The star-studded line-up included Jay-Z, Rihanna and Hackney-grown talents Leona Lewis, Professor Green and Rudimental (article written for the Hackney Citizen) In celebration of staging of the 2012 Olympics in Hackney and surrounding boroughs, the BBC’s Radio One hosted a free two-day festival for local residents on Hackney Marshes last weekend. International popstars and DJs
MonthJune 2012
Lovebox – review
Last weekend’s festival on the fringe of Hackney did not disappoint (an article written for theHackney Citizen. All photographs by Richard Ridout.) Last weekend Lovebox festival took over Victoria Park, just south of Hackney. Hot Chip, Friendly Fires and Grace Jones headlined the three-day gig, drawing huge crowds to the main stage. Meanwhile, the smaller
Lizzie and the Yes Men – riding the ocean waves
(An article for the Hackney Citizen newspaper – printed in the June copy and published online here) Surf-pop indie group Lizzie and the Yes Men release their debut single They have just released their first single ‘The Broadwalk’ — an upbeat, drum-heavy delight fit for a Tarantino soundtrack — but Lizzie and the Yes Men
Dio Lau – Confession in Water, at the Book Club in Shoreditch
(An article I wrote for the June edition of the Hackney Citizen newspaper, also published online here) Artist Dio Lau’s debut solo exhibition at the Book Club in Shoreditch explores the dark corners of the human psyche Eager to share his philosophical musings on humankind through art, Hong Kong-born artist Dio Lau, 28, opened his
Get Carta – the art of mapping
(An article written for the June edition of the Hackney Citizen newspaper, published online here) Eight artists explore community, place, and nature at the Karin Janssen Project Space in Well Street Well Street’s Karin Janssen Project Space is a pocket of white light on a multicoloured community high street. Next door, polka-dot umbrellas are stacked
Power and Beauty by Jasper Joffe, Rove Gallery – Hoxton Square
(An article I wrote for the June edition of the Hackney Citizen newspaper – also published online here) Facing Power and Beauty Jasper Joffe contrasts portraits of brutal dictators and images of Hollywood actresses at Rove Gallery in Hoxton Dictators are notorious for their unrelenting wickedness, but Sacha Baron Cohen has chosen to parody them
