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The paintings currently showing at the sundaram tagore gallery, in New York to 1 March, by Robert Yasuda are just so beautiful. This one, above, I would love to own and would look just great in my home but, sadly, I suspect, is way out of my price range. Nevertheless, lovely to look at … […]
MoreAnother horribly busy day today … and boring because it’s been all about admin. However, needing a few minutes escape, I did take some time to look up the Australian artist, Del Kathryn Barton whose work I saw recently in a magazine. On first viewing, I thought she might be an outsider artist – the […]
MoreI’m so having a music and art week and the Soko: Love Letter video – animating the art of Niki de Saint Phalle to music and lyrics of Soko on the Nowness website – fits my mood perfectly. Many years ago, on a bright summer day in Paris, I stumbled across an exhibition of Niki […]
MoreI love this short video of modern dance, choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, music by Sigur Ros. The juxtaposition of the derelict industrial setting, exquisite movement and ethereal music resonate with me as a metaphor for every soul-scarred moment of beauty experienced within the wasteland of my life. Sublimely expressive. And, oddly, uplifting. Enjoy.
MoreI’m hoping to go along to the Bailey’s Stardust exhibition opening this week at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG). As a young teen, I remember yearning to look like Marie Helvin and when I saw her – whilst working in Harrods – she was jaw-droopingly stunning. People actually stood aside to watch her pass … so […]
MoreI love the series of figurative works by American artist Aleah Chapin, entitled Aunties, of which The Tempest, above is one. I love the warm happiness, the genuine laughter juxtaposed against the veracity of ageing bodies, sturdy in function, glorious in utility. All denied the status of beauty in a society which values the unblemished firmness […]
MoreI thought Melissa McCarthy looked fab in her – apparently self-designed – dress at the Golden Globes last night. Always tricky for plus-sizes who are so cruelly scrutinised at such events, she managed both glamourous and comfortable, in my opinion. Slightly sad that Chewetel Ejiofor didn’t win Best Actor as I’d been blown away by […]
MoreIt’s been such a busy day and yet … I was struck by the tranquil wintry stillness of this photo, Park Copse, by Charles March. Part of the Nature Translated exhibition, read about him and see more of his work via this Evening Standard link from 2012 (the exhibition is in Russia this year according to […]
MoreI love the ‘When They Were Kids’ cartoons featured on Another this week, originally from The Fashion Cartoons’ Blog. Another’s editorial says: Around this time last year, we decided to create a column that would start each week with a moment of joy and happiness. And so the AnOther Happy Monday was born … Today, for […]
MoreI love this short video by Bill Cunningham, Futurism In Men’s Wear, more for his engaging and ongoing enthusiasm for the new, different and young than the actual content. He does have a great eye for street fashion which, along with his stylistic broad-mindedness, totally bridges any perceived generation gap between him and his subjects. […]
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