of the Gap. (JR)
 For which band did Field Music frontman Pete Brewis once play drums? The first two correct responses each win a pair of tickets to this event.
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Mobile Clubbing
Wed 11 Oct (7:24pm) Liverpool Street Station (EC2) map
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Grab your iPod/Walkman, gather at Liverpool Street Station and boogie down on your own personal dance floor to your choice of music. And in case you're worried you'll look daft, rest assured that hundreds attended past Mobile Clubbing events. (KW)
 
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Frieze Art Fair
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Thur 12 Oct - Sun 15 Oct (11am-7pm) |
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Regent's Park (NW1, 0870.890.0514) Tube: Regents Park map |
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£50 four-day pass / £18 one-day pass |
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After only four short years, Frieze Art Fair has established itself as one of the most glamorous, well-respected showcases of contemporary art on the international circuit. For a few days, this giant canvas structure becomes the home of eager gallerists, art lovers and the kind of folks who forget how many Gurskys and Emins they've bought over the weekend. Frieze, however, isn't just an excuse to take in all your exhibitions in one hit; you can attend lectures and happenings, or just hang out with coffee and a cake and watch the weird and wonderful artarati drift by. (JC)
NB: The festival closes at 6pm on Sunday evening.
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Scope London
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Thur 12 Oct - Sun 15 Oct (schedule) |
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The Old Truman Brewery (91-95 Brick Lane, E1, 020.7377.2899) Tube: Liverpool Street map |
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After past sojourns at the St Martin's Lane Hotel and Melia White House, Scope London touches down at the Old Truman Brewery — a favoured venue for British art graduates. This year's fair invites more than 60 international galleries representing over 400 artists. The event also features the Perpetual Art Machine, an online gallery of video art, where viewers can take in 600 clips from new and established artists. Visitors planning an art frenzy of a weekend can avail themselves of the convenient shuttle buses to and from the Frieze Art Fair. (HH)
How many countries are represented at this year's Scope Art Fair? The first 15 correct responses each win a pair of passes to this event.
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| MUSIC: Pop / Rock |
Kabarett Spielraum presents A Spiel for Peel
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Thur 12 Oct (8:30pm-1am) |
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The Luminaire (311 High Road, NW6, 020.7372.7123) Tube: Kilburn map |
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£5 / £3.50 advance |
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Among John Peel's many services rendered to popular culture was spawning a thousand imitators to continue unearthing new music that might not otherwise see the light of day. Roaming club night Kabarett Spielraum are one of the agents who've taken up the mantle, bringing little-known art rock to venues around London. Fittingly, they're commemorating their second birthday (and John Peel Day) with a tribute night and a suitably intriguing line-up. Rising stars 28 Costumes headline with their earnest, wonky guitar pop (think Pulp without the irony) with support from psych-jazz rockers Cartridge, Ipswich five-piece Rosalita, twisted anti-folk outfit David Cronenberg's Wife and DJs aplenty. (CA)
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Zoo Art Fair
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Fri 13 - Sun 15 Oct (12-8:30pm) |
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London Zoo (Prince Albert Gate, Regents Park, NW1, 020.7723.0285) Tube: Camden Town map |
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The Zoo Art Fair includes some of the most groundbreaking spaces and curatorial groups in the UK today (just don't call it the Frieze's poor cousin). It's a fantastic place to spot new talent and, if you're thinking of investing in art, one of the only fairs this week where the work is top-quality and (relatively) affordable. You'll also be able to look around without wrestling your way past thousands of waifish, gilded New York millionaires' wives — always a good thing. Housed in a larger exhibiting space for this, its third year, Zoo might not promise the same people-watching opportunities as other fairs, but it packs all their excitement, and then some. (JC)
What was the estimated total value of sales from the Zoo Art Fair's initial year? The first five correct responses each win a pair of tickets to this event.
