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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What happens if you’re dating someone with bad taste? This cuffing season, Olivia Allen explores
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Can you ever date a person with terrible taste?
Can you ever date a person with terrible taste?
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Can you ever date a person with terrible taste?

Olivia Allen embraces her Bourgeois Art Woman era in Turin for Artissima art fair
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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”
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Two days in Turin: “It’s a bit like Crufts for art people”

Art world insiders share their experiences with email fuck ups
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Email + the art world = endless trauma
Email + the art world = endless trauma
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Email + the art world = endless trauma

Olivia Allen enters the material world of Anna Perach
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Anna Perach: “The female body is so messy and bloody”
Anna Perach: “The female body is so messy and bloody”
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Anna Perach: “The female body is so messy and bloody”

Bethnal Green is enjoying an art boom thanks to a crop of chic new galleries and a little help from Millie Bobby Brown
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All hail the Bethnal Green art boom
All hail the Bethnal Green art boom
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All hail the Bethnal Green art boom

'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
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Party politics: the perils of the office Christmas bash, art-world style
Party politics: the perils of the office Christmas bash, art-world style
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Party politics: the perils of the office Christmas bash, art-world style

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?
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Be sleazy, be salacious… tacky is back!
Be sleazy, be salacious… tacky is back!
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Be sleazy, be salacious… tacky is back!

Olivia Allen explores who comes off worse, gallerinas or fashionistas
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Art vs fashion: which crowd sucks less?