Category Archives: Art, books, theatre, cinema

Picasso and Modern British Art at the Tate Britain

Posted on May 29, 2012 by John S

Been meaning to write about this for a while, having been a couple of times to the exhibition.  It’s a mix of things: partly a collection of Picasso works that have found their way into British hands and partly a … Continue reading →

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Have you Heard? – (11) “Psychocandy” by The Jesus and Mary Chain

Posted on March 9, 2012 by John S

I’m writing about eighties indie for my book at the moment, and last night it was the turn of The Jesus and Mary Chain. It reminded me about the incendiary impact that their classic album, “Psychocandy”,  had when it came … Continue reading →

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Boy on a Rocking Horse, Trafalgar Square

Posted on March 4, 2012 by John S

I was walking back to the office on Friday lunch time and passed through Trafalgar Square. Wandered past the new sculpture on the “Fourth Plinth”. It’s a thing called “Powerless Structures, Fig 101”.  Well, of course it is. The sculpture … Continue reading →

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Histories of…..

Posted on January 21, 2012 by John S

I’ve just started reading an epic book, “The History Of Christianity”, by Diarmaid (Dermott?) MacCulloch. It’s going to take me a long time. It’s 1016 pages long and the print is very small! Now that I am both short sighted … Continue reading →

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Gerhard Richter at the Tate Modern

Posted on January 6, 2012 by John S

On 23 December, the Friday, I had a half day, and amazingly I had for once done all my Christmas shopping. So I headed to the Tate Modern to have another look at the Gerhard Richter exhibition.  I’d been there … Continue reading →

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