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| SPECTACLE |
Virtual Fireworks by Tom Ellis
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Fri 13 Oct (2pm) |
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The Pirate Castle (Regent's Canal, Oval Road, NW1, 020.7539.1911) Tube: Camden Town, Chalk Farm map |
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Ready your oohs and ahhs for artist Tom Ellis' performance at the Pirate Castle on Regent's Canal. Ellis has created a daylight fireworks display filled with exploding cardboard and flares. It might not be as glittery as the night-time barrages we're accustomed to, but it's dramatic nonetheless. The demonstration also highlights the mechanics of fireworks — certainly appealing to pyro geeks and conceptual-art types alike. The display comes from Lima Projects, a collective started in 2006 specialising in producing entertaining oddities such as this, which toy with the distinction between passive populist entertainment and provocative performance art. (FG)
NB: Ellis also has a rather frighteningly titled Abuse Machine on display at Keith Talent's Year_06 art fair this week.
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Frozen Land
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Fri 13 - Tue 31 Oct |
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ICA (The Mall, SW1, 020.7930.3647) Tube: Charing Cross, Piccadilly Circus map |
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Based on "The Forged Coupon", a short story by Leo Tolstoy, Frozen Land weaves a black, unconscious game of "pay it forward" through icy, snow-bound Helsinki with tragic results. Launched by a forged €500 note, the sequence of events echoes through the bleak, lonely lives of seemingly disparate characters: a sacked teacher, his rebellious son, a chronically depressed female cop, computer hackers, a bereaved husband, a vacuum salesman and a thief sporting one fierce mullet. The film paints a grim urban landscape — which, really, could be situated anywhere in the Western world — where alcoholism, materialism and isolation thrive. (AT)
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Miami Calling
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Fri 13 Oct (6pm-1am) |
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Jerusalem (33-34 Rathbone Place, W1, 020.7255.1120) Tube: Goodge Street, Tottenham Court map |
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Popular, pumping house night Miami Calling has moved from Mash in Great Portland Street to Jerusalem, just down the road on Rathbone Street. Don't fret — there's no less of the Friday fun led by Lee Dagger (Es Paradis, Pacha, POP, the Cross) and Ian Hadassi (London Fashion Week, Pacha, the Egg, Slinky, Kiss FM), who were the parties responsible for the club edit of Meck's remake of Leo Sayer's classic "Thunder in My Heart Again". It's as good a way as any to start your weekend with some funk in your step and a smile on your face. (JO)
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| MUSIC: Electroclash |
Peaches
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Fri 13 Oct (7pm) |
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The Forum (9-17 Highgate Road, NW5, 020.7284.1001) Tube: Kentish Town map |
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£14 |
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Forget the Hollywood wax: the phenomenon that is Peaches is back with a third album, Impeach My Bush, tucked under her hotpants and an international tour in full swing. A powerful DIY artist, Peaches turns out minimal beats with maximum thrust. Her tongue-in-cheek (among other places, one can assume) lyrics are downright ingenious: explicitly sexual, self-referential and of infinite supply. Matched up to the groundwork of electronic blips and dirty beats, this is wholesome electro filth. (JY)
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| MUSIC: Eclectic |
Frieze Music 2006
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Fri 13 & Sat 14 Oct (7pm) |
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The Hippodrome (Leicester Square, WC2, 020.7833.7270) Tube: Leicester Square map |
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£23 two-day pass / £14 one-day |
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Indie impresario Steve Mackey and record label Upset the Rhythm have come together to curate a musical spectacular to augment/rival/stimulate the creative juices on offer at the Frieze Art Fair. Two hectic nights of aural assaults begin with Sunn 0))), whose sound the New York Times recently compared to "an Indian raga in the middle of an earthquake". Berlin-via-New York avant-garde rock trio Liars headline Saturday night's fandango. Other bands set to appear include Leopard Leg, a ten-girl drum troupe, and Barr, a motivational speaker for lapsed indie kids. You have seen the light. (CAB)
How did the band Sunn 0))) acquire their name? The first two correct responses each win a pair of tickets to either the Fri 13 or Sat 14 programme. (Please state your preference in your response.)
