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Indian Treasures at the Getty Gallery showcases delightful Victorian era photography
Posted on Saturday, Aug 12, 2017 | 1 CommentThere’s another cracking photographic exhibition on display at the Getty Gallery near London’s Oxford Circus, with Indian Treasures revealing some stunning images from the Victorian era. -
Green Gathering 2017 in photos – scenes around the festival site
Posted on Friday, Aug 11, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s the last set of photos from this year’s Green Gathering festival, which takes place on the top of a hill near Chepstow, south Wales: -
![Here’s the third and penultimate selection of photos from this year’s Green Gathering, showing some of the people at the festival. As ever, drop me a line if you find […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/green-gathering-2017-faces-01-115x115.jpg "Green Gathering 2017 in photos – festival folks, August 2017")
Green Gathering 2017 in photos – festival folks, August 2017
Posted on Thursday, Aug 10, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s the third and penultimate selection of photos from this year’s Green Gathering, showing some of the people at the festival. As ever, drop me a line if you find […] -
In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London
Posted on Thursday, Aug 3, 2017 | No CommentsNow in its thirty-eighth year at the National Portrait Gallery, the BP Portrait Award is always worth a look, and this year there’s yet more stunning work on display. -
London Gay Pride 2017: faces, street scenes and smoke bombs – in photos
Posted on Monday, Jul 10, 2017 | 2 CommentsOn Saturday, central London was ablaze with the colours of the rainbow as the annual Pride parade matched through the centre of the city. -
Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London
Posted on Thursday, Jul 6, 2017 | No CommentsLocated 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. -
Grayson Perry: The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! at the Serpentine Gallery, London
Posted on Saturday, Jul 1, 2017 | No CommentsThis major exhibition of British artist Grayson Perry at the Serpentine Gallery in London was bloody fantastic. -
![Here’s the striking sight of the Serpentine Pavilion 2017, as designed by Francis Kéré, the seventeenth architect to accept the Serpentine Galleries’ invitation to design a temporary Pavilion in its […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/serpentine-pavilion-2017-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis Kéré, Kensington Gardens, London")
In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis Kéré, Kensington Gardens, London
Posted on Friday, Jun 30, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s the striking sight of the Serpentine Pavilion 2017, as designed by Francis Kéré, the seventeenth architect to accept the Serpentine Galleries’ invitation to design a temporary Pavilion in its […] -
![It’s been some time since I took a trip along the Bluebell Railway, and this time I got the opportunity to ride the long awaited extension from their new East […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bluebell-railway-photos-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: a trip along the Bluebell steam railway from East Grinstead to Sheffield Park, Sussex, England")
In photos: a trip along the Bluebell steam railway from East Grinstead to Sheffield Park, Sussex, England
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 27, 2017 | No CommentsIt’s been some time since I took a trip along the Bluebell Railway, and this time I got the opportunity to ride the long awaited extension from their new East […] -
![Established in 1992, the Leigh Folk Festival takes place annually at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and I popped along on Sunday to catch the last day of the four day event – […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/leigh-on-sea-folk-festival-2017-23-115x115.jpg "Photos from the Leigh On Sea folk festival: bands, beer, banjos, Morris dancers and crowd scenes")
Photos from the Leigh On Sea folk festival: bands, beer, banjos, Morris dancers and crowd scenes
Posted on Monday, Jun 26, 2017 | No CommentsEstablished in 1992, the Leigh Folk Festival takes place annually at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and I popped along on Sunday to catch the last day of the four day event – […] -
![London is blessed with loads of free museums and art galleries, and yesterday I took shelter from the blazing heat to take a pleasing stroll around the National Portrait Gallery […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/national-portrait-gallery-01-115x115.jpg "National Portrait Gallery, London – a quick photo tour")
National Portrait Gallery, London – a quick photo tour
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 20, 2017 | No CommentsLondon is blessed with loads of free museums and art galleries, and yesterday I took shelter from the blazing heat to take a pleasing stroll around the National Portrait Gallery […] -
Protest photos: No Coalition of Chaos with the DUP, Whitehall, London, Sat 17th June
Posted on Saturday, Jun 17, 2017 | No CommentsA sizeable crowd gathered in Whitehall today, as protesters attended the ‘No Coalition of Chaos with the DUP‘ protest, organised by activist Owen Jones. -
![A self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood of about 850 residents, Christiania was created in 1971 when squatters and hippies took over the former Bådsmandsstræde barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark, which includes some of the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/christiania-copenhagen-photos-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Freetown Christiania, a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark")
In photos: Freetown Christiania, a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 13, 2017 | No CommentsA self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood of about 850 residents, Christiania was created in 1971 when squatters and hippies took over the former Bådsmandsstræde barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark, which includes some of the […] -
Party like it’s 1999: Switchboard and Climate Action benefit at London’s RVT tonight, 7th June
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 7, 2017 | No CommentsTonight, I’m DJing at the wonderful Royal Vauxhall Tavern in a fundraiser for Switchboard: the LGBT+ helpline and 10:10 Climate Action – so please come along if you can! -
![It’s been a while since I’d been along to the Tate Modern, and a lot has changed since my last visit, with the new Switch House extension being built and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/tate-modern-tanks-05-115x115.jpg "Tate Modern Tanks and Switch Room – and a wonderful audio installation")
Tate Modern Tanks and Switch Room – and a wonderful audio installation
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 7, 2017 | No CommentsIt’s been a while since I’d been along to the Tate Modern, and a lot has changed since my last visit, with the new Switch House extension being built and […]