Mao at the new Saatchi Gallery.

The new Saatchi gallery in Chelsea, London, (click on title) opened
in October 2008 in a Georgian building ( 70,000sq ft, 15 gallery spaces).
Chinese contemporary art was on center stage for the opening show.

















An average of 5,200 people a day for the Saatchi's exibition
"The Revolution Continues", in London.























Portrait of Mao, Qiu Jie, 2007
(Photos David Levene)

Well, I confess I've posted this for some feline reasons, but you
can continue your visit here...

and/or take a look at the current exhibition (Jan30/May 6) :
"New Art from the Middle East"


















Ghosts, Kader Attia
(photo Toby Melville/Reuters)
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Happy Birthday, Nelson !

90 ! (next july 18th)
Friday's concert (in Hyde Park) coincides
with the 20th anniversary of London's
Free Mandela concert, held to demand
he be freed from prison.
He was released in 1990 after 27 years
behind bars, and was elected South-
Africa's first black president in 1994.
(more)

A Nigel Parry's preview on what's going to happen
in Hyde Park...

... Royalty and politicians from both sides of the Atlantic, leading names from
business, sport, film and entertainment -- and some of the most successful
musicians of the past twenty years -- make up the birthday list for three days
of celebrations, culminating in a three-hour evening concert in London's Hyde
Park on Friday June 27, The 46664 Concert Honouring Nelson Mandela at 90...
(all)
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Welcoming the Olympic Torch...

... SAN FRANCISCO, April 8th
(tele673)

... PARIS, April 7th
(nexus6s)

... LONDON, April 6th
(niesfisch)

Yamakasi in London

3 cute Froggies in London...

Yamakasi - Free Running
(by Francesca)

History repeats, Humans do not learn...

Reporters without Borders and the Burma Media Association reported that the government cut off all Internet access in the country on Friday morning and they said that all Internet cafes in the country also have been closed... (YahooNews).

Nobel Laureates statement against situation in Myanmar

Dr Chee Soon Juan's one-man protest at the Istana, Singapore.

Singapore's Dirty List... but what about Europe's & America's ?

An eyewitness from inside Burma reports...