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Multiplied Contemporary Art in Editions Fair

Contemporary Art in Editions Fair.
Art you can buy

18 -21 October 2013

Multiplied returns for the fourth time at the peak of the contemporary art season in London.

This year Pandemonia's print “ Shades of Blue” is being featured at the londonprintstudio stand. Copies of the print can be purchased at the London Print studio online Shop.


Pandemonia signing print

The fair is unique in offering contemporary art in editions, from prints and photographs to sculpture and artists' books, showcasing both established and emerging artists from a range of international galleries and collectives.

With free entry and works of art priced to suit every budget, Multiplied provides a unique opportunity for collectors, curators and enthusiasts to see and buy contemporary art in editions.

Fair Location
Christie's South Kensington
85 Old Brompton Road
London SW7 3LD

Social whirl

Independent Magazine 8th October 2011

Social Whirl Dafydd Jones

Deja vu



Isn't she perfect? There isn't a hint of age on Jerry Hall's face. That Blonde swoosh of hair swept around her smooth features is just impeccably glossy, aren't her flame-red lips amazingly drawn? And doesn't look a day over – hang on. Is that a plastic dog on her knee? On closer inspection.....

Security! Imposter! And sitting so Brazenly beside the real deal, too, calmly sipping champagne (while wearing rubber). That takes nerve. Jerry needs to get a copyright on her look, pronto. Oh, and get herself a fake Scottie.


Pandemonia and Jerry Hall at the Macmillan De'Longhi Art Auction, Bonhams, in London.


Words by Jocasta Jones

ES Magazine

FLASHBULB 07.10.2011 ES Magazine


Plastic fantastic Artists Pandemonia and Gavin Turk.

Ollie Locke, Cheska Hull, Jerry Hall, Amber Atherton

Bonhams

Lots of Fun

Wahat Macmillian De'Londhi Art Auction
Who Henry Conway, Nick Hornby and Amy Molyneaux
Food Wraps of Duck with spinach and mango, sultana bread croute with dolcelatte, fresh fig and balsamic caramel
Drink Piper-Hendsieck champagne and De'Longhi espresso martinis

Fred Butler

London Fashion Week 18th September. Summerset House.


Pandemonia checks out Fred Butler presentation hosted by Susie Bubble,


caught up with Martine Hadida and her daughter, owners of L'eclaireur one of the finest independent group of fashion and life style stores in Paris.


P, had chin wag with Pablo Nicholls from Toronto Friendly Stranger Stranger store and Shelley Pick New York Fashion Calendar on the latest volume Foam hair products doled out in media goodey bags at London Fashion Week.



Style break down.

Hair - Inflatable Platinum blonde beehive.
Dress – Bronze cartoon dress.
Shoes – Plastic mules
Accessories - . Black gloves gloves & plastic sun glasses
Bag - 'Plastic' bag

photos: Stephen Mahoney

PPQ S/S 2012

16th September Summerset house.

London Fashion Week SS 2012: Peaches, Paloma, Pandemonia and Other People on front row.

Photo Jade Ewan Peaches Geldof, Pandemonia, Paloma Faith, Diana Vickers



The actual soundtrack to the show was much more upbeat, thumping 90s tunes were the perfect accompaniment to a collection which took them back to their roots. The first few looks were fairly pared back and grown up - sensible, pretty dresses with shiny gold buttons, big lapels and pocket details. The pretty pastel colours met with a tougher, Western look, courtesy of their collaboration with Lee Jeans. The duo also collaborated with Bebaroque for some truly stand out tights, leggings and bodysuits featuring the brand new PPQ crest which also adored most of the pieces sent down the catwalk. The fun, crazy prints also made an appearance as did heavy embroidery, for me some of the pieces were a little too young and trashy but on the whole I really liked the collection and the collaborations.



















Pandemonia attends PPQ fashion show.

Style break down.

Hair - Inflatable Platinum blonde beehive.
Dress – Orange cartoon dress.
Shoes – Plastic mules
Accessories - . White gloves gloves & plastic sunglasses
Bag - Orange P bag.
Pet - Inflatable puppy

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Photo Copy Fashion daydreams!

The Rodnik Band

London Fashion Week SS 2012.

Day 1 16th September St Martins Lane hotel.

Dressed in Marlboro Red Pandemonia drops in on The Rodnik Band.



Combining pop art and fashion, Philip Colbert’s sea world-inspired Spring 2012 The Rodnik Band collection included plenty of fantastically eye-catching garments. While some, like the sequin-made submarine dress and one with a crab peeking up from the top would be fitting for few aside from Lady Gaga, a fan of the brand, others like a mod-ish fish scale-inspired dress and Navy SEAL-inspired separates could easily translate into girl-about-town wardrobes (think Sienna Miller, also a fan of Colbert’s work).

