2020
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Andrew Hebden reviews The Wanderings of Ivan : from begging and theft to thuggery.
There is an awful lot of wandering about in the 1 hour and 15 mins of this Claude Chamis film and ultimately it leads nowhere. However Chamis almost manages to get away with it by a softly teasing appreciation of beauty that pulls the viewer in further and longer than a less discerning perspective…
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David Hockney : Drawing From Life
It’s always heartening to hear about life going on in this oppressive Lockdown (socially distanced naturally). So this piece of joy landed in our in box this morning and it really needs sharing The Morgan Library & Museum in New York’s latest Exhibition has just opened. Its called Drawing From Life and is the…
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Kenzo : the legendary Japanese/French designer dies aged 81
When Kenzo Takada first arrived in Paris in 1965 he only intended to stay there for 6 months, but he never left. He started off by selling his sketches of dresses for 25F each, but just 5 years later he managed to open a small boutique in Galerie VIvienne which was the start of…
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Boys! Boys! Boys! queer erotic photography from around the Globe
Just two years ago The Little Black Gallery in London joined forces with Paddle8 an online auction house based in New York City to create a queer photography showcase, Sadly Paddle8 filed for Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection in March 2010 after the non-profit New American Cinema Group filed a lawsuit against the company for allegedly misappropriating funds…
