tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28390603489082548192024-02-21T04:58:16.431+00:00Edwin's RaisinA heady mix of entertainment, news, style and writings on popular culture from a young man living in London and AmsterdamMr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-43814190105419460642011-10-25T10:17:00.005+01:002012-05-18T13:25:08.628+01:00White CubeLast night I went to the opening of White Cube Bermondsey, YBA hipster Jay Jopling's newest addition to his collection of galleries. At 58,000 square feet of faceless 1970s warehouse, it's Europe's largest commercial gallery and will no doubt continue to raise the area's profile. (Of course, the gallery is of course not in Bermondsey proper, but among the growing strip of boutique shops and restaurants on Bermondsey <i>Street</i>, dominating the end just below <a href=" http://edwinsraisin.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/jose-opening.html">José</a>).<br /><br />The art on display last night was second fiddle to people-watching, with the international jet-set clique choosing to slum it in SE1 before the Frieze Art Fair over the coming days. Hundreds of people queued down Bermondsey Street, hoping to rub shoulders with glamorous opening night crowd, including Damien Hirst, Tracy Emin, Gilbert & George and other YBA luminaries along with countless expensively-dressed, beautiful people laughing into their champagne flutes. Literally, all night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh720pODVPaZKozedhCvUt4k9dg6hQLBQXdJjDly6ifnTsVxa6-9F8ml5dOeVBTN9R1I5jIxC7dZ5UIKcEH8vsXzR8RzI5XCf6je29pEO1R7OmHBtXitt0Xha9dORl1b68Qkah1HghaprU/s1600/White+Cube.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh720pODVPaZKozedhCvUt4k9dg6hQLBQXdJjDly6ifnTsVxa6-9F8ml5dOeVBTN9R1I5jIxC7dZ5UIKcEH8vsXzR8RzI5XCf6je29pEO1R7OmHBtXitt0Xha9dORl1b68Qkah1HghaprU/s400/White+Cube.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743844618014383202" /></a>While technically a commercial gallery, the prices mean that the art is as out of reach for most people as any Picasso, but it's still worth popping by if you're in the area. Future exhibitions and premieres are expected to feature contemporary works household names, so White Cube Bermondsey could become part of the gallery trail yet.Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-4988215911191168482011-07-18T23:55:00.004+01:002011-07-19T00:08:23.704+01:00Cyril PowerA kickass British modernist fascinated by the technological advances brought about in the interwar years, specifically the London Underground network.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLIyX9DSxGLEokbk13QqKjsBVmSb9auT35hUe4UkI0V1ICm0V-HPxS2jSLiNf9ak_OsFA7O76OOKjQVadFEgV2NsNLVk74WYY4zYJAf1jAgC5LiLWEkeFawVH7tpNxBjoUGlXlEjtdZE/s1600/Cyril+Power+Whence+and+Whither+%25281930%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLIyX9DSxGLEokbk13QqKjsBVmSb9auT35hUe4UkI0V1ICm0V-HPxS2jSLiNf9ak_OsFA7O76OOKjQVadFEgV2NsNLVk74WYY4zYJAf1jAgC5LiLWEkeFawVH7tpNxBjoUGlXlEjtdZE/s400/Cyril+Power+Whence+and+Whither+%25281930%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630830008765278674" border="0" /></a>Whence and Whither (1930)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHDNx4dNXPqjDXF74Hsff_bvxb67m_nCla3x_8k_NscKatGaDzpy9L6o3K5dxBpWoAGcHmlknuwCFROPymb8zsFaV_BLU-ChBkCv2dVCsI5VPxxxHoBNfVaDQ4DyL0KcqrpQ4AGD_s8o/s1600/Cyril+Power+The+Tube+Station+%25281932%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHDNx4dNXPqjDXF74Hsff_bvxb67m_nCla3x_8k_NscKatGaDzpy9L6o3K5dxBpWoAGcHmlknuwCFROPymb8zsFaV_BLU-ChBkCv2dVCsI5VPxxxHoBNfVaDQ4DyL0KcqrpQ4AGD_s8o/s400/Cyril+Power+The+Tube+Station+%25281932%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630830016285210082" border="0" /></a>The Tube Station (1932)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclavBV9bf_m5W13e24k7EXVG-R7WEUg7g9DN4uZAzHUWwMzyxZ1mL0UBXI9S63cfV_dhuX2cnuIe_WY0tOPOMYRYgiUCOontIWXVQ3PrfSk-U1H2oYFpdcjNaEcGjY_rJEHMeVgFcAt8/s1600/Cyril+Power+The+Escalator.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclavBV9bf_m5W13e24k7EXVG-R7WEUg7g9DN4uZAzHUWwMzyxZ1mL0UBXI9S63cfV_dhuX2cnuIe_WY0tOPOMYRYgiUCOontIWXVQ3PrfSk-U1H2oYFpdcjNaEcGjY_rJEHMeVgFcAt8/s400/Cyril+Power+The+Escalator.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630830006178969154" border="0" /></a>The Escalator (1929)</span><br />Power's interest in speed and machinery didn't stop at the Tube - my favourite of his linocuts is one of the non-transport ones.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURuGMsmn0QQoRKaVdG4rkPetay1yfQ3tp2rXlYSggjmOlFyvrMQtv14LPVA9AzCQKrqlFdodYavZhczuE3JIt2OllXm9SoeASrIW1m6Po4ox91T4SV6gfplTmTUs6d9nQlDvB2WQcIjk/s1600/Cyril+Power+The+Merry-Go-Round+%25281931%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURuGMsmn0QQoRKaVdG4rkPetay1yfQ3tp2rXlYSggjmOlFyvrMQtv14LPVA9AzCQKrqlFdodYavZhczuE3JIt2OllXm9SoeASrIW1m6Po4ox91T4SV6gfplTmTUs6d9nQlDvB2WQcIjk/s400/Cyril+Power+The+Merry-Go-Round+%25281931%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630830022626991986" border="0" /></a>The Merry-Go-Round (1931)</span>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-67307804998854079342011-07-12T15:16:00.003+01:002011-07-12T15:18:49.427+01:00True prosperity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOcD8k2lEnJx60_Mx-6HY3pKeXqK5WMBuxLmTZlQhJyJjcbCB7VpaevKKkbXTuf9lDgOaOVn6gid1VlET5MScP0Q5JhJXaaXNcH3dTTe7HN_dyzDmEiIJv3hqz0AaLPlmPqHVoXOyPWw/s1600/compassion_011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628469820742559970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOcD8k2lEnJx60_Mx-6HY3pKeXqK5WMBuxLmTZlQhJyJjcbCB7VpaevKKkbXTuf9lDgOaOVn6gid1VlET5MScP0Q5JhJXaaXNcH3dTTe7HN_dyzDmEiIJv3hqz0AaLPlmPqHVoXOyPWw/s400/compassion_011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />(I actually thought it said "PASSION" not "COMPASSION"... I actually like it less now. But still pretty cool - the hazmat colours keep it just the right side of saccharine.)Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-38672415649689421012011-06-28T11:59:00.002+01:002011-06-28T12:06:55.581+01:00Watch envyI don't really wear watches, but maybe that's because I don't have a nice one. If anyone wants to buy me <a href="http://www.raymond-weil.com/EN/Mens-Watches/Tradition/Tradition-9578-stc-00300.html">this</a>, that's fine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqksTpm4-REMOtVan4yi6SSrrg1AsgCr1NtZSFCi9GtmAc61pyiWoA91KKX5jFhh9VUiXk6JEWUdHKf72B-Spz1hlDIcbaD50QuZHWu6MGCvo0mwDxY4BlibRE8oL6pxQEhpii690kKQc/s1600/9578-STC-00300.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqksTpm4-REMOtVan4yi6SSrrg1AsgCr1NtZSFCi9GtmAc61pyiWoA91KKX5jFhh9VUiXk6JEWUdHKf72B-Spz1hlDIcbaD50QuZHWu6MGCvo0mwDxY4BlibRE8oL6pxQEhpii690kKQc/s400/9578-STC-00300.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623223821933953714" /></a><br /><em>Raymond Weil, Tradition, £835.</em>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-71629475030950203362011-05-31T23:35:00.012+01:002012-05-18T13:06:49.413+01:00José openingI recently went to the opening of <a href="http://www.josepizarro.com/">José</a> on my own wee Bermondsey Street.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXa7qxUZT5lv329nT_QDWWSW_gZvzDhd9Z4Fhno-50kjnZuJkvErPCL0XicAXjdJtw8c7KQrhLUOX3yPU4QTr4gKan_xIER5_YjL_EnTjCObJ2Az_ppjKWa4mx-vP6e3uUSu0krs_H4o/s1600/IMG00178-20110531-1944.