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LONDON IS BACK DISCOVER
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WELCOME TO OUR SECOND EDITION OF THE HARI MAGAZINE. IN THE PAGES THAT FOLLOW YOU’LL HEAD TO ITALY TO JOIN OUR EXECUTIVE CHEF AND RESTAURANT MANAGER ON AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME, WE SHARE WITH YOU THE DETAILS OF BELGRAVIA IN BLOOM AS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW FEVER ARRIVES AGAIN IN LONDON.
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WE ALSO EXPLORE THE ROYAL JEWELS AS WE PREPARE TO CELEBRATE THIS YEAR’S ROYAL WEDDING. AS WE ENTER THE SUMMER SEASON WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU HOME TO THE HARI.
Andrew Coney General Manager The Hari Hotel
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THE ROYAL WEDDING IS COMING. A SNEAK PEEK INTO THE ROYAL JEWELLERY COLLECTION
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BELGRAVIA AN EXHIBITION AT THE V&A AND AN EVENT IN BELGRAVIA AS A TRIBUTE TO THE FAMOUS MEXICAN ARTIST FRIDA KAHLO
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FASHION A BREATH OF SPRING WITH THE NEW MUST-HAVES OF THE SEASON
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TASTE THE BAR AT THE HARI IS A SPECIAL PLACE THANKS TO ITS UNIQUE AMBIENCE AND THE NEW MANAGER'S COCKTAIL SKILLS
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FITNESS THREE JOGGING ROUTES TO DISCOVER FOUR PARKS AROUND THE HARI
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CLAUDIO COVINO, CHEF OF IL PAMPERO. A JOURNEY OF REDISCOVERY TO HIS ITALIAN ROOTS
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THE ART OF CANDLE MAKING BY RACHEL VOSPER
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MANAGING EDITOR ILARIA MAGGI ART DIRECTOR & ILLUSTRATOR VALERIA ROMEO UK PUBLISHING CONSULTANT WILL BOSE CONTRIBUTORS FEDERICA BARBARO MARTINA BERTA CLAUDIO CANTÙ JENNY ELIZABETH KEUL EDWARD KING CLAIRE MANFIELD GAIA PASSI ROBERT POPPER COSTANZA ROMAGNOLI SARAH JONES
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SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS HISTORICAL RESIDENTS OF BELGRAVIA
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EDOARDO CELA
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THE BEST IN ART, MUSIC AND THEATRE IN LONDON
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THE LEGENDARY LONDON OFTHE SIXTIES SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF SIR MICHAEL CAINE
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A TRIBUTE TO ARGUABLY THE GREATEST FEMALE PAINTER OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, THROUGH AN EXHIBITION AND VARIOUS EVENTS, THAT WILL LITERALLY MAKE BELGRAVIA EXPLODE WITH COLOURS, STARTING IN THE SPRING. BY CLAIRE MANFIELD
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BL0 OM ING FRI DA Frida Kahlo with Olmec figurine, 1939, photograph by Nickolas Muray © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives
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FRIDA KAHLO IS INDISPUTABLY THE MOST FAMOUS MEXICAN ARTIST OF ALL TIME.
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Her work always combines her inner world, marked by tragic events and a passionate love life - with the influences of Mexican popular culture. She is also a symbol of feminism, independence and all that is freedom and perseverance. London and Belgravia pay homage to this multifaceted twentieth-century artist with two exceptional events. From 16th June - 4th November 2018, the Victoria and Albert Museum, is hosting Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up. The exhibition presents an extraordinary collection of roughly 200 personal items from the Blue House / Casa Azul, the house located in Coyoacán, where the painter was born, grew up and eventually died. An opportunity to explore her life through letters, jewels, cosmetics, medicine and medical corsets, and her ever-present colourful outfits; a varied collection of personal objects which have been locked away for 50 years and have neverbefore been exhibited outside Mexico. A visual tale of her personal story, next to photographs and videos, you can admire Frida's identifying style: 22 distinctive and colourful Tehuana garments, preColumbian necklaces, rebozos - traditional Mexican shaws, huipiles, long skirts with flounces, examples of intricately hand-painted corsets and prosthetics that bear witness to the effects of the devastating accident that perennially marred her existence. A highlight will be the resplandor, a lace headdress worn by the women of the matriarchal society from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec region in Southern Mexico, paired with a self-portrait of Kahlo wearing it. The third edition of Belgravia in Bloom will take place from May 19-26th, coinciding with the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, this year it draws inspiration from the V&A exhibition on Frida. Boutiques and bars in Elizabeth Street, Motcomb Street, Pimlico Road and Eccleston Yards will create original and colourful floral installations. Furthermore, Grosvenor, partner of the V&A Museum, will organise a competition to reward the best floral exhibitions, which will be evaluated by the judges of the RHS and by the public through social media. The event, which will last a week,
"FRIDA KAHLO: MAKING HER SELF UP" AT V&A MUSEUM
marks the official opening of Frida's Parlor: an interactive installation in Elizabeth Street, inspired by Kahlo, featuring an inclusive social space echoing the iconic Blue House. Frida's Parlour will host a series of creative workshops, from Frida-inspired floral headdress-making sessions to self-portraiture classes, and a Wallpaper Room entirely covered with the green floral background found in the iconic photograph by Nickolas Muray, where it will also be possible to take selfies. Finally, during Frida’s Belgravia in Bloom, one can admire a larger than life homage to the artist in Eccleston Yards – a new hub for independent and creative businesses in Belgravia - where a vibrant mural will feature a headdress decorated with live Mexican-style exotic flowers. B E LG R AV I A
Frida Kahlo in blue satin blouse, 1939, photograph by Nickolas Muray © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives ; Necklace of silver, enamel, turquoise and coral with hinged compartment, made by Matilde Poulat, Mexico City, c.1950. Museo Frida Kahlo. Photograph Javier Hinojosa. © Diego Riviera and Frida Kahlo Archives, Banco de México, Fiduciary of the Trust of the Diego Riviera and Frida Kahlo Museums. ; Revlon compact and powderpuff with blusher in ‘Clear Red’ and Revlon lipstick in ‘Everything’s Rosy’; emery boards and eyebrow pencil in ‘Ebony’. Before 1954. Photograph Javier Hinojosa. © Diego Riviera and Frida Kahlo Archives, Banco de México, Fiduciary of the Trust of the Diego Riviera and Frida Kahlo Museums.
