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  • Nolan Browne – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    Nolan Browne – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    A 20-question interview with Nolan Browne, manager of London’s Taschen store and Gallery Nolan Browne

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    Ambition.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    Rubbish in, rubbish out.

     

    Kerry Katona was considered unacceptable in 2007. Who or what is unacceptable in 2016?

    Homelessness and Donald Trump.

     

    Tony Blair misses being Prime Minister. What do you miss most in your life?

    A couple of people.

     

    What might you swap all your wealth for?

    I wouldn’t.

     

    Donald Trump was once a case of: “If you owe the bank a thousand, they close you down; but if you owe the bank a billion, you own the bank”. What’s your view on the banking crisis?

    Is there still a crisis?

     

    What phrase or word do you most loathe?

    ‘Take care’.

     

    In the UK, some people consider charity to “begin at home”. What’s your view and what causes do you personally support?

    I detest chuggers and I’m running the Royal Park Half Marathon in October for Shelter, who help the homeless.

     

    The judge in Law Abiding Citizen states: “I can pretty much do whatever I want” before being blown up whilst answering her mobile phone. What’s your view on the appropriate use of such devices?

    Don’t text while driving or cycling. Remarkable that people do it.

     

    If you could fill a carriage on The Orient Express, who would be your fellow passengers?

    Woody Allen and Magritte and a billionaire, just to find out exactly how you get that rich.

     

    If you were unfortunate enough to end up on death row, what would be your last meal and where would you eat it?

    I doubt you could wander too far, so maybe a nice Harrods hamper in the prison yard.

     

    What time is it acceptable to consume the first drink of the day?

    Anytime depending on the occasion.

     

    A Negroni, a martini or a cup of tea?

    A martini.

     

    Whose parties do you enjoy the most and why?

    Arty ones – always full of characters and great chat.

     

    Who is the most positive person you know?

    Both of my sisters are very positive.

     

    What’s your most guilty pleasure?

    Thomas Pink shirts.

     

    If a tattoo were to sum you up, what would it be of?

    No answer.

     

    If you were a car, what marque would you be?

    Any kind of Ferrari.

     

    Cilla Black presented Surprise, Surprise. Tell us the most surprising thing about you.

    I was born in Bangkok.

     

    What’s currently sitting on your mantelpiece?

    A wedding invitation and some art related postcards.

     

    Nolan Browne is the manager of London’s TASCHEN Store and Gallery Nolan Browne. Travel and art are in his blood and he is the son of a diplomat and an art collector. Browne was born in Bangkok, grew up in New York, Somalia, Ukraine and Rwanda and went to school in the UK. While at university, he founded Unscene Art, a pop-up platform for emerging artists. It was dubbed “The student Turner Prize” by i-D magazine. Pitstops at White Cube and Phillips Auction House led him to TASCHEN – where he is fast turning the London store into one of the capital’s art destinations.

     

    Follow him on Instagram at @nolanbrowne.

     

     

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  • A paedophile profits

    A paedophile profits

    Jailed paedophile Rolf Harris set to profit from sale of first original work since he was jailed

     

    Since he was jailed, no painting by the filthy paedophile Rolf Harris has been sold at auction. That’s now about to change given a work by the disgraced 85-year old is being offered in an online auction that ends on 6th September.

     

    Listed by auctioneers Robson Kay – who describe themselves as “corporate recovery agents” – the 182cm by 121cm mixed media painting dates to 1980 and features Harris’ signature in large lettering. It is named ‘Outback Scene’ and was purchased for £14,000 in 2004 by its current owner. He then declined an offer of £44,000 for it in 2008 prior to pervert Harris’ 2014 conviction.

     

    Of the work, which is now being marketed with a much reduced pre-sale estimate of just £5,000 to £10,000, Jonathan Kay of Robson Kay told the Mail Online:

     

    “I suspect there are people who might want it but would be worried what others think and I suspect there are those who like the controversy of having such a work and using it as a conversation piece at a dinner party”.

     

    “Personally, I wouldn’t have it in my home. I discussed it internally and decided it was unlikely our other clients will think poorly of us if we sold it”.

     

    “We are an online auction and so far we can tell that 17 people are watching this item. It might they are curious as to how it fares or they could be serious buyers”.

     

    If the work does sell, Harris will himself profit. Under the Artist’s Resale Rights (ARR) scheme, the child abusing monster will receive 4% of the sale price.

     

    A paedophile profits – Jailed sex abuser Rolf Harris painting to be auctioned – Outback Scene – Mixed media, 1980 – Robson Kay – 6th September 2016
    Sex fiend Rolf Harris faces a new trial for further abuse allegations in 2017
    A paedophile profits – Jailed sex abuser Rolf Harris painting to be auctioned – Outback Scene – Mixed media, 1980 – Robson Kay – 6th September 2016
    The painting by the perverted monster offered for sale is titled ‘Outback Scene’

     

     

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  • Quoting Darth Vader

    Quoting Darth Vader

    Theresa May to strip Downing Street of artwork in order to install her version of the ‘Ed Stone’

     

    On Tuesday, The Independent revealed that Theresa May is to “replace some of the artwork hanging in Downing Street with framed quotations of the speech she made upon becoming Prime Minister”.

