The Bridge Paintings by Brenda Sakoui The Bridge is focused on and around the River Thames at Hammersmith. Hammersmith Bridge�s unique, iconic structure and colour make it symbolic of the Borough and is of particular significance to local artist Brenda Sakoui. Sakoui works principally in oils and pastels, sketching and painting directly from life. Drawing is fundamental to her practice and so some of her studies are also included in this exhibition. Sakoui�s work is held in private collections across the UK, France and United States. Mon 21 May - Fri 8 JunDaily Listings can be found in the CalendarGalleryAll day (see opening times) Free Entry Continue reading →
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram founder Kevin Systrom The headline figure was that Facebook had bought Instagram for $1 billion. That's not precisely true. Facebook bought instagram for $300 million in cash, and 22,999,412 shares of stock. When Facebook and Instagram signed their deal, that worked out to roughly $1 billion. But then as Facebook geared to go public and upped its price, suddenly Instagram was worth $1.2 billion. Well at yesterday's closing price of $31, Instagram's price tag is back down to close to $1 billion ($1,012,981,772, to be precise). Given how much Facebook's stock has been tanking lately, could Instagram end up being worth less than $1 billion? MORE: A Complete Non-Tech Person's Guide To The Tech Bubble (And Why There Isn't ... Continue reading →