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Green Day twins UK tour with art exhibit Comments Off

Posted on September 22, 2009
U.S. band Green Day have recently commissioned 21 pieces of art to be created and inspired by their lastest album '21st Century Breakdown'. The works of art will be displayed during an exclusive showing at the StolenSpace Gallery in East London between October 22nd and November 1st and will coincide with ... Read More >>

Gauguin, Picasso And Chris Ofili At Tate Comments Off

Posted on September 18, 2009
Tate has announced an exciting lineup of exhibitions scheduled for the coming year despite funding not being completely secured yet for its redevelopment ambitions. Chairman of the Tate Lord Browne is "highly confident" that the ambitious Herzog and de Meuron design which will increase the space of the museum by 60% ... Read More >>

Ben Hur Live Launched In London Comments Off

Posted on September 16, 2009
After being announced nearly a year ago, Ben Hur, the live edition, finally arrives in London. With more than 1,000 costumes, 70 acrobats and dancers, 32 horses, two donkeys 100 doves, two eagles, two vultures and three falcons plus what appears to have millions of man hours, the show does ... Read More >>

New Season of Strictly Comments Off

Posted on August 25, 2009
The star guests for the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing include Joe Calzaghe, says the BBC. Crimewatch host Rav Wilding, actress Lynda Bellingham, tennis champion Martina Hingis and ex-cricketer Phil Tufnell have also confirmed their participation. EastEnder Ricky Groves and Natalie Cassidy, Hollyoaks' Ricky Whittle and The Bill's Ali ... Read More >>

Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Chapel Comments Off

Posted on August 07, 2009
Built in 1744, St Bartholomew’s Chapel will open its doors to visitors for the first time in 250 years. The Chapel will now be the home of contemporary art as it will be used as a new exhibition hall within the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Designed in the Palladian style and constructed ... Read More >>

Damien Hirst v the Chapmans Classified at Tate Comments Off

Posted on August 06, 2009
Jake and Dinos Chapman confront Damien Hirst in a testosterone-fuelled match. Classified is the new exhibition which offers a duel between Britain’s leading contemporary art figures. Accompanying Damien Hirst and the Chapmans are among the British artworld’s top names: Phillip Allen, Gillian Carnegie, Martin Creed, Tacita Dean, Jeremy Deller, Mark Dion, Ceal ... Read More >>

Nokia Skate Almighty at Tower Bridge Comments Off

Posted on August 06, 2009
Nokia’s sponsored event is comprised of a series of skating events hosted by high-profile DJs; music promoters experiment with new ways to make the crowds roll in. Nightclubs and the summer festival circuit are not the only places where DJs pop up these days. You can find them in the most ... Read More >>

90 years of Bauhaus in Berlin Comments Off

Posted on August 05, 2009
Ninety years after it revolutionised the design, art and architecture worlds and sixty years after the Nazis banned it, the appeal of Germany's notorious Bauhaus movement prove still inspiring and is attracting huge crowds to a new show in Berlin. With New York's Museum of Modern Art lending prized pieces, the ... Read More >>

Show Bargains at the Tropicana Atlantic City Comments Off

Posted on August 03, 2009
This summer, The Tropicana Casino Hotel in Atlantic City is luring customers with two great shows staged until early September. The Tropicana also offers restaurant packages with a pre- or post-show dinner. Fame Originally a popular TV show and set in the early 1980s, Fame reveals the turmoils of a group of ... Read More >>


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