Giving his designs a somewhat political message this season, the designer partnered with the Environmental Justice Foundation to create he says, “A strong message behind the clothes […] they are a leading Environmental charity, and have done amazing work to reduce Pirate fishing, which has greatly affected the worlds fish stocks, causing massive damage to the wider marine ecosystem and the food security and livelihoods of poor coastal communities in developing countries.” Colbert went on to explain that he’s always had an affinity for the aesthetic the sea – “from Fisherman’s outfits to sailors uniforms. ”

Read more: The Rodnik Band Spring 2012 Runway Review |
The Fashion Spot.



Style Brake Down

Hair - Inflatable blonde beehive with low lights
Clothes – Marlboro red Dress.
Shoes – glass slippers
Bag – inflatable Marlboro clutch bag
Accessories - Matching red gloves and black sunglasses

Agent 2 Magazine

PANDEMONIA PANACEA: AGENT2 INTERVIEWS THE PRINCESS OF PLASTIC
INTERVIEW TAMSIN WORRAD

Original article Agent 2 Magazine



IF YOU WERE AT LONDON FASHION WEEK THIS FEBRUARY, YOU’RE PROBABLY AWARE OF PANDEMONIA. AS A 7FT TALL, LATEX COVERED, CARTOONISH CHARACTER, SHE’S SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO MISS. ALTHOUGH SHE’S SEEMINGLY EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SELF MADE CELEBRITY. IS SHE A LIVING HOMAGE TO THE POP ART MOVEMENT, A WAY OF COMMENTING ON CONSUMER CULTURE, A PR EXERCISE IN BRANDING? AGENT2 TALKED TO HER TO SEE IF WE COULD GET TO THE BOTTOM OF MYSTERY.

There’s a huge amount of discussion surrounding what Pandemonia stands for and what you’re trying to say. Are you making a fixed statement or are you open to interpretation?

Discussion is a good thing. Traditionally, art is illusive; does any one know the meaning of Mona Lisa’s smile and isn’t it all ‘in the eye of the beholder’ anyway? Can a person be a statement? Pandemonia is a cartoon reflection of metropolitan life in the 21st Century.

You talk about products being the new celebrities: conversely, how much do you think celebrities have become a product or brand themselves? Is your plastic nature a commentary on this?

Products hold the real power and celebrities are products in the media. Being a celebrity you have to manage your image in exactly the same way as a brand does. It’s only the branding that distinguishes one thing from another.

Presentation means everything and it all comes wrapped in plastic. Who needs content when the surface says it all? Commodities are no longer just things of use: they have become part of what we are. I went straight for that laminated look.

You’re placing yourself in the public eye in a huge way, but remaining anonymous at the same time. How do you deal with this duality and is it a deliberate comment on celebrity?

There’s nothing new about anonymity and being in the public eye. Just look at all the advertising. Those images are flawless, and you can’t get beyond the surface.

I live beyond my self as an act of self creation. I’m a conceptual artist presenting the concept of “A Pop Up Celebrity”. Like an advert, I am another image in the media. Pandemonia is a story with legs and mysteries make good copy.

You’ve talked about being the creation of the ideal female shape – blonde, leggy, thin. Are you deriding society’s obsession with feminine perfection or are you part of it?

I’m just as influenced by the current aesthetics as anyone else. I take everything at face value.

The nature of Pandemonia means that you’ll never age – you’ll forever be shiny and new. Are you therefore the ultimate celebrity?

Yes! I’ve taken it to its ultimate conclusion as another pre-packaged multi platform commodity. I work well in print, web, moving image and reality. Its catch up time for the cosmetics industry, they’ve missed a trick or two.

Would you say that becoming part of celebrity culture is the best way to comment on it, or is your immersion into the ‘it crowd’ just a way of getting yourself and your work known?

Definitely! I place myself in the public eye so that I have a bigger impact on objective culture. News is spread in the market place. Celebrities make good press and people relate to them so being one of them is like giving your ideas a free ride. In the glossiest of magazines my ideas get exhibited right next to their influences. And of course the ready made audience is a big bonus. You can’t just buy PR like that!

Are you ever going to reveal what’s behind the latex?

There’s nothing there; isn’t that the point?

Finally, why Pandemonia?

Pandemonium means chaos. In Milton’s Paradise Lost pandemonium

Life in Plastic

Origional articel published Nouse. June 22, 2011
Text: Paris Bennett. Fashion Editor of Nouse
Phototography: Jenny Van Sommers



Pandemonia has the wow factor. Or perhaps Pandemonia is the wow factor. The phenomenon of performance art, has been formulated under the name Pandemonia, into a larger-than-life cartoon character, with the intention of provoking a reaction, whilst at the same time being a reaction. The presence of this doll-like figure certainly commands your attention unlike any regular arty or eccentric character. Indeed, being head to toe in latex, seven feet tall, and all woman is enough to merit interest from those in the industry also trying to create an unusual ‘image’.

