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| The
art of a Latin lover |
 He’s
always hankered after a ‘normal’ life but the art of Victor
Carlin is as extraordinary as his life, writes Sunita Rappai
VICTOR Carlin’s life could be straight from the pages
of a Latin American novel – the kind where spirits mingle with
the protagonists, strange events take on an everyday normality and
each emotion is heightened by a sultry setting.
Carlin, a self-taught Mexican-born artist who lives in King’s
Cross, is the winner of Lauderdale House’s Pride In The House
art competition, which is open to gay and lesbian artists.
His work appealed to the judges partly because of the materials
he used. His paintings are complemented by sculptures made of everything
from road-kill to things people have thrown away – one of his
works is a Kylie Minogue doll made from mussel shells, for example.
His life has been punctuated by tragedy but it has also been infused
with great courage and determination in the face of overwhelming
odds. |
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| Lord
of the dance knows his Place |
 Nigel
Hinds, the chief at a Euston dance theatre tells Richard Hodkinson
why the institution’s services are unique
EIGHTEEN months into his job at The Place Theatre, executive
director Nigel Hinds is having a hard time explaining why he is
not the most important man in the world of British contemporary
dance.
“Mine isn’t the biggest dance job in the country,”
he says. “The Place operates in these distinct areas; the dance
school, theatre and dance company. Each of these sections has a
director and between the four of us we run the establishment.”
Nonetheless he has to concede: “If it were just one person
running these different departments then, yes, that would undoubtedly
be the biggest job in contemporary dance.”
The Place is one of the key institutions in the European arts scene,
but also has one of the lowest public profiles of all the nation’s
big-hitting cultural establishments. |
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