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![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 | No CommentsOn show at the Natural History Museum until January 5th 2020 is this spectacular, illuminated replica of the Moon, with a diameter of 7 metres. -
![After jumping on the wrong train, we found ourselves with an hour to kill at the Sardinian town of Macomer in the province of Nuoro – and it turned out […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/macomer-sardinia-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Macomer, Sardinia: steam loco, narrow gauge railway and abandoned warehouses – in photos")
Macomer, Sardinia: steam loco, narrow gauge railway and abandoned warehouses – in photos
Posted on Friday, Aug 30, 2019 | No CommentsAfter jumping on the wrong train, we found ourselves with an hour to kill at the Sardinian town of Macomer in the province of Nuoro – and it turned out […] -
![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. -
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. -
![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 […] -
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. -
![Created from Geiger–Müller tubes, glass, aluminium, fluid dynamics, micro controllers and other electronic wizardry, South Korean artist Yunchul Kim’s set of installations at the Korean Cultural Centre make for a fascinating blend […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yunchul-kim-dawns-mine-crystal-korean-cultural-01-115x115.jpg "Steampunk, science and futurism – Dawns, Mine, Crystal by Yunchul Kim at the Korean Cultural Centre, London")
Steampunk, science and futurism – Dawns, Mine, Crystal by Yunchul Kim at the Korean Cultural Centre, London
Posted on Monday, Oct 29, 2018 | No CommentsCreated from Geiger–Müller tubes, glass, aluminium, fluid dynamics, micro controllers and other electronic wizardry, South Korean artist Yunchul Kim’s set of installations at the Korean Cultural Centre make for a fascinating blend […] -
Somerset House art – Athi-Patra Ruga’s ‘Of Gods, Rainbows and Omissions’
Posted on Monday, Oct 15, 2018 | No CommentsOn display until the 6th Jan 2019 is Athi-Patra Ruga’s ‘Of Gods, Rainbows and Omissions,’ a work of sculpture, photography, video and embroidery.