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613015200120366914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXa7qxUZT5lv329nT_QDWWSW_gZvzDhd9Z4Fhno-50kjnZuJkvErPCL0XicAXjdJtw8c7KQrhLUOX3yPU4QTr4gKan_xIER5_YjL_EnTjCObJ2Az_ppjKWa4mx-vP6e3uUSu0krs_H4o/s400/IMG00178-20110531-1944.jpg" border="0" /></a>José is a new tapas bar opened by José Pizarro, co-founder and former executive chef of <a href="http://www.brindisa.com/restaurants/tapas-brindisa/">Tapas Brindisa</a> (itself an SE1 and Mr Christopher institution), and is inspired by the tapas joints of Barcelona’s bustling Boquería market. It's low-key, small, busy and very suited to Bermondsey Street.<br /><br />José was so busy on the launch night – and has been the couple of times I've been back since – that punters tend to stand rather than sit, which adds to the authentic, bustling atmosphere and keeps the place lively. Despite being rushed off their feet, the staff were very attentive and able to talk in depth about each dish.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp3mP-feIPbZT4h3LQQGHgoz9PhpKFrPfwd7QO6IfrHewuOHgmkmDiExjPz1SySV2AjnYhvXM6fmUyACpwCOx6caWGFZ0QfSeMwEGQ_tyZa7TR70kvMhgxshU_eHQa-6NEj3z64Ux6ic/s1600/Spanish-chef-Jose-Pizarro-001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623239054218710786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp3mP-feIPbZT4h3LQQGHgoz9PhpKFrPfwd7QO6IfrHewuOHgmkmDiExjPz1SySV2AjnYhvXM6fmUyACpwCOx6caWGFZ0QfSeMwEGQ_tyZa7TR70kvMhgxshU_eHQa-6NEj3z64Ux6ic/s400/Spanish-chef-Jose-Pizarro-001.jpg" border="0" /></a>José himself <em>(above)</em> is affable and looks like a mischievous little devil – although if according to his works shall a man be judged, this guy is an angel: the menu changes daily and features incredible jamón ibérico de bellota, boquerones, croquettes and a very simple but very good tomato mush on bread. It doesn't sound like much, but I promise you would like it. The Spanish wine list was curated by <a href="http://www.timatkin.com/">Tim Atkin</a> and has a strong focus on sherry, which I'm told Sr. Pizarro believes is well-overdue a renaissance in the UK, and a decent range of prices.<br /><br />With a larger, more formal restaurant in the same area in the pipeline for later this year, José Pizarro appears to be establishing an empire in SE1. Lord knows, he has made an auspicious start.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtp84YSWblnm9MlL7RhswRIwXR4sgVMufr6xSdDtyf1joH_nqx9umsTyxqou4TDaN5-XG5WFojQXUJs_MLTuaTjKk3ZpalVPFvFkordAp_HiRFeauqqAfhS2jWs1b5vv6PHRmQOJ_M_-Q/s1600/Kitchen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtp84YSWblnm9MlL7RhswRIwXR4sgVMufr6xSdDtyf1joH_nqx9umsTyxqou4TDaN5-XG5WFojQXUJs_MLTuaTjKk3ZpalVPFvFkordAp_HiRFeauqqAfhS2jWs1b5vv6PHRmQOJ_M_-Q/s400/Kitchen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623409145485007842" border="0" /></a><em>José, 104 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UB</em><p></p>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-58435888160926354102011-01-24T15:33:00.006+00:002011-01-27T12:51:47.191+00:00Flesh and Blood & Fish and FowlLast week I saw Flesh and Blood & Fish and Fowl at the Barbican. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_W0VwqUg8NyOtCng5B74BJ2DJKPH4S0Ha8ibHMsVIo0kknqRwAfNoaKJhJAXp3JLR0hWEskv-__UrPSrwNPX6td4DfqIoiFOnFrfXjVJer7wzCezYJorxiZ35ATsridcDcKBPK1SGzU/s1600/geoff-sobelle-and-charlotte-ford-in-flesh-and-blood-and-fish-and-fowl-LST075855.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_W0VwqUg8NyOtCng5B74BJ2DJKPH4S0Ha8ibHMsVIo0kknqRwAfNoaKJhJAXp3JLR0hWEskv-__UrPSrwNPX6td4DfqIoiFOnFrfXjVJer7wzCezYJorxiZ35ATsridcDcKBPK1SGzU/s400/geoff-sobelle-and-charlotte-ford-in-flesh-and-blood-and-fish-and-fowl-LST075855.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565777864944512194" /></a>The short play centres on two admin gophers in a non-descript American convenience foods superstore. Gerry, played by Geoff Sobelle, is a sort of scruffy middle-manager who lives in the office bin; Rhoda, played by Charlotte Ford, is his gawky, whiny secretary who desperately wants to be sexy. Both are neurotic, obsessive and live an ordered, suppressed non-life. Geoff's inability to either successfully swat or ignore a buzzing fly, and Rhoda's guilty and constant Wotsit-munching sum up their powerless, unfulfilled, tedious existences.<br /><br />BUT ONE DAY, with bathos and frustration already at fever pitch thanks to an unappreciated memo, noisy microwave and overly effective flypaper, ORDER AND RESTRAINT DISINTEGRATE. Rhoda reads out a news report about a pack of captured chimps murdering one of their own, and base and revolutionary instincts in the pair erupt. A deranged Gerry devours Rhoda's ready-meal, the pair do it like they do on the Discovery Channel in an unstable dumpster, and a sexually awakened Rhoda prowls round the office wreaking havoc. The degeneration is mirrored, or perhaps provoked, by the sudden appearance of nature in the office. First a bit of ivy creeps out of a drawer, then a stuffed weasel jumps out from behind a desk, escalating until the set is dripping with vines and taxidermy. <br /><br />The message is unmistakable: "hey, don't ignore the natural world, and remember that we too are all animals". Nothing new – it's not a million miles from <i>Day of the Triffids</i> – and subtle it ain't. But by the time rabbits, pheasants, rams and deers have invaded the stage, and an uncomfortably life-like bear has mauled the protagonists (in front of a corporate video showing industrial food processing), you don't feel short-changed.<br /><br />The balance between horror and comedy was perfectly struck. To my surprise, given it was part of the London International Mime Festival, there wasn't a beret or glass box in sight and the show wasn't silent. There were, however, long periods without script, admirably kept alive by tension, the eerie or absurd appearance of a stuffed fox or two, and the sheer physicality of the performers. Indeed, Sobelle and Ford each appear to be a blend of actor and clown: even leaving physical comedy aside, the characters are defined by their failings, and reveal their true selves in spite of their best efforts to project a casual, flirtatious or cool image – very clownish traits, as Sobelle noted in the post-show Q&A.<br /><br />Flesh and Blood is inventive, funny, apocalyptic and a worthy winner of a Fringe First award last year. The show was first conceived in Philadelphia something like 7 years ago, and has appeared in various incarnations since, so keep your eyes peeled. And steer clear of ready-meals in the meantime.Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-19501232237054093882011-01-21T15:28:00.003+00:002011-01-21T15:36:59.573+00:00127 Hours in 127 wordsCompelling, visceral, exciting, intense, well structured, not gratuitous, not very relaxing, you see Tom Hollander on the steps when you leave (though this might have just been for us), excellent sound (effects and score), could have been edited a bit in the middle when he gets a bit wise-ass, some really good passages though like the bit where he chops off his own arm *CHOP CHOP CHOP*, I had some popcorn, *CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP*Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-50515209759535798842011-01-21T15:14:00.003+00:002011-01-27T12:55:43.371+00:00Black Swan posters<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swan_(film)"><i>Black Swan</i></a>, comes out today. I am very excited about the fact that it stars Natalie Portman (fresh from her star turn in <a href="http://edwinsraisin.blogspot.com/2009/09/ruined-theatres.html">My Imaginary Midsummer Night's Dream</a> last summer) not just once but, from what I can make out, TWICE – as a nice goodie and a sexy baddie. Absolutely fine.