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GUSTAVO LACERDA: Albinos
Sao Paulo photographer Gustavo Lacerda made waves across the Internet for his delicate, haunting portrait series Albinos. We sat him down to ask what spurred on this project.
SWEET TOOF: Graffiti's sweet Olympics revenge
If you’ve been anywhere in east London, you’ll have seen Sweet Toof. Ghoulish and gleeful, his Day of the Dead-style street art has adorned walls from Hackney to Hoxton. On the eve of his solo show Sweet Revenge, Wonderland treads the thin line between life and death with the mysterious artist…
WALKER ART CENTRE: Internet Cat Video Film Festival
It’s not exactly your average film festival, but this might just be the Cannes of cat videos. The usually staid Walker Art Centre caused a stir when it announced the world’s first Internet Cat Video Film Festival, dedicated to showcasing the best feline flicks around. We asked festival programmer Katie Hill if there’s any method […]
SEVEN WONDERS… Olympics Opening Ceremony moments
We’ve put aside our British cynicism and gotten into the Olympics spirit. Sue us – guess we got sucked into that whole “whole world coming together as one to celebrate human achievement” thing. To commemorate tonight’s Opening Ceremony, we count down the best moments of past ceremonies. Now all we have to do is pray […]
BEST & WORST: Batman scenes
With the final installment of The Dark Knight trilogy out this weekend and IMAX tickets selling for up to £75 online, there’s never been a better time to be a fan of the Bat. But we have two words for you: batsuit nipples. Wonderland racks up the best and worst of the Batman franchise.
DENNIS MORRIS: This Is The One
Dennis Morris is the first man of British music photography – bar none. His iconic pictures of Bob Marley and Johnny Rotten have graced the walls of many a first-year uni student’s walls. This time, he’s back with a photo book of the Stone Roses, This Is The One. Wonderland talks to the maestro himself.
EMERGING: Frank Laws
In the age of Photoshop, it’s reassuring that people like Frank Laws are still putting brush to paper. The east Londoner specializes in hyperrealistic paintings of gritty estates, transforming the grim sights into something altogether more mysterious and subtle.
STEVEN TAI: Chloé star
Steven Tai may only have graduated last year, but he's already nabbed the inaugural Chloé design prize at this year's Hyères festival. At Berlin Fashion Week, he impressed with his runway show of blonde and beautiful geeks. Wonderland talks industry recognition and unusual inspirations with the Canadian designer. When did your interest in fashion begin? […]
EMERGING: Good Wives & Warriors
All-girl art duo Good Wives & Warriors have come a long way from the Glaswegian student halls where they first met. Now, they’re doing paintings in Sao Paolo and are launching a campaign with Swarovski, Iconic London. Wonderland gets the goss from the two in Berlin.
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Electrick Children
It’s not everyday a girl escapes a cult when she gets knocked up by a rock’n’roll song. But that’s exactly the premise of Rebecca Thomas’ new film, Electrick Children – think Kids crossed with Martha Marcy May Marlene. Wonderland scored an exclusive clip and chatted to director Rebecca Thomas about this modern-day nativity story.
SEVEN WONDERS… Nora Ephron film moments
Nowadays, romantic comedies might now be the preserve of Judd Apatow & Co, but there was a time that Nora Ephron ruled the rom-com roost. In honour of her passing yesterday, Wonderland count down the seven best scenes from her films, including that scene from “When Harry Met Sally”.
NOVA 2012
Damien Hirst, David Shrigley and Rankin – at a festival? Thanks to the creative genius of two Big Chill producers, the big-name artists will all be present at Nova, a festival with a (very arty) difference.Wonderland gets the low-down from Victoria Burns, its creative director.
TESTING: THE NIKE+ FUEL BAND
Wonderland indulges in a series of unfortunate experiences to test the potency of Nike’s brilliant new 24/7 sports performance monitor.
LAND OF KINGS 2012
Glasto might be taking a year off, but a whole pack of new festivals are ready to take its place – and heading up the crowd is Dalston’s Land Of Kings, now in its fourth year. Wonderland spoke to its directors, Connie Harrison and Nick Griffiths, about their homegrown festival – which kicks off on […]
REVIEW mk. II – Sundance London
The dust has just started to settle on Sundance London, but the reviews are rolling in and the prognosis looks good – even if it was competing with the New Kids On The Block/Backstreet Boys reunion at the O2. Wonderland rounds up the final days of America’s biggest festival export… Day three River’s Edge Think […]
REVIEW – Sundance London 2012
Britain might be gripped by the wettest drought in decades, but the rain didn’t deter film buffs from turning up in droves for the first ever Sundance London film festival at the O2 arena. Wonderland joined them to see if the cinematic magic of Park City, Utah would translate to er, North Greenwich. For your […]
JOSH RADNOR – Liberal Arts
Writing, directing and acting in your own feature film while starring in an Emmy-winning comedy? It’s a miracle Josh Radnor, star of How I Met Your Mother, has any time to sleep. Wonderland talks to the triple threat about his touching coming-of-age drama Liberal Arts – which premiered at London’s Sundance film festival on Thursday […]
LAST CHANCE: Primitive London’s Tokyo pop-up store
Andrew Grune and Lui Nemeth may have met under the bright lights of Tokyo, but their boutique Primitive London is an entirely British proposition: exciting brands, upcoming designers and a DIY spirit. Oh, and it’s in a railway arch. Wonderland chats to Andrew about their new pop-up shop in Tokyo…
TOP FIVE… FASHION FEUDS
It’s handbags at dawn for Roberto Cavalli and Anna Wintour: in a video interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica (published on Friday), the Italian designer accused Wintour of making American fashion “terrible”, saying the Vogue editor “wants all women to be like her and to dress the way she does”. So in the spirit of […]
BROKEN FINGAZ CREW – Crazy Eye Hotel
Bold, brash and unashamedly pulpy, Broken Fingaz Crew is the first street art collective to come out of Israel. Unga and Tant from Broken Fingaz share an exclusive Wonderland look at their new work – open to the public at London’s Old Truman Brewery space from tomorrow and hosted by influential promoters NO WAY – […]
TOP FIVE… TWITTER “QUITTERS”
Nicki Minaj may have just deleted her Twitter account after a disagreement with her fans, but she’s not the first star to dramatically exit the social networking site. Wonderland rounds up the serial celeb tweeters who’ve tried (and failed) to quit Twitter… (1) Miley Cyrus raps her reasons for leaving Twitter 2. Justin Bieber suspends […]
TOP FIVE… BUFFY MOMENTS
With The Cabin in the Woods proving to be a surprise smash hit and The Avengers premiering next weekend, director Joss Whedon is enjoying the acclaim that’s eluded him since sci-fi drama Firefly got axed. But let’s not forget where Whedon began – with a little show called Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Grab your Scooby […]
MATTES – Anonymous, Untitled, Dimensions Variable
Eva and Franco Mattes are the cheeky artist-provocateurs behind works like Stolen Pieces, composed of dozens of fragments broken off from masterpieces by Duchamp, Warhol and Jeff Koons. The Brooklyn-based pair pioneered net art, blurring the line between real and online life with staged suicides on Chatroulette and re-enactments of performance art on Second Life. […]
TOP FIVE… GIRL MOVIE CLICHÉS
With Lena Dunham’s sitcom Girls premiering on HBO this month and New Girl going strong on Channel 4, showbiz isn’t short of funny, women-fronted comedy – but that doesn’t mean the genre lacks its own uniquely female cliches. After hours of trawling through romcom classics and Sex and the City episodes, we round up the […]