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WESTFIELD SHOPPING CENTRE, LONDON

admin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:20:13 +0000

About Westfield London Westfield London, the pioneering shopping and leisure destination, is now open to the public. It is an innovative and dynamic place for a new generation of consumer to shop, to eat, and to meet. Aspirational, yet inclusive, it is an architecturally stunning showcase for 5 anchor stores: Debenhams, Next, Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser, Waitrose and over 265 luxury, premium and high street retailers from more than 15 different countries. Food is as important as fashion at Westfield London. Nearly 50 exciting eating concepts boast 73 awards between them and offer some 25 styles and nationalities of cooking. 6 new to the UK and of those 5 are first ever seen brands. A bustling cluster of 17 restaurants run the length of Southern Terrace, the pedestrian street of dining, and open cooking brings drama to the collection of 13 counters on The Balcony where fresh food is prepared fast and to order. Westfield London is as much a meeting hub as a place to shop and eat. A stunning central Atrium, unique in London, will host a full calendar of arts and educational events beneath a spectacular glass roof. A 14-screen state-of-the-art cinema, gym and spa will open in 2009, and a new library will serve the local community. New transport links make Westfield London the best connected shopping destination in the UK. Four underground stations provide on average a tube every 5 minutes, an overland station will get you from Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction to …

The Village, Westfield London Shopping Centre, Shepherd’s Bush

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:44:19 +0000

Image taken on 2008-11-04 10:18:00 by Jim Linwood.

Céleste Boursier-Mougenot at Barbican Centre, London

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:45:51 +0000

New commission for The Curve, Barbican, London www.barbican.org.uk © Extracts from Ariane Michel’s film, Les Oiseaux de Céleste. Copyright Galerie Xippas, Ariane Michel and Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, 2008 French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways. For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape. 27 February 2010 – 23 May 2010 The Curve, Barbican, London www.barbican.org.uk Free admission Times: Open daily 11am-8pm Open late every Thu until 10pm