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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on May 13, 2011 14:29:59 GMT 1, I just booked a ticket, so me and my missus are gonna be spending a week in good ol London from 10-17.6... it's been a while since I've been there last, and this time I'd like to focus on street art/galleries and such...
so far Im planning to visit:
- POW
- Stolen Space
- Pure Evil
- Nelly Duff
- High Roller Society
- Black Rat Projects (Four Cities show)
- Andipa gallery (Banksy Exhibition)
Id also like to see some Roa, Banksy, Eine pieces (or anything else you'd recommend), so if anyone could give me some basic/easy directions, that would be fantastic...
also, feel free to recommend ANYTHING interesting that's happening in the area around than (food/drink, art, design, skateboarding, vinyl toys, comedy, are only some of our interests)..
were always after a cool local places to grab a snack/dinner, so if you have any ideas, feel free to send em this way.. and of course, a good pub suggestion for a refreshing pint is ALWAYS welcome.. my favs are Guinness and Josn Smith's, but I'll try anything you suggest 
cheers mates!
I just booked a ticket, so me and my missus are gonna be spending a week in good ol London from 10-17.6... it's been a while since I've been there last, and this time I'd like to focus on street art/galleries and such... so far Im planning to visit: - POW - Stolen Space - Pure Evil - Nelly Duff - High Roller Society - Black Rat Projects (Four Cities show) - Andipa gallery (Banksy Exhibition) Id also like to see some Roa, Banksy, Eine pieces (or anything else you'd recommend), so if anyone could give me some basic/easy directions, that would be fantastic... also, feel free to recommend ANYTHING interesting that's happening in the area around than (food/drink, art, design, skateboarding, vinyl toys, comedy, are only some of our interests).. were always after a cool local places to grab a snack/dinner, so if you have any ideas, feel free to send em this way.. and of course, a good pub suggestion for a refreshing pint is ALWAYS welcome.. my favs are Guinness and Josn Smith's, but I'll try anything you suggest cheers mates! |
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by wizzy on May 13, 2011 14:35:02 GMT 1, Chicken Shawarma at Ranoush bar, fact, forget the Art just go for the grub.
Chicken Shawarma at Ranoush bar, fact, forget the Art just go for the grub.
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on May 13, 2011 14:49:53 GMT 1, ^ consider it done!..
btw, wouldn't mind grabbing a good haggis as well.. any suggestions!?
^ consider it done!..
btw, wouldn't mind grabbing a good haggis as well.. any suggestions!?
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on May 17, 2011 17:12:47 GMT 1, just saw this - "The Street Art Show" Group Show With Banksy, Basquiat, Roa, Swoon... London, Opera Gallery June 17th (http://www.streetartnews.net/2011/05/street-art-show-group-show-with-banksy.html)... hope the preview night is on the 16th, and I get to check it out..
still looking for any kind of tips/ideas/suggestions... cheers!
just saw this - "The Street Art Show" Group Show With Banksy, Basquiat, Roa, Swoon... London, Opera Gallery June 17th (http://www.streetartnews.net/2011/05/street-art-show-group-show-with-banksy.html)... hope the preview night is on the 16th, and I get to check it out..
still looking for any kind of tips/ideas/suggestions... cheers!
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by MGK1 on May 17, 2011 19:29:22 GMT 1, lazarides???
you could also pop over to the london graphics centre and see the eine 'oranges and lemons' piece before it is removed...plus the kid robot shop is just down the road from there
lazarides???
you could also pop over to the london graphics centre and see the eine 'oranges and lemons' piece before it is removed...plus the kid robot shop is just down the road from there
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on May 19, 2011 14:45:36 GMT 1, ^ nice one mate!.. thanks for suggestions...
btw, anyone knows a good, handy place on the Internet where I can check all the gigs in London area?!...
cheers!
^ nice one mate!.. thanks for suggestions...
btw, anyone knows a good, handy place on the Internet where I can check all the gigs in London area?!...
cheers!
