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New York 20 Years Ago: Street scenes, Chelsea Hotel, Twin Towers, neon, snow and rain, January 2000
Posted on Friday, Jan 24, 2020 | No CommentsNew York is a fascinating place to visit and photograph – here’s a selection of 60+ street images taken during January 2000 – exactly twenty years ago. -
![I was back in Paris a few weekends ago, playing a show with The Monochrome Set at the Petit Bain, a floating 45-meter-long floating cultural venue. Here’s some pictures from […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mono-set-paris-2019-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Paris, street art, architecture and The Monochrome Set")
In photos: Paris, street art, architecture and The Monochrome Set
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 13, 2019 | No CommentsI was back in Paris a few weekends ago, playing a show with The Monochrome Set at the Petit Bain, a floating 45-meter-long floating cultural venue. Here’s some pictures from […] -
![Last Saturday, the Fero Arts Collective, Zero_LDN and ReSpace Projects hosted an Open House event at Gillett Cubed, which included a sustainable fashion catwalk. The fashion show was curated by […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/open-house-sustainable-catwalk-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Gillett Cubed – Open House and sustainable catwalk, Dalston, 26th Oct 2019")
In photos: Gillett Cubed – Open House and sustainable catwalk, Dalston, 26th Oct 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 30, 2019 | No CommentsLast Saturday, the Fero Arts Collective, Zero_LDN and ReSpace Projects hosted an Open House event at Gillett Cubed, which included a sustainable fashion catwalk. The fashion show was curated by […] -
![Another great art show hosted at The Store X The Vinyl Factory on The Strand, United Visual Artists: Other Spaces, is an audio visual assault on the senses – and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/united-visual-artists-other-spaces-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: United Visual Artists: Other Spaces – an audio visual treat at 180 The Strand, London")
In photos: United Visual Artists: Other Spaces – an audio visual treat at 180 The Strand, London
Posted on Thursday, Oct 17, 2019 | No CommentsAnother great art show hosted at The Store X The Vinyl Factory on The Strand, United Visual Artists: Other Spaces, is an audio visual assault on the senses – and […] -
In photos: Street art, slogans and anarchist graffiti in Exarchia, central Athens, Greece
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 9, 2019 | No CommentsFollowing on from my set of photos taken around Exarchia at night, here’s a selection of images showing off some of the abundant street art in the area: -
In photos: Exarchia, Athens at night – street scenes, bars, street art and rooftop views
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 25, 2019 | No CommentsLast weekend, I was wandering around the Athens Exarchia neighbourhood late at night, enjoying some of the bars and taking in the sights. Here’s some photos from my nocturnal travels: -
![The capital city of Sardinia, Cagliari is an attractive port dominated by its hilltop Castello, a medieval walled quarter situated high over the rest of the town. Here’s some photos […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cagliari-sardinia-photos-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: a walk around the ancient Sardinian city of Cagliari")
In photos: a walk around the ancient Sardinian city of Cagliari
Posted on Monday, Sep 16, 2019 | No CommentsThe capital city of Sardinia, Cagliari is an attractive port dominated by its hilltop Castello, a medieval walled quarter situated high over the rest of the town. Here’s some photos […] -
Art: Colony Sound at the Marlborough Gallery – a trip through a dystopian, cold war alternative universe
Posted on Friday, Sep 13, 2019 | No CommentsBewildering, beautiful, absurd and entertaining, the Colony Sound installation at the Marlborough Gallery in London is an absolute delight. -
Fifty photos of Nuoro, Sardinia: landscapes, street scenes, architecture and street art
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 10, 2019 | No CommentsSituated on the slopes of Monte Ortobene, Nuoro is the sixth-largest city in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy with a population of around 36,500. -
Museum of the Moon and other great things to see at London’s Natural History Museum – in photos
Posted on Monday, Sep 2, 2019 | 1 CommentOn show at the Natural History Museum until January 5th 2020 is this spectacular, illuminated replica of the Moon, with a diameter of 7 metres. -
![Inviting passers-by to “sample life on Mars ahead of the new major exhibition at the Design Museum,” the Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up proved rather a baffling concoction, with very little […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/moving-to-mars-01-115x115.jpg "Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up: a baffling taster of the Design Museum’s forthcoming exhibition, July 2019")
Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up: a baffling taster of the Design Museum’s forthcoming exhibition, July 2019
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 16, 2019 | No CommentsInviting passers-by to “sample life on Mars ahead of the new major exhibition at the Design Museum,” the Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up proved rather a baffling concoction, with very little […] -
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.’ […]