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Blek Le Rat
Fri 13 Oct - Mon 13 Nov (Mon-Sat: 11am-7pm) Leonard Street Gallery (73 Leonard Street, EC2, 020.7033.9977) Tube: Old Street map
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Banksy's favourite stencil artist, Blek Le Rat, is popping over from France for his first UK solo show. He's been daubing walls for three decades. Come pay homage to the master. (FG)
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Conrad Shawcross: No Such Thing As One
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Sat 14 Oct - Sat 11 Nov (Tue-Sat: 10am-6pm) |
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Victoria Miro Gallery (16 Wharf Road, N1, 020.7336.8109) Tube: Angel, Old Street map |
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Is Conrad Shawcross a failed inventor, a successful artist or both? It's difficult to tell, since most of his beautiful, sad structures are deliberately flawed machines. Pondering science's quest to reduce the universe to ever-smaller parts, a huge, mirrored arrangement of tetrahedrons spreads, fractal-like, across the gallery, while elsewhere, a complex machine spits out rope at exactly the same rate it unravels it. The ambitious, intricate "Binary Star 2006" depicts stars trapped in each other's orbits in a whirl of light and motion. For inquiring minds, there are dense mathematical explanations behind the works, but "ooh, pretty" is also a respectable response. (CA)
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His Dark Master Presents
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Sat 14 Oct (8pm-2am) |
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The Luminaire (311 High Road, NW6, 020.7372.7123) Tube: Kilburn map |
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£6 / £5 advance |
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Event info | His Dark Master |
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"Monotone" is missing from the dictionary tonight — this is an evening for ecstatic aural diversity, perfect for attention spans that don't come anywhere near the national average. In one fast-five-quid spin you'll experience soft lulls (Subterraneans), stirring vocals (Evi Vine), alternative injections (New Skin), beautiful acoustics (Peter Conway) and indescribably amazing freak-folk (Simon Klein) — not forgetting various DJs (the Eskimos prove they don't need no snow) and avant-burlesque (courtesy of Tenacity Flux) to bridge the change-overs. You'll go away wishing for these artists to turn up to your local book club next week. (JY)
NB: Bring a copy of the flyer on the night to get in for £5.
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Chocolate Week 2006
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Sat 14 - Sun 22 Oct (schedule) |
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Various central London venues |
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Various prices |
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Blessed was that far-off day when an ancient Mayan decided that cacao beans looked tasty enough to be crushed, mixed with water and then consumed. Fast-forward a few thousand years and the resulting mixture, chocolate, still holds the world in thrall (albeit thanks to a few key palatability tweaks). London celebrates the confection with talks, tastings, launches, chocolate-making courses, chocolate fountains and sculptures. Sample a chocolate cocktail at the Sanderson, treat yourself to a brownie from Konditor & Cook, whip up a dessert with William Curley — the opportunities to overload your tastebuds with that oh-so-sweet (and bitter, if that's your pleasure) chocolatey goodness are endless. (AT)
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OneTaste Festival
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Sun 15 Oct (2-11pm) |
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The Bedford (77 Bedford Hill, Balham, SW12, 020.8682.8940) Tube: Balham map |
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£15 / £12 advance |
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For too long, Balham's cultural value has relied on its being south of the river and near Clapham. Mind you, not everyone sees proximity to the jumper-beshouldering public-school backwater a plus point. Rupert and Biggles' minds would boggle at the thought of the classless Caligulan celebration of the creative senses known as OneTaste. A broad church of buskers, magicians, word speakers and poets, cabaret provocateurs and dancers are united by a totalitarian commitment to talent across three floors. Check the website to preview the locally beloved slate of performers — sure beats Infernos any day. (JR)
If one taste could linger on your palate for the rest of your life, what would it be and why? Our favourite response in 50 words or less wins a pair of tickets to this event.
