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Park up and Let Your Hair Down at Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair in London

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The Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair is back for it’s 14th year and it’s packing quite a punch. 

The What: 

Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair is the day the art-world parks up in Brick Lane Yard to celebrate art, food and of course, cars. The organizers of the fair ensure a fantastic line-up of established and up-and-coming artists who will be pitching up their works of art out of the back of new and vintage Vauxhall Cars. 

Yes, that’s right. Art in the boot of a car. Now, the name makes sense, doesn’t it? 

Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair 2012

The Art: 

Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair founder and curator, Karen Ashton, comments, “This year the Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair is bringing a slew of new talent into the car park, incredible performances, unbelievable art bargains and an ecstatic never-seen-before dog show to boot.”

So apart, from being able to buy art from boots of cars, the fair will also host a one-of-a-kind Dog in a boot show. Artists will present a myriad of canine influenced art work and all dogs (good-natured, of course) are welcome with their owners. They will have a one-off chance to be photographed with their owners in a car boot by artist Maria Teresa Gavazzi! A little birdie tells us, that there is even a Best in Boot prize. 

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The Food: 

What’s art without some food, right? As a guest you get to have amazing food and drinks in the manner of: 

Bar de Cru – a mobile cocktail bar serving custom cocktails
Electric Dog – Not an ordinary hot dog! Fresh ingredients served creatively eg – chorizo instead of the simple sausage adds a delicious twist to a classic dish loved by all.
Cloud Nine Marshmallows – Exquisite marshmallows that are adapted from a traditional French recipe and prepared in small batches – convivial childhood favourites transformed into luxurious puffs of perfection
St John Bread & Wine
Nude Expresso Café
 
Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair 2014

The Music:

As usual the car park will be full of English eccentricity, incredible bargains, eclectic wares and madcap performances. Richard Strange’s Cabaret Futura will be hosting a Daylight Cabaret with staggering singers, hilarious stand ups and unforgettable performance acts including Sarah Jane Morris, Tim Etchells, The Band of Holy Joy, Oh Standfast, Kria and Silvia Ziranek and a more surprises along the way. Not forgetting the inimitable host and raconteur Richard Strange.

 
This exclusive fair is taking place on Sunday, 14th June. What a great start to your weekend in London! If you’re there, please do send us a few pictures! 
 
 
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