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Mistaken Identity

On this my final show of the year we enjoyed a story about mistaken identity.

On the 25th November London’s Metropolitan Police, responding to call about a person in distress at Soho’s LAZ EMPORIUM, forced entry to try and resuscitate a woman seemingly slumped unconscious over a table.

You can imagine their astonishment to discover that the “woman” was actually made of packing tape with a foam filler!

The lifeless woman was in fact an art installation entitled KRISTINA, which had been commissioned by the dealer behind LAZ EMPORIUM, STEVE LAZARIDES, who had at one time had acted as Banksy’s agent. 

The display features a woman, based on Mr Lazarides’ sister, wearing trainers and a yellow hoody, slumped forward in a bowl of soup, her long blonde hair concealing her face, and was made by  American artist Mark Jenkins.

Apparently this is not the first time the installation, which sits in the gallery window, has caused trouble. In October, paramedics were also called to assist the woman.

One of the staff members on site at the time, had nipped upstairs to make herself a cup of tea and so was mightily surprised on her return to find two confused police officers and the door off its hinges.

Maybe time to consider moving this item away from the window?

Being a Tuesday I was joined in the second hour by Margaret Mills who this week looked closely at a tobacco smuggler who lived in Leigh-on-Sea back in the 1840’s  and went under the name, Mother Gregson.

Listen here to what Margaret told me about the activities of this enterprising woman: –

All being well I hope to see you again in the New Year.

In the meantime may I wish you a very Merry Christmas,
Scott

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Mistaken Identity

On this my final show of the year we enjoyed a story about mistaken identity.

On the 25th November London’s Metropolitan Police, responding to call about a person in distress at Soho’s LAZ EMPORIUM, forced entry to try and resuscitate a woman seemingly slumped unconscious over a table.

You can imagine their astonishment to discover that the “woman” was actually made of packing tape with a foam filler!

The lifeless woman was in fact an art installation entitled KRISTINA, which had been commissioned by the dealer behind LAZ EMPORIUM, STEVE LAZARIDES, who had at one time had acted as Banksy’s agent. 

The display features a woman, based on Mr Lazarides’ sister, wearing trainers and a yellow hoody, slumped forward in a bowl of soup, her long blonde hair concealing her face, and was made by  American artist Mark Jenkins.

Apparently this is not the first time the installation, which sits in the gallery window, has caused trouble. In October, paramedics were also called to assist the woman.

One of the staff members on site at the time, had nipped upstairs to make herself a cup of tea and so was mightily surprised on her return to find two confused police officers and the door off its hinges.

Maybe time to consider moving this item away from the window?

Being a Tuesday I was joined in the second hour by Margaret Mills who this week looked closely at a tobacco smuggler who lived in Leigh-on-Sea back in the 1840’s  and went under the name, Mother Gregson.

Listen here to what Margaret told me about the activities of this enterprising woman: –

All being well I hope to see you again in the New Year.

In the meantime may I wish you a very Merry Christmas,
Scott

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Mistaken Identity

On this my final show of the year we enjoyed a story about mistaken identity.

On the 25th November London’s Metropolitan Police, responding to call about a person in distress at Soho’s LAZ EMPORIUM, forced entry to try and resuscitate a woman seemingly slumped unconscious over a table.

You can imagine their astonishment to discover that the “woman” was actually made of packing tape with a foam filler!

The lifeless woman was in fact an art installation entitled KRISTINA, which had been commissioned by the dealer behind LAZ EMPORIUM, STEVE LAZARIDES, who had at one time had acted as Banksy’s agent. 

The display features a woman, based on Mr Lazarides’ sister, wearing trainers and a yellow hoody, slumped forward in a bowl of soup, her long blonde hair concealing her face, and was made by  American artist Mark Jenkins.

Apparently this is not the first time the installation, which sits in the gallery window, has caused trouble. In October, paramedics were also called to assist the woman.

One of the staff members on site at the time, had nipped upstairs to make herself a cup of tea and so was mightily surprised on her return to find two confused police officers and the door off its hinges.

Maybe time to consider moving this item away from the window?

Being a Tuesday I was joined in the second hour by Margaret Mills who this week looked closely at a tobacco smuggler who lived in Leigh-on-Sea back in the 1840’s  and went under the name, Mother Gregson.

Listen here to what Margaret told me about the activities of this enterprising woman: –

All being well I hope to see you again in the New Year.

In the meantime may I wish you a very Merry Christmas,
Scott

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Mistaken Identity

On this my final show of the year we enjoyed a story about mistaken identity.

On the 25th November London’s Metropolitan Police, responding to call about a person in distress at Soho’s LAZ EMPORIUM, forced entry to try and resuscitate a woman seemingly slumped unconscious over a table.

You can imagine their astonishment to discover that the “woman” was actually made of packing tape with a foam filler!

The lifeless woman was in fact an art installation entitled KRISTINA, which had been commissioned by the dealer behind LAZ EMPORIUM, STEVE LAZARIDES, who had at one time had acted as Banksy’s agent. 

The display features a woman, based on Mr Lazarides’ sister, wearing trainers and a yellow hoody, slumped forward in a bowl of soup, her long blonde hair concealing her face, and was made by  American artist Mark Jenkins.

Apparently this is not the first time the installation, which sits in the gallery window, has caused trouble. In October, paramedics were also called to assist the woman.

One of the staff members on site at the time, had nipped upstairs to make herself a cup of tea and so was mightily surprised on her return to find two confused police officers and the door off its hinges.

Maybe time to consider moving this item away from the window?

Being a Tuesday I was joined in the second hour by Margaret Mills who this week looked closely at a tobacco smuggler who lived in Leigh-on-Sea back in the 1840’s  and went under the name, Mother Gregson.

Listen here to what Margaret told me about the activities of this enterprising woman: –

All being well I hope to see you again in the New Year.

In the meantime may I wish you a very Merry Christmas,
Scott

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