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I Found #6 Felix – Cardiff Arts Institute, 24 Jan

Felix are delicate like ribbons blowing in the afternoon breeze delicate. Vulnerable, pastel chamber pop swept with minimal piano and cello while Lucinda Chua’s verbose vocals undulate overhead. The sparse, distant piano stirs with the grace of Nyman and Satie, … Continue reading

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Guardianistas and Whizzer & Chips – Buzz reviews CAI

Buzz Magazine has just posted this good piece on the opening of Cardiff Arts Institute. It’s a fair review that picks up on the Institute’s kitsch and tongue-in-cheek approach while picking apart some of the venue’s features, such as the manifesto and … Continue reading

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Fuck John Lewis – here’s Cardiff Arts Institute

The shop window of the newly-opened All Saints store on the Hayes is full of beautiful, antique sewing machines. They sit there in nice rows, neatly aligned and dormant, subservient to the window aesthetic. Once individual icons, their sole function now … Continue reading

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