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“A COUNTERCULTURAL AND FEMINIST SYMBOL, THIS SHOW WILL OFFER A POWERFUL INSIGHT INTO HOW FRIDA KAHLO CONSTRUCTED HER OWN IDENTITY. THIS SHOW IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS, OFFERING UNIQUE ACCESS TO AN ARCHIVE THAT HAS NEVER LEFT MEXICO BEFORE”. CLAIRE WILCOX, SENIOR CURATOR OF FASHION AT THE V&A AND EXHIBITION CO-CURATOR. B E LG R AV I A
FRIDA EXPERIENCES AT THE THIRD EDITION OF BELGRAVIA IN BLOOM ELIZABETH STREET
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Beulah London is producing a limited-edition red oriental silk scarf and will host a personalised t-shirt embroidery event in-store, with designs inspired by Frida Kahlo. Designer denim boutique, DONNA IDA will be activating DONNA IDA x Vestiaire Collective, which will launch with a Frida inspired, curated edit by Vestiaire Collective, including brands such as, Vita Kin, Dolce & Gabbana and Charlotte Olympia, available for in-store purchase from 21- 25 May. Donna Ida Thornton and Vestiaire Collective will also host a dedicated Detox Day on 24 May from 8am - 8pm. Shoppers will be encouraged to detox their wardrobes and drop off pre-owned luxury items to the Vestiaire Collective VIP concierge team. DONNA IDA will offer an exclusive 10% off to shoppers dropping off designer goods, and an exclusive three-piece Frida Kahlo T-shirt collection will also be on sale. Designed in collaboration with handlettering artist Alison Carmichael, the three designs available from May onward - will feature the slogans Feeling Frida, My Own Muse and Mexican Army. Luna Mae will create a limited edition, Frida-inspired silk eye mask. Kitchen boutique Summerhill & Bishop will curate a collection of colourful products and tableware. Les Senteurs will be launching the Homoelegans Paloma y Racices fragrance, the perfume Frida wore. Moyses Stevens Flowers will be creating a vibrant and eye-catching bouquet to be named The Ella Canta. B E LG R AV I A
VICKISARGE has gorgeous new, limited edition Frida-inspired jewellery. MOTCOMB STREET
Petrus will serve a lunch special - a deliciously herby salad, inspired by Frida’s garden at The Blue House. Fine dining Indian restaurant Amaya will be launching a floral inspired menu and limited-edition cocktails. The Fine Cheese Co. will run a Mexican-style eggs special on their breakfast menu. Neill Strain Floral Couture, previous winners of Belgravia in Bloom, will create three designs as part of their exclusive Frida-inspired Summer Collection – the hand-tied bouquet, Petite Couture and the Table arrangement. Florist Judith Blacklock Flower School will be producing floral headdresses and holding headdress-making workshops at The Judith Blacklock Flower School, which will also be available for booking at Frida’s Parlour, Elizabeth Street. Artisan chocolatiers Rococo Chocolates will be serving a Frida-inspired afternoon tea. Luminaire Arts at BIB London will be holding a Fridainspired Art exhibition at the Belgravia Interior Boutique from 21 – 25 May. The exhibition will host a number of acclaimed artists from around the world, inspired by the works and movements of Frida Kahlo. L’ETO Belgravia will be displaying a surrealist depiction of Frida, made up of thousands of butterflies.
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ABOUT THE INSTALLATION AT THE HARI HOTEL “THE BRIGHT TONES, TEXTURES AND COLOURS IN FRIDA KAHLO ART WORK, THE EXOTIC FOLIAGE AND ANIMALS GIVES US A WIDE SPECTRUM OF CONCEPTS AND DESIGNS TO WORK WITH. WE ARE SCULPTING FROM CLAY A BUST REPRESENTATION OF FRIDA: SHE WILL BE WEARING A LARGE CROWN WITH BEAUTIFUL PINK PEONIES AND ROSES TO INTRODUCE ELEMENTS OF THE ROYAL WEDDING USING MEGHAN FAVOURITE FLOWER, THE PEONY. USING MIXED ENGLISH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE WE WILL CREATE A LARGE FLOWING DRESS TRAILING DOWN FROM THE FRAME IN A WEDDING DRESS STYLE MADE COMPLETELY FROM PLANTS AND FLOWER HEADS WITH SOFT PINK ROSES, GREEN HYDRANGEA TO NAME A FEW; I WANT THE FLOWERS TO BE BIG AND BOLD BLOOMS FLOWING ELEGANTLY DOWN FROM THE PORTRAIT IN TO AN EXOTIC PARADISE OF BRIGHT TROPICAL FLOWERS LIKE STRELITZIA, GINGER LILYS LARGE BANANA AND MONSTERA LEAVES. BURSTING FROM THE FRAME WILL BE MONKEYS AND PARROTS WHICH WILL BRING FRIDA’S LOVE OF ANIMALS AND NATURE IN TO THIS SPECTACULAR DISPLAY”.
