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A Thames Journey: (10) From Westminster Bridge to London Bridge
For this, the tenth stage of our Thames journey, we travel quite a short distance – 2.3 miles along the north side – but one that takes us through the heart of London, old and new. We ended last time … Continue reading
Posted in A Thames Journey, London
Tagged Blackfriars, Borough Market, City of London, Globe Theatre, Hungerford Bridge, London Bridge, London Eye, Millennium Bridge, Photography, photos, River Thames, Somerset House, South bank, Southwark Cathedral, St Paul's cathedral, Tate Modern, Temple London, Victoria Embankment, Waterloo Bridge
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lovelondonscenes 170 – Back to the heart of London
Last Monday I took a train for the first time in three months to central London, and some of my favourite locations down by the river. I stayed away from the tube and caught a near-empty train at Brentford to … Continue reading
lovelondonscenes 153 – London at nightfall from the Millenium Bridge
Yesterday I spent a few hours at the Tate Modern working on the follow up novel to “The Decision”. Afterwards, around 4.30, I walked over the Millenium Bridge en route to Mansion House tube station. The views of the City … Continue reading
Posted in Photos - lovelondonscenes
Tagged City of London, London, Photography, photos, River Thames, Tate Modern
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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
lovelondonscenes 135 – The swings at Tate Modern
The latest attraction in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern is a load of swings. Brought back the child in people, and was nice for the children – probably more fun than looking at abstract art with their parents! … Continue reading
Posted in Photos - lovelondonscenes
Tagged London, Photography, photos, Swings, Tate Modern
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lovelondonscenes 121 – Tate Modern
Went to the Tate Modern yesterday to see The “Radical Eye” (Elton John’s early C20 collection of modernist photos) and Rauschenberg exhibitions. Liked the photos – Man Ray the highlight. Rauschenberg a mixed bag – liked the collages; the rest … Continue reading
Posted in London, Photos, Photos - lovelondonscenes
Tagged London, Photography, photos, St Paul's cathedral, Tate Modern, Thames
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Art Binge
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
Posted in Art, books, theatre, cinema
Tagged Art, Blondie, Chris Stein, Constable, Guy Bourdin, London, National Gallery, Photography, Polke, Rembrandt, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Turner, Victoria and Albert museum
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lovelondonscenes – 84
I went to the Sigmar Polke exhibition to the Tate Modern yesterday. Took this shot out of one of the windows on a gloomy, rainy morning. The Millenium Bridge and St Paul’s centre ground. Treated a bit on iPhotos for … Continue reading
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Tagged London, Millennium Bridge, Photography, photos, St Paul's cathedral, Tate Modern
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Matisse and Malevich at the Tate Modern
Over the last week I’ve been to see a couple of really interesting and enjoyable exhibitions at the Tate Modern: the art of Kazimir Malevich and Henri Matisse’s “Cut Outs”. Malevich is a 20th century Russian artist, although he was … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Malevich, Matisse, Matisse cut outs, Tate Modern
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