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A transfusion of taste – Glass meets British menswear brand Blood Brother
DURING the recent LC:M, Aldwych Station in London received a transfusion of taste from nascent menswear label, Blood Brother. Tube stations are not the only thing to be given the kiss of life by the...
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Glass reviews Lauren Baker’s solo show at M&C Saatchi, London
JUST as the off switch could be close to being hit, the trend for neon continues. Ne-on manages to keep-on. There seems a strong divide between those who love neon and those who hate it, making it the...
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Glass interviews up-and-coming designer Michaela Frankova
FROM her atelier in north London, the softly spoken but loudly expressive Michaela Frankova spins fairytales in fabric for a diverse clientele that includes everyone from fashion bloggers to...
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LFW AW17: Miló Maria
CONTRADICTION is the cornerstone of Miló Maria’s design ethos. In her presentation at LFW AW17, the designer galvanised her love for paradoxes. Showcasing her third collection in an ‘80s-style office,...
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LFW AW17: Annderstand
ROMANTIC Revolution was the theme of Annderstand’s second Fashion Scout show for LFW AW17. Chinese-born Ge Yu, who founded the label in 2015, combined ’90s London street style with influences from rock...
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LFW AW17: Haluminous Presentation
HALUMINOUS made most the most of the numinous backdrop of the Freemason’s HQ, its Grand Lodge on Queen Street by staging a presentation that was not only darkly artistic but mimicked the Dark Arts....
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Happily Whenever After – Glass previews the documentary, Paula Rego: Secrets...
ONCE upon a time, there was an artist who turned to fairytales and folklore for inspiration when painting. Such stories are the basis for most of the work in Dame Paula Rego’s 60-year-long outre...
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From Breakdown to Breakthrough – Paula Rego works on paper on show in London
SOMETIMES a breakdown is actually a breakthrough, as evidenced by Dame Paula Rego in her son Nick Willing’s groundbreaking documentary Secrets and Stories. Willing made the film after his mother...
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Glass reviews multi-media artist Zhuang Hong Yi’s latest show Raw at Unit London
ONE MAY fear that a gallery presenting a show of the same name, by the same artist, and in the same space may have overcooked an idea. For the second time since opening their flagship space on Wardour...
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Glass reviews Frieze Masters 2017
DISTANT from Frieze London in proximity and tone is its six year old “sibling”, Frieze Masters. The 15-minute walk seemed much longer after hopping from booth to booth in the contemporary art marquee...
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Carved, Cast, and Constructed at Marlborough Fine Arts
From Decimation to Reconstruction – Glass reviews Carved, Cast, and Constructed at Marlborough Fine Arts AS Britain carved a new identity for itself, cast aspersions on its former ideologies, and...
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The Italian Cultural Institute presents Pietro Consagra and Marine Hugonnier
MARRYING the post-modern with the contemporary in a cavalier examination of different perspectives, the Italian Cultural Institute and Artuner presented the second half of their series devoted to the...
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