Olivia Allen
Olivia Allen is a London-based writer, painter and full time poster with a particular focus on arts, fashion and contemporary culture. She has previously written for Refinery29, HUNGER, Wonderland and Man About Town.
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Olivia Allen embraces her Bourgeois Art Woman era in Turin for Artissima art fair
Features Opinion – Words: Olivia Allen – 9 min read
Two days in Turin: “It’s a bit like Crufts for art people”
Two days in Turin: “It’s a bit like Crufts for art people”
Words: Olivia Allen
Art world insiders share their experiences with email fuck ups
Features Opinion – Words: Olivia Allen – 6 min read
Email + the art world = endless trauma
Email + the art world = endless trauma
Words: Olivia Allen
Olivia Allen enters the material world of Anna Perach
Interviews – Words: Olivia Allen – 7 min read
Anna Perach: “The female body is so messy and bloody”
Anna Perach: “The female body is so messy and bloody”
Words: Olivia Allen
Bethnal Green is enjoying an art boom thanks to a crop of chic new galleries and a little help from Millie Bobby Brown
Opinion – Words and photography: Olivia Allen – 5 min read
All hail the Bethnal Green art boom
All hail the Bethnal Green art boom
Words and photography: Olivia Allen
'Tis the season for stale mince pies, bad dancing and getting frisky with the photocopier. Thankfully, Olivia Allen is here to guide us through the minefield of the art world xmas party
Features – Words: Olivia Allen – 0 min read
Party politics: the perils of the office Christmas bash, art-world style
Party politics: the perils of the office Christmas bash, art-world style
Words: Olivia Allen
Britney and the Beckhams are back on TV and art is getting a little silly. Olivia Allen asks, are we seeing a revival of the naughty noughties?
Opinion – Words: Olivia Allen – 0 min read
Be sleazy, be salacious… tacky is back!
Be sleazy, be salacious… tacky is back!
Words: Olivia Allen
Olivia Allen explores who comes off worse, gallerinas or fashionistas
Opinion – Words: Olivia Allen – 5 min read
Art vs fashion: which crowd sucks less?