Tag: London
A group of Parkour “traceurs” in Cambridge made this video to show “some clean movement at a few of the choice spots in the city.” Watch above as Ampisound team member James Kingston leaps from building to building at quite the dizzying pace as if it’s you. The filming is reminiscent of Mirror’s Edge, a popular parkour game from 2007 […]
Legendary model Kate Moss is the muse for a new exhibition and auction at Christie’s in London. Featuring a variety of photos that showcase the versatility that characterized her modeling career, the auction will also include Kate-inspired art works, from sculptures to collages and even a tapestry. “Kate is the ultimate modern muse and we will […]
In East London, there’s street art… everywhere, so it’s by no means easy to stick out amongst all the noise. Yet, there are a few that do, such as A.CE. His signature wheat-pastes are ubiquitous. Inspired by Dada collage, classic pop art and graphic design, his work is an extension of the graffiti he started […]
You’re looking at VAMP, the London graffiti so prolific a judge recently called his work “industrial in scale.” He tagged trains, walls, and bridges all over the city, logging hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damages and earning the respect of the local graff scene and the ire of the police. He also had […]
Meet Frida Affer from Milan. This is her newly opened gallery on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch, amidst all the street art. It’s called Brooom, a play on broom closet, and measures only 168 cubic feet which is equal to about 30 square feet. Turns out that “the shoebox space” it’s just enough room to give that artist, designer […]
David Bowie is opened last week at the V&A Museum, gracing Londonites with the ultimate, long-awaited treasure trove of all things Bowie. Oh good. Good for you, friends across the pond who get to bask in vast psychedelic projections of Bowie throughout his life, gape at personal knickknacks like his prized Diamond Dogs-era coke spoon, […]
What will happen when I die? Will I fly across the sun? Happen upon a dry valley and then curve in, getting closer and closer, like a suicide bomber, before I finally meet my target? …What does love feel like? These are just some of the questions that weigh down on the conscious of the […]