     

    In the speech, May pledged to stand up against “the privileged few” and fight “burning injustice” but now rather like Ed Miliband with his pointless and much maligned stone, ‘Darth Vader’s sister’ has scored her first own goal given her lack of action against, amongst others, ‘Sir Shifty’ (AKA Philip Green).

     

    What next? Will Mrs May be displaying her garden gnome-like husband in Downing Street’s rose garden?

     

     

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  • Nuno Goncalves – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    Nuno Goncalves – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    A 20-question interview with executive chef Nuno Goncalves of 12 Hay Hill in London’s Mayfair

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    I am as stubborn as you can get. If I set my mind to something, I won’t stop until I achieve it. It’s what keeps me going.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    Don’t leave for tomorrow what you can do today; life is too short for time wasting.

     

    Kerry Katona was considered unacceptable in 2007. Who or what is unacceptable in 2016?

    Boris Johnson leading the Leave campaign: It was clearly part of his political game to get to 10 Downing Street.

     

    Tony Blair misses being Prime Minister. What do you miss most in your life?

    A social life: It’s what you sign up for when you become a chef.

     

    What might you swap all your wealth for?

    A tranquil and peaceful life, surrounded by family, good friends, good food and, of course, good wine.

     

    Donald Trump was once a case of: “If you owe the bank a thousand, they close you down; but if you owe the bank a billion, you own the bank”. What’s your view on the banking crisis?

    Over-optimistic greedy bankers lending to over-optimistic under-achievers.

     

    What phrase or word do you most loathe?

    Ignorance.

     

    In the UK, some people consider charity to “begin at home”. What’s your view and what causes do you personally support?

    In my opinion it is everyone’s social and moral responsibility to help the less fortunate when possible. I support the British Heart Foundation; they are a fantastic organization helping people with heart disease all over the UK.

     

    The judge in Law Abiding Citizen states: “I can pretty much do whatever I want” before being blown up whilst answering her mobile phone. What’s your view on the appropriate use of such devices?

    They are a necessity in modern life, but at the same time reduce their user’s awareness of what surrounds them. Mankind is becoming a prisoner of its own evolution.

     

    Nuno Goncalves – What’s on your mantelpiece?
    Nuno Goncalves

     

    If you could fill a carriage on The Orient Express, who would be your fellow passengers?

    My wife, son, close friends and family, my team, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Clarkson, Barrack Obama and Donald Trump.

     

    If you were unfortunate enough to end up on death row, what would be your last meal and where would you eat it?

    Probably my wife’s spaghetti Bolognese at home.

     

    What time is it acceptable to consume the first drink of the day?

    Whatever time it’s necessary to get you through the day.

     

    A Negroni, a martini or a cup of tea?

    Coffee.

     

    Whose parties do you enjoy the most and why?

    As long as there is a party, I’m not really bothered.

     

    Who is the most positive person you know?

    Probably me.

     

    What’s your most guilty pleasure?

    Chocolate and wine: In that order.

     

    If a tattoo were to sum you up, what would it be of?

    Probably an atomic bomb mushroom cloud, but you do not want me to go off.

     

    If you were a car, what marque would you be?

    A Mercedes-Benz.

     

    Cilla Black presented Surprise, Surprise. Tell us the most surprising thing about you.

    Hard on the outside but soft on the inside.

     

    What’s currently sitting on your mantelpiece?

    A portrait of my wife and I; it reminds me of how we used to be. Time flies.

     

    Nuno Goncalves was born in Portugal and grew up in Toronto. He has worked at the Corinthia Hotel and Galvin at Windows and is now executive head chef of Shaun Rankin’s London restaurants and oversees the dining room at business members’ club 12 Hay Hill in Mayfair, London.

     

    Follow him on Instagram at @nunogoncalves84.

     

     

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    HIM and Hitler

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  • Lawrence Van Hagen

    Lawrence Van Hagen

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  • Two guys sitting at a bar

    Two guys sitting at a bar

    An amusing artwork based on a conversation at a bar is to be offered at Christie’s in London in April (more…)

  • Daniela Zahradnikova

    Daniela Zahradnikova

    Daniela ZahradnikovaThe 42-year old ex-girlfriend of 86-year old New York art collector Henry Buhl was christened a gold-digger after she sued him for £1.1 million ($1.5 million) after claiming that he had said he would provide for her “for the rest of her life”. (more…)

  • Oliver Rothschild (AKA “The Fake Rothschild”)

    Oliver Rothschild (AKA “The Fake Rothschild”)

    Oliver Rothschild (AKA “The Fake Rothschild”)A regular on the party circuit in London, self-described “International Man of Excellence” Oliver Rothschild was exposed by The Telegraph as a “fake Rothschild” in March 2016. (more…)