Archive for September, 2007

YEAR_07

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Year_07, organized by two former artists who run the Keith Talent Gallery in East London, brings some of the East End art scene’s wit and swagger to the West End.
“We don’t have any constraints,” said Andrew Clarkin, co-director of the fair, which will be held in County Hall, next door to the London Eye and [...]

LONDON ZOO ART FAIR

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Zoo Art Fair made its debut in 2004 at the London Zoo, in Regent’s Park. The site allowed for a series of memorable installations, including a digital installation in the penguin pool by Simon Faithfull. This year, the expanded fair moves to larger premises at the Royal Academy of Arts in the West End, and [...]

Pulse London Fair

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Pulse, which has operated fairs in Miami and New York, will be coming to London for the first time. The fair will be held in the Mary Ward House, a 19th-century Arts and Crafts building that housed Year_06 last year.
The event will feature about 40 exhibitors and will place well-known galleries alongside new ones in [...]

Fifth Year for Frieze Art Fair

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Nowheading into its fifth year, the Frieze Art Fair in London is an irresistible mix of art, commerce and glamour, and has quickly made a reputation for itself as an international showcase for some of the best contemporary art, including works from renowned artists like Damien Hirst, Richard Prince and Sarah Lucas. It has also [...]

DODDS lines up college fairs for high schoolers in Europe

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Defense Department high schools across Europe will host college fairs and workshops in the next couple of months to help high school students and servicemembers make the right decision.
Most of the college fairs will be held in October and November, with a few in December, according to Dennis Bohannon, spokesman for Department of Defense Dependents [...]

London Affordable Art Fair

Saturday, September 15th, 2007

Thu 18-Sun 21 Oct, 11am-6pm.
Battersea Park Events Arena, London SW11 4NJ.
Nearest tube: Sloane Square, where there are free shuttle buses, or you’re on the train to Battersea Park, or on the bus.

Antiques and collector fair

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

A CHANCE to pick up some bargains is on offer to people who visit Wood Green Animal Shelter in Godmanchester this Saturday and Sunday.
An antiques and collectors fair is being held at the shelter in London Road from 10am to 4pm.
The shelter is a temporary home to a variety of animals including dogs [...]

London Frieze Art Fair

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Marc Newson’s Lockheed Lounge’’ chair, once used by Madonna in a video clip, and Andy Warhol’s Airmail Stamps’’ are part of a design collection valued at 8 million pounds ($16.2 million) that Christie’s International will offer in London during October’s Frieze Art Fair.
The aluminum-and-rivet “Lockheed Lounge’’ chair from 1986, one of an edition of 10, [...]

UK eBay users targeted in Trojan botnet attack

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

Aladdin Knowledge Systems says its security response team is currently uncovering a widening network of infected PCs loaded with the eBay Trojan.
Users have become infected as a result of an e-mail phishing assault and by visiting malicious websites.
The Trojan is being spread through distributed brute force attacks on eBay accounts in an effort to obtain [...]

UK auction property deals

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

A report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the number of homes going on sale at UK property auctions has hit the highest level for more than two years.
More than 5,000 homes went under the hammer between March and June, with experts suggesting property is becoming a buyers’ rather than sellers’ market.
The Royal [...]