<br /><br />And I am also very excited because of the absolutely fantastic teaser posters – bold Soviet imagery courtesy of British design studio <a href="http://www.laboca.co.uk/">LaBoca</a>. Apparently <a href="http://laboca.co.uk/blog/2010/10/black-swan-darren-aronofsky-2010/">not available to buy</a>. So befriend the popcorn girl at your local cinema as quickly as possible.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeDLchNCB-df-j1hIjqzyITPV0S9d2XYTYx1GQRJ2bDGw6seKXXPAZkRsi1yxqeq3CnpmkxwJ5-q42eqVbzen5Xfn-aCiZq1Oa0OUzkVzSW6Xvd-p46VV2NJZCs1AMPrko2h0voRGJYE/s1600/LA_BOCA_BLACK_SWAN_41.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564660841201416194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeDLchNCB-df-j1hIjqzyITPV0S9d2XYTYx1GQRJ2bDGw6seKXXPAZkRsi1yxqeq3CnpmkxwJ5-q42eqVbzen5Xfn-aCiZq1Oa0OUzkVzSW6Xvd-p46VV2NJZCs1AMPrko2h0voRGJYE/s400/LA_BOCA_BLACK_SWAN_41.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOBZiZlB5xbkuJOT5YGsqDHBhF13Fwnyuh3-bdd2z7rm2OoO_iH84OdWCVpi71kB61s2GCJB97DWIcHN25i0vRddrnnQhgS8ukeZW-Odi-nVudwnvsRL7iyY-ulLCye2XyAZK65WmXF4/s1600/LA_BOCA_BLACK_SWAN_31.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564660836872628082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOBZiZlB5xbkuJOT5YGsqDHBhF13Fwnyuh3-bdd2z7rm2OoO_iH84OdWCVpi71kB61s2GCJB97DWIcHN25i0vRddrnnQhgS8ukeZW-Odi-nVudwnvsRL7iyY-ulLCye2XyAZK65WmXF4/s400/LA_BOCA_BLACK_SWAN_31.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7ybxsM_l4GFsWkBZ9iMeaCyknJvI_bykDURH1siJWTKPeG2hm0AJ6D9FaypQr51vjgV8bRYIi3IJ5to3ZqcgDdqVfT4rQEJW1DJ8Vz91pUQ08vOIf9j7miECkVbUb46rWrepoR-yyx0/s1600/LA_BOCA_BLACK_SWAN_21.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564660832561669906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7ybxsM_l4GFsWkBZ9iMeaCyknJvI_bykDURH1siJWTKPeG2hm0AJ6D9FaypQr51vjgV8bRYIi3IJ5to3ZqcgDdqVfT4rQEJW1DJ8Vz91pUQ08vOIf9j7miECkVbUb46rWrepoR-yyx0/s400/LA_BOCA_BLACK_SWAN_21.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6v5oJdBpxuxsb1u4FpxbDnvh0-CfbIwMZ-HA6K2ToXYRUj_NtJFAKLYUehZDudEXsrQ8ERrToczcW-B-_dhfjSUjaJcayH_f5QV-UHsFHrMenRrY-GsKNEGT9TISZAVd7Ri3qFRD4wPg/s1600/LA_BOCA_BLACK_SWAN_11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564660828715392962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6v5oJdBpxuxsb1u4FpxbDnvh0-CfbIwMZ-HA6K2ToXYRUj_NtJFAKLYUehZDudEXsrQ8ERrToczcW-B-_dhfjSUjaJcayH_f5QV-UHsFHrMenRrY-GsKNEGT9TISZAVd7Ri3qFRD4wPg/s400/LA_BOCA_BLACK_SWAN_11.jpg" border="0" /></a>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-34434647512847001692011-01-12T23:50:00.001+00:002011-01-12T23:52:09.258+00:00Mission Workshop<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18136133" width="400" frameborder="0" height="225"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/18136133"></a></p><a href="http://vimeo.com/18136133"></a>Don't like the clothes, but Lord knows I like the video.Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-34468962100255132002011-01-12T23:44:00.000+00:002011-01-12T23:45:11.171+00:00Undercurrent<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xVUk85wLLvrx5142k84R3o35bG9-QV2pLlKqz1ij5mRzfrlTiI6YJQ0oWFiG1bHs0ynDbznwLK1ysmFitM0c1bOxvv2752uUe8HY42gXvyiqxQYaed7sTd6q1MCRpRReaSS0r1BGrT0/s1600/Weeki_Wachee_spring_10079u.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xVUk85wLLvrx5142k84R3o35bG9-QV2pLlKqz1ij5mRzfrlTiI6YJQ0oWFiG1bHs0ynDbznwLK1ysmFitM0c1bOxvv2752uUe8HY42gXvyiqxQYaed7sTd6q1MCRpRReaSS0r1BGrT0/s400/Weeki_Wachee_spring_10079u.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561449668511419858" /></a>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-6757985287986419762010-09-15T17:15:00.004+01:002010-09-22T15:13:01.689+01:00Braganza's LFW Cycle Hire BikeLondon Fashion Week will soon be upon us, and LFW designer Jean-Pierre Braganza has added his own little urban accessory to his SS11 collection: a limited edition Barclays Cycle Hire bike!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Y00J-DEyr5bJForLkpgx5HUtP9oVyfCGqc6RKGc2y9-ecQPBvERRv5vQ6HYD8wYQ0sbx_DVT6Ub5c_6MbyHQJnIDeGfHyU6pUCT4ld-Mn3e0LOuE9HDVZTFgdngzG2N2OcbxvgYt4mY/s1600/CycleHire-FashionBIG.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517174944989672178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Y00J-DEyr5bJForLkpgx5HUtP9oVyfCGqc6RKGc2y9-ecQPBvERRv5vQ6HYD8wYQ0sbx_DVT6Ub5c_6MbyHQJnIDeGfHyU6pUCT4ld-Mn3e0LOuE9HDVZTFgdngzG2N2OcbxvgYt4mY/s400/CycleHire-FashionBIG.jpg" border="0" /></a>The frames of the chosen bikes, usually grey, navy and cyan, will be coated with this delicate, smokey and summery salmon pink print as a way of building awareness of the bike scheme.<br /><br />The designer said: "As a very keen cyclist in London, Barclays Cycle Hire offers the freedom to explore the city worry-free. By customising a bike for London Fashion Week, I hope to indicate the inspiration travel has provided in my work, and highlight that everyone can, and should, explore and discover our city." More than 500,000 journeys have been made since the Cycle Hire scheme launch and over 80,000 people have registered to become members.<br /><br />Braganza's show Incendiata opens day one of LFW. Queues at nearby docking stations to be expected...Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-34426170445777509312010-08-25T17:20:00.011+01:002010-08-25T17:50:02.204+01:00London Bridge: What Could Have BeenCheck out these shelved plans for Phase Two of the London Bridge City development. The Powers-That-Were sought THREE different schemes in different styles.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVoQCL5EbDfs_BJeMmO-PQsuaXG-DJ6Z2Yr7tQ3rXhR8AqV6-TC2SX0z5bfLZ2wDUk5F9cuFeTSfTIbyxt3H6pfC1SWKoMoX89T7j6YPacg_XiPJ_DOLvm19nQArjaXH0De2T5dZRbtI/s1600/lonbcit6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509383427679399954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVoQCL5EbDfs_BJeMmO-PQsuaXG-DJ6Z2Yr7tQ3rXhR8AqV6-TC2SX0z5bfLZ2wDUk5F9cuFeTSfTIbyxt3H6pfC1SWKoMoX89T7j6YPacg_XiPJ_DOLvm19nQArjaXH0De2T5dZRbtI/s400/lonbcit6.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ultimately unsuccessful but undeniably ambitious, John Simpson and Partners were up first. They dreamt up a sort of Venice-on-the-Thames, complete with piazzas, cloisters and a sort of belltower-type thing. As you can see, I don't know my architectural terms, but I do know OTT elegance when I see it and this has bucketloads.