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lovelondonscenes 165 – White Cube Gallery, Bermondsey
A week ago I went down to the White Cube Gallery in Bermondsey to see a few exhibitions that were about to finish. The principal one was “Remains to be Seen” by Mona Hatoum, a Lebanese/Palestinian artist. The theme of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, London, Mona Hatoum, Photography, photos, White Cube Gallery
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Leeds, Manchester, Aldous Harding, 18-19 November 2017
Aldous Harding is a singer from New Zealand who has been described as psych-folk. In other words, the foundation of her music is folk, but it twists and turns into something quite different. Her second album, “Party”, came out this … Continue reading
Music and colour at the Tate Modern
There has been a great exhibition at the Tate Modern, which is just coming to an end. “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power.” A fascinating account of, mainly, art in the 60s and 70s by … Continue reading
A few days at the Edinburgh Festival, August 2017
My wife, Kath, and I have just spent a few days at Edinburgh Festival. It’s the first time I’ve been to the festival since 1981, when I went up for a week and slept on a friend’s floor, while going … Continue reading
Posted in Art, books, theatre, cinema, Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Art, comedy, Edinburgh, Edinburgh fringe, music, Photography, Poetry
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In Manchester
On 24 and 25 March I spent some time in Manchester, one of England’s great cities, but one I don’t know terribly well, other than for its football and music. I’ve been there quite a few times in the past, … Continue reading
Prague – the culture
In my first blog on Prague, I quoted Milan Kundera about the centrality of Czech culture to that of Western Europe. We experienced some of that in our three days in the city, focusing on the art and that historical … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Czech art, Czech beer, Kampa museum of modern art, Photography, photos, Prague, Trade Fair Palace Prague
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The Turner Prize 2016, Tate Britain
The Tate is a few minutes walk from my office, and I popped down there this lunch time to take a look at the exhibition of the shortlisted artists for this year’s Turner Prize. The prize is for artists under … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthea Hamilton, Art, Helen Marten, Josephine Pryde, London, Michael Dean, Photography, photos, Tate Britain, Turner Prize
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