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The Rough Luxe Hotel

This is modern art, so we will leave you to make your own judgement. Situated in the basement of the Rough Luxe hotel, the ‘Anagrammatic Looking Glass Mirror’ pictured here is a mixed-media piece on perspex by English-Romany artist Daniel Baker.

It is just one of many modern artworks and design pieces personally selected for the hotel by designer and gallery curator Rabih Hage. The plaster chandelier with orange shades above is by Patrice Gruffaz. Other significant works include trompe l’oeil images of various Italian palazzo by Massimo Listri, Susan Shup’s “Over Here” oil-on-canvas, and a photographic portrait of Gilbert & George by Jonathan Root.

Perhaps the most amusing piece is Yarisal & Kublitz’s ‘Anger Release Machine’. This ‘interactive sculpture’, tucked away in an alcove behind reception, allows guests to insert coins and watch various pieces of porcelain, crystal and crockery slowly roll forwards before falling to the bottom of the machine and smashing into pieces.

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