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New York street art and signs – SoHo and the Bowery in forty photos
Posted on Thursday, Jun 20, 2019 | No CommentsI was back in New York earlier this year, and took this series of forty photographs showing some of the street art and scenes around Soho and the Bowery. -
![Here’s a set of photos of road signs, street lights, wires and traffic signs from the east and west coasts of America. I grabbed the pictures as I toured with […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/america-signs-lights-wires-01-115x115.jpg "On tour in America: road signs, street lights, snow, wires and traffic signs in 100 photos")
On tour in America: road signs, street lights, snow, wires and traffic signs in 100 photos
Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s a set of photos of road signs, street lights, wires and traffic signs from the east and west coasts of America. I grabbed the pictures as I toured with […] -
London photos: Royal Academy, Mayfair, Soho, William Eggleston exhibition, street views and more, May 2019
Posted on Monday, May 20, 2019 | No CommentsLast 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: -
![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.’ […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/asset-strippers-tate-britain-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: The Asset Strippers installation by Mike Nelson at Tate Britain")
In photos: The Asset Strippers installation by Mike Nelson at Tate Britain
Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 | 2 CommentsContemporary 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.’ […] -
Smoke and Mirrors: The Psychology of Magic – free exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, London
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 30, 2019 | No CommentsThis free exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in central London offers fascinating insights into the shadowy world of Victorian spirit mediums, modern magic and psychology. -
Swing Both Ways – nicely subverted street sign in Tottenham Court Road, London
Posted on Monday, Apr 29, 2019 | 1 CommentI loved this street sign on Tottenham Court Road that had been wittily subverted. -
![An oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the Colosseum (or Coliseum) is a masterpiece of ancient craftsmanship. Constructed of travertine, tuff, and brick-faced concrete, it […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/colosseum-rome-photos-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: A visit to the stunning ancient Colosseum in Rome")
In photos: A visit to the stunning ancient Colosseum in Rome
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 16, 2019 | No CommentsAn oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the Colosseum (or Coliseum) is a masterpiece of ancient craftsmanship. Constructed of travertine, tuff, and brick-faced concrete, it […] -
![Fifteen years ago, you could barely walk around the centre of London without banging into some poor soul hanging on to an oversized placard advertising a computer fair, golf sale, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/human-billboards-april-2004-01-115x115.jpg "The human billboards and sandwich men on the streets of Soho 15 years ago – London history, April 2004")
The human billboards and sandwich men on the streets of Soho 15 years ago – London history, April 2004
Posted on Friday, Apr 12, 2019 | No CommentsFifteen years ago, you could barely walk around the centre of London without banging into some poor soul hanging on to an oversized placard advertising a computer fair, golf sale, […] -
In photos: Echo Park, Los Angeles, in the early evening light
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 20, 2019 | No CommentsLocated close to Sunset Boulevard in LA’s Eastside can be found the lovely Echo Park, a small public space dominated by a large lake. -
![Here’s fifty photographs documenting an east London canal-side walk along the River Lee Navigation from Bow to Hackney Wick, past Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the London Stadium. It’s a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/bow-hackney-wick-13-115x115.jpg "Bow to Hackney Wick canalside walk: barges, street art, buildings and twilight, Feb 2019")
Bow to Hackney Wick canalside walk: barges, street art, buildings and twilight, Feb 2019
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 5, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s fifty photographs documenting an east London canal-side walk along the River Lee Navigation from Bow to Hackney Wick, past Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the London Stadium. It’s a […] -
Must see: Doreen Fletcher’s incredible East London urban street paintings at the Nunnery Gallery, London E3
Posted on Monday, Feb 4, 2019 | No CommentsEasily my favourite exhibition of the last twelve months, Doreen Fletcher’s Retrospective showcases a stunning collection of urban street views painted around east London. -
Barcelona street photos: graffiti, market life, street art and architecture
Posted on Friday, Jan 25, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s a hefty collection of 90 photos taken on the streets of Barcelona, with scenes of street art, market life, graffiti, shoppers, street performers and more. -
![Running until Sat 26th Jan 2019 and now in its fifth year, the London Winter Lights festival showcases state-of-the-art light technology in a series of interactive and responsive artworks, installations […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/winter-lights-london-2019-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Winter Lights festival at Canary Wharf, London, January 2019")
In photos: Winter Lights festival at Canary Wharf, London, January 2019
Posted on Monday, Jan 21, 2019 | No CommentsRunning until Sat 26th Jan 2019 and now in its fifth year, the London Winter Lights festival showcases state-of-the-art light technology in a series of interactive and responsive artworks, installations […] -
Autumn in London – photos of street scenes, the British Museum, sweet nothings and rain, Nov 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 13, 2018 | No CommentsAs autumn slowly heads into winter and the nights get longer, here’s a selection of 30 photos taken around central London in mid-November. -
PsychoBarn installation by Cornelia Parker at the Royal Academy, London, Nov 2018
Posted on Monday, Nov 12, 2018 | No CommentsFirst exhibited on the roof of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2016, Cornelia Parker’s Transitional Object (PsychoBarn) makes for a striking centrepiece of the Royal Academy’s courtyard in central London.