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by johnnyh on May 19, 2011 16:00:24 GMT 1, buy a copy of timeout
www.timeout.com
Its all in timeout visit the site go to london sorted
johnnyh
buy a copy of timeout www.timeout.comIts all in timeout visit the site go to london sorted johnnyh |
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 3, 2011 14:34:34 GMT 1, so, Im leaving in a week... 
any suggestions about where to check out some Roa pieces in London?!.. same goes for Eine and Banksy...
thanks in advance!
so, Im leaving in a week... any suggestions about where to check out some Roa pieces in London?!.. same goes for Eine and Banksy... thanks in advance! |
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by speebe on Jun 3, 2011 15:59:47 GMT 1, Sal...Just wandering around East London will give you plenty to see:
Eine -
Middlesex St near Aldgate tube (A-Z alphabet)
Rivington St (SCARY) near Blackrat gallery (Check Cargo garden on route to BRP for Banksy/Fairey)
Old St/Kingsland Rd near the White Cube... more shutters and some roller work
End of BrickLane around BethnalGreen Road & some on Shacklewell Street Lots more shutters
Roa
Redchurch St not far from Bricklane and Concrete Hermit
Hanbury St (?) off Bricklane... round the corner from Stolenspace Gallery/Rough Trade
These are all obvious spots but worth a look... as is Sclater Street
Hit the Loong Kee Cafe on Kingsland Road for some great, affordable Vietnamese Food where you take your own beer.
Sal...Just wandering around East London will give you plenty to see:
Eine -
Middlesex St near Aldgate tube (A-Z alphabet)
Rivington St (SCARY) near Blackrat gallery (Check Cargo garden on route to BRP for Banksy/Fairey)
Old St/Kingsland Rd near the White Cube... more shutters and some roller work
End of BrickLane around BethnalGreen Road & some on Shacklewell Street Lots more shutters
Roa
Redchurch St not far from Bricklane and Concrete Hermit
Hanbury St (?) off Bricklane... round the corner from Stolenspace Gallery/Rough Trade
These are all obvious spots but worth a look... as is Sclater Street
Hit the Loong Kee Cafe on Kingsland Road for some great, affordable Vietnamese Food where you take your own beer.
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 3, 2011 18:51:45 GMT 1, thanks for the great tips speebe!
anyone else have any drink/food recommendations, please feel free to let me know, as I'd like to impress my missus with something nice.. Im not looking for something exclusive/expensive, but something tasty, cozy, fun (in that particular order)...
cheers!
thanks for the great tips speebe!
anyone else have any drink/food recommendations, please feel free to let me know, as I'd like to impress my missus with something nice.. Im not looking for something exclusive/expensive, but something tasty, cozy, fun (in that particular order)...
cheers!
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 9, 2011 11:53:45 GMT 1, ok, so Im 24hrs away from coming to London, and I have few practical questions if someone can help out:
- what's the best way to get to the city from Stansted Airport?
- which prepaid broadband Internet SIM card would you recomend getting?! (I need mobile Internet access on my laptop, and I have a SIM modem on it)?
- any other food/drink/various suggestions!?
cheers everyone!
ok, so Im 24hrs away from coming to London, and I have few practical questions if someone can help out:
- what's the best way to get to the city from Stansted Airport?
- which prepaid broadband Internet SIM card would you recomend getting?! (I need mobile Internet access on my laptop, and I have a SIM modem on it)?
- any other food/drink/various suggestions!?
cheers everyone!
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by Prescription Art on Jun 9, 2011 12:22:27 GMT 1, The obvious suggestion is to go for a curry (or in particular lamb chops) at Tayyabs. Though tayyabs tends to be ridiculously busy these days and Needoo round the corner is just as good.
Or come to Brighton & i'll buy you a pint of Harveys.
The obvious suggestion is to go for a curry (or in particular lamb chops) at Tayyabs. Though tayyabs tends to be ridiculously busy these days and Needoo round the corner is just as good.
Or come to Brighton & i'll buy you a pint of Harveys.
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 9, 2011 14:22:33 GMT 1, Or come to Brighton & i'll buy you a pint of Harveys.
thanks for the offer mate!.. actually, we were supposed to do half week Brighton and half week London, but our friends in Brighton are not around this week, so we're "stuck" in London...
will defo go for the curry
anyone has any ideas/tips about SIM card Internet, Stansted - London transfers!?...
Or come to Brighton & i'll buy you a pint of Harveys. thanks for the offer mate!.. actually, we were supposed to do half week Brighton and half week London, but our friends in Brighton are not around this week, so we're "stuck" in London... will defo go for the curry anyone has any ideas/tips about SIM card Internet, Stansted - London transfers!?... |
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 9, 2011 19:45:56 GMT 1, thanks man, will add those on my list...
cheers!
thanks man, will add those on my list...
cheers!