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| MUSIC: Neo-Soul / R&B |
Soul Tips
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Sundays through 5 Nov (3pm-midnight) |
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Proud (Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, NW1, 020.7482.3867) Tube: Camden Town, Chalk Farm map |
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Camden's Proud Gallery have been making the most of their new outside space with parties and gigs all summer, but as the nights draw in, they turn their attention to a more relaxed vibe with this night sponsored by PG Tips. Showcasing music from the best in established and new soul talent (including Omar), cupcakes from celebrity baker Natasha Louise King and tea from that bastion of British brews, it's a new take on the Sunday chillout that leaves you feeling better come Monday than almost anything else. (JC)
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Reuters: The State of the World
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Mon 16 Oct - Sat 2 Dec (Mon-Sat: 10am-11pm) |
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National Theatre (South Bank, SE1, 020.7452.3000) Tube: Embankment, Waterloo map |
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Avian flu. 9/11. The Iraq war. The Boxing Day Tsunami. They're a mere few of the century's key events to have affected, and continue to affect, global society. Drawing on more than 2,300 photojournalists based in 130 countries, Reuters — the world's oldest and largest news service — has assembled a collection of images chronicling the 21st century to date. The assembled galleries are spectacular, poignant, thought-provoking and intimate. (AT)
NB: The exhibition is accompanied by discussions on Fri 10 and Mon 20 at the Olivier and on Thur 30 Nov at the Lyttleton. (AT)
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| MUSIC: Folk |
Jonathan Richman
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Mon 16 Oct (7pm) |
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Union Chapel (Compton Avenue, N1, 020.7226.1686) Tube: Highbury & Islington map |
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£17.50 |
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Event info | Jonathan Richman |
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In an era of manufactured pop, reality TV competition winners and carefully dishevelled "indie" bands, we need maverick Jonathan Richman more than ever. Sometimes called the forefather of punk, Richman makes for an unlikely musical hero. With his reedy voice, childlike lyrics and seeming bewilderment at the modern world, the New England native's inability to stick to the script has made him a cult figure for more than 30 years. Wending his way between stripped-back reggae, plaintive country and garage rock, Richman reveals why mould-breakers such as Yo La Tengo and Frank Black owe much to the gangly, endearing geek. (CA)
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Origin: The London Craft Fair
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Now until Sun 15 Oct (Tue-Fri: 11am-6pm / Sat-Sun: 10am-6pm) |
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Somerset House (The Strand, WC2, 020.7845.4600) Tube: Charing Cross, Covent Garden, Embankment, Temple map |
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£8 / £6 concessions |
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Origin is a new fair for contemporary craftmakers in London. No less than 300 international designers showcase and sell their work, consisting of fashion accessories and interior objects of all kinds. You needn't be in buying mode to attend, but if you're shopping, opportunities to commission customised products are available, and the designers are directly on site for help and advice. It's hard to imagine any more personalised gift than an object of bespoke design. The concurrent cultural programme of talks and events should make you leave inspired — whether empty-handed or weighed down. (SNR)
NB: Origin holds extended hours on Thur 12 Oct (11am-9pm).
Which craft requires the use of a punty, a glory hole and a blowpipe (stop snickering in the back, you!)? The first four correct responses each win a pair of tickets to this event.
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Cinémathèque de Tanger: Explorations in Film & Video
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Now until Sun 26 Nov (Mon-Sat: 11am-6pm / Sun: 12-6pm) |
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The Photographers' Gallery (5 & 8 Great Newport Street, WC2, 020.7831.1772) Tube: Leicester Square map |
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With the Arab world frequently captured by our television screens in less than flattering poses, this exhibition offers a timely alternative view. Bite-sized films from more than 30 different artists offer widely arching insight — creating a veritable trans-Arab video library. Contemporary and archived footage touches on everything from urban living and love in the metropolis right through to agrarian life on the coastal plains and in disputed lands — with contrasts to popular culture aplenty. This being the Photographers' Gallery, an excellent exhibition focusing on imagery from Tangiers runs concurrently. (KMH)
NB: The gallery has extended hours every Thursday from 11am-8pm.