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIa_k-tkbbzqF1s3sUyhHDNBr2KkQKPyD-Zicys9sOAXMCZT_DnIvdsHm-Lz5Arfkiyto43RTIu1Elf2MNcIrb9Yf5EiuFaA8tP_oOzCGIJSjoVqbebld6OihOzBFw4bx0hX0Mvo-3J4/s1600/lonbcit1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509383424644644290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIa_k-tkbbzqF1s3sUyhHDNBr2KkQKPyD-Zicys9sOAXMCZT_DnIvdsHm-Lz5Arfkiyto43RTIu1Elf2MNcIrb9Yf5EiuFaA8tP_oOzCGIJSjoVqbebld6OihOzBFw4bx0hX0Mvo-3J4/s400/lonbcit1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Admittedly, plonked down in the middle of central London it might have felt a bit like a pre-fab "Fancy Italy!" <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epcot#World_Showcase">section from the Epcot Centre</a>, but then people probably would say the same thing about the Covent Garden piazza.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioMoCXYZloH_NP038f0mbBwSdPcrGAEkUNCyK61qd8nhs8JfpviYI3Z2b-3XVOy5d7WdUx8U4vd6DJJUqVIg1tohqbQk8-AIJr80-X0fwdDObtkPDoICHT34LJ2Kf74RH4-0d6anNCK4/s1600/duloc_castle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509383541635620722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioMoCXYZloH_NP038f0mbBwSdPcrGAEkUNCyK61qd8nhs8JfpviYI3Z2b-3XVOy5d7WdUx8U4vd6DJJUqVIg1tohqbQk8-AIJr80-X0fwdDObtkPDoICHT34LJ2Kf74RH4-0d6anNCK4/s200/duloc_castle.jpg" border="0" /></a>It's a bit Duloc (right) and inauthentic, but it looks OK and would have been sympathetic to Hay's Galleria.<br /><br />The second offering is bland filler, so let's not talk about that.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oQYHrfiV7936OzSjbD6mFo1F9qPnT52OV8_HUgjn4GaIlTQwa0T4tnup_q-AvZnPHhU6SnKEQ2E_QshaPmgW7fH7ZB1ite_FaZum_8cyp8RwfCy_0W6OWJJzU8o2UIB3v3J-Uo3VJgw/s1600/lonbcit7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509383436853357202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oQYHrfiV7936OzSjbD6mFo1F9qPnT52OV8_HUgjn4GaIlTQwa0T4tnup_q-AvZnPHhU6SnKEQ2E_QshaPmgW7fH7ZB1ite_FaZum_8cyp8RwfCy_0W6OWJJzU8o2UIB3v3J-Uo3VJgw/s400/lonbcit7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The third, from Philip Johnson, was meant to act as a counterpoint to the Palace of Westminster upstream, but looks absolutely massive and stupid and like it was drawn by a Premiership footballer. Opposite the Tower of London and next to Tower Bridge, it would have just looked like a crude, oversized, tacky copycat. So I'm glad that that didn't win.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfz9XRZsFfUf5-nHWdecfuRuEEIAyUHg1BJk4KddWLbD_mYt3Di1PXWw5s0RPkTk5trlqmdbMqztMu0tzC4zZHcJFaUr5NwZVsk7MsFJJRnGHVtPVZz3f9yJh98fbXktDzF2AJyNEO7M/s1600/lonbcit8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509383445351928770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfz9XRZsFfUf5-nHWdecfuRuEEIAyUHg1BJk4KddWLbD_mYt3Di1PXWw5s0RPkTk5trlqmdbMqztMu0tzC4zZHcJFaUr5NwZVsk7MsFJJRnGHVtPVZz3f9yJh98fbXktDzF2AJyNEO7M/s400/lonbcit8.jpg" border="0" /></a>In the end, Simpson's Anglo-Neo-Venetian offering won, but the commercial developers <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLey3RYr351hzBBRw-RfHY7xHM_yXPSI4LXtcrxL2TSSFK8psdpMENjevi7eNu1dl3hzN07iZhZNPg05Zykslp3cTOgRqfH4ZztUtSAwlGPVDxGIrNxBrjtpMQsxgkZtvq7gZIGhAv_1E/s1600/Peter_at_site_Pointing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509383617346734578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLey3RYr351hzBBRw-RfHY7xHM_yXPSI4LXtcrxL2TSSFK8psdpMENjevi7eNu1dl3hzN07iZhZNPg05Zykslp3cTOgRqfH4ZztUtSAwlGPVDxGIrNxBrjtpMQsxgkZtvq7gZIGhAv_1E/s200/Peter_at_site_Pointing.jpg" border="0" /></a>apparently wanted to build their own conventional buildings and just stick his facades on, so Simpson took his blueprints and hardhat (I imagine he looked like Tom Selleck in Three Men and a Baby) and stomped off home.<br /><br />And that is how we ended up with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall_(London)">City Hall</a> which, all things considered, is pretty cool.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQ5f1n2uJBSDfJF20U17ShjKCWJwUQv4ZaQb9dwPa7D_t-OQiXprG62c4NCIWSqtHTunsD5KdMVZxqcyGjlsxHX9XSdeumVMCb59gO-LrXLirYieXerFw11hIkVIK345ApQwsxcO0Ctk/s1600/CityHall.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509386688406785602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQ5f1n2uJBSDfJF20U17ShjKCWJwUQv4ZaQb9dwPa7D_t-OQiXprG62c4NCIWSqtHTunsD5KdMVZxqcyGjlsxHX9XSdeumVMCb59gO-LrXLirYieXerFw11hIkVIK345ApQwsxcO0Ctk/s400/CityHall.jpg" border="0" /></a>It opened in 2002 and was designed by Norman Foster. It doesn't fit with the Tower of London but the mix-and-match, modern/old thing is very London, and the design is the best of the bunch. Well done, Norman.Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-59417515772888481342010-08-24T12:51:00.007+01:002011-03-16T17:52:51.062+00:00Into the WoodsOnce upon a time (that was last night), I saw <a href="http://openairtheatre.org/pl117.html"><i>Into the Woods</i></a> at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. It was one of the best things I have seen in London.<br /><br />The sylvan setting was breathtaking, enclosed by beautifully lit trees and centred around a treehouse-style series of rickety platforms, spiralling staircases and ladders. The production made full use of the space, with Rapunzel's nesting box of tower positioned halfway up a tree, a staircase of umbrellas popping up to create a beanstalk, and the enormous Giant rearing to life out of undergrowth at the side of the stage. Fantastically whimsical costumes completed the impression and visually, the show was absolutely perfect.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_c51IcDEqIlcPIp-W0yvuetbo552U5a8XZXW_G0Pu3yfolBY9zhNPlLOeEdRXafoOLg5GN7AvmnnwA6z-AvRpAn9e5P-ciTQEFxtW8s7uLjOpYzwY1RcjLVLpWnfnBFMB1PXhFjRNkk/s1600/128214624553.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508986060501493074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_c51IcDEqIlcPIp-W0yvuetbo552U5a8XZXW_G0Pu3yfolBY9zhNPlLOeEdRXafoOLg5GN7AvmnnwA6z-AvRpAn9e5P-ciTQEFxtW8s7uLjOpYzwY1RcjLVLpWnfnBFMB1PXhFjRNkk/s400/128214624553.jpg" border="0" /></a>In fact, pretty much everything was spot on. The cast was outstanding, with an assured and hugely charismatic performance from Hannah Waddingham as the Witch, and Michael Xavier excelling as a ravenous and, erm, "charged" Wolf and suavely self-absorbed Cinderella's Prince. Beverly Rudd also delighted as a gleefully greedy Little Red Riding Hood and, with one or two minor exceptions (Giants in the Sky - a Mr Christopher favourite - was less strident and urgent than it could have been), the performances were unimpeachable.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8xuh6TpvYveneb11lCUaPRhLgb90tRYx6BNoPwZzCaKANCY_xunhhn01WTJC8BXbumcKGe0YH6TVQbHk4MZPrZoFMlDSWuKtxuGervEsg04PAPypIKYwlLKDjnON-C_rkWyuCVNCNLQ/s1600/into-the-woods.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508942992326848658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 138px; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8xuh6TpvYveneb11lCUaPRhLgb90tRYx6BNoPwZzCaKANCY_xunhhn01WTJC8BXbumcKGe0YH6TVQbHk4MZPrZoFMlDSWuKtxuGervEsg04PAPypIKYwlLKDjnON-C_rkWyuCVNCNLQ/s200/into-the-woods.jpg" border="0" /></a><i>Into the Woods</i> has always come under fire for its second act, which critics say loses its edge, contains weaker songs and gets its preach on. The moralising is undeniable - any show that contains direct instructions on how to parent is going to get on some people' wick. But the plot and songs are fine - they're just different to those of the first act. The first act is the first movement or theme; it sets up shop and could be a neatly contained, simple (if inconsequential) show in itself. The second act then takes the first as its starting point; it plays on it, builds on it, pulls it apart a little and - yes - deviates. But as <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/7959271/Stephen-Sondheims-messy-moments-prove-his-genius.html">one article</a> argued this week, it shows Sondheim's genius in forcing contrasts, darkness and dissonance into what can be a saccharine genre.