Tag Archives: Tate Britain

lovelondonscenes 139 – Christmas lights at Tate Britain

Posted on December 4, 2017 by John S

The facade at Tate Britain has been lit up for Christmas!

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The Turner Prize 2016, Tate Britain

Posted on December 22, 2016 by John S

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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lovelondonscenes – 87

Posted on January 31, 2015 by John S

Vauxhall and Albert! A different day to the photo in No 86. This week I hosted a drink at work to mark 5 years in my current job. I’d been down to the Majestic wine warehouse in Vauxhall, under the … Continue reading →

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Art Binge

Posted on January 17, 2015 by John S

Phew! it’s been a busy first week back at work, with a very excellent Nils Lofgren concert thrown in last night. More of that in due course. But I started the new year nice and chilled with a week off. … Continue reading →

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Rush, rush, rush!

Posted on January 5, 2015 by John S

I’m taking a week’s leave, taking it easy in London, soaking up a bit of art around the place. Today I went back to Tate Britain for another look at the Late Turner exhibition (of which more in another blog … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 80 – A Walk to Work

Posted on December 13, 2014 by John S

I work in an office in 30 Millbank, just off the monstrous Millbank Tower, which is now a listed sixties building. It’s all near the Thames, which is great. I walk there most days from Pimlico station, about ten minutes … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 61

Posted on June 27, 2014 by John S

I’m working down by Millbank now and walk most days from Pimlico station to the office. Cutting through the courtyard of Chelsea Arts College (not in Chelsea) I come upon this scene, which I rather like.

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Lowry at the Tate Britain

Posted on June 26, 2013 by John S

L.S.Lowry is an English painter, born in 1887, died 1976, who devoted his life to painting the England – especially Manchester – of the industrial revolution. Most people know him for his townscapes populated by matchstick figures, almost child-like in … Continue reading →

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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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