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View of the week: Museum of Curiosity
Mike Snelle’s pop-up Museum of Curiosity in Soho is what you would get it you threw the Natural History Museum, the Soane Museum and Lassco into a cooking pot, and seasoned the mix with pinches of Keith Lo Bue, Adbusters, Lewis Carroll and VAST. There’s a distinct whiff of the Museum of Jurassic Technology about the place too, which my mate Physicus just reminded me of. […]
View of the week: Gold dust woman
January 11, 2012
When these shots were taken, the Kate Moss sculpture was only a room or two away from the Elgin Marbles at the British Museum. Quite a juxtaposition, don’t you think? The phrase “from the sublime to the ridiculous” comes to mind… Kate Moss by Marc Quinn Photos by Sven Klinge (please credit photographer & website […]
Dinomania @ Crystal Palace
January 4, 2012
Given the unseasonably mild winter weather in London, now might be a good time to take the kiddies (or history of science buffs) on an excursion to see the Crystal Palace dinosaurs. This collection of Grade 1-listed dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals and reptiles was opened in 1854. The sculptures were created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins […]
Plaque spotting & “A Conversation”: Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)
December 6, 2011
Following on from news that the tomb of Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) and Robbie Ross (1869 – 1918) in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris (below) has been cleaned and reopened to the public, with a new protective shield in place over sculptor Jacob Epstein’s (1880 – 1959) distinctive angel headstone, this might be a good time to shine a light on some more accessible London monuments […]
Tatlin’s Tower @ Royal Academy of Arts
October 19, 2011
Admirers of Soviet Constructivism, and photographers looking for a good shot, would do well to visit the Royal Academy’s new temporary courtyard sculpture at Burlington House, on Piccadilly. Part of the Academy’s upcoming exhibition, Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935, the red, rollercoaster-like design is actually a reconstruction of Monument to the Third International - also known as Tatlin’s Tower – by architect & artist Vladimir […]
Hatfield House – five Moore days left
September 25, 2011
A few weeks ago, wanting to take full advantage of a rare summery day, we cast about for a new outdoor destination with a bit of culture thrown in, easily accessible by train and not too far from home. We found it in Hatfield House, a historic home only 21 miles north of central London. […]
Bloomsbury Bytes
- Dirty Wars: Jeremy Scahill @ Doughty St May 16, 2013
- In Search of Classical Greece April 3, 2013
- View of the week: UCL’s Institute of Making March 16, 2013
November 24, 2012
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