In fact, the industry rather like the cartoon created by the post-pop conceptual artist. Pandemonia has been spotted at film premieres, glossy on location photo shoots, and even Boy George's 50th birthday party last week. Her fans and friends include Kanye West's ex Amber Rose, Philip Tracy and Steve Strange. But, standing the challenges facing art and artists du jour, this walking piece of art must also resolve her existential purpose.

As a conceptual artist, the ideas behind the art take precedence over traditional material concerns, yet this does not detract from the aesthetic appreciation of Pandemonia’s silhouette and features. She describes these as quite traditional features. “It’s figurative; it’s concerned with our relationship between identity and the media and who we are in a changing landscape. As a celebrity, albeit an artificial celebrity, I am the glossiest celeb of the glossies. I fit right in.”

Alluding to her image being not merely part of fashion, but of celebrity culture too, it seems ambiguous as to whether she is an item of gossip, an icon, or an imaginary celebrity. But she clarifies that her “ideas come from the mass media so it makes scene to put them back in there. That way I am communicating to a ready audience.”

“The celebrity arena is a platform to exhibit my work. I am inside the idea and have become the medium. Celebrity is the face of the media. As a pseudo-celebrity, I am a construction of media aspirations and dreams – A copy in the world of illusion.” If the birth of an innovative product in an already saturated market, involves the right product, in the right place with the right promotion, then she seems to have got it impressively spot on.

The female form is always being rearranged and re-worked, I am simply working within that time-honoured tradition

Although the conceptual side is important to this walking Barbie, would artistic expression through other mediums such as painting have a bigger impact? “Oh yes, I used to exhibit paintings and drawings in traditional gallery spaces but they always seemed so old fashioned. Our 24-hour media world is a more exciting and modern place to be in. When you watch TV you can’t help but notice that people are only interested in other people, preferably celebrities.”

The value of the character compliments conceptual. The raw appearance of the character seems to juxtapose the female silhouette. But she says, “females are far more alluring. Everyone likes looking at the female form, look at Art, look at advertising. In the West, the female form is always being rearranged and re-worked, I am simply working within that time-honoured tradition.”

Pandemonia is ‘re-working’ the tradition with a re-generation fabric. Latex relates to an industry of latex condoms, rubber playsuits and fetish. But Pandemonia says that she uses it “because it’s shiny. All the best things are shiny – gold, diamonds, cars, magazines, gadgets. Shiny means fresh and new. Almost everything you buy now is wrapped in plastic so it must be good.” She has tapped out human sense of allure being a primitive sensation felt by all. But it’s not just latex that re-works the female form, as she has used denim in the silhouette too. “That material also has lots of conations. It’s mass-produced. It once symbolised the working class and became a fashion statement of the rebel. A symbol of freedom and individuality. Disenfranchised from its roots and re-cut by top fashion labels.”

As the story of Pandemonia unravels, it becomes apparent that her paramount expression and reaction is about self-awareness, which could be argued to characterize the celebrity industry itself. The inflated and fixated hairstyle, pop up chest and attention to details that includes matching shoes, bag and outfit co ordination can relate to any celebrity. But which celebrities in particular have looks which have been borrowed from? “I’m inspired by whoever is in the media at the moment, for a while it was
Paris Hilton. She’s perfect because she’s famous for nothing and she’s blonde. Today we are getting a lot of
Cheryl Cole. I wonder who will be next.”

I’m not sure whether she intends for the stark irony; at London Fashion Week her image bombarded the style pages, finding itself next to the very celebrities she takes inspiration from. She responds “People have interpreted me in all sorts of ways. My presence offers a subtext, a reflection on what is happening.”

But do the celebrities object to her social reflection, view this 3D inflated latex symbol as a mockery of their existence? “They are all receptive to my work, reactions run between amazement and amusement.” This refreshingly seems to epitomize how seriously we take the media, and how light heartedly the celebs categorise themselves

The three way relationship of audience, media and celebrity appears to show the power being dominantly placed at the celebrity’s feet. The inflatable items to the suit, such as the handbag and hairstyle represent the transience of celebrity shelf life. “My head and bags are empty they are only surface. It’s so easy not to look beyond the surface. I have thought about inflating other areas but I think it’s important to stay elegant.

“My Marlboro dress is my favourite creation. It sits in a space halfway between reality and advertising. When I wear it I am imbued with the force of nature, the power of the Marlboro mountain. I am inside the medium. The alchemy of myth and advertising entwine and fuse together around me.”

