There’s something very quietly powerful about Louise Pomeroy’s work. The first time I saw something she’d done, I was gripped – it’s the kind of stuff that makes you sit up and take notice and really think. But while a lot of effective work seems to scream things at you, looking at one of Louise’s pieces is like having a small child take you by the hand and … Continue Reading
Dear readers, cake-lovers and p(art)y crashers,
After the stunning success of The Most Cake Launch Party last November thanks to you lovely lot, we thought we’d jump right back in the saddle of the funtime horse and sweat profusely over another offering. But, not content with a mere (and only slightly figurative) piss up in a brewery, we’d like to request permission to engage your brains and other senses – mainly the ones that like sparkly things – too. … Continue Reading
by Black Forest
‘Saying there are no gays here, is like saying there are no monsoon seasons in Bombay’ – something along those lines is one of my fave movie quotes from the indie movie Bombay Boys. But that was in 1998, when queer Indian identities were controversial – now it seems India really is as gay as its monsoon season, and fast becoming a mainstream gay hotspot. The New Pre-Raphaelites on the other hand is something away from the mainstream but nevertheless queer. … Continue Reading
by Strawberry Cheesecake
The book which accompanies this exhibition suggests that the role of women in the surrealist movement has largely escaped recognition. This is something of a reassurance that my own prior ignorance as to the scope and significance of this role is at least more widely shared. The name alone piqued my curiosity when I saw it advertised: there are few things likely to appeal to me more than such a juxtaposition of the angelic and the anarchic. As it turns out I wasn’t disappointed. … Continue Reading
by Lemon Tart
It’s all about the ‘noughties’ at the moment, isn’t it? That word that was rarely used by the media – but now covers the broadsheets like a rash. Apparently every journalist thinks they’re the first to use it as a metaphor for any politician/celebrities’ bad behaviour over the last decade.
They’re all trying to work out what sums up the past ten years: the recession, global warming, the Cheeky Girls. But really it’s the internet – that digital ivy that’s managed to root its way into every second of our lives. … Continue Reading
by Lemon Tart
The great British gay community is a big beautiful thing. I despair when people say it’s too proud and overt. For fuck’s sake, there are still a whole load of unlucky people in this country who can’t come out because of their religion/background/guilt. I like to think that eventually this feisty little isle will be so proud that if Prince William became king and had a gay sprog, that little boy/girl would feel comfortable enough to be open about that to the entire nation. … Continue Reading
By Black Forest
‘WOMEN ARE BEAUTIFUL’, ‘WOMEN ARE SEXY’, ‘WOMEN ARE CLEVER AND INTELLIGENT’… These are some of the mantras which mark the birth of the very new, female only, creative fashion magazine. For women, written by women, this is ‘I Love You’ magazine. Like no other. Read the inspiring interview with editor in chief Christiane Bördner, and her views on female creativity in a male dominated magazine world. … Continue Reading
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