The Secret Is Out! Anomalous Visual Event

Last month, we blogged about Anomalous Visual's extremely mysterious showcase exhibition which is set to take place this week. Bit by bit, we received snippets of information about the exhibition, through virals, emails and social media, and a private party invitation and now they've finally revealed the location of the exhibition!
So finally, the secret is out.

SSSShhhhhhhhhh...A SECRET SUBTERRANEAN SOLO SHOW

9th-11th Dec 2011

12-8pm Free Entry

Location: Below Abbot St car park, E8

See you there!

Sarah Potter- Editor

Fashion’s Music Night In

Notting Hill’s own little Aladdin’s cave, Village Bicycle, collaborated with Parisian brand Paris Eleven to host an exclusive event last week. Promoting Eleven Paris’s limited addition Joy Division T-shirt; paying a homage to the bands vast contribution to music over the years. This event was an ethical promotion as all proceeds of these limited men’s designs go to MDF, the Bipolar Organisation.

The party scene was set in Village Bicycles treasure trove of a shop, surrounded by trinkets and innovative, emerging designer brands such as Aishesh, Devastee and of course Eleven Paris.

Village Bicycle first opened its doors earlier this year, located opposite Matches in Notting Hill. The shop is a concept store created by London socialite and heiress Willa Keswick. Inspired by the iconic Sixties Chelsea store ‘Granny Takes a Trip’ and her travels around the globe; this bespoke boutique is not something you see every day.  With huge neon crosses, religious iconic projections and day of the dead memorabilia, this place is a visual feast!

The Party kicked off with Four Roses Bourbon whisky sours served in cute little jam jars, aptly named ‘She’s lost control’. We listened to American record producer (known for working with Joy Division) Arthur Bakers' choice of tracks followed with a set from model and ‘It girl’, Mary Charteis. 

The rock and roll glitterati were of course in attendance for this special night, we spotted a couple of The Rolling Stone’s offspring, Tyrone Wood and Jade Jagger along with Super-Model Jade Parfit and the Hurts’ Theo Hutchcraft! After all that excitement we went outside to be greeted with what I can only describe as the tastiest hotdog I have ever eaten, provided by Old Street's foodie sensations ‘Big Apple Hot Dogs, amusingly named huge pole hotdogs.

With Village Bicycle’s unique and exciting retail treasure trove and prog-rock royalty t-shirts going to a worthy cause, I definitely recommend a visit.


Beth Gallagher

SSSShhhhhhhhhh... Don't Tell Anyone- Tell Everyone!

Listen up Vauxhall Fashion Scout followers! We received an invitation to an exclusive and mysterious event and exhibition at an unknown location. Intrigued? So were we, so we thought we’d like to share the mystery, just in case anybody would like to attend/cover the event too. It sounds right up our street- does it yours? 

The night is being hosted by Anomalous Visuals who describe themselves as ‘A collective of interdisciplinary artists that combine photography, moving image, digital manipulation, graphic design, lighting, projection, installation, music and animation to produce a varied set of expressive multi-media outcomes and visual anomalies.’

There is an exhibition open to all from 9th-11th December, and an exclusive private party from 6-9pm on the 8th December. Should you wish to attend and cover the private night, you should RSVP to sarah@anomalousvisuals.co.uk

Here are the details;

Secret Subterranean Solo Show between 9th-11th December.

Below are the full event details and listing for SSSShhhhhhhhhh with the online press pack available at http://www.anomalousvisuals.co.uk/index.php?/exhibitions/sssshhhhhhhhhh/

If you are able to provide a listing and/or feature for the event we would be most appreciative. We have several virals that are currently circulating, should you wish to post these, the direct links are also provided below.

Please do feel free to contact us if you require any further information.

Full info:

Anomalous Visuals presents:

SSSShhhhhhhhhh...

A SECRET SUBTERRANEAN SOLO SHOW

9th-11th Dec 

12-8pm  Free entry

East London Location TBA 

A cavernous underground retrospective featuring a labyrinthine selection of interactive installations, unorthodox fashion photography and esoteric moving image. SSSShhhhhhhhhh is a unique and immersive show that celebrates Anomalous Visuals’ first year as an audio and visual collective.

Set within a mysterious and unlikely “gallery” space in East London, prepare for a fusion of media dedicated to collective projects that honour the inspiring creative’s who’ve helped to build the ethos behind AV.

An experience in itself, SSSShhhhhhhhhh brings together film, fashion, design, art, animation, music and motion graphics into an array of aberrant visuals from a range of recent collaborators.

A Secret Subterranean Solo Show challenges the commercial and conventional artistic ideas of an exhibition, promising a multi-sensory world of illuminated digital anomalies in an underground event to remember...

'Don't Tell Anyone, Tell Everyone'

For location disclosure visit www.anomalousvisuals.co.uk from Dec 1st

Virals:

Viral 1  http://vimeo.com/30831979

Viral 2  http://vimeo.com/31743020

So, take our word for it, this is going to be one event you don’t want to miss out on. Feel free to take this post an pass it on, it’s all rather exciting, isn’t it? We’ll definitely see you there!


Sarah Potter- Editor

BOXPARK

‘Not some run of the mill shopping centre. It’s a living, fertile community packed with talent, innovation and attitude that puts creativity and fashion back where they belong on the street’ -Boxpark

When the economy hits hard times, creativity is desperately needed in retailers to provide new and innovative ways for people to shop. Pop-up shops are one of the results of this. A wonderful, imaginative concept that, in essence, gives any (ambitious) Tom, Dick and Harry a chance to open their own shop.

Retail revolutionary Roger Wade (the man behind Boxfresh and fashion brand consultancy Brands Incorporated) has taken this concept to a whole new level. He is dreaming big. Forget pop-up shops, this man’s making a pop-up mall!

This inventive idea is to be located in the creative epicenter of East London, opposite the infamous Shoreditch house and within walking distance of the new station. A location certain to draw a lot of attention.

The shops are to be slotted inside shipping containers, creating minimal, unique and low cost ‘Box shops’.  The pop-up aspect of this mini retail adventure is the mobility that the shipping containers possess; in theory you could take them on tour and have them pop up all around the world!

These boxes are aimed at smaller brands and creative organisations that can’t afford to fit into the high street’s square holes, providing new designers with a creative outlet that won’t break the bank. 

Wade understands the importance of new talent and is pushing this by offering local creative brands and organizations preferential rates.

‘…any retailer that we think are doing something a little bit different’ says Wade.

With over 60 shops (all now fully let!) Boxpark is almost ready to go, although no names are confirmed as of yet. Promised are a range of designer brands, bookshops, footwear, bike shops and many many more...

No definite date has been set on the website, just 'Xmas 2011' so watch this space…or box?

Beth Gallagher