The consistent focus on a rather brand categorised industry, I find myself trying to remember Pandemonia as ‘artwork’ rather than ‘product’. However, her most profound expression is to view celebrity culture as a market, but rather as an artistic expression. All surface, with hidden substance, in which Pandemonia appears to have created a perfect positioning of herself in our culture.

MTV Push & Calvin Klein launch party

Pandemonia spotted at MTV & Calvin Klein party

Style break down.

Hair - Inflatable Platinum blonde.
Dress – Chevron cartoon rubber dress.
Shoes – Plastic mules
Accessories - Black gloves & plastic sunglasses.
Puppy – Inflatable pet

Last night saw Village Underground in Shoreditch play host to hundreds of London’s trendiest for the MTV Push and Calvin Klein launch party. It was a night hosted to showcase the talents of rising young artists and to launch the new Calvin Klein lifestyle range.

And what a banging party it was! From the uber cool fluorescent lights to the energetic performances, MTV showed they sure know how to put on a party. Katy B gave us a brilliantly energetic set where she performed some of her hits including: Broken Record, Katy B On a Mission and Lights On. The pint-sized singer was also kind enough to tell us that her new single will be Easy Please Me, a dubstep infused track from her new album.

Originally scheduled to perform was London rapper Professor Green, but his no-show was most likely due to the fact that he was struck down with tonsillitis earlier this week. Fortunately, MTV were able to find a replacement in the form of rising MC Wretch 32 who, quite coincidentally, had lost his voice. Nonetheless, he gave the audience a quick performance of his smash hit Traktor.

When we caught up with him after his set, he seemed to be in high spirits despite having to mouth most of the conversation. Also performing was US export Alexis Jordan who had the crowd singing along to her infectious hit Happiness. Despite only being 17, Alexis showed that she is talented enough to deliver strong vocals live.

Keeping us dancing all night long was DJ Peaches Geldof along with host and supermodel Lara Stone . Lara is currently the face of Calvin Klein, who has been busy with their pop-up show at the Old Truman Brewery. Plainly designed with screens showing their global campaign and a vending machine of clothes, the pop-up shop is a taster of the fashion houses new lifestyle range.

It seems many party-goers appreciate the new range, as there were queues of people all night waiting to film their own campaign in the “ck one box.”

The Push party was certainly a star-filled event with celebs such as David Walliams and Jameela Jamil turning up to show their support to the performing artists.

A good night was had by all.



Photo www.girlalamode.co.uk

Text www.musicrooms.net

Gilbert & George. The Urethra Postcards Pictures

Pandemonia attends the Gilbert & George Private View 13th Jan 2011 White Cube Gallery, Mason's Yard, London.

Arriving with fashion designer Bert Clayton, Pandemonia was dressed all in gray and red with her trademark inflatable yellow hair. Guests included Tracey Emin, Stephen Fry, J Jopling, Bianca Jagger, Courtney Love and Alan Yentob. Drinks sponsored by Japanes Asahie beer.


Photo by Richard Wolff

National Icons Gilbert & George present...

The Urethra Postcards Pictures

The series comprises of 564 pictures, 155 pictures are on display at Mason's Yard.

The work wryly celebrates Englishness in the form of post cards of London attractions and its titillations. Could this be the pleasure principal?

United in their composition, 'Urethra Postcard Pictures' constitutes 13 cloned postcards set against a geometric take on a urethra. Each of the postcards, in trademark patriotic form, feature the Union Jack alongside an advert for sexual services.

Meeting Gilbert & George Pandemonia commented that it was a very large show. The Duo nodded in agreement.

For every ones clarification Gilbert is the smaller one and George is the taller one.



Pandemonia was seen to be leaving with her own Gilbert & George

Awaiting more photos

White Cube
Gilbert & George: The Urethra Postcard Art of Gilbert & George
14 Jan—19 Feb 2011
Mason's Yard

Links
Easy Living blog

Alex Reid, Katie Price and Pandemonia?

Getting snapped at the Terence Trout party, Pandemonia gets caught up in the tabloids. Could this be the beginning of a 'menage a trois' scandal?


THE SUN - Alex's Air Head Page 4

Whilst Katie Price is away in LA getting her hair done. Pandemonia gets caught on camera with hubby, Alex Reid. Even by Pandemonias standards flying to LA to get your hair done is a bit extreme. “Katie you should try my hairdresser, Children of Vision, its so much closer. I went there the other week” Pandamonia commented.





Who's your new blonde dolly, Alex?

PLAYBOY Alex Reid fuels marriage-split speculation by cosying up to a blonde airhead behind Kate Price’s back. DAILY STAR Page 7

Find out what really happened at the
Terence Trout Party

What do you think? Comments please.