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WORKSHOPS, FLORAL INSTALLATIONS AND EVENTS
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Luxury furniture manufacturers FBC London will be collaborating with artisan Stephanie Black, to produce limited edition, Frida-inspired vessels. Howe at 36 Bourne Street will be collaborating with multidisciplinary artist Lora Avedian to create an installation of flora and fauna with Howe materials. Lora uses traditional embroidery and embellishment techniques to create modern artefacts with textiles, paper and yarn. The Dining Chair Company will create their Lucia chairs in a brightly floral fabric. The chair is a stylish and contemporary design based on the traditional keyhole shape with curved back legs, perfect for Frida to sit on while making up her exotic floral headdresses in the mirror. Sovereign Fine Furniture and Interiors will be creating a floating picture frame with a sketch that then will be decorated with fabrics and flowers based on Ms. Kahlo.
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ECCLESTON YARDS
Barry’s will be creating a Frida-inspired shake for postworkout fuel. The Jones Family Kitchen will be serving a Frida cocktail – Head Full of Flowers, adorned with blossoms, celebrating Frida’s much-loved Mexican tequila and mescal spirits. Frida’s Mexican Flower Garden Plate will also be available, a crisp raw summer vegetables platter with flowers, smoked plantain, chipotle aubergine yoghurt and lime zest, served with a sharp, spiced agave vinaigrette and pumpkin seeds. B E LG R AV I A
SPRING FLORAL: ODE TO FLOWERS
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THE NEW EMBROIDERED RAINBOW BAG, BY ETRO, IS AN EXPRESSION OF ORIGINALITY AND SOPHISTICATION. THE MULTICOLOURED PAISLEY OVERLAY MAKES IT A MUST HAVE THIS SPRING-SUMMER. THE NEW SALVATORE FERRAGAMO COLLECTION IS ALSO A BREATH OF SPRING AIR. INSPIRED BY PAUL ANDREW’S IMAGES OF THE LONDON FLOWER MARKET, THE COLLECTION BURSTS TO LIFE WITH THE DÉCOLLETÉ FOULARD SHOES AND THE GANCINI BAG. FOR A WHIFF OF FRESHNESS, TRY THE POP-INSPIRED FRAGRANCE POISON GIRL UNEXPECTED BY DIOR, WHICH SHAKES THE SENSES AND RELEASES ALL OF ITS SWEETNESS. DOLCE & GABBANA’S SUNGLASSES ARE AS PRECIOUS AS JEWELLERY; A PINK GOLD FRAME, CHARACTERIZED BY A ROSE-SHAPED SEQUINED MOSAIC. PUCKER UP WITH THE UNIQUE HEART-SHAPED LIPSTICK, KISSKISS LOVELOVE BY GUERLAIN. PLENTY OF LOVE FOR YOUR LIPS, ALONG WITH DEEPLY MOISTURISING COLOUR THAT SHINES. FA S H I O N
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BRITISH MONARCHY ENTHUSIASTS AND AVID READERS OF THE TABLOID SOCIAL PAGES HAVE BEEN EAGERLY AWAITING THIS MOMENT SINCE THE FIRST RUMOURS: THE ROYAL WEDDING BETWEEN PRINCE HENRY OF WALES (PRINCE HARRY) AND MS. MEGHAN MARKLE. FROM ROYAL WATCHERS AND ORDINARY SUBJECTS OF THE QUEEN TO PEOPLE LIVING FAR BEYOND THE BORDERS OF ENGLAND, EVERYONE IS CURIOUS ABOUT THE INTIMATE DETAILS OF THE NUPTUALS: THE DRESSES, LOCATION, GUESTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND, OF COURSE, THE JEWELLERY.
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WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW, HOWEVER, IS THAT THE UNITED KINGDOM IS THE ONLY MONARCHY TO STILL POSSESS AND UTILIZE AN INTACT SET OF CROWN JEWELS.