<br /><br /><a href="http://openairtheatre.org/pl117reviews.html">The reviews</a> have rightly been excellent and it's just a shame that the run, at five weeks, is so short. Get a ticket if you can.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xKy6OasUnEi97GBUgeRgLEQj0yK2MPqpGPScJ0Oz7NtMV7JozgXD9kUST1l3YLF8rQWTgxkvQRqw65-TmC0oJ0cn_5Z2aA8T-igDsWY0q8EG6e-PPWp8_MoyCz6AgvDDha3ItRjBmLM/s1600/IMG00070-20100823-2250.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508942815068889938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xKy6OasUnEi97GBUgeRgLEQj0yK2MPqpGPScJ0Oz7NtMV7JozgXD9kUST1l3YLF8rQWTgxkvQRqw65-TmC0oJ0cn_5Z2aA8T-igDsWY0q8EG6e-PPWp8_MoyCz6AgvDDha3ItRjBmLM/s400/IMG00070-20100823-2250.jpg" border="0" /></a><i>Until 11 September, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/openairtheatre.org">Open Air Theatre</a>.</i><br /><br /><i>UPDATE 16 MARCH 2011: Into the Woods wins Best Musical Revival at the <a href="http://www.olivierawards.com/nominations/list-of-winners/">2011 Olivier Awards</a>.</i>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-2887997136009252372010-08-12T13:44:00.007+01:002010-08-25T16:55:50.035+01:00PRINT SUCCESS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZxJ_S0PpEJvworQ4Fpg_ZCvyy9L94rsQstdCk9yhfoxRs37tSS9WNvC0fp-xHrUZMKGsn7RCyeXB44lVvpaM2YpLKvKTSgRVgRZHdMlRWAm6YTHz2TEnvZPItYPKuVtNXogzEr1h4_s/s1600/0112-02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509125203153949202" style="DISPLAY: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dSZiSRLp0Txu-1r9qELJAFrghhGpk9GGKOnXjCIokoMwtVVUzx14tewDRzA7_dQNbz-mj4YASimETEVLwzCIB32O0S_TESwn68nOQpRoFxPdRN62ED0AqgMFP4E0ojfVBEx3q8-3Os4/s400/Cannon+Hat+by+Scott+C.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509117489126859122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvVwWPylfy2EEyQdyUf2svRCLC7DziU2wkzXiebaN2KFc_-amKiNyEpehj_qVqLImN8YD_SexqAAR297gSd8wVzVM23CjfhJpEoeipdFxaqVdBft8HIs12hXvbEfyo9ARhNsDV3aZ0e0/s1600/Bull+Terrier+coffee.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvVwWPylfy2EEyQdyUf2svRCLC7DziU2wkzXiebaN2KFc_-amKiNyEpehj_qVqLImN8YD_SexqAAR297gSd8wVzVM23CjfhJpEoeipdFxaqVdBft8HIs12hXvbEfyo9ARhNsDV3aZ0e0/s400/Bull+Terrier+coffee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509117480871045970" border="0" /></a>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-37051920352267454212010-08-07T13:49:00.004+01:002010-08-07T14:24:59.854+01:00Stephanie QuayleYesterday I saw some startingly wonderful sculptures by <a href="http://www.stephaniequayle.co.uk/">Stephanie Quayle</a> in <a href="http://www.towerhamletsarts.org.uk/index.lasso?event=9616&guide=Events&s=6">Canary Wharf</a>. Quayle spends a lot of time watching her subjects before rendering them rapidly in clay, resulting in fantastically captured impressions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSg86lFzlzuQoo6Tz6DR52SIQU7F0OxqDao1Fd8knyJ2wEJaT6oj6G5RFOh5YfpjiZdXXeA0XBj1Fnb0ItQOs0NGE87HiFVKB2fY7hMBlvQ6zMi3dAepEGGiHN4jIyrXIxA03EPa3H-k/s1600/fox+orangutan1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSg86lFzlzuQoo6Tz6DR52SIQU7F0OxqDao1Fd8knyJ2wEJaT6oj6G5RFOh5YfpjiZdXXeA0XBj1Fnb0ItQOs0NGE87HiFVKB2fY7hMBlvQ6zMi3dAepEGGiHN4jIyrXIxA03EPa3H-k/s200/fox+orangutan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502651414918732834" border="0" /></a>The most eyecatching were groups of foxes slinking around the lobby of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Canada_Square">One Canada Square</a>. It felt like the animals were the underclass in a two-tier city, as suited commuters hurried past and security guards kept a wary eye on them.<br /><br />Probably the best site-specific public art I have ever seen. Well done Stephanie Quayle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSh4RuezFa5jzPxjRpnt4zhTrMlA485plQD9CTRM43n1-9sP28hb-hFI8JGh4k1aL4_SxrwwSnvVB6puGORtszDjTe8uUGsvMW-5Z5qrMJaMtMFSGqYHoVNEGiGsaTm5SKw90k-PCdDE/s1600/fox+he-and-she-main.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSh4RuezFa5jzPxjRpnt4zhTrMlA485plQD9CTRM43n1-9sP28hb-hFI8JGh4k1aL4_SxrwwSnvVB6puGORtszDjTe8uUGsvMW-5Z5qrMJaMtMFSGqYHoVNEGiGsaTm5SKw90k-PCdDE/s400/fox+he-and-she-main.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502649677029960674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Os1uJx-6oEjhn25AlDLAqKC3f5wytRLdFMpOhVphTj8cU3KDBZcfHNYu88Qi2owxIVr6H5yK5_nPnQOsX58bfV5tkWuc0IPOctrF-pfbNtOEjKz10Z1_MKxUyucDzlfKg8uCa0GnxHo/s1600/fox+little-red-fox-on-piano.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Os1uJx-6oEjhn25AlDLAqKC3f5wytRLdFMpOhVphTj8cU3KDBZcfHNYu88Qi2owxIVr6H5yK5_nPnQOsX58bfV5tkWuc0IPOctrF-pfbNtOEjKz10Z1_MKxUyucDzlfKg8uCa0GnxHo/s400/fox+little-red-fox-on-piano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502649681676266066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqH-QZSNyYAOmRmmVdLl_rr4o7WxIGh7834sEPzXDWx2sjeX0cMU0CPEahHVwJCCi8rkYJTbJ18yxe4QqH8Fuuj3kNM3t2SBa0vAS8orqfY6D9AsJ5FrQ_EN3VPjfn1Pa2vOZZYx7ttJ0/s1600/fox+silver-fox2007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqH-QZSNyYAOmRmmVdLl_rr4o7WxIGh7834sEPzXDWx2sjeX0cMU0CPEahHVwJCCi8rkYJTbJ18yxe4QqH8Fuuj3kNM3t2SBa0vAS8orqfY6D9AsJ5FrQ_EN3VPjfn1Pa2vOZZYx7ttJ0/s400/fox+silver-fox2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502649688063256146" border="0" /></a>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-21946079456858736812010-07-26T15:24:00.005+01:002010-08-11T17:51:33.650+01:00FoursquareI have a question. I don't want to sound like one of those misers who think they have the measure of Twitter by asking WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT TWITTER WHO WANTS TO KNOW WHAT YOU HAD FOR BREAKFAST (usually either accompanied by an exasperated Jeremy-Clarkson-book-cover stance, or muttered wryly in an attempt to sound like a cross between Blackadder and Oscar Wilde)... but what's so great about Foursquare?<br /><br />For a start, I'm only 70% sure I know what it is. One of my friends often has things posted to his Facebook page saying thinks like "I am starting a trip to New York" or "I am in Starbucks, Broadgate", and I'm pretty sure that the name of the beast is Foursquare. Someone else has just instructed me to join it and, after a cursory and no doubt wildly inaccurate skim of <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jul/23/foursquare">a Guardian article</a> on the subject, I'm not sure I would like it very much for the following reasons: <p></p><p></p><p></p><ul><li>There's something distastefully and self-defeatingly transparent about going "HEY! I am at this Cool Venue" which, despite the fact that I am as superficial and self-promoting as anyone, I don't like.</li><li>I don't sufficiently trust the judgment of randoms to break out my phone every time I go into a cafe to see if someone has said "have the bacon roll! It's deliiiiicious lols!".