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The Flaming Lips
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Tue 14 Nov (7pm) |
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Carling Apollo Hammersmith (Queen Caroline Street, W6, 020.8563.3800) Tube: Hammersmith map |
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£22.50 |
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The Flaming Lips | Tickets |
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The Flaming Lips are so damn good at the moment it's hard to know where to begin. Well, first there's the music: the Lips rock the same lush, cinematic soundscapes Mercury Rev would have swooned to in more vital days. And the sound keeps improving: witness "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song", the so-dumb-it's-brilliant first single from 2006's At War with the Mystics. Their live shows are justifiably legendary. From the blow-up ball in which Wayne Coyne walks over the audience to the animal suits the bandmates have even managed to persuade J. Timberlake to don, these are guys who care about The Show. Go. (NC)
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Chris Burden: The Flying Steamroller
Now until Sun 15 Oct (every half hour from 10pm-6am) Chelsea College of Art & Design Parade Ground (6 John Islip Street, SW1, 020.7514.7751) Tube: Pimlico map
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It's the last chance to catch Chris Burden's very unusual show, situated right opposite Tate Britain. Every half hour a huge, 12-tonne steamroller is spun around on a massive piston — like a fairground ride for mentalists. (KW)
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EATING AND DRINKING: Dish Dash |
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when: Open daily
where: Dish Dash Chelsea (9 Park Walk, SW10, 020.7352.1330)
tube: Gloucester Road, South Kensington
price: £9.50 mains
Despite the Iranian diaspora serving under-a-tenner tempters to Kensington habitués farther north, Sloaney-zones don't exactly scream "value nosh". That's all forgotten now though, thanks to these 70 seats for sampling an 80% Persian and 20% Lebanese menu — now ready just off the Fulham Road. Following the success of their first Balham eatery, the Dish Dash owners have crossed the Thames with their fusion of traditional, aromatic Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. In a venue oozing slouchy glamour, you'll find a menu of hot and cold mazza, fluffy naans, spiced kebabs and stews — all perfectly sized for sharing. Regional lamb unsurprisingly proves the highlight, but don't overlook the bread-wrapped lavash or the slow-cooked mountain hot-pot that is khoresht baareh. You won't need a Chelsea tractor to transport the money for the bill, either. (JR)
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CD REVIEW: Grime Wave: Compiled and Mixed by DJ Semtex |
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Antidote
Released October 2006
£10.99 (Amazon)
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For many moviegoers, the highlight of recent UK gangster flick Rollin' with the Nines was watching boy-band member Simon Webbe getting shot in the head over a drugs debt. Apart from half the cast of Desmonds, the movie also featured home-grown music talent including Dizzee Rascal, Kano, Sizzla and Shy FX. Also involved was DJ Semtex, the curator and combiner of this compilation. Having shed the yawnsome excesses — musically speaking, at least — that marred '90s garage, grime is finally crossing over and attracting heavyweight interest stateside from the likes of Twista and even Jay-Z. You don't have to live in E6 to appreciate heavy cuts from Pow or Lethal Bizzle on this perfect grime primer. Even if serious fans already possess most of this selection, it's impossible to deny that SLK's "Hype Hype" beats every Blue track bloody on any soundsystem. (JR)
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STREAMS: dublab |
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The LA-based dublab crew provide a quality resource for new music — all united by an underlying commitment to beats 'n breaks. Recent podcasts feature interviews and mixes from the likes of Tresor/the Orb legend Thomas Fehlmann, Brooklyn psych-folkies Animal Collective, strings virtuoso Patrick Wolf and melodic knob-twiddler Daedelus. There's also a substantial archive of previous streaming shows mixed by Frosty and brimming with emerging sounds. Also, if you're feeling particularly philanthropic, be sure to support the cause through the dublab 7 Proton Music Drive. (CJN)
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| Caroline A. Blake | | Amy Brooke | | Nick Clarke | | Jessica Crombie | | Francesca Gavin | | Kate M. Houlden | | Holly Howe | | Joanne Oatts | | Sascha N. Rashof | | Adeline Tan | | Naomi Tarszisz |
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| Anjuli Ayer | | Chelsea Bauch | | Jessica Bauer-Greene | | Morgan Croney | | Myla Dalbesio | | Josh Deeden | | Jasmine Loignon | | Judah Wiedre |
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Hi-fidelity updates
A twice-monthly email magazine highlighting the latest in electronic music — including news, reviews, and original features
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Books worth reading
A monthly review focusing on smart, readable works of fiction and nonfiction, from current titles to past gems
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Global fashion trends
A twice-monthly, insider view on fashion trends breaking in Paris, London, New York, and around the world
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International art
A twice-monthly email magazine covering art, design, and architecture with profiles, news, and reviews of international shows
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World news once a week
A weekly roundup of the most important and engaging news stories from around the globe
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