Category Archives: Private view

My interview with photo-artist Jamie Mcleod for Glass Magazine

Just a brief post. I interviewed the photo-artist Jamie Mcleod this month for the online edition of Glass Magazine. Here it is.  I’d be delighted to read any comments you have. As mentioned in an earlier post, the very talented … Continue reading

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Ottoman Fight Club – new show by photo-artist Jamie Mcleod

This Thursday a new show of work entitled Ottoman Fight Club by photo-artist Jamie Mcleod opens at Dalston Superstore, London. Mcleod is perhaps best known for his modern pop portraits, most famously with the torch singer Marc Almond, and his … Continue reading

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Launch of Strictly Illegal: the poems of John Weiners

Tonight I’m going along to the launch of Strictly Illegal a collection of poems by John Wieners with illustrations by Gilbert and George, and which is edited and introduced by the poet and writer Jeremy Reed. The collection has been … Continue reading

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The Weaklings private view continues

Before even more time passes, I thought I’d post a few pictures I took at Bistroteque bar where we moved onto after the private view of the Dennis Cooper curated Weaklings show at Five Years gallery last month (See my … Continue reading

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What becomes a legend most?

I have been sorting through my cuttings and notes recently and found the transcription of an interview I  did with Nan Goldin in 2002 which I  was commissioned to write for Pure magazine, and has until now, never been published, … Continue reading

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