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Queen Elizabeth II also has one of the most extensive private collections in Europe, containing a staggering multitude of tiaras, earrings, necklaces and brooches. She called her grandmother Queen Mary’s brooch made from pieces of the Cullinan diamond, “Granny’s Chips” - with an evident sense of humour. Certain items are loaned to other members of the royal family for official appearances – some of the most iconic pictures of Princess Diana show her wearing necklaces and tiaras from the collection. Royal watchers are keen to see how Prince Harry’s bride-to-be, Meghan Markle, will wear her gems after they wed. For the moment, Meghan favours a subtle contemporary look, with stacked gold rings, minimal earrings and the occasional off-the-shelf piece from Cartier. Her engagement ring, designed by Prince Harry, incorporates a diamond from Botswana, where the couple fell in love, and two smaller stones from Princess Diana’s collection, which her sons inherited for their future wives. Kate Middleton famously wears Diana’s sapphire engagement ring made by Garrard, long the go-to jeweler for the royal family. While jewellery was in the past intrinsically linked to politics, today’s royals are just as likely to use it as a means of expression. “We are in a much more relaxed, less formal society,” explains Amy Burton, design director at London’s vintage and contemporary jewellery dealer, Hancocks, which has held several royal warrants. “For formal occasions they still very much respect tradition and wear the heirloom pieces and pieces from the Royal Collection. But now for less formal occasions they use it more to express their own personality.” Princess Diana epitomized a new attitude, finding creative ways to wear historic pieces. “When Princess Diana wore the Art Deco emerald choker as a bandeau across her forehead in 1985, that was quite a different way to wear jewellery,” says Burton. “I don’t think many other royals have stepped out of their comfort
TIARAS, EARRINGS, NECKLACES AND BROOCHES
zone with jewels like Princess Diana did.” But a love of jewellery is nothing new. Queen Mary adored her gems. The late Princess Margaret inherited her grandmother’s taste for the extravagant – as well as several items from her collection. Elizabeth’s rebellious younger sister married a photographer, moved in society circles and regularly appeared on best-dressed lists. “She had some great taste in jewellery, quite bold and daring,” says Burton. As well as jewels from leading houses like Cartier, she supported avant-garde British jewellers like Andrew Grima. For her wedding, she acquired the fairytale Poltimore Tiara, created by Garrard in the 1870s, which sold at Christie’s in 2006 for $1.7 million. R OYA L S
FROM THE ROYAL COLLECTION
ROYAL ESCAPE WINDSOR CASTLE IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST OCCUPIED CASTLE IN THE WORLD AND IT WILL BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT ONCE AGAIN THIS SUMMER. THE CASTLE WILL BE HOSTING TWO ROYAL WEDDINGS: THE MUCH-AWAITED NUPTUALS BETWEEN PRINCE HARRY AND MS. MEGHAN MARKLE, AND THOSE OF PRINCESS EUGENIE AND MR. JACK BROOKSBANK. SET AT THE TOP OF A STEEP HILL, THE CASTLE IS ONLY ONE HOUR BY DIRECT TRAIN FROM LONDON WATERLOO STATION TO WINDSOR & ETON RIVERSIDE. THE PERFECT DESTINATION FOR A LONG WEEKEND GETAWAY FROM LONDON. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A TASTY AND COZY NEIGHBOURHOOD LUNCH SPOT, TRY LIME (2 MARKET STREET, WINDSOR SL4 1PB).
Clockwise from the top: Queen Mary (credit: Garrard); Princess Diana - in the diamond and pearl tiara given to her by Queen Elizabeth II on her wedding day - attends a banquet in New Zealand in 1983 with Prince Charles (credit: Tim Graham/Getty Images; from "Remembering Diana. A life in photographs". Forward by Tina Brown); The Imperial State Crown (credit: Garrard).
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CHEF'S TRAVELOGUE IL PAMPERO’S CHEF CLAUDIO COVINO AND RESTAURANT MANAGER STEFANO ROSSOMANDO DO NOT BETRAY THEIR ITALIAN ORIGINS, AND THEIR RECENT TRIP TO ITALY TO DISCOVER ANCIENT TRADITIONS WAS A JOURNEY OF REDISCOVERY. BY ILARIA MAGGI © ROBERT POPPER
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"Claudio and I were invited to Benevento, in Irpinia, for the traditional killing of the pig,” says Stefano "a very ancient tradition which brings the whole family together, to be lived within a close community. As a spectator, it is a unique moment that must be seen in person and experienced intimately." Claudio Covino and Stefano Rossomando (chef and restaurant manager at Il Pampero at The Hari Hotel) were privileged enough to be invited at the Tenuta Santiuoria, an estate in the harsh and mountainous heartland of Campania, to observe this ritual. While there, they also took the opportunity to discover the surrounding vineyards and the estate’s own production: "a young winery, characterized by very fine biodynamic wines”. The two returned from their trip with numerous memories, a few new suggestions, as well as a new dish, inspired by southern Italian cuisine, that can be found on our new spring menu: “The zuppa forte partenopea (literally “strong Neapolitan soup”) is a very particular dish to recommend and explain to our guests," says Chef Claudio, "it is a stew in which pork entrails are the main ingredient; therefore, a dish with intense flavour, but very easy to like.” Il Pampero offers numerous culinary proposals with regional influences, in particular from Southern Italy; The menu is seasonal, and changes every three or four months, except for a few evergreen favourites that are always loved by our guests, such as the Milanese. FOOD
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"THESE ARE THE LANDS WHERE I COM E ROOTED TRADITIONS. IT WAS AN INTE N BE PART OF SUCH AN IMPORTANT EVE DISH IN THE MENU IS REMINISCENT OF STORY". CLAUDIO COVINO, EXECUTIVE C
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E FROM, WITH STRONG AND DEEPLY NSE EXPERIENCE AND AN HONOUR TO NT FOR THIS COMMUNITY. EVERY MY ORIGINS, IT TELLS AN ALL ITALIAN CHEF OF IL PAMPERO AT THE HARI
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COCKTAIL TIME THE BAR AT THE HARI IS A UNIQUE PLACE AT ANY MOMENT OF THE DAY OR NIGHT. BY EDWARD KING
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“I’M EXCITED TO BE STARTING AS THE NEW BAR MANAGER AT THE HARI. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ADDING MY OWN UNIQUE TWISTS TO THE DRINKS LIST AND WORKING WITH THE VERY TALENTED TEAM ACROSS THE HOTEL.” JAMES HUNT, BAR MANAGER OF THE THE HARI.
