National Gallery evicts peaceful protestors ahead of arms dealers' dinner, 13.9.11
Image from http://www.demotix.com/news/830253/anti-dsei-protest-national-gallery-l… the Gallery know how you feel about it hosting such an event:development@ng-london.org.uk, information@ng-london.org.uk(The Gallery's Director is Dr.
BP's Oil-ympian ad campaign subverted
Spotted out and about in London town this week:
'We're Gonna Make You Whole' comes to London
Described as 'A masterpiece, a bold and timely script which takes risks and offers delightful rewards.' 'Beautiful Kara Peters grabs the audience, spellbound.''Van Wilt's voice--at once otherworldly and earthy is sexy, powerful.' Soon to be featured by the Independent, Sky News, LBC and the BBC.
BP exorcism at Tate Modern, 18.7.11
All photos by Peter Marshall: http://mylondondiary.co.uk
BP art ads subvertised
Spotted on the London Underground recently...
Spotted in a caff somewhere in London recently...
‘Guerilla Ballet’ disrupts BP-sponsored opera in Trafalgar Square, 13.7.11
Three ballet dancers interrupted BP’s third and final Summer Screen in Trafalgar Square[1], 30 minutes before the scheduled broadcast of the opera Cinderella began. The disturbance took the form of a short piece of dance based on Swan Lake [2], with the classic tale used as analogy for BP’s controversial investment in the Canadian tar sands [3],[4]. The performance featured the White Swan being smeared by an oily substance and suffocated with a cloth. The crowd of opera-lovers were very receptive, greeting the grand finale with applause and cheers.
BP Portrait Award demo: guests and judges file past faces of the Gulf spill, 14.6.11
'On 14 June, guests and judges arriving for the BP Portrait Award ceremony came face to face with portraits of people affected by BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The blowout of the Deepwater Horizon caused the deaths of 11 oil workers and untold, ongoing damage to the people and the environment of the Gulf Coast.