Barney Bubbles

  • ‘Everyone should own a copy’ – The Wild World of Barney Bubbles is published in the US today!!

    ++ Writer/musician Elizabeth Nelson with her copy of The Wild World of Barney Bubbles courtesy @paranoid_style on Instagram ++
    ++ Matthew Higgs, director/chief curator of White Columns Gallery in NYC, posted this to his IG account @matthewhiggs2015 ++

    The Wild World of Barney Bubbles is published in the US today and it’s already making waves.

    Writer/musician Elizabeth Nelson, whose band The Paranoid Style has a tribute to the late graphic artist on their forthcoming album, says: ‘It’s a visual feast and a must-have for fans of Bubbles, Stiff Records, album art, typography, design, music, beauty and inspiration writ large. Go get one wherever you buy literature!’

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  • The first copy of A Box of Bubbles is in…. and it looks amazing

    ++ A Box of Bubbles is housed in this impressive 25 x 30cm casing decorated with one of Barney Bubbles’ most familiar artworks, for Ian Dury & The Blockheads’ 1978 single Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick ++
    ++ The box contains a copy of The Wild World of Barney Bubbles with a different hard cover jacket from the regular version ++

    Very exciting – the first advance copy of A Box of Bubbles has arrived… and it looks amazing.

    ++ The boxed version of Wild World also has different end-papers based on patterns produced for Elvis Costello & The Attractions 1979 LP Armed Forces ++

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  • New: Muleskinners Knockout R+B Here Tonight shirts

    A new addition to the Barney Bubbles Shop is the 1964 design for Twickenham Tech art school r&b group The Muleskinners, whose line-up included the late, great Ian McLagan of the Small Faces and The Faces.

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  • Shindig! feature and interview celebrating publication of The Wild World of Barney Bubbles

    The Wild World of Barney Bubbles is featured in the current issue of British music magazine Shindig! with a colourful double page spread and an interview with author Paul Gorman on the companion website.

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  • Is this 1964 ad for The Muleskinners an early Barney Bubbles design?

    ++ Full-page ad, The Griffon, December 1964. Courtesy Michele Whitby/Eel Pie Musuem ++

    Michele Whitby, who runs the Eel Pie Museum, which is dedicated to the pop cultural history of the tiny island to the west of London, has sent this advert for a 1964 performance by local r&b group The Muleskinners, and wonders whether it is a Barney Bubbles design.

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  • The M!ss!ng L!nk: A great night celebrating Barney Bubbles at Camden Art Centre

    We had a great night last week at north London’s Camden Art Centre celebrating the work of Barney Bubbles with a mini-exhibition of his work in two vitrines, book signings, a playlist of Bubbles-designed music and an in-conversation between monograph author Paul Gorman and printmaker and artist Annie Nicholson aka The Fandangoe Kid.

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  • New Barney Bubbles cards, bookmarks and sticker


    We’re excited to announce the new range of bookmarks and postcards as well as a sticker for the Barney Bubbles Shop.

    ++ The seven postcards each measure 10.5 x 15cm ++

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  • Original artworks sell for £20,000 as Barney Bubbles’ collectability soars

    ++ This 1977 felt tip on paper sketch for the debut album by The Damned together with the stickered limited edition LP fetched £6,120 ++

    The first-time sale of original artworks by Barney Bubbles in yesterday’s Bonhams auction achieved close to £20,000 in total, with one item – the original design for The Damned’s 1977 debut album – scoring a winning bid in excess of £6,000.

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  • Ultra-rare Barney Bubbles artworks on view as Bonhams auction ends tomorrow

    Auction house Bonhams’ sale of ultra-rare and collectible original artworks by Barney Bubbles ends tomorrow at 12noon BST (British Summer Time).

    ++ Artwork for a poster for a 1979 Christmas concert at Birmingham International Arena. Barney Bubbles playfully inserted the name of his friend Cynthia Lole as the promoter ++

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  • The Hamer & Sickle artwork is up for sale

    ++ Barney Bubbles’ ‘Hamer And Sickle’ photography paste-up, 1979. Dimensions: 25.5 x 29.3cm ++
    ++ The four appearances by the logo on the inner and outer sleeves of Nick Lowe’s Labour of Lust LP ++

    The photographic paste-up of one of Barney Bubbles’ most notable designs is among the late designer’s incredibly rare and highly collectible artworks included in the online sale currently being conducted by international auction house Bonhams.

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