Maybe it’s the ambience, refined yet warm and welcoming, maybe it’s the people who are friendly just to the right degree, maybe it’s simply the excellent drinks. Whatever the reason you chose to come to The Bar, James Hunt, the new bar manager, will make it an even more special moment. Be it for an aperitif before hitting Il Pampero for dinner (or any other of the great restaurants in the area), for a great cocktail after dinner with friends, or for a romantic afternoon drink with one’s companion, in the magical Garden Terrace, you really do not need any excuse to settle down in the Dedon chairs, surrounded by the reassuring velvet in neutral tones, which is the dominant colour of the bar, and let the sophisticated ambience of The Hari take over. "We are thrilled to welcome James Hunt to the team at The Hari. He has true showmanship and will inject great personality” says Andrew Coney, General Manager of The Hari. In his list of novelty cocktails one which captures our attention is Belgravia in Bloom, with lemon juice, blue Curacao, Lavender syrup and Monkey 47. Among the signature cocktails, the most loved: is The Hari, with Jensen Gin, Masala Chai, Honey and Gold as well as The Hari Mule, with Gray Goose vodka, Limoncello, Ginseng and Ginger beer. There is also a carefully selected choice of Haritinis, as a nod to Aron Harilela, CEO of the Harilela Group and owner of The Hari.
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RUN, RUN RUN BACK TO THE HARI
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER TO DO ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY IN LONDON THAN DISCOVER FOUR OF THE CITY’S MOST BEAUTIFUL PARKS AND JOG OR RUN THROUGH OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD AND THE AREAS SURROUNDING THE HARI. REMEMBER TO ALWAYS LOOK ON THE CORRECT SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN CROSSING THE STREET, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NOT USED TO BRITAIN’S UNIQUE ROAD SYSTEMS.
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ALL THE WAY TO BATTERSEA PARK 6 MILES OR 10 KM
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Buckingham Palace Westminster Cadogan Hall Saatchi Gallery Pimlico National Army Museum Chelsea
River Thames
Cremorne Estate Battersea Park South Lambeth Patmore Estate
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THE FIRST OF OUR RUNS IS THE LONGEST AND WILL TAKE YOU THE FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE HOTEL AND SOUTH OF THE THAMES TO BATTERSEA. IN FACT, YOU WILL Imperial War Museum LEAVE THE HOTEL HEADING SOUTH TOWARDS SLOANE SQUARE, KINGS Lambeth ROAD AND TOWARDS CHELSEA BRIDGE. ONCE ACROSS THE RIVER YOU WILL HIT BATTERSEA PARK WHERE YOU CAN CHOOSE TO EITHER JOG ALONG THE RIVER OR ZIG ZAG Vauxhall INTO THE PARK. ONCE YOU COME TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK Kennington YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY BACK ACROSS THE RIVER ON THE ALBERT BRIDGE The Kia ON OvalTO THE EMBANKMENT, THE SOUTHERN PART OF KINGS ROAD, UP THROUGH CHELSEA’S BEAUTIFUL BACK STREETS AND TO THE HARI.
TWO IN ONE: GREEN PARK AND ST JAMES’ S PARK
The National Gallery
Royal Academy of Arts
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Hyde Park
St. James’s
THIS RUN WILL TAKE YOU OUT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HARI, THROUGH BELGRAVIA SQUARE TOWARDS BUCKINGHAM PALACE. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO EITHER RUN THE PERIMETER OF GREEN PARK AND ON TO ST. JAMES'S PARK, OR YOU CAN OPT TO CROSS THROUGH EITHER OF THESE TWO STUNNING PARKS. IN BOTH CASES YOU WILL BE RUNNING ALONG PICCADILLY AND THE MALL AND HAVE A VERY CLOSE LOOK THE HEART OF LONDON. YOU CAN THAN CHOSE TO RUN BACK VIA KNIGHTSBRIDGE PASSING HARVEY NICHOLS AND THEN SOUTH ON SLOANE STREET AND ON TO THE HOTEL.
St James’s Palace Green Park St James’s Park
Westminster Abbey Westminster Westminster Cathedral
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THE ONE AND ONLY HYDE PARK
Paddington Bayswater
5 MILES OR 8 KM Marble Arch Mayfair Hyde Park
Palace Green
Kensington
Harrods
Cadongan Hall Saatchi Gallery
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OUR HYDE PARK RUN WILL TAKE YOU TO THE LARGEST OF THE PARKS IN TheCENTRAL National Gallery LONDON. YOU WILL HEAD NORTH OF THE HARI TOWARDS KNIGHTSBRIDGE, WE SUGGEST RUNNING NEXT TO ONE HYDE PARK AND ALONG THE ARMY BARRACKS, ONCE YOU HIT THE PARK WE HAVE OPTED FOR A PERIMETER RUN AROUND THE PARK WHERE YOU WILL HIT HYDE PARK CORNER, RUN NORTH ALONG PARK LANE ONTO SPEAKERS CORNER AND Buckingham Palace MARBLE ARCH. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO CROSS THE PARK AND GET A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SERPENTINE OR CONTINUE ALONG THE EDGES AND REACH KENSINGTON PALACE AND ITS BEAUTIFUL GARDENS. FROM THERE CONTINUE TO THE SOUTH BORDER OF THE PARK AND CROSS BACK INTO THE BACKSTREETS OF KNIGHTSBRIDGE AND BACK TOWARDS THE HARI.
