Culture
Abbey ever after?
Mrs Kentishtowner is frequenting The Abbey more and more at the moment. Why? Well, she maintains that its unflashy interior – the exposed brick walls …
‘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 …
Local Hero?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V8VeuvlTlw] Gospel Oak boy Benjamin Garfield dropped us a line the other day about ‘Benches’, a three minute flick he’s entered into this year’s Reed …
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, …
Wednesday Picture: In the Wild, Wild West
Just south of the emerald-green Westport Inn, with its lively clientele, and rock ‘n’ roll karaoke evenings, is one of the more intriguing parades on …
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 …
Save Torriano; Lose Liver
Now and again, Mrs Kentishtowner gets a craving to go east. Not necessarily to Shoreditch or Hackney, you understand, riotous though both are, but to …
Tracey Emin @ 46 Malden Road: First picture
First glimpse of ‘I Kiss You’ (2004), the neon-lit window of the Zabludowicz pop-up gallery at 46 Malden Road, set to open this week (Feb …
A shout out to local artists…
Artist Claire Elizabeth Hind emailed us yesterday asking if we could put a call out to any local artists who might be interested in exhibiting …
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