</li><li>As far as the "hooking up!" ability goes, there are probably only about six people that I would never resent bumping into. The day where my phone is excitedly bleeping at me to tell me that my college hockey captain is in a 400 metre radius is a day I would rather have stayed in bed.</li></ul><p></p>I don't think my BlackBerry would let me install it in any event, so it's probably academic, but you know. Good to have a view.Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-32166613322152548092010-07-25T10:41:00.009+01:002010-08-11T17:52:10.496+01:00ICRC 'Missing Lives' Exhibition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDTkptIJ4cMD0AcElyeoLG1B_lmdl6susAHRcgw98Y5W_ZmCqvYXc1SXwrBu2ClsV_063JRfxkjgiszzh2q6qj2QSU8MWzCIV8ZgJfTDSFapLht4WObBVvxY6rboxKFKs1ElpSomj0CM/s1600/missing-lives-z.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497778249833659042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDTkptIJ4cMD0AcElyeoLG1B_lmdl6susAHRcgw98Y5W_ZmCqvYXc1SXwrBu2ClsV_063JRfxkjgiszzh2q6qj2QSU8MWzCIV8ZgJfTDSFapLht4WObBVvxY6rboxKFKs1ElpSomj0CM/s400/missing-lives-z.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The <a href="http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList2/Home?OpenDocument">International Red Cross</a> <a href="http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/missing-lives-event">'Missing Lives'</a> exhibition catches you off-guard as you wander guilelessly along the South Bank. Installed on a jutting platform opposite Gabriel's Wharf, it appears to be a glossy display of high definition photography - glamorous eye candy, no doubt!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLh_9AAquk9v2FfkIfnIYXsEol3Fa0TO0l2ZtVPGnDU955cunzDATb6U4l3-0r4aa8I771XdiGg85XxuSRNy3yXhYHDyiaV8QuqTwZY-51T2HetpYPBYE32bTMx9PK4yKuENiv5zB2pF0/s1600/ismaili-panel-z.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497778408820819570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 114px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLh_9AAquk9v2FfkIfnIYXsEol3Fa0TO0l2ZtVPGnDU955cunzDATb6U4l3-0r4aa8I771XdiGg85XxuSRNy3yXhYHDyiaV8QuqTwZY-51T2HetpYPBYE32bTMx9PK4yKuENiv5zB2pF0/s200/ismaili-panel-z.jpg" border="0" /></a>On closer inspection, however, the exhibition has a sombre and moving story to tell. 'Missing Lives' highlights 15 individual accounts taken from thousands describing pain and loss from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_wars">Balkans wars</a>, which scarred Yugoslavia in the 1990s and cost the lives of about 140,000 people.<br /><br />Of those 140,000, a quarter of simply vanished and were reported missing by their families. Even today, almost 15,000 people remain unaccounted for. Photography by Nick Danziger and text by Rory MacLean illustrate the anguish suffered by the families of the murdered and missing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtH7jCV2Ad-fP1UU4mEemyjXJAbK30FehEsrcvw_7Lq9mX3qsx774oE5jyT3XQykTTlBntaz9q7KLekcTzlzmUzm_Lf6y1s95jDyNMxuaKkID6SoEcCNTSU1-W_WxxnksbQNlCADlXJ7k/s1600/budimir-panel-z.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497778341652289330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 114px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtH7jCV2Ad-fP1UU4mEemyjXJAbK30FehEsrcvw_7Lq9mX3qsx774oE5jyT3XQykTTlBntaz9q7KLekcTzlzmUzm_Lf6y1s95jDyNMxuaKkID6SoEcCNTSU1-W_WxxnksbQNlCADlXJ7k/s200/budimir-panel-z.jpg" border="0" /></a>Some stories are shocking, others just sad. Piecing them together produces a terrifying vision of a world where neighbour turned on neighbour and close-knit communities were ravaged by mass executions, often willingly carried out by citizens upon their acquaintances.<br /><br />Unexpectedly and suddenly moving, this restrained yet harrowing exhibition may take the spring from your step as you trot alongside the river, but don't avert your eyes: it is profound, thought-provoking and - as pressure increases on the West Balkans governments to provide answers to affected families - timely.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">'Missing Lives', Gabriel's Wharf, 7 July to 26 July.</span>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-41441161406752927542010-07-20T22:59:00.002+01:002010-07-20T23:01:55.577+01:00My streetin cardboard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPqyrtC6GxamfqEOIpbefPrUOZgkIgf8pP7uzRPTbojmLvWJSnh_s7Apv9d0ojZzYWRN3zWqlzP8CMcmIXQv4SjAGUNAa2vKWN49EMdrou_G8dLOnPnqa2mm_D7K0OCLvua7YKksboTc/s1600/photo-6.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPqyrtC6GxamfqEOIpbefPrUOZgkIgf8pP7uzRPTbojmLvWJSnh_s7Apv9d0ojZzYWRN3zWqlzP8CMcmIXQv4SjAGUNAa2vKWN49EMdrou_G8dLOnPnqa2mm_D7K0OCLvua7YKksboTc/s400/photo-6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496111936409722978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGNf_IIK_U54iTU6pWpROX2lTBOi128-_6Qzpx1G0GUuZPH3dzqFVWO4srwouRepXsYF-2qTR-ymFLt33qiETBPAcgkuXpHL7TGOmio3xToE4bHt3iPMd5ojt_TpyrLs1UmDkVzTWI_8/s1600/photo-5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGNf_IIK_U54iTU6pWpROX2lTBOi128-_6Qzpx1G0GUuZPH3dzqFVWO4srwouRepXsYF-2qTR-ymFLt33qiETBPAcgkuXpHL7TGOmio3xToE4bHt3iPMd5ojt_TpyrLs1UmDkVzTWI_8/s400/photo-5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496111930015650450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4NrwOi-QD4pzQ2MSERm9yzNsaLfGTfvl09UUm8B88G1MqzrnKzYWtXKISLrJ3CjjFOi7AA8PlG_XVaHVr71m1KSQzQXVwCWH47eZvIs8AGw6iuF3HmEbb0Zpz5SABkAZCW3t7OOYvYE/s1600/photo-4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4NrwOi-QD4pzQ2MSERm9yzNsaLfGTfvl09UUm8B88G1MqzrnKzYWtXKISLrJ3CjjFOi7AA8PlG_XVaHVr71m1KSQzQXVwCWH47eZvIs8AGw6iuF3HmEbb0Zpz5SABkAZCW3t7OOYvYE/s400/photo-4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496111921191478434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hat tip: </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://mennajenkins.blogspot.com/2010/07/cardboard-bermondsey-street.html">Menna Jenkins</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-40898799391469820882010-07-07T22:29:00.002+01:002010-07-07T22:32:14.346+01:00Maurice Sendak: Mr Cool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUF2_yxE5w1zu000QMIWUrWGMw-3-cVhjnGc1EG3lA_w5nMMkE9PUO_pUNYWLvNExOXJDlIst_RBGZ9jz6PuyERmlaemasr5ImAxnXmRcBGnzOUObmF83mCFoe5qsmTPwhhak3P2StCo/s1600/tumblr_l52jqhTIrW1qz7lxdo1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUF2_yxE5w1zu000QMIWUrWGMw-3-cVhjnGc1EG3lA_w5nMMkE9PUO_pUNYWLvNExOXJDlIst_RBGZ9jz6PuyERmlaemasr5ImAxnXmRcBGnzOUObmF83mCFoe5qsmTPwhhak3P2StCo/s400/tumblr_l52jqhTIrW1qz7lxdo1_500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491280093431579234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hat tip: <a href="http://blog.yimmyayo.com/post/771647649">Yimmy's Yayo</a>.</span>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-42127929628086054532010-06-11T00:11:00.000+01:002010-06-11T00:12:59.368+01:00I am beginning to likeDaisy Lowe.<br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12280336&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12280336&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><a href="http://vimeo.com/12280336">For UK esquire HD</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2761369">Greg Williams</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-10262093483714042752010-06-10T15:50:00.004+01:002010-06-28T11:32:25.763+01:00How much do musicians make online?The answer is not very much. Digital royalties are looooow, with the below diagram (from <a href="http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/how-much-do-music-artists-earn-online/">Information is Beautiful</a>) illustrating how many units / plays artists need to shift to earn the US minimum monthly wage. 143 self-pressed CDs = >4.5 million plays on Spotify. Yikes! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzze6h3gtjlvo5JtREjeTvdvazWRhHLLrcFS9kw46PFDX7aoV6PGqHacMKU0V2vk9oPq4hlpS-szZ0D5IaN9Rw7UmLxhMtRylW2fkKRe72kWAfb0C3vsYXRotPFFoL67d0G0JEODe_MZQ/s1600/selling_out_550_374ls9clnv8koswwwwg88wkog_hcjovh1zwfksw0kw4skcow8g_th.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481157627741722674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 69px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzze6h3gtjlvo5JtREjeTvdvazWRhHLLrcFS9kw46PFDX7aoV6PGqHacMKU0V2vk9oPq4hlpS-szZ0D5IaN9Rw7UmLxhMtRylW2fkKRe72kWAfb0C3vsYXRotPFFoL67d0G0JEODe_MZQ/s400/selling_out_550_374ls9clnv8koswwwwg88wkog_hcjovh1zwfksw0kw4skcow8g_th.png" border="0" /></a>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-16202061017621802232010-06-08T12:50:00.012+01:002010-06-08T17:32:53.965+01:00Kozyndan and Bernstock SpeirsLast week I went to the opening of <a href="http://www.nellyduff.com/index.php/art/artists/kozyndan/1">Kozyndan</a>'s first UK solo show, 'And Then There Were None', at <a href="http://www.nellyduff.com/">Nelly Duff</a> gallery on Columbia Road.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3kIxUUP340J1Tu_5aHzLcHOBm4BUmh2MO9Xts_mNYpddQRu2LkNo74gYUCBO8ymAuphIXERboN8WDjtWu2DpXbWVIrEQLO-gV9eAoryHY1Rux9KhG_HOnMStPBxMul9ERYK8MiCe93Y/s1600/nd_kozyndan_eflyer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480369887309405186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3kIxUUP340J1Tu_5aHzLcHOBm4BUmh2MO9Xts_mNYpddQRu2LkNo74gYUCBO8ymAuphIXERboN8WDjtWu2DpXbWVIrEQLO-gV9eAoryHY1Rux9KhG_HOnMStPBxMul9ERYK8MiCe93Y/s400/nd_kozyndan_eflyer.jpg" border="0" /></a>Kozyndan are LA-based Dan and Kozue Kitchens, self proclaimed 'Mad Scientists' of the art world. They have made waves on the international art scene, mostly by virtue of their bunny prints - the best one of which (Uprisings) is featured in the poster above.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOd9kyeRgyCKlTeY0ZJhxY30RFsfvzDW6bgFURYh7zNE5v4rzbSXrM1HnpH-LG3FBlMNk_XpHwHIcyv6msRYgD387QfG2TOn-tdOb61fiEHWPG52AEmbzCRS9wnQpEP5r4USflYETvmk/s1600/VanGogh2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480427008660345986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOd9kyeRgyCKlTeY0ZJhxY30RFsfvzDW6bgFURYh7zNE5v4rzbSXrM1HnpH-LG3FBlMNk_XpHwHIcyv6msRYgD387QfG2TOn-tdOb61fiEHWPG52AEmbzCRS9wnQpEP5r4USflYETvmk/s200/VanGogh2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Everyone also seemed very excited about something called The Best Sushi in Town, but I preferred Takadanobaba on Acid and Bunny Blossom <i>(both below)</i> - the latter if only so I could link it with the Van Gogh I <a href="http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp">got</a> last summer <i>(right)</i>. HOW BLOODY KITSCH.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL14vtJVO1mEFsECNQ7bisSNt6Rm1dX66WSgrcFlD2htmu4Vag97CBIEV1O8j-PEZjhOWfZZ84PzIucRDFDCT-kP-UuETZjH7uGXDMeLolgWcHOo3cFLGTtmCTCM6P-RunrujDQd2Y7WU/s1600/on_acid.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480370090030080706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 396px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL14vtJVO1mEFsECNQ7bisSNt6Rm1dX66WSgrcFlD2htmu4Vag97CBIEV1O8j-PEZjhOWfZZ84PzIucRDFDCT-kP-UuETZjH7uGXDMeLolgWcHOo3cFLGTtmCTCM6P-RunrujDQd2Y7WU/s400/on_acid.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzV2ZxMU7drAFqkTxiGw2XwtUouGKov5I6g7Ei42T135Sc3RKQ-tT5Uc0cTqy6EB8kJ61erjTJrX6k-x5-U7WIWgSA832lYjf01IFSDoBoXRMWerNMOzpm1SCtK_W6KR7cm9fetTMUH8/s1600/KOZY_BUNNYBLOSSOM.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480370283012294386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzV2ZxMU7drAFqkTxiGw2XwtUouGKov5I6g7Ei42T135Sc3RKQ-tT5Uc0cTqy6EB8kJ61erjTJrX6k-x5-U7WIWgSA832lYjf01IFSDoBoXRMWerNMOzpm1SCtK_W6KR7cm9fetTMUH8/s400/KOZY_BUNNYBLOSSOM.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately, Uprisings is ubiquitous, the rest of the Japanese-style bunny prints seem a bit derivative, and I'm not mad keen for the other handdrawn pieces. But it was still cool.<br /><br />And on the way home we stopped off at <a href="http://www.bernstockspeirs.com/">Bernstock Speirs</a>, which was launching a <a href="http://peterjensen.co.uk/">Peter Jensen</a> line of baseball caps and tees to go with their acclaimed millinery (as seen atop Kirsten Dunst, Marion Cotillard, Karl Lagerfeld, Victoria Beckham, Will Young, Ralf Fiennes, Sharon Stone et al). Bonus.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtMn1-aWeAv-f2hkoRJ_uqZL-Q0-aeEw9Zv9I8KU9ujMbrYtCCBhuLYHgiAT386DcGR0c4Tx0A4hYx_oc95sWDM98OfVHg0kTD71nAWnhKW5832Nc64_6dYrt7vo_s-xam2it3SUBvic/s1600/IMG00037-20100603-2042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480429584015027842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtMn1-aWeAv-f2hkoRJ_uqZL-Q0-aeEw9Zv9I8KU9ujMbrYtCCBhuLYHgiAT386DcGR0c4Tx0A4hYx_oc95sWDM98OfVHg0kTD71nAWnhKW5832Nc64_6dYrt7vo_s-xam2it3SUBvic/s400/IMG00037-20100603-2042.jpg" border="0" /></a>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-75533054451572246362010-06-07T22:55:00.003+01:002010-06-07T22:57:18.945+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlmzcfKJgVSQ16QJg1is2pi1tYtz0qqGFoVl4B3q0SBJAMGtN2c_-TfnJ4t5Vq4kSZrhwsLSqe0LF1HLPE1wG6NjBDsQORXh1HlOKKJM8sB1cWLJ-0rmsuh1WQTynP_vQqG6CHAIDQzw/s1600/tumblr_l3n83kFOCq1qz7lxd.htm"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlmzcfKJgVSQ16QJg1is2pi1tYtz0qqGFoVl4B3q0SBJAMGtN2c_-TfnJ4t5Vq4kSZrhwsLSqe0LF1HLPE1wG6NjBDsQORXh1HlOKKJM8sB1cWLJ-0rmsuh1WQTynP_vQqG6CHAIDQzw/s400/tumblr_l3n83kFOCq1qz7lxd.htm" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480153898978991090" /></a><i>Hat tip: <a href="http://blog.yimmyayo.com/post/672897980">Yimmy's Yayo</a>.</i>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839060348908254819.post-70600875296379649822010-06-06T11:04:00.008+01:002010-06-08T16:31:35.783+01:00Pick Me Up contemporary graphic art fairLast month I went to the launch of <a href="http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual_arts/pick_me_up/">Pick Me Up</a>, the first contemporary graphic art fair in the UK. The intention was to bring together the most exciting graphic artists working today and provide opportunities to buy limited edition, affordable graphic art, illustration and design.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBdQzw_j7XiKcdKaStZ5DXiaemh3mVMpvq0t67cjT3LFZrKrah8m06LbXbHvm04EjEYVcWelwki8vIRDs950LKI2-bn6CmoQuCavJoYW4zkE8E8KqEqzKd6CeaWiZ2ylQQinslQL7fzY/s1600/Anthony-Burrill_Pick-Me-Up.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBdQzw_j7XiKcdKaStZ5DXiaemh3mVMpvq0t67cjT3LFZrKrah8m06LbXbHvm04EjEYVcWelwki8vIRDs950LKI2-bn6CmoQuCavJoYW4zkE8E8KqEqzKd6CeaWiZ2ylQQinslQL7fzY/s400/Anthony-Burrill_Pick-Me-Up.