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Art in dingy places: The joy of the Southbank floor mosaics
Found lurking on the floor of a particularly grim and unloved underpass by the Southbank Centre can be found this charming collection of mosaic portraits, celebrating well-known people with connections …
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Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London
Located in the usually hidden rafters of the Royal Festival Hall, ‘Klanghaus: 800 Breaths‘ is a site-responsive immersive experience that merges art, music, machinery and performance. And it’s bloody brilliant.
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London’s Southbank skaters to stay as undercroft redevelopment plans axed
After a long and hard fought campaign, skateboarders on London’s South Bank will be able to remain where they are for the long term, as plans to redevelop their undercroft …
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Long Live Southbank campaign fights to keep Southbank Undercroft skate park
For over forty years, skateboarders, BMX riders and graffiti artists have used the empty space known as the Southbank Undercroft to practise their art, socialise and show off their skills.
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A drink on the fifth floor balcony at the Festival Hall on the Southbank, London
If you’re looking for a great place to meet up with friends for an afternoon/evening drink/picnic, I can warmly recommend the fifth floor balcony at the Royal Festival Hall, located on …
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Southbank at dusk: Royal Festival Hall, Hayward Gallery and QE Hall
Seen on top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall at dusk is this curious boat shaped hotel room designed by David Kohn Architects and Turner Prize-nominated artist Fiona Banner. Up to …
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Southbank London – beach huts, boats and ice cream
London’s South Bank has been rolling with a strong British seaside theme since April (until Sept 4th), with 48 tonnes of sand and a series of beach huts adding some …
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Vintage at the Southbank Centre – go-go girls and big bands
Vintage at Goodwood was one of my favourite festivals last year, and this year the whole caboodle moved to the Southbank Centre in the middle of London.
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Club Duckie’s 15th Birthday Party at the Southbank Centre
This was a fantastic night – the Southbank was packed, the floor sticky with spilt beer and the music was fabulous – any club that plays Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights” …
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Morris dancing on the Southbank – 110 photos!
Most people may deem them to be as cool as a heatwave on Planet Mercury, but I rather like Morris dancers – I mean, they drink a lot, dance about …
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Along the Strand over Waterloo Bridge to the Southbank
Some more photos from my Saturday stroll: This elaborate piece of punctuation-untroubled stone lettering informs passers by that: “In this court in the 18th century stood the Fountain Tavern where …
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London 15 years ago: Soho street scenes, the Tate’s Weather Project and St Pancras, October 2003
Here’s a selection of London scenes from my archives, including scenes from Soho street scenes, the Tate’s Weather Project and St Pancras. The photos were all taken 15 years ago …
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Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London
It’s quite a small exhibition, but there’s some cracking images to be seen at ‘Beat Positive,’ a photographic celebration of early hip hop culture at the Getty Gallery in central …
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