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THE ART OF SCENT YOU CAN EVEN SMELL THE EXQUISITE FRAGRANCE SEVERAL STEPS AWAY FROM THE ENTRANCE: THE ATELIER OF RACHEL VOSPER AND HER ART OF CANDLE MAKING.
STIR MEMORIES
BY SARAH JONES
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WHEN DID YOU FIRST BECOME INTERESTED IN CANDLE MAKING AND HOW DID YOU BEGIN THIS PROJECT? IT WAS A CHANCE ENCOUNTER ON A BARBADOS BEACH BACK IN 1994 THAT LED TO MY FIRST FORAY INTO THE WORLD OF WAX. I WAS ASKED TO HELP OUT IN SOMEONE’S STUDIO AND JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH THE WHOLE PROCESS AT FIRST POUR AND ENDED UP BUYING THE COMPANY. MY SIX-MONTH TRIP EXTENDED TO FOUR YEARS AS I BUILT UP A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS AND IT SPARKED A PASSION THAT WOULD LEAD TO THE CREATION OF MY OWN SIGNATURE BRAND AND OPENING MY BELGRAVIA FLAGSHIP BOUTIQUE IN 2011. YOU WILL BE CREATING BESPOKE DIFFUSERS FOR THE HARI TO GIVE THE HOTEL A SIGNATURE SCENT, ANY INSIGHT INTO THIS? THE INTERIOR SPACE AT THE HARI IS WARM AND INTIMATE, SO WE NEEDED TO CREATE A SCENT THAT ENCAPSULATES THIS, WHICH I ACHIEVED BY COMBINING DARK FOREST ROSE WITH CLEMENTINE AND WARMING CINNAMON MUSK. MID NOTES OF GREEN PINE, FLECKS OF GERANIUM AND NEROLI ADD DEPTH TO THE SMOOTH AND LUXURIOUS SANDALWOOD IN THE BASE. WHAT INSPIRES YOU WHEN YOU CREATE A CANDLE? AS SCENT HAS THE POWER TO HELP STIR MEMORIES AND THE EMOTIONS THEY BRING, I DRAW ON THIS FEELING AS INSPIRATION TO RECREATE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES FOR MY FRAGRANCE LIBRARY AND BESPOKE SCENT PARCELS FOR CORPORATE CLIENTS. I OFFER A BESPOKE SERVICE AND WORK WITH A NUMBER OF PRIVATE CLIENTS WHO OFTEN WANT ME TO CUSTOMISE A SIGNATURE SCENT ESPECIALLY FOR THEM. WHEN CHOOSING A FRAGRANCE, I ALWAYS START BY ASKING THEM TO DESCRIBE THEIR FAVOURITE SMELL, SUCH AS A PARENT'S COLOGNE OR A FAVOURITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION AND OFTEN FIND THESE MEMORIES GENERATE A COMPLEX MIX OF NOSTALGIC EMOTIONS. AT YOUR STORE IN BELGRAVIA, YOU RUN CANDLE MAKING COURSES, COULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS? CANDLE MAKING IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO SPEND AN AFTERNOON. WE RUN GROUP COURSES FOR 6 PEOPLE. THE COURSE GIVES A GREAT INSIGHT INTO THE HISTORY AND ART OF CANDLE MAKING. GUESTS LEAVE THE WORKSHOP SMELLING DIVINE AND WITH THEIR VERY OWN HAND MADE ONE WICK CANDLE. CHAMPAGNE IS ALSO INCLUDED – SO THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW WONKY WICKS ALONG THE WAY. DO YOU LOVE TO TEACH? AND WHAT ARE PEOPLE MOST INTERESTED IN? YES, I LOVE BEING ABLE TO PASS ON SOME OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE TAKE THE COURSES, SOME JUST WANT TO HAVE AN EXPERIENCE WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS, WHILE OTHERS ARE INTERESTED IN HOW THE SCENTS ARE DEVELOPED AND THE TRADITIONAL POURING METHODS WE USE. IN YOUR STORE, THE CANDLES ARE DISPLAYED AMONGST ANTIQUE MIRRORS, HAND-CRAFTED POTTERY AND ARTISANAL OBJECTS, UNDERLYING THE TRADITIONAL NATURE OF YOUR CRAFT… I DESIGNED THE INTERIORS OF THE SHOP MYSELF – I WANTED TO CREATE A SPACE THAT IS WARM AND INVITING, SO I CURATED THE LOOK OF THE SHOP WITH A MIXTURE OF ARTISAN CLASSICS, CONTEMPORARY PIECES AND ANTIQUES I HAVE FOUND ALONG THE WAY. HOW ABOUT THE BESPOKE REFILL SERVICE YOU OFFER? HOW DID THIS IDEA COME ABOUT? I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE IDEA OF BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN AT THE BACK OF A CUPBOARD SUCH AS AN ANTIQUE CRYSTAL OR A FAVOURITE VASE. MY REFILL SERVICE ALLOWS CLIENTS TO BRING BACK ANY VESSEL TO BE REFILLED AND ENJOYED TIME AND TIME AGAIN. YOU NAME IT, WE HAVE REFILLED IT! WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME IN LONDON? IF I AM NOT WORKING I AM SPENDING TIME WITH MY DAUGHTER ISABEL. WE LIKE TO VISIT ONE OF THE PLAYGROUNDS IN EITHER BELGRAVE SQUARE GARDENS OR HOLLAND PARK OR FEED THE DUCKS IN KENSINGTON GARDENS. I VISIT THE V&A FOR INSPIRATION AND DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS THE SERPENTINE LIDO IS A PERFECT HANG-OUT WITH FRIENDS AND A PICNIC. AND OF COURSE, I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO ENJOY A COCKTAIL AT THE HARI BAR WITH MY TEAM AFTER A DAY AT THE CANDLE SHOP!