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by Hubble Bubble on Jun 9, 2011 21:54:36 GMT 1, Think there's a train from Stansted into Kings Cross. This would be your best bet.
Buy an Oyster card each if you plan on using public transport. It will halve the (substantial) cost.
Banksy (allegedly) piece 'if graffiti changed anything' is just behind Post Office Tower.
Comic books/cult models etc at Forbidden Planet on Shaftesbury Avenue.
Orange, o2,vodafone would all be fine for SIM. Widely available. Pick one up at Stansted.
Boat trip from Westminster Bridge down to Thames Barrier and back is a great way to see the city and you can break the journey at various places.
If you don't want to limit your galleries to urban art, Natural History, Science, Imperial War, Tate Modern, British, V&A, National Portrait are all world class galleries/museums.
Enjoy
HB
Think there's a train from Stansted into Kings Cross. This would be your best bet.
Buy an Oyster card each if you plan on using public transport. It will halve the (substantial) cost.
Banksy (allegedly) piece 'if graffiti changed anything' is just behind Post Office Tower.
Comic books/cult models etc at Forbidden Planet on Shaftesbury Avenue.
Orange, o2,vodafone would all be fine for SIM. Widely available. Pick one up at Stansted.
Boat trip from Westminster Bridge down to Thames Barrier and back is a great way to see the city and you can break the journey at various places.
If you don't want to limit your galleries to urban art, Natural History, Science, Imperial War, Tate Modern, British, V&A, National Portrait are all world class galleries/museums.
Enjoy
HB
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 9, 2011 22:12:54 GMT 1, Thanx a lot for the tips and info HB!.. I especially like the boat idea
Thanx a lot for the tips and info HB!.. I especially like the boat idea |
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by anarquee on Jun 9, 2011 22:37:43 GMT 1, If you don't want to limit your galleries to urban art, Natural History, Science, Imperial War, Tate Modern, British, V&A, National Portrait are all world class galleries/museums. Enjoy HB
I recommend John Soane House/Museum
If you don't want to limit your galleries to urban art, Natural History, Science, Imperial War, Tate Modern, British, V&A, National Portrait are all world class galleries/museums. Enjoy HB I recommend John Soane House/Museum |
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 11, 2011 19:03:33 GMT 1, Thanks for all the tips guys ... Loving the city so far and hitting Red Market tonight..
Oh, and thi beer and ciders are as good as i remember..
Thanks for all the tips guys ... Loving the city so far and hitting Red Market tonight.. Oh, and thi beer and ciders are as good as i remember.. |
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 12, 2011 0:28:30 GMT 1, Red Market was sadly not opened yet (they still dont have all the papers), but I did see a big ROA squirrel in front of it...
anyways, saw Eine's alphabet, some sweet ROA (thanks speebe), and Dfaced car and pink (banksy) car in front of StolenSpace.. must say that I got much more respect for Eine after seeing his work "in the wild"..
went to Tayyabs for dinner, but "ridiculously busy" sounds like nothing to what we found there.. so we continued to Needoo, and had FANTASTIC dinner (thanks so much for the tip)...
so, what's happening @ Columbia Road and how do I recognize this Cassius fella!? 
cheers everyone!
Red Market was sadly not opened yet (they still dont have all the papers), but I did see a big ROA squirrel in front of it... anyways, saw Eine's alphabet, some sweet ROA (thanks speebe), and Dfaced car and pink (banksy) car in front of StolenSpace.. must say that I got much more respect for Eine after seeing his work "in the wild".. went to Tayyabs for dinner, but "ridiculously busy" sounds like nothing to what we found there.. so we continued to Needoo, and had FANTASTIC dinner (thanks so much for the tip)... so, what's happening @ Columbia Road and how do I recognize this Cassius fella!? cheers everyone! |
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by waltercrunk on Jun 12, 2011 0:41:02 GMT 1, Eat at Nandos at least once. Loved that place when I was there last Sept.
Eat at Nandos at least once. Loved that place when I was there last Sept.
