London
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Paradise behind The Pale Blue Door
Back in 2009 Tony Hornecker took dining at home to a whole new experience. He is an immensely successful installation artist and set designer in London whose idiosyncratic work has gained him commissions from the likes of The Royal Opera House and The Royal College of Art and clients such as Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney and…
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GFest 2016 : Expect the Unexpected.
One of the main reasons that London’s GFest is always one of queerguru’s favorite Festivals is that they constantly surprise and delight with the eclectic mix that they curate for this event every single year. Now in it’s Ninth Edition, GFEST (Gaywise FESTival®) produced by arts charity Wise Thoughts , combines all queer art disciplines for the…
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Un-Royal Variety Show
There is a very quaint British theatrical tradition that was started in 1912 for King George V to help raise funds for Variety Artistes’ Benevolent Fund and is still going strong today. Originally called The Royal Command Show implying that all the Acts had been asked to perform by the King himself, it later morphed into…
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Dapper Dougie Fields : a true English Eccentric
71 year old conceptual artist Duggie Fields is a quintessential English eccentric who cuts a very dashing figure in London’s creative community. Artist, fashion icon and muse, Comme Des Garcons runway model, queer activist, and designer who has been making his own very definite kind of waves since his first exhibition when he was just…
