I keep going to exhibitions just as they're finishing, so it's always too late to tell anyone else about them. And lately I've been going to see exhibitions that have allowed me to take photos, so I've taken photos. And then I've posted them on Flickr, but neglected to even mention them on my blog. And it was pointed out to me that I'd neglected the blog quite a lot, so here's the first of some posts about exhibitions you can no longer go to.
Meet Sunday George who went off to have an adventure…
A little while ago, I interviewed comics artist Garen Ewing about his adventure series The Rainbow Orchid. We had a very interesting chat about book illustrators from the so-called Golden Age, Ukiyo-e prints, animation, computer games and 1970s comics. Here is the interview for your edification, and I hope you enjoy it as much as [...]
Sometimes it's too easy to forget just how much there is to discover or revisit in London. Last week I went to a preview of a great exhibition of Hypercomics, which has filled Battersea Park's Pump House Gallery with magical mystery and multi-directional narrative.
Last weeek I was supposed to go to Brighton for the day. I'd planned to attend a sewer tour with the Brighton Flickr group, and hoped to see the Charley Harper exhibition and had booked an advance train ticket to save money (less than a tenner instead of over twenty quid). Unfortunately, due to the [...]
A few days ago, I went to tThe Complete History of Food, presented by Bompas & Parr. Despite the fact that the title was a bit of a misnomer (there was nothing "complete" about their history, and, given that it was sponsored by a cognac company, it didn't really feel much like a history of food), it was an entertaining and unusual night out with two of my best pals, Nikki and Billy.
The day after I went to Bekonscot it was the Lates night at the Science Museum, and I got to see my stitched self on display, along with 258 others…
This Wednesday there's a Science Museum Lates event, for the launch of the new Who Am I? gallery, where you'll be able to see mini-me, on display with lots of other self-portrait dolls
I've been getting quite interested in sewers and tunnels this year. First there was the visit in March to the Thames Tunnels (which I wrote about here). A week later I went on a guided walk as part of Obscura Day 2010, following the route of the Fleet River from Kentish Town all the way [...]
It's hard not to namedrop after going to comics conventions, just as it's easy to forget that in most other entertainment industries it's not as easy to hang out socially with the creators you're a fan of. I take it for granted sometimes, and it's easier to avoid the hero-worship thing once you've had a [...]
The other comics event of the week was anything but lowkey. MCM EXpo is a twice-yearly event in the Docklands, full of cosplayers and hyperactive teenagers, which I wouldn't normally consider going to, were it not for the fact that it's also full of fabulous comics folk and offers up a great opportunity for me [...]
