Eerie, thought provoking and initially elusive; a visual feast awaits at the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery. Following Maggie Semple’s private viewing of Pipilotti Rist’s aptly named ‘Eyeball Massage’ exhibition during last week’s Indian summer, the Semple team were inspired to visit the exhibition, and found ourselves immersed in the wonderful world of Pipilotti. On entering...Read More
The Semple team had the pleasure of viewing the Spring/Summer 2012 collection by the exceptional Andrew Majtenyi. In conjunction with London Fashion week, the award-winning designer presented the exquisite collection, inspired by the medieval trial of Katherina Hetzeldorfer in 1477, at Chantelle Showroom. Majtenyi developed the designs through focussing particularly on the jurors and art...Read More
Annie Lennox is one of the most respected and inspirational female icons of our time. She has achieved great success over the last thirty years through her musical career with The Tourists, The Eurythmics and as a solo artist. Her powerful, dynamic and enigmatic style has had a major impact on fashion and pop culture...Read More
Adornment and Identity is the exhibition currently on the Maggie Semple radar, showing at The British Museum. With a focus on Oman, the third biggest country in the Arabian Peninsula, the Omani culture through their dress and jewellery is explored in historical depth. From the 1800s-1900s, the exhibition documents the change in style and values...Read More
The Chris Beetles Fine Photography gallery is host to the first major London exhibition for the work of Steve McCurry, one of the world’s most renowned and respected photographers of today. McCurry, a leading member of ‘Magnum photos’ from 1986, is universally regarded as one of the most travelled and humanitarian photographers of our time....Read More
Just over a week ago the American retail giant, Banana Republic launched their Mad Men clothing collection, created by the show’s Emmy award winning costume designer, Janie Bryant. The capsule collection is available for one season only and is inspired by the hit television series based on 1960s New York. The retro style of the...Read More
The work of photographer Chris Nash has maintained a prestigious and iconic status in the creative arts for over two decades, as artwork in its own right and as advertising for contemporary dance companies. Encapsulating the expressive nature of contemporary dance, Nash’s photography is inspiring and thought provoking. His images delve into a world of...Read More
Diane Arbus (1923-1971) was born, lived and worked in New York City. At 18 her marriage to Allan Arbus, a fashion photographer, provided an introduction to photography. Portraiture, the genre from which her fame arose, quickly became her focal point; this personal and sophisticated approach redefined documentary photography, especially through her collaboration of photography and...Read More
The Semple team arrived at the Photofusion gallery in South London to preview the inspiring photographs of Vivian Maier (1926-2009). Now a recognised figure of 20th Century Street Photography, Maier has been accredited by The New York Times as ‘evidently one of America’s most insightful photographers’. The story of Maier’s life and beyond is captivatingly...Read More
Just as Britain and the rest of the world had taken a sigh of contentment and began to relax after the excitement surrounding the Royal Wedding earlier this year, it was announced that the dress of the century, the dress in which Kate Middleton transformed in front of the world from an ‘ordinary woman’ into...Read More
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