Make sure you tune into BBC Radio Devon next Thursday from 12 for the Interactive Lunch Session with David FitzGerald interviewing Gerry King on Torquay Tornado. Not to be missed!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rn1hf
Gerry King and his father Paul King
“Do I recommend the book? Undoubtedly. I thoroughly enjoyed it from cover to cover, and I challenge any reader to read Chapter 30 without a lump in their throat or a tear in their eye….Well done, a truly remarkable read”.
“If there is one book you read about boxing, make it this one. Champions may dazzle to deceive but Paul King’s story is a compelling, gritty and touching narrative of Britain since the war through the eyes and gloves of a hero of the undercard.” Tim Bouquet- Author and feature writer for the Telegraph Magazine and The Times.
The wait is over! Our hard-hitting boxing memoir is available to buy tomorrow, Saturday 21st April from www.zerolubin.org/shop
Order your copy tomorrow while stocks last!
We are very proud to say that on Sunday 25th March, our illustrator Nina Cosford was on page 2 of The Guardian! http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2012/mar/25/guardian-open-weekend-round-up?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038
For us, her exceptional work has included our Colouring books:
For more examples of Nina’s quirky style and to get in contact, follow the link below for her website:
Here are a few photos of the printing process of the limited edition letterpress ‘Nobbins’ posters. Handprinted letterpress on 210gsm handmade paper 40cm x 78cm. Available from Zero Lubin.
Printed by Ben Goodman- http://www.bengoodman.co.uk/
Zero Lubin having a cavort
The artist Patrick Wray
Valentine Drawing Extravaganza
Zero Lubin Valentine Drawing Extravaganza
Arlington Arts Centre, Newbury
Wednesday 15th February
China and Magdalene Celeste
Zero Lubin invited all ladies and gentlemen with a keen eye and a sharp pencil to take part in an event of exquisite beauty made flesh, a celebration of fabulous corsetry and sensual contours. At this enchanting evening of ‘pulchritudinous exhibitionism’ the audience inspired and tantalised their senses by drawing burlesque performers China and Magdalene Celeste. Drawing ability was not the focus of the evening, rather enthusiasm, invention and imagination were emphasised and rewarded with mystery prizes.
Arlington Arts Centre
Poppy von Tarte
Magdalene Celeste
123 Bethnal Green Road Shop and Gallery, London
Zero Lubin’s
Limited Edition Framed Handkerchiefs
Now for sale at 123 Bethnal Green
123 Bethnal Green Road is a concept store and Gallery spread across 4 floors of a beautifully restored Grade II Listed building in East London. Showcasing the best of British Fashion, Art, Food & Lifestyle products they specialise in the unconventional & the undiscovered and are now displaying Zero Lubin’s Limited Edition Framed Handkerchiefs.
Zero Lubin are passionate about hankies and have built up an extensive collection. Each and every hankie is a one-off, a small glimpse of history contained in a beautiful textile. The handkerchiefs are window mounted in bespoke frames, designed to resemble 1950s utility furniture.
Eros
Trafalgar Square
London Montage
With their distinctive style, Zero Lubin re-present vintage handkerchiefs as unique artworks by embroidering them with poignant messages, inspired by memories of place, cultural events, significant historical characters and popular cinematic references.
Old Sport
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Burlesque Drawing Extravaganza
The Big Draw: An Evening of Burlesque
13th October at the Arlington Arts Centre
Zero Lubin invited all ladies and gentlemen with a keen eye and a sharp pencil to take part in an event of exquisite beauty made flesh, celebrating the fabulous corsetry and sensual contours of the burlesque. At this enchanting evening of ‘pulchritudinous exhibitionism’ the audience inspired and tantalised their senses by drawing the entrancing burlesque performers Poppy von Tarte and Magdalene Celeste. Drawing ability was not the focus of the evening, rather enthusiasm, invention and imagination were emphasised and rewarded with mystery prizes.
Poppy von Tarte
Magdalene Celeste
Gerry King performs a reading from Lubin Tales and poses for drawings as his character ‘The Poodle Faker’.
The Prize-winners
Arlington Arts Centre
Poppy von Tarte
Magdalene Celeste
The Hair Cut Before The Party
Reading from Lubin Tales by Gerry King
‘Something for the Weekend’ and ‘Poodle Faker’ performed at The Hair Cut Before The Party
The Hair Cut Before The Party at 26-28 Toynbee Street, Whitechapel, London is a revolutionary hair salon and project space. Open for free haircuts 12-6 Thursday to Saturday, cuts are offered for free to ‘explore other potential values within the exchange and the salon environment when financial transactions are removed’. Their ethos is that ‘hair is cut as a gesture of friendship, in a similar way to how people have their hair cut by friends or family at home’, they invite conversation to share social and political views and ideas about community and belonging.
To celebrate the opening of the Salon Reading Room, a unique project space connected to the salon, Gerry King performed two pieces from his Lubin Tales, an extraordinary collection of short fictions that incorporate photo-collage and linguistic invention into their tales of provincial misdeeds..
Thehaircutbeforetheparty
Thehaircutbeforetheparty
Thehaircutbeforetheparty
