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Tag Archives: Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison
Red faces after doomed supermarket is shortlisted for award
Red faces at Grey Label, the marketing agency that organises the “Croydon Business Excellence Awards”, where they have managed to shortlist as “Best Employer” a business that is about to make its 70 workers redundant. As exclusively revealed by Inside … Continue reading
‘I’ll paint Kate Moss. Just pay me this time,’ says artist
In the latest twist to the saga surrounding the town centre’s Churchill mural, the artist who painted it claims he was never paid by the council-backed gallery who commissioned him. By KEN TOWL David Hollier, the artist who painted the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Rise Gallery
Tagged #BLM, Black Lives Matter, Churchill mural, David Hollier, Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, Rise Gallery
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TV expert slams ‘tricky art dealer’ and ‘gullible’ council leader
Our arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK, on some withering criticism of the borough’s street art from a leading social commentator Jonathan Meades, the widely respected commentator, has called Croydon Council leader Tony Newman “laughably gullible” and described the street art which … Continue reading
Council assisted £80,000 sponsorship for bankrupted art dealer
Having traded for years on his association with street artist Banksy, a gallery owner landed tens of thousands of pounds in public money for an arts festival promoting his business – even as he was being declared bankrupt by the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Paula Murray, Rise Gallery, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Matthew Sims, Mayor, Oliver Lewis, Paula Murray, Rise Festival, Rise Gallery, Whitgift Centre
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Banksy warns: do not trade with this Croydon art dealer
When Bansky’s largest ever art installation was unveiled on Church Street earlier this month, one of the first to appear on the scene to try to claim some undeserved credit for the street artist’s appearance in Croydon was the council … Continue reading
The writing’s on the wall for Croydon’s artful dodger
WANDLE WANDERER: Art fan KEN TOWL set off on another walk this weekend, but this time in the town centre, where one of the lowlights was a limited edition, £20,000 balloon dog shitting balloon shit From the town that brought you … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Ken Towl, Rise Gallery, Uncategorized, Walks, Wandle Wanderer
Tagged Ken Towl, Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, Rise Gallery
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Gallery owner to face questions at movie club’s screening
BELLA BARTOCK, our resident art critic, previews the movie schedule for May at South Norwood’s thriving Screen25 film club Film-goers – and Croydon residents – will get a chance to ask Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison some detailed questions about his Rise Gallery’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, Rise Gallery, Screen25, South Norwood
Tagged Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, Screen25, South Norwood
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Works from dozen artists on display in Warhol Croydon
Thirty years after the death of Andy Warhol, and Croydon is the venue for an exhibition devoted to the artist’s work and influence.
Posted in Art, Rise Gallery
Tagged Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, Rise Gallery
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Artful’s Grenfell tribute removed while council backs graffiti
Croydon Council’s attempts to paint itself, literally, as a hip and happening location for street art is, at you might have guessed, more than a bit bogus and ripe with hypocrisy and blatant double standards. Because in the same week … Continue reading
Council unveils grenade sculpture days after terror attack
STEVEN DOWNES, editor of Inside Croydon, on the crass insensitivity of a senior councillor over an ‘artwork’ revealed off Surrey Street Market Residents, business owners and even senior figures on Croydon’s Labour-run council were embarrassed and angry when, within days … Continue reading
‘A spruple hello could lead to a Millran hinge’. But is it art?
When does vandalism become “street art”? Is it only when Croydon Council says so? That’s a question which has been raised this week by the South Norwood Tourist Board, and which seems likely to be brought up at tonight’s public … Continue reading
RSA to stage talk on the arts at Braithwaite Hall, Apr 14
The Braithwaite Hall is staging an evening of talks on April 14 about the regenerative influence of the arts, organised by the Royal Society for the Arts. The event is free, and according to the RSA, “the main speaker will … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Braithwaite Hall, Rise Gallery
Tagged Croydon, Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, Rise Gallery, St George's Walk
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