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VIVIEN LEIGH AND LAURENCE OLIVIER 48 EATON SQUARE, BELGRAVIA
«I WOKE UP WITH A FURIOUS DESIRE FOR YOU, MY LOVE ... GOOD GOD, HOW MUCH I WANTED YOU». THESE ARE THE WORDS OF LAURENCE OLIVIER, PERFECTLY DESCRIBING THE HOLLYWOOD ROMANCE HE SHARED WITH VIVIEN LEIGH, BEST KNOWN FOR HER PORTRAYAL OF THE INFAMOUS SCARLETT O'HARA. THE TWO LOVERS LIVED THEIR LIVES TOGETHER WITHIN THESE WALLS, A ROMANCE WHICH WAS UNFORTUNATELY CUT SHORT IN 1960, DUE TO THE ACTRESS’ BIPOLAR DISORDER – A CONDITION THAT LED HER TO VISIT NOT ONLY NUMEROUS HOSPITALS, BUT ALSO NUMEROUS MEN – AND THE BETRAYALS EVENTUALLY TO LED TO THEIR BREAK UP.
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AMONG THE STARS OF BELGRAVIA FROM A SWAMPY WASTELAND HOME TO BANDITS AND ROBBERS IN THE MIDDLE AGES TO ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND EXPENSIVE AREAS OF LONDON AND THE WORLD. BELGRAVIA HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE IT WAS KNOWN AS “FIVE FIELDS” AND WAS FIT FOR HIGHWAYMEN AND LIVESTOCK. TODAY - AND IN ITS MOST RECENT PAST - IT HAS BEEN HOME FOR POLITICIANS, ARTISTS, SOCIALITES AND THE LIKES. GET TO KNOW OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD THROUGH ITS FAMOUS HISTORICAL RESIDENTS BY CLAIRE MANFIELD
MARGARET THATCHER 73 CHESTER SQUARE, BELGRAVIA
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"HOME IS THE PLACE TO GO WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO." THIS IS ONE OF THE IRON LADY’S UNFORGETTABLE PHRASES. YET MARGARET ACTUALLY DID SPEND CONSIDERABLE TIME AT HOME: DURING HER ELEVEN YEARS IN GOVERNMENT, SHE NEVER WANTED A PERSONAL CHEF. IN FACT, WHEN SHE HELD BANQUETS FOR CABINET MEMBERS, SHE OFTEN PREPARED THE FEAST PERSONALLY. COOKING WAS A TRUE PASSION OF HERS.
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MOZART 180 EBURY STREET, BELGRAVIA
IT’S A WELL-ESTABLISHED FACT THAT HE WAS GENIUS. HE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST-ACCOMPLISHED PIANISTS EVER BORN, WITH A UNIQUE EAR FOR MUSIC: IN FACT, LEGEND HAS IT THAT AT JUST TWO YEARS OF AGE, LITTLE MOZART WENT TO VISIT A FARM WITH HIS PARENTS. UPON HEARING A PIG GRUNTING, HE IS SAID TO HAVE EXCLAIMED, "G SHARP!". IT WAS IN THIS SAME HOUSE, IN 1764, THAT MOZART COMPOSED HIS FIRST SYMPHONY, AT THE TENDER AGE OF EIGHT.
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IAN FLEMING 22B EBURY STREET, BELGRAVIA
"I HAVE ALWAYS SMOKED AND DRUNK AND LOVED TOO MUCH. IN FACT, I HAVE LIVED NOT TOO LONG BUT TOO MUCH. ONE DAY THE IRON CRAB WILL GET ME. THEN I SHALL HAVE DIED OF LIVING TOO MUCH. " THIS IS HOW THE FATHER OF JAMES BOND 007 DESCRIBED HIS DESIRE TO ENJOY LIFE TO THE FULLEST AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR, IN WHICH HE WAS A ROYAL NAVY OFFICER ENLISTED IN THE NAVY INFORMATION SERVICE. WAS HE HIMSELF AN AGENT OF HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE? THIS IS WHERE IAN FLEMING LIVED FROM 1934 TO 1945. THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1830 AS A BAPTIST CHURCH, BUT WAS LATER CONVERTED INTO SEVERAL APARTMENTS.
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MARY SHELLEY 24 CHESTER SQUARE, BELGRAVIA
THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR OF FRANKENSTEIN WAS CERTAINLY NOT AN EASY ONE. HER MOTHER DIED JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER HER BIRTH, SHE HERSELF LOST THE CHILD SHE HAD WITH PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY AND THAT SAME YEAR, HER FUTURE HUSBAND’S THEN WIFE COMMITTED SUICIDE. SHE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THE LIFE / DEATH JUXTAPOSITION WHICH SHE WRITES ABOUT IN HER NOVEL: "I FEAR THERE IS LITTLE HAPPINESS ON EARTH; IN ANY CASE, ALL THAT PERHAPS ONE DAY I WILL ENJOY, IS CENTRED ON YOU." SHE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE FROM 1846 TO 1851.
