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![On Sunday, I came across this rather curious leaf-covered balloon in Regent’s Park. At first I thought it might have been a piece of ‘official’ art, but it seems more […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/balloon-autumn-leaves-regents-park-3-115x115.jpg "Found art: the fabulous leaf balloon of Regents Park, London")
Found art: the fabulous leaf balloon of Regents Park, London
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 | No CommentsOn Sunday, I came across this rather curious leaf-covered balloon in Regent’s Park. At first I thought it might have been a piece of ‘official’ art, but it seems more […] -
![Billed as showcasing “a beautiful planetary image at an unprecedented scale,” I was keen to pop along to see the ’10 Miles of Mars exhibition’ at the UCL in central […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mars-map-ucl-london-4-115x115.jpg "The somewhat disappointing large scale map of Planet Mars at UCL, London")
The somewