Art
Finally some Free Space, man
Back in July at the wonderful Alma Street Festival, as Mrs Kentishtowner grew increasingly giddy on local ale, we got chatting to Mel, a rather …
Alma Street Festival, or What Summer Sundays Are For
Mrs Kentishtowner is quite happy to admit that she is not a festival person. The only night she recalls under the stars was at the …
All power to the ‘P’
Like many residents, we’ve long had a soft spot for graf artist Mr P’s fabulous ‘Kentish Town!’ work, which livens up a brick wall behind …
Gallery news: Leighton Space
Now, we have to ‘fess up. We still have yet to visit Leighton Space, the new gallery and studios just a few minutes’ walk from …
Darling Buds Of Queen’s Crescent
Hot of the press: the illustrious folks behind new pop-up exhibition, Darling Buds, at the Parlour Gallery on Queen’s Crescent, invite Kentishtowner readers to their …
Life In A Kentish Town
So we were lucky enough to be invited to the opening of Turner Contemporary in Margate, and because of its status as a Kentish town …
Gallery Watch: Leighton Space, Liminal & Guts For Garters
Another week, another gallery or three. But it’s nice to see this one opening outside the West Kentish Town ghetto and in the previously artistically-untapped …
‘The Value Of Things’: starts Saturday
A few weeks ago artist Claire Hind asked us to mention The Value Of Things, her new pop-up exhibition at the Parlour Gallery on Queen’s …
Get a Cob on
One of our favourite higher-brow blogs, The Arts Desk, got it exactly right this week when they asked: “Is North the new East?” Why? Well, …
New Masthead, folks
Well, it was about time. It’s by NW5-based artist Russell Loughlan. Pick up an original at Sharon Elphick’s on Columbia Road, E2. So do we …
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