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BRIAN EPSTEIN 24 CHAPEL STREET, BELGRAVIA
"PARDON ME IF I INVENTED THE BEATLES". LEGEND HAS IT THAT LUCK KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR WHEN A YOUNG MAN ENTERED HIS RECORD SHOP AND ASKED FOR THE RECORD “MY BONNIE”, BY THE BEATLES. SINCE HE DID NOT HAVE IT, NOR HAD HE EVER HEARD OF THEM BEFORE, HE DECIDED TO FIND OUT WHO THEY WERE AND ENDED UP GOING TO ONE OF THEIR LIVE SESSIONS. THIS WAS THE START OF A VERY LONG AND FRUITFUL COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MUSIC ENTREPRENEUR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG BAND. THE REST IS HISTORY.
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THE LEGENDARY LONDON OF THE SIXTIES RELIVES THROUGH THE STORIES OF SIR MICHAEL CAINE IN THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "MY GENERATION". A TRIBUTE TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE WORLD. AT A TIME WHEN LEGENDS WERE BORN. BY GAIA PASSI Michael Caine, 1966 © GETTY IMAGES
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David Bailey, 1967, Photographs Terence Donovan © Terence Donovan Archive Michael Caine © Raymi Hero Productions 2017, photo by Jeff Spicer Michael Caine, 1969 © DUFFY ARCHIVE
Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr was born in London in 1933, son of a fish market porter and a cook, and his cockney accent has become an unmistakable trademark. He decided to become an actor at the age of 10. At the beginning of the Sixties he changed his stage name from Michael White to Michael Caine, inspired by a poster of the film "The mutiny of the Caine". "I was in a phone booth on the phone with my agent who asked me to choose a different name as my stage name was taken" he says. "There was this poster in front of me and that’s how I came up with the name, by chance ". In 1964, always by chance, he got his first lead role in the film Zulu. In his career he has acted in over a hundred films, winning two Oscars and numerous awards. He is considered one of the greatest interpreters of English cinema with Mairi Mackay of CNN correctly saying "Michael Caine has been personifying British cool since the swinging Sixties”.
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"Growing up in London in the 1950s was predictable and dull. My generation demanded a new beginning ». The unmistakable voice belongs to Michael Caine. As he speaks, fragments of vintage videos dart across the screen: the Beatles stepping off their private plane, boys dancing the twist, girls with bare legs and short hair, student parades, a very young Mick Jagger arrested by the police. It's the Sixties. It is the legendary Swinging London, told in first person by Caine in his documentary, "My Generation". "All of a sudden there were a few people in London who were considered the most interesting and fascinating on the planet. The old rule book was torn up and thrown away. It was our time. The best time of our lives ». Revolution abounds: in the streets, at universities, in people’s homes. Everything is possible in London; it’s the Sixties. Mary Quant invents the miniskirt and a 17-year-old hairdresser, Leslie Hornby, nicknamed Twiggy (breadstick), wears it and is transformed into an overnight style icon: Quant’s boutique Bazaar, on Kings Road, suddenly has more visitors than Buckingham Palace. C U LT U R E
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Pirate radios broadcast pop music day and night and at the legendary Ad Lib club on Leicester Square, The Beatles and The Stones perform regularly. In his beauty salon, not far from Carnaby Street, Vidal Sassoon invents the bob haircut, finally freeing women from hairspray and hair curlers. David Bailey, a charming East End youngster, puts his camera round his neck and starts taking pictures, learning the craft as he goes along. His images end up in Vogue and he becomes a celebrity. Michael Caine gets his first part in a film. In this unique documentary, the main characters of those years recount their life and stories in first person with Michael Caine interviewing the likes of the Who, Paul McCartney, Twiggy, Marianne Faithfull, Mary Quant, David Hockney, Sandie Shaw, Jean Shrimpton, Keith Richards and David Bailey, with Strawberry Fields Forever and other iconic hits of the time playing in the background. We find ourselves face-to-face with a generation that has chosen to be free. A group of young rebels, full of hope, who changed the world through music, fashion, art, cinema and colours. "In theory we were told we had to respect rich people, lords, those who had power, in short, the establishment - says Caine -. At school they taught us to respect our superiors. But I never understood who they were. It was the first time the future was shaped by young people».
Clockwise from the top left: Mary Quant, 1966 © Keystone-France / Gamma-Keystone / Getty Images Penelope Tree and David Bailey, 1967 © Steve Lewis / Hulton Archive / Getty Images Marianne Faithful, 1965 © Terry Mealy / Daily Mirror / Mirrorpix Next Page: Twiggy © Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
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A GENERATION WHICH CHANGED THE WORLD THROUGH MUSIC, FASHION, ART, CINEMA AND COLOURS.
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Christo, The Mastaba (Project for London, Hyde Park, Serpentine Lake) Collage 2017, 14 x 11" (35.5 x 28 cm) Pencil, wax crayon, enamel paint, color photograph by Wolfgang Volz and tape. Photo: André Grossmann © 2017 Christo.
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Pablo Picasso Young Woman with Mandolin (Jeune Fille à la mandolin) 1932 Oil paint on board The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Gift of The Carey Walker Foundation © Succession Picasso/DACS London, 2018
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