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Book Review: Grandma Rode a Lizard into Town by Jorvik Parn
One does not pick up a novel titled Grandma Rode a Lizard into Town expecting...
New series- A Day in the Life Of: Lucien Ardoin, Art Collector
In a sun-dappled townhouse on the Left Bank of the Seine, Lucien Ardoin begins his...
Artist Boz flies across Monaco harbour in self-made hot-air balloon
In what critics are calling “equal parts daring and delirious,” London‑based multimedia artist Boz today...
The Mayfair Book Groupette & The Bibliophiles of Belgravia: Joint Meeting
Date: 22rd April 2025 Time: 7:15 PM , 11:40 PM Location: The Upper Library, The...
Why Isn’t Otto Vallin More Famous?
The Invisible Architect of Modernism In the increasingly crowded pantheon of early modernist pioneers,Picasso, Braque...
Book Review: My Toenails Are Ideograms by Plover C. Glint
It is a rare pleasure,indeed, a great privilege,to encounter a novel that is so well...
My Life as an Art Dealer: “A Highly Combustible Commission”
By Harissa Beaumont This could have been the last entry in my diary, but luckily...
The Mayfair Book Groupette – Minutes of the Hearing Trumpet Meeting
Date: 4th March 2025 Time: 7:00 PM , 11:05 PM Location: The Yellow Salon, Pimlico...
A Vision for Sale: Ptolemy’s ‘Abstract Artist For Hire’ Exhibition
The atmosphere at the opening of Abstract Artist For Hire, the latest exhibition by Ptolemy...