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Fox&Squirrel present Odette Toilette’s Dirty Perfumes at Sex&Death
Odette Toilette is London’s purveyor of olfactory adventures. She’s here to take the stuffiness out of perfume, and to make the discovery of scent fun, creative and unintimidating. Especially for Fox&Squirrel’s Sex&Death exhibition in collaboration with Guts for Garters Odette Toilette will be presenting her dirty perfume collection. The event will take place on Saturday [...]
Sex&Death: A collaboration between Guts For Garters and Fox&Squirrel
This spring, 20 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, will host a celebration of art and design, exploring the historically recurring relationship between the themes of Sex and Death. The space will be reimagined as part gallery showcasing London’s world-renowned creative talent, and part shop selling a specially sourced and curated selection of rare and one off [...]
Fox&Squirrel Art Walk: East End
This month’s art walk takes advantage of the wealth of art shows on in East London currently, exploring historical art movements, new work by graduates and established international art stars. The walk will span galleries across Hoxton and Bethnal Green, a vibrant centre for galleries and artists studios that has rapidly succumbed to the forces of gentrification. [...]
King’s Cross Art Walk
Last weekend’s art walk traced the development of the Kings Cross area from a seedy and downtrodden terminus, to a key destination for art collectors. We started at Cubitt Gallery, a superb space programmed by young curators appointed to the role via a bursary scheme. Fiona Parry’s latest show at the space is of Biennale [...]
Fox&Squirrel Virtual Walk: Clapham
With April Fools’ Day around the corner, here at Fox&Squirrel HQ we have decided to take you on a premature April Fools’ day ‘ride’ (alas on foot). Our destination is Clapham- we apologise in advance for any offence made- the choice is yours either flounce off now or read on here… Psmith and Mike Jackson, [...]
Fox&Squirrel visit Gilbert & George
Gilbert & George endure in most people’s conciseness now as strange visual oddities, their own personas the visual manifestation of their art rather than any typical notion of art object or even art show. It is hard to separate their particular aesthetic from their artistic output and of course this has been the intention since [...]
Fox&Squirrel Art Walk: King’s X
Please do come along to our next art walk, which will take place on Saturday the 14th of April at 2pm. Please remember to book online here April’s art walk will take the group to an area not commonly associated with the arts, but one that is being actively restructured as a new cultural center [...]
Fox&Squirrel visit Hackney City Farm
It is not every day a fox is invited to visit a farm but Fox&Squirrel are indeed special. With Spring in the air Fox&Squirrel’s eco-editor Vivien Pailas paid a visit to Hackney City Farm where Farm Manager Chris greeted her and gave her a personal tour with insights into what the farm is all about.Below Vivien shares [...]
Fox&Squirrel Art Walk: March 10th
This sunny Saturday the Fox and Squirrel art walk traced the sheer diversity of artistic practice and display taking central London as its focus. We started at the industrial space of Frith Street Gallery on Golden Square and were introduced to an exhibition by internationally renowned Raqs Media Collective, by Gallery Manager,Toby Kress. Raqs Media Collective are [...]
F&S virtual walk: Hackney by Vicki Murdoch
Vicki Murdoch is the founder and creative mind behind Silken Favours. An outstanding print designer, she takes a playful and warm-hearted approach to her subjects.Vicki, lives and works in Hackney. She says Hackney is incredibly diverse and creative place to live, but it’s also somewhere you can stroke a guinea pig on a Saturday afternoon. [...]
From London to Marrakech
For the past week Natasha Hoare, Fox&Squirrel’s art guide has been assisting Moroccan born, Netherlands based, curator Hicham Khalidi who has brought together a world class range of artists for the exhibition On Geometry and Speculation for the 4th Edition of the Marrakech Biennale. She writes in from Marrakech: Working across a range of media [...]
In Constance Irkles: An interview with a Hula Hooper
When and why did you get into Hula Hooping? Apart from playing with it as a child, I was introduced to the hoop by circus professionals. In 2002 I left a world of law to train as a trapeze artist. I was tired of ‘being in my head’ and wanted to get into my body! [...]
F&S Virtual Walk: Brixton by Lauren Jones
Lauren Jones is co-founder of Art Barter, a platform that encourages the exchange of art for services and goods other than money. Lauren, along with her business partner Alix Janta, launched Art Barter first in London in 2009. Successful shows followed in Berlin, Madrid and New York. Lauren, a keen photographer, who has worked with [...]
Art Walk 10th of March
Fox&Squirrel up coming art walk will take place on the 10th of March at 2pm. Below, please find the summary of the walk. To book your spot click here Meeting point is the courtyard of the Royal Academy Fox&Squirrel art walk on the 10th of March will trace three very different modes of practice within the [...]
Prophetik at LFW Autumn 12-13
I attended Prophetik with my friend Camilla Campion-Awaad who is known for her great dress sense. We were both excited to attend the show because we feel appreciation for Jeff Garner’s overall work in the world of sustainable fashion. Prophetik by Jeff Garner has been endorsed by a number of celebrities advocating eco-fashion. Eco warrior and [...]
LFW Autumn 12-13 Street Trends(Colours)
Colours: Electric Blue, Orange, Pink, Metallics Spotted by Penelope Sacorafou
LFW Autumn Winter 12-13 Simone Rocha
I admit that following your parent’s career paths has its ups and down. Ups one’s name carries weight from the get go, downs its harder to step out of the limelight your parents have set. However, Simone Rocha, daughter of John Rocha has succeeded in both. She carries the Rocha name well and she has [...]