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479602139060085938" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately, I wasn't overly impressed. While the fair featured inevitably beautiful pieces by <a href="http://www.misterrob.co.uk/">Rob Ryan</a> - the most popular name secured by the fair - I thought that the quality of the works on show overall was a little disappointing. This was an affordable art fair that showcased up and coming artists, so you expect there to be some unevenness, but for me, a few too many pieces were amateurish, sparse and uninspiring.<br /><br />There were some highlights: Rob Ryan hosted an open studio, bringing his paper-cutting tools and printing presses with him from east London, so that the entire process of making his work could be followed.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2d-vuKVDdjGjXmwdZx2ZaZDvIc75I2RmVlsgGE1P5TeksxdDXgeMRkV9kP8gqOxeSXXmSaJ1-m5nPzZYfDDn7P3GPvPrJtkSvwhFWowFUowv4CCLbQ7Jm6YiQMSSOMuUkndsrN0hTLps/s1600/Rob-Ryan_This-Bell_282.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2d-vuKVDdjGjXmwdZx2ZaZDvIc75I2RmVlsgGE1P5TeksxdDXgeMRkV9kP8gqOxeSXXmSaJ1-m5nPzZYfDDn7P3GPvPrJtkSvwhFWowFUowv4CCLbQ7Jm6YiQMSSOMuUkndsrN0hTLps/s400/Rob-Ryan_This-Bell_282.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479602157811705042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNrmmd1ULgbBH_9dsCqk7iXGM_zs60fXChqf2RXhfUuTlIT2HgcfYVUtU4iV9i7j5jyJcchIeyiUk-BoXd2scBTcDQDjjD_OxcJHhiUhZFYsLEvtqgjSsotelX6jVmJfI8YX_8lBm70E/s1600/Rob-Ryan,-Can-We-Shall-We-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNrmmd1ULgbBH_9dsCqk7iXGM_zs60fXChqf2RXhfUuTlIT2HgcfYVUtU4iV9i7j5jyJcchIeyiUk-BoXd2scBTcDQDjjD_OxcJHhiUhZFYsLEvtqgjSsotelX6jVmJfI8YX_8lBm70E/s400/Rob-Ryan,-Can-We-Shall-We-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479602154007360850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCh8ofgoaOfrs-QUYGPe0Vcjd4d3wZQygTRsRcgd6x-FIZ1arYNRCxOKRg1ou9EhoyxCGwdGCQCfydDgL8G93RpCfu2UxOE3Ven8OPc3lGKnhzuQ0HLq4uEGxjabLmTKXz3I9whQV3W4/s1600/RobRyan-500x699.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCh8ofgoaOfrs-QUYGPe0Vcjd4d3wZQygTRsRcgd6x-FIZ1arYNRCxOKRg1ou9EhoyxCGwdGCQCfydDgL8G93RpCfu2UxOE3Ven8OPc3lGKnhzuQ0HLq4uEGxjabLmTKXz3I9whQV3W4/s400/RobRyan-500x699.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479602145579878034" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.nobrow.net/">Nobrow Press</a>, a small publishing house in East London, produces fascinating tactile books and several of these were on display at the fair. Bright, bold and diverse, the prints leapt off the page and were amongst the most exciting works on show.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_SokIr-UKZtPWC2HsMujdh0nMhZp6EbssOw04mlC6Q-iLL8L3oVeZNQnBybnj-02IPdzMhyphenhyphenJYSBS3JaDr50bLKrNb0LEYErUzRkogscmyxvZW3yu6QxCPbOub0aF8-sd143FcGyRdPY/s1600/NB3_slide01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_SokIr-UKZtPWC2HsMujdh0nMhZp6EbssOw04mlC6Q-iLL8L3oVeZNQnBybnj-02IPdzMhyphenhyphenJYSBS3JaDr50bLKrNb0LEYErUzRkogscmyxvZW3yu6QxCPbOub0aF8-sd143FcGyRdPY/s400/NB3_slide01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479603514534328866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmgaJ4Vtec9ha0fbikqN4N2osknMVyUPHHv7UIDFQEkVx5A5u-WjGEaiosMx-7635KiyAipWYCxkuzy9W5RFTNaYogHM8w36pbkkiS_N72lCzX2fnRblYPLOy_M7QK4mxuHCaFfRKkkM/s1600/NB3_slide06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmgaJ4Vtec9ha0fbikqN4N2osknMVyUPHHv7UIDFQEkVx5A5u-WjGEaiosMx-7635KiyAipWYCxkuzy9W5RFTNaYogHM8w36pbkkiS_N72lCzX2fnRblYPLOy_M7QK4mxuHCaFfRKkkM/s400/NB3_slide06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479605260710076626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7DY-ZpMVPR1jXy40ILy4MxAoCGwUEWMzKi9TATU0IHwcCpWjfbKZAEENyyn99TKiJ6VCmPwoEPOrSGh7flPuFj6WMVCJJXFoAHOo3cBdmu1aL3DUmJ6tDh__I4v9doqR9G-RTsCfvEU/s1600/NB3_slide03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7DY-ZpMVPR1jXy40ILy4MxAoCGwUEWMzKi9TATU0IHwcCpWjfbKZAEENyyn99TKiJ6VCmPwoEPOrSGh7flPuFj6WMVCJJXFoAHOo3cBdmu1aL3DUmJ6tDh__I4v9doqR9G-RTsCfvEU/s400/NB3_slide03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479605254432580978" border="0" /></a>Other standout works included Oranges and Lemons by <a href="http://paulbommer.blogspot.com/">Paul Bommer</a>, <a href="http://www.mr-bingo.org.uk/index.php?/latest/hair-portraits//">Moustaches </a>by <a href="http://www.mr-bingo.org.uk/">Mr Bingo</a>, Ice Creams by <a href="http://www.senyoritapaula.com/">Paula Castro</a> and Go For It by <a href="http://www.alextrochut.com/">Alex Trochut</a> (I also liked his <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/3987249521_152daf7020.jpg">Neo Deco typeface design</a>). However, unfortunately overall I thought these jewels were few and far between.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqH5fNPfaMRhlbsq5WbOyFBErxJTk9tRu0xOoo1239JfG0ku0k8ZrRg-NplEoKRVVEY8zh3DZLYuqL6bSDO7NNXmUm_nRqzT-Or3JtFGudo7i3WaYHkCO90y9_7Q57JAS-v0v6jBGrmPM/s1600/SomersetHouse-bommer-detail3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqH5fNPfaMRhlbsq5WbOyFBErxJTk9tRu0xOoo1239JfG0ku0k8ZrRg-NplEoKRVVEY8zh3DZLYuqL6bSDO7NNXmUm_nRqzT-Or3JtFGudo7i3WaYHkCO90y9_7Q57JAS-v0v6jBGrmPM/s400/SomersetHouse-bommer-detail3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479607561124010722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95SQWEe38namOiLmMVljVruERCo3ltHmipK6wvK-_31D-g911EnSgYuoW2fEkdUC6vcqCueGCMDXozGKaLw286atj_57FNsuHYahBcl2J8vxxjEJQU7wnfBxR7p8c7GNBFlmh9JBBL9M/s1600/SomersetHouse-bommer-detail2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 362px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95SQWEe38namOiLmMVljVruERCo3ltHmipK6wvK-_31D-g911EnSgYuoW2fEkdUC6vcqCueGCMDXozGKaLw286atj_57FNsuHYahBcl2J8vxxjEJQU7wnfBxR7p8c7GNBFlmh9JBBL9M/s400/SomersetHouse-bommer-detail2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479607555740301058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGBXsH_CiPFe6BPeRflm6bDyQH-YybCQtra5Fa-Xyf1V-zcoll2w0mF3kX1I3BOw-D4kws1fiaV1OYJ8ZUIEg9LufTAYCMdfVFy1qOXQ3KyyaiiBmUIAAxfvpSAuc9Y_8YtZK-NidNBo/s1600/SomersetHouse-bommer-detail1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGBXsH_CiPFe6BPeRflm6bDyQH-YybCQtra5Fa-Xyf1V-zcoll2w0mF3kX1I3BOw-D4kws1fiaV1OYJ8ZUIEg9LufTAYCMdfVFy1qOXQ3KyyaiiBmUIAAxfvpSAuc9Y_8YtZK-NidNBo/s400/SomersetHouse-bommer-detail1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479607552712017618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioibUMb485aIMY_OdnA7S5QwV6HXdG3TK95WuXoZxLbTl619A1ZwUZ37o9dmJbwgQFfrO8V7bMhkpbie-vGCyJFQ2qsnnEl5AleGuAXGbQK-pznC_Yte3FIp0S4ee0bv5K42RRQZioPdQ/s1600/Paula-Castro-Gelatti-2009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioibUMb485aIMY_OdnA7S5QwV6HXdG3TK95WuXoZxLbTl619A1ZwUZ37o9dmJbwgQFfrO8V7bMhkpbie-vGCyJFQ2qsnnEl5AleGuAXGbQK-pznC_Yte3FIp0S4ee0bv5K42RRQZioPdQ/s400/Paula-Castro-Gelatti-2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479609153439375170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxsrnI5Dk12jNPuGIdsbneMp6N5Ggt44Tr4XgRLh5nwrBKuR4ok1naXQILb9v8xDcswija4zvhFM5bi0gmCh6aD0mS7UI-BywGSSwdESa74hphWCNkpduhPMoZlnCs7I5aDLXdWmQT1Y/s1600/ifyoucould_goforit_small.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxsrnI5Dk12jNPuGIdsbneMp6N5Ggt44Tr4XgRLh5nwrBKuR4ok1naXQILb9v8xDcswija4zvhFM5bi0gmCh6aD0mS7UI-BywGSSwdESa74hphWCNkpduhPMoZlnCs7I5aDLXdWmQT1Y/s400/ifyoucould_goforit_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479609149357410130" border="0" /></a>Mr Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504034672433912220noreply@blogger.com0