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20 Jun

Art shows to go away the home for in

Art shows to go away the home for in
WITH Q, DENZIL FORRESTER, STEPHEN FRIEDMAN GALLERY, LONDON, For 4 many years, Grenada-born, London-based painter Denzil Forrester has examined Black British culture through his wealthy documentation and composition of London’s West Indian community within the Eighties, to Jamaica’s reggae and dub club scene. His latest show, With Q is a survey of his works on paper from the last 40 years and latest paintings. Importantly, the show’s title addresses the racist incident involving a 15-year-old Black British schoolgirl identified as Child Q, who was strip-searched by police in a case that raised (much more) questions on police and their oppression of the Black community. A 2022 painting titled “Q” places the varsity girl amidst an empty nightclub, surrounded by three policemen,...
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27 May

Art shows to go away the home for in

Art shows to go away the home for in
EYE BODY, TJ BOULTING, LONDON, UKPerformance and photography have long gone hand-in-hand as means to enhance and contrast each other. Now, a latest group show titled Eye Body, examines work where the artist is present in each. Borrowed from Carolee Schneemann’s 1963 series of the identical name, Eye Body “looks at how artists use their very own performance and self-image while exploring identity, feminism, gender, queerness, body image, humour, and private history.” Featuring female and male artists from the world over, resembling Atong Atem, Juno Calypso, Sam Keelan, Rose English, Trish Morrisey, Daisy Collingridge, Julian Cerquiera Leite, Gabby Laurent, Poulomi Baso, Mitchell Moreno, Haley Morris-Cafiero, Rosie Gibbens, this incredible role call od artists examines every thing from female objectification and...
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25 May

Charlotte Blechman to Leave Role as Chief Marketing Officer

Charlotte Blechman to Leave Role as Chief Marketing Officer
With the acquisition of Tom Ford’s company by The Estée Lauder Cos., changes are afoot. Charlotte Blechman, chief marketing officer of Tom Ford International, who has worked closely with the designer since 1995 when he was at Gucci, is leaving Ford’s namesake company, effective May 31. She had been at Tom Ford since 2017, overseeing various departments from marketing to brand image and digital and was chargeable for all global promoting, visual display, customer relationship management, events, marketing, communications and marketing initiatives for your complete Tom Ford brand, including all licensed products comparable to beauty, eyewear and timepieces. Blechman also took on all philanthropic efforts, including the creation of the Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize, brand partnerships and dealing closely...
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22 Apr

Art shows to depart the home for this February

Art shows to depart the home for this February
From Alice Neels’ hotly anticipated London retrospective, to Portia Munson’s famed pink bedroom in Recent York, we select the must-see exhibitions from around the world FEELING HER WAY, SONIA BOYCE, TURNER CONTEMPORARY, MARGATE, UK In the event you couldn't make it to the Venice Biennale to see the British artist's seminal work on the British Pavilion – which she took home the Golden Lion for Best National Participation – then here’s your likelihood to see it on her home soil. A really mesmerising installation, Feeling Her Way examines the ‘vocal experimentation’ of Black female musicians Jacqui Dankworth, Poppy Ajudha, Sofia Jernberg, Tanita Tikaram, and composer...
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