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CABARET- The Kit Kat Club at Selfridge’s

It’s show time at Selfridge’s and what better way to celebrate the Christmas season with a musical extravaganza! 

A unique bar experience that tells the story not only of the Cabaret in Berlin, it also reflects the evolution of a highly acclaimed London performance.  

The Kit Kat Club in Selfridge’s is identifiable by the champagne cocktails and cuvees whilst partnering with dancers at select moments throughout the course of a visit. 

The producers of the show itself say “Since our production of CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB opened in London in 2021, both the musical itself and the pre-show entertainment that invites audiences into its world have been widely described as one of the greatest theatrical experiences in the West End. When we heard about Selfridges’ festive theme being ‘Showtime!’, we knew we’d found our perfect partnership, as well as the most brilliant space on their 4th Floor to take the decadence of the Kit Kat Club outside of our building for the very first time.” 

This exceptional piece of drama leaves visitors with the chance to purchase memorabilia from the namesake. For five weeks over the festivities the bar will be open from 12pm to 10pm daily, providing an eclectic mix of entertainment. 

This formation of the two partnering, be it the most extravagant department store or the West End Production, will allow partakers to view costumes up close, enjoy the repertoire and get merry all under one roof. 

Christmas at Claridge’s – Louis Vuitton

In its thirteenth year of partnerships with friends, this time Claridge’s has combined efforts to show a Louis Vuitton tree featured inside two giant size cases.  

Created in 1875 the ever-famous Louis Vuitton trunk which depicts “the art of travel” has long been accompanied by the most precious and essential effects. 

This large sculptural creation stands with two wardrobe trunks at 5.2 metres

high each, adorned with Claridge’s travel stickers and an oversized travel tag.  

Inside the cases there are 15 vertical chrome trunks that stand at different sizes and make the silhouette of a Christmas tree in an Art Deco theme. Scattered amongst the tree in a snowy landscape are 21 Louis Vuitton Mascots, including Father Christmas himself. This all can be found in Claridge’s black and white marble lobby.

Both founded in 1854, there has been a long relationship with the brand, having opened its first London store around the corner from Claridge’s.  

With a relationship that is long standing, It is not the first time that Louis Vuitton himself came across Claridge’s. In the 1850s Vuitton became the personal layetier of Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III and her winter residence was Claridge’s.  

Claridge’s General Manager Paul Jackson said of the collaboration “Christmas is the most magical time for us here at the hotel and we look forward to welcoming guests and seeing visitors immerse themselves in Louis Vuitton’s world.” 

Yoko Ono: Music of The Mind

The Tate Modern is to represent the unprecedented work of Yoko Ono in February 2024. Covering over seven decades of the artist’s showmanship, there will be a theme of the mindset that brought the collection together. Echoing her expressionist pathway there will be more than 200 works including installations, films, music, and photography. The Tate writes that it will reveal a radical approach to language, art and participation that continues to speak to the present moment.  

Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971 at MoMA NYC 2015.
“Apple”

Her avant-garde creativity has been shaped through moving in artistic circles in Tokyo and New York and the exhibition starts with her early pivotal roles defined in “instructions”. She takes a humorous attitude to working with the mind, asking her subject to “listen to a heartbeat” and “step in all puddles in the city”. Her craftmanship expresses a gratitude for life and each parody is a moment shared by the mind of the artist. The typescript draft of Ono’s anthology “Grapefruit” will be displayed for the first time at the Tate Modern with her instructions written between 1953 and 1964.  

 

Yoko Ono. Frame from Film No. 4 Bottoms.

The centre of the exhibition will reflect Ono’s five year stay in London from 1966, when she met artists including her husband and collaborator John Lennon. Key features are abstract in the sense that it paints a picture in a stream of consciousness like “sky” which has been ever present in Ono’s life, being a child fleeing the war in Japan, where she found comfort and solace in her core. This collection features Ono’s 1966 SKY TV broadcast of the sky above the Tate Modern. 

Ono’s most famous campaign reflects her mentality when she and her late husband sent acorns to world leaders and did a billboard campaign of “War is Over” in 1969. Her work has been a constant evolving patter of humanitarianism and a play on the attention of the beholder. The exhibition reflects the interaction of Ono’s mantras and in this exhibition The Tate has taken its title from Ono’s Music in the Mind concerts and events in London and Liverpool in 1966 and 1967. 

Yoko Ono: Music of The Mind is running from 15th February 2024 until 1st September 2024. Tate Members get unlimited free entry to all Tate Exhibitions.  

 

Soho House – Members Club

Having began its story in Soho London, the members club has grown to be a worldwide phenomenon spanning its properties not just all over the UK but across the globe. 

With properties in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Sweden, and France to name a few, the popular residence has two new assets in Portland USA and Sao Paulo, and it does not stop there for its members. 

Membership can be specific to a house, or it can range to global membership meaning there will never be a shortage of entertainment and refuge for its loyal patrons. 

The events range from dinner feasts in Dubai, warming bonfires at Babington House, to fashion pop-ups in Atlanta and Majid Jordan performing a duo DJ set in Toronto.  

Members are given access to view the events on its own portal page of the Soho House website and potential members can calculate global or country, in house membership through pressing this membership calculator: Soho House | Membership pricing 

The World of Tim Burton

The Design Museum are to curate an exhibition of the inspirations of legendary film director Tim Burton.

Tim Burton has created nineteen films that have made him become a renowned global film director. From Sweeny Todd to Alice in Wonderland, this artistic fable of storytelling has led to him orchestrating his own themes through a worldwide tour of exhibition.

Travelling the globe, this show of his works is finally coming to the Design Museum in London from 25th October 2024 until 21st April 2025.

His own universe of artistic rights will show the public his production from being an illustrator, painter, photographer, and author, alongside his masterful director experience. The Design Museum has described him “As a multi-disciplinary artist his creations extend beyond the limits of mediums and formats.”

Created from his own archive of drawings, paintings, photographs, storyboards and props, the visitor is left with a multitude of references into this great mind of the beholder.

The exhibition is organized by Jenny He, Independent Curator, in collaboration with Tim Burton and adapted by Maria McLintock for the Design Museum.

Sunset Boulevard – The Savoy Theatre

Nicole Scherzinger stars in Andrew Loyd Webber’s celebrated production of Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre.

The production that runs until 6th January 2024, features some of the memorable songs such as The Perfect Year and As If We Never Said Goodbye, lead by director Jamie Lloyd for this unmissable appearance.

Norma Desmond, the main character, played by Scherzinger, longs to be back on the big screen, and with that finds her only hope, a struggling screenwriter. As the tale unfolds there is a relationship that leads to disastrous circumstances.

Scherzinger is a master at this performance, following already starring in Cats and being a multi-platinum award winning artist who performed for King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Coronation Concert.

This intoxicating theatre tribute is a theme for all those struggling and seeking fame through bitter accounts of mastering adoration.

Mash Gallery – Legacy Reunited

Radiant with expression this next exhibition of the Mash Gallery in Los Angeles gives a nostalgic insight into the journey of the life of the gallery owner, Haleh Mashian. Artist Yaghoub Jacob Souferzadeh will be showcasing his work in December for the first time in the luxury venue, but it is not the first time he and Mashian had met.

Contacted by the artist, Mashian made a visit to his studio only to find that this was the man who introduced her to art at the early age of eleven in Iran.

The artist’s work is one of a reflective account of Iran’s canvas set in landscapes of Northern Iran, particularly the enchanting Shomal region. His rose collections and more can attribute to his wide breadth of colour and textures within his paintings.

The Mash Gallery writes that “His work is characterized by meticulous attention to detail and a deep emotional connection to his birthplace.”

The empowerment of a meaningful encounter will be on display from December 14th 2023 to January 4th 2024.

Vogue Festive Calendar

With twenty-five days in the advent calendar created by Vogue, this glorious gift is packed full of handpicked luxuries to make you feel the sparkle of Christmas. Hair treatments, new to be released beauty products, scented candles and jewellery are among all to be found inside this season’s must have guide into opulence.

The Conde Nast Publication are donating £75,000 to charities in response to purchases made of this product. These include Sistah Space, akt, and Women for Refugee Women: all to receive £25,000 each.

Within the catalogue of prosperity, you can find brands such as Charlotte Tilbury, Dr. Barabara Sturm, Sisley, BBB London, Yolke, REN, Lily & Roo, Elemis, Killian Paris, Laura Vann and Aspinal of London. Containing 31 products, this pure indulgence present packed box is available while stocks last and retails at £350.

The artwork of the box is a count down from the very first covers of issues of the publication from 1916 to the present day. This is an entire wish list for the faithful and for those long concerned with splendour.

To purchase the Vogue Festive Calendar click the link below.

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Pretty Boys are Poisonous – Megan Fox

Poems by Megan Fox have been published. The dark and wicked humour of the actress is now referenced through a literary art form contained in over 80 works. Her beauty has come to reflect the understanding of men on an invisible platform, where she reflects upon the relationships she has sealed in her past. The newly found writer has said: “These poems were written in an attempt to excise the illness that had taken root in me because of my silence. I’ve spent my entire life keeping the secrets of men, my body aches from carrying the weight of their sins. My freedom lives in these pages and I hope that my words can inspire others to take back their happiness and their identity by using their voice to illuminate what’s been buried, but not forgotten, in the darkness.’

The ecstasy of understanding emanates from her poetry. Fox resides in Los Angeles and creates her work to ensure that her predicaments are not going untold. The ones we love make impressions on our soul. Her poetry is infectious. The hardback is available for £16.99 and is also available in eBook and audio download.

Billy Connolly – Castle Fine Art

Billy Connolly has long been a household name through his artistry. Now, there are more additions to his story as a comedian, actor, best-selling author and more recently an artist. Castle Fine Art have worked with the artist who has designed the personalities of sculptures in a radiant celebration of personality types.

“Direction” is a non-such being, something that can be interpreted by ones understanding of the hierarchy of order in the production of the figures presented in these works.

“Two for the Road” is a celebration of the capsule of two people, a wee one and a bigger one, who draw upon the mentality of gig-performers on the road. A sketch complements this mantra and his bestselling book, the autobiography entitled Rambling Man: My Life on the Road. The man himself explores the telling of this tale.

Fragile Beauty – Collection of Sir Elton John and David Furnish

For the first time over 300 photographs will be exclusively on view at the V & A. The collection of Sir Elton John and David Furnish will showcase 140 photographers’ work. It will be the largest collection of photographs shown at the V & A until now.

This will be following The Tate Modern’s exhibition of The Radicle Eye with previous collections of the singer and his partner. The collection will unveil the work of Robert Mapplethorpe and Cindy Sherman to name a few: this is part of a creative gallery from the 1950s to date.

To feature there will be portraits of Marilyn Monroe, and Miles Davis, amongst many other artists of the time. There will also be a recollection of such extraordinary events including the 1980s AIDS activism.

Sir Elton John and David Furnish have said: “Since we first loaned a selection of Horst photographs to the V&A in 2014, our relationship with the museum has grown significantly. Fragile Beauty takes our collaboration to really exciting new heights, showcasing some of the most beloved photographers and iconic images from within our collection. Working alongside the V&A again has been a truly memorable experience, and we look forward to sharing this exhibition with the public.”

This exhibition will be on show from 18th May 2024 until 5th January 2025. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the V & A website. Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection – Exhibition at V&A South Kensington · V&A (vam.ac.uk)

Credits: Dakota Hair, 2004, by Ryan McGinley. © Ryan McGinley Studios and Simply Fragile, 2022 by Tyler Mitchell © Tyler Mitchell. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

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