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London photos: Royal Academy, Mayfair, Soho, William Eggleston exhibition, street views and more, May 2019
Last Saturday, I went for a leisurely perambulation around central London, looking at some art and architecture along the way. Here’s some photos from my travels:
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Fifty photos of the wonderful Kew Gardens including the Palm House, treetop walkway and amazing plants
Housing the “largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world,” Kew Gardens is a botanical garden founded in 1840, and can claim to be of London’s top tourist […]
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In photos: The Asset Strippers installation by Mike Nelson at Tate Britain
Contemporary British installation artist Mike Nelson has transformed the grand spaces of the Duveen Galleries at the Tate Britain into ‘something between a sculpture court and an asset strippers’ warehouse.’ […]
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In photos: the unspeakable ugliness of Vauxhall’s St George Wharf riverside development and tower
With each fresh new luxury development adding a new slab of ugliness, the Vauxhall skyline has become a hideous, shiny mess, dominated by the thusting phallus of the ridiculous St […]
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Tour diary – The Monochrome Set on the west coast of the USA
In March this year, The Monochrome Set embarked on a breakneck USA tour, packing in nine gigs in ten days on both the East and West coasts of America. Merchmeister […]
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Psychology of Magic – free exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, London
This free exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in central London offers fascinating insights into the shadowy world of Victorian spirit mediums, modern magic and psychology.
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Swing Both Ways – nicely subverted street sign in Tottenham Court Road, London
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In photos: Deer, trees, lakes, boats and sunshine: a day out in Richmond and Richmond Park, London
Posted on Thursday, Apr 25, 2019 | No CommentsRichmond is a well-off residential district bordering the River Thames in south west London, with the wonderful Richmond Park a short bus ride away. Here’s 33 photos from a recent […] -
In photos: Extinction Rebellion protests at Oxford Circus, Marble Arch and Waterloo Bridge. Day 5: Friday 19th April 2019
Posted on Friday, Apr 19, 2019 | No CommentsToday marked the fifth day of the major Extinction Rebellion climate change protests in London. In the blazing sunshine, I went along to three sites at Oxford Circus, Marble Arch […]
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Extinction Rebellion protests: Day 3 – arrests on Waterloo Bridge, Weds 17th April 2019
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London Extinction Rebellion protests: the Garden Bridge, overnight occupation and today’s updates – Tues 16th Apr 2019
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In photos: A visit to the stunning ancient Colosseum in Rome
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More photos of today’s Extinction Rebellion direct action in central London, 15th April 2019
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In photos: Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, Mon 15th April 2019
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London 15 years ago: Denmark Street, 12 Bar Club & The Astoria, Soho, London in April 2004
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The human billboards and sandwich men on the streets of Soho 15 years ago – London history, April 2004
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An unexpected steam locomotive and the Rome Express at Roma Ostiense railway station, April 2019
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Watch the weird and mesmerising flickering street lights of Rome
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In photos – a trip to the top of London’s BT Tower in March 2004
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Dispatches from the Monochrome Set’s USA tour, March 2019
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In photos: Echo Park, Los Angeles, in the early evening light
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In photos: Central Park in the snow on St David’s Day, New York, March 2019
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