WC1X 9JD Travel Guide

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It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Superman-Themed Art Exhibition in London!

Where: 6-24 Britannia Street, London, United Kingdom, WC1X 9JD
September 6, 2011 at 2:44 PM | by | Comments (0)



Comic book nerds (er, enthusiasts), take notice: London's Gagosian Gallery will soon host an show by American artist Mike Kelley, whose Kandors series features "sculptural depictions of Superman's birthplace." If you count yourself a hard core Superman fan, you're well aware of the exhibition title's reference: Kandor is the former capital city of Krypton, Superman's home planet. The Man of Steel sustained and cared for the city with the help of atmospheric tanks after it was miniaturized by the villainous Brainiac. [*Conclude Dorky Rambling*]

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Art or Porn? Takashi Murakami's Divisive Exhibit Hits London's Gagosian Gallery

Where: 6-24 Britannia Street, London, United Kingdom, WC1X 9JD
July 14, 2011 at 5:38 PM | by | Comment (1)

To the general populous, the name Takashi Murakami may sound only vaguely familiar, likely because of his well-known collaboration with luxury label Louis Vuitton during the early 2000s. The popularity of the Eye-Love bag has since faded from memory, another blink-and-you'll-miss-it trend massively, momentarily hawked by the fashion industry and discarded once a flood of cheap knockoffs hit the market.

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