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Post by afroken on Sept 13, 2011 11:33:09 GMT -8
Laz's latest pop-up show collaboration looks intriguing... theminotaur.co.uk/home/I've booked a table for the 'dining experience' on the 21st. |
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Post by saint on Sept 13, 2011 11:41:35 GMT -8
Great art, great food, what more do you want. We're going on the 14th of next month, cant wait.
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Post by stingers on Sept 19, 2011 3:02:14 GMT -8
I need to book up for this too, sounds fun .
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Post by sleepboy on Sept 22, 2011 11:56:44 GMT -8
After a resounding success with 2010's Hell's Half Acre and over 10,000 visitors, Lazarides Gallery are delighted to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with Kofler & Kompanie, pioneers of PRET A DINER (Europe's most celebrated pop up restaurant), who will be redefining the dining experience in the form of a Michelin Star pop-up restaurant, during their two-week residence at The Old Vic Tunnels. During Frieze and London Restaurant Festival, from 10 October until 25 October, the underground venue will transform into an alternative cultural space featuring a labyrinth gallery of cutting-edge artwork and film, offering a world-class restaurant and lounge-bar. PRET A DINER is the official "pop-up" restaurant partner of the London Restaurant Festival.
Within the maze of artwork, KP Kofler, Founder and CEO of Germany's most well known caterers, will bring together some of the best chefs in the world to demonstrate their technical expertise and unique form of creative cuisine. By refashioning one of the Tunnels, KP Kofler will introduce PRET A DINER to the London stage for the very first time, with top Michelin-starred chefs Nuno Mendes (Viajante, London), Matthias Schmidt (Villa Merton, Frankfurt) and Juan Amador, (Amador, Mannheim).
Lazarides' return to the Tunnels this year takes inspiration from the ancient Greek legend of The Minotaur. Steve Lazarides will commission artists from his international stable to each create their own interpretation of the classical myth within a stunning Labyrinth installation. Artists so far confirmed to contribute include: Stanley Donwood, Jonathan Yeo, Antony Micallef, Conor Harrington, Doug Foster, 3D, Ian Francis, ATMA, Michael Najjar and Lucy McLauchlan .
Simon Davis, London Restaurant Festival Director, commented, "Having visited Berlin earlier this year to experience PRET A DINER I thought it would be a fantastic addition to the London Restaurant Festival's growing schedule of events. With the irrepressible Lazarides curating an exhibition and the fabulous Old Vic Tunnels as a backdrop to some of the world's most inventive chefs this is just the sort of ingenious event that the capital should be hosting during the country's leading food and restaurant festival."
A three course meal at PRET A DINER including entrance to the exhibition will be priced at £75. Bookings will be available from 7pm and 9pm. Tickets will be on sale from 10 September 2011.
Tickets to The Minotaur: £5. A portion of the fee will be donated to The Old Vic Theatre Trust. Free entry to under 16s. For future revelations follow @lazarides_Art on Twitter for real-time updates or check the official Minotaur website.
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Post by svenman on Sept 22, 2011 13:10:36 GMT -8
10,000 visitors last year my arse. the show was great but no way did they have that many through the door.
interestingly the moniker art fair quote that they had over 10,000 visitors last year also. ahem.
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Post by afroken on Sept 22, 2011 13:35:38 GMT -8
Maybe 10,000 visitors is art dealer code for "we didn't actually sell anything".
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Post by svenman on Sept 22, 2011 13:56:57 GMT -8
i'm presuming that's why none of last years exhibitors are returning.
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Post by afroken on Sept 22, 2011 13:58:25 GMT -8
I think that's a fair assumption.
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Post by sleepboy on Sept 26, 2011 9:42:46 GMT -8
A similar event in Frankfurt in regards to the dining.
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Post by Weezy on Sept 26, 2011 19:24:57 GMT -8
If anyone went in Frankfurt, let me know how it was...
Weezy
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Post by sleepboy on Oct 6, 2011 8:50:14 GMT -8
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Post by iron on Oct 6, 2011 12:01:32 GMT -8
Interesting but I am not sure the Tunnels are the right place for the dinning experience. The concept might have work well high up there in Frankfurt but I am not sure about damp and dusty underground tunnels ( at least that's how I remember them from the past three years). Great for art, party and drinks though.
Saying that I might change my mind on Monday evening
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Post by svenman on Oct 6, 2011 12:37:30 GMT -8
eating there certainly doesn't appeal to me.
neither does paying to get in to see the art.
i thought hells half acre last year was an exciting show.
i don't really have any level of interest in this though.
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Post by thejoker on Oct 10, 2011 12:28:47 GMT -8
Interesting show. Those going for the dinner are in for a nice surprise; the art...well Micallef steals the show. One of his two pieces best I have seen from him. Some of the others from the stable..Conor, Yeo only had one piece and with solo shows coming up not the best. Well executed Ian Francis pieces but all very obvious subject matter. Oh, if you don't like rats best not go  |
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Post by afroken on Oct 10, 2011 12:39:20 GMT -8
Queued for 40 mins, stayed for 20. All a bit meh. The Micallef and Harrington just about saved it from looking like a trendy Central St Martins show. The Francis? Seen it all before. Micallef struggled to get in to the venue. He was at the wrong entrance, but still... They're art dealers, not arms dealers.
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Post by sleepboy on Oct 12, 2011 22:50:48 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Oct 13, 2011 21:29:28 GMT -8
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