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by Rsyok on Jun 12, 2011 0:50:07 GMT 1, Nelly Duff Sal, have a look at the silver and gold Eine AP's and whatever else special things Cassius has.
Nelly Duff Sal, have a look at the silver and gold Eine AP's and whatever else special things Cassius has.
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 12, 2011 16:20:48 GMT 1, Got my Eine sheet, and Jason, Cas says hi back..
Got my Eine sheet, and Jason, Cas says hi back.. |
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by anarquee on Jun 12, 2011 20:29:48 GMT 1, i also want to thank everyone for the tips.
i'll arrive on friday night and leave early on monday.
hope you're enjoying your trip Sal!
i also want to thank everyone for the tips.
i'll arrive on friday night and leave early on monday.
hope you're enjoying your trip Sal!
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by chaturz on Jun 12, 2011 20:45:29 GMT 1, It should be open from 11 if its closed just ring the doorbell normally someone will open up! Saw some Micallefs in there a couple of weeks ago, looked good
It should be open from 11 if its closed just ring the doorbell normally someone will open up! Saw some Micallefs in there a couple of weeks ago, looked good
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 13, 2011 13:41:11 GMT 1, really enjoying myself here.. and must say a LOT of works I've seen online, makes much more sense after seeing it on the walls around town..
taking day off galleries and stuff today, and hitting Camden today, meeting up with my Kiwi friend.. should get messy
really enjoying myself here.. and must say a LOT of works I've seen online, makes much more sense after seeing it on the walls around town.. taking day off galleries and stuff today, and hitting Camden today, meeting up with my Kiwi friend.. should get messy |
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 14, 2011 0:40:25 GMT 1, was planning on going by POW today, and decided to do it tomorrow.. could be it was one of the worst decisions I made recently with Invader print now being sold out  ...
does anyone know if Artificial gallery is worth checking out?!.. I mean, do they have their available Banksy/Kaws/etc stuff on display or?!...
cheers!
was planning on going by POW today, and decided to do it tomorrow.. could be it was one of the worst decisions I made recently with Invader print now being sold out ... does anyone know if Artificial gallery is worth checking out?!.. I mean, do they have their available Banksy/Kaws/etc stuff on display or?!... cheers! |
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by chaturz on Jun 14, 2011 1:00:29 GMT 1, mate would defo still get to POW if you want an invader as they sometimes hold back a few from the online release for walk in customers especially as they appeared to only release it when the store was closed. I defo bet theres a few instore tomorrow
mate would defo still get to POW if you want an invader as they sometimes hold back a few from the online release for walk in customers especially as they appeared to only release it when the store was closed. I defo bet theres a few instore tomorrow
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 15, 2011 0:44:26 GMT 1, went by Black Rat Projects today, and REALLY enjoyed seeing Os Gemeos' in person for the first time.. it's really class of its own...
also, was pretty amazed with Banksy's "The Wave" painting.. always thought its just some sticker/pasteup work, but seeing it from up close made me appreciate it A LOT more...
ended up meeting Candice Tripp JUST as I was talking about the availability of her print...
oh, and breakkie @ Pellici was THE BOMB Fragile! cheers..
went by Black Rat Projects today, and REALLY enjoyed seeing Os Gemeos' in person for the first time.. it's really class of its own... also, was pretty amazed with Banksy's "The Wave" painting.. always thought its just some sticker/pasteup work, but seeing it from up close made me appreciate it A LOT more... ended up meeting Candice Tripp JUST as I was talking about the availability of her print... oh, and breakkie @ Pellici was THE BOMB Fragile! cheers.. |
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sal
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Things to do/see in London 10-17.6., by sal on Jun 15, 2011 21:18:40 GMT 1, yeah, Tony was really sweet... we even had a short chat in Italian
went by Outsiders and Andipa today, and got to see Andipa's vault... WHOW is the only thing that comes to my mind (great Slinks, tons of Banksy, and amazing Hirst including a dot drawing).. ended the day with an AMAZING lunch @ Jak's, just across Andipa..
only one more day left...
yeah, Tony was really sweet... we even had a short chat in Italian went by Outsiders and Andipa today, and got to see Andipa's vault... WHOW is the only thing that comes to my mind (great Slinks, tons of Banksy, and amazing Hirst including a dot drawing).. ended the day with an AMAZING lunch @ Jak's, just across Andipa.. only one more day left... |
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