http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/ from www.independent.co.uk en-GB Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:52:17 +0100 http://www.typepad.com/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/become-an-onlin.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/become-an-onlin.html By Sonia Zhuravlyova My Own Art Collection is a new website which enables people to design and curate a virtual collection featuring real works of art supplied by galleries from across the country. Once you are happy with your collection,... State of the Arts Sonia Zhuravlyova Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:11:58 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/06/mark-wallinger.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/06/mark-wallinger.html By Arifa Akbar Mark Wallinger, the former YBA who won the Turner prize for "State Britain", his installation of anti-war posters, has created a giant steel sculpture for one of Oxford University's most illustrious colleges. The piece, called "Y", will... State of the Arts Arifa Akbar Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:48:00 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/06/state-of-the-ar.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/06/state-of-the-ar.html By Alice Jones Transferring to the West End is the holy grail for many theatre producers. But transferring to Elephant and Castle shopping centre in south-east London is decidedly uncharted territory. Until now, that is. From tomorrow (until Saturday), the... State of the Arts Jimmy Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:38:08 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/incomplete.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/incomplete.html By Arifa Akbar Clint Eastwood has come out in protest at the high levels of Botox in Hollywood. The man with the craggiest face in cinema - but handsome with it - has spoken nostalgically about the "individuality" of screen... State of the Arts Arifa Akbar Fri, 30 May 2008 11:33:19 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/doing-the-canne.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/doing-the-canne.html By Arifa Akbar Men wear tuxedos at breakfast. Women are never out of their cocktail dresses. And the dogs poking out of their owners' handbags get smaller every year. It's party time at the Cannes Film Festival again and the... State of the Arts Arifa Akbar Tue, 20 May 2008 17:06:00 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/toby-youngs-win.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/toby-youngs-win.html By Arifa Akbar Has Toby Young finally learned how to win friends and influence people? Apparently not. Last week, we were told at the Cannes Film Festival that Toby Young's book, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, is being... State of the Arts Arifa Akbar Tue, 20 May 2008 09:33:43 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/state-of-the--2.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/state-of-the--2.html By Ciar Byrne “This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle…This other Eden, demi-paradise”. When William Shakespeare put these words into the mouth of John of Gaunt in Richard II, he was not presenting an optimistic view of England, but... State of the Arts Ciar Byrne Mon, 19 May 2008 18:14:39 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/incomplete---my.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/incomplete---my.html By Arifa Akbar Mark Wallinger is the artist of the moment. He won the Turner prize last year, became known as the man who dressed up in a bear costume, and now, he's among a handful of artists who unveiled... State of the Arts Arifa Akbar Fri, 09 May 2008 13:41:00 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/state-of-the--1.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/state-of-the--1.html By Ciar Byrne Emerging from a 29-day sojourn in Wormwood Scrubs earlier this week, with crucifixes hanging from his neck and a fag dangling from his mouth, Pete Doherty memorably described his time inside as "a lot of gangsters and... State of the Arts Ciar Byrne Wed, 07 May 2008 20:11:00 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/state-of-the-ar.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/05/state-of-the-ar.html By Ciar Byrne “I carried a watermelon?” OK, it was a cute line, in a film that touched the heart of every teenage girl. But the over-exploitation of this Dirty Dancing catchphrase by the hen night Mecca that is the... State of the Arts Ciar Byrne Wed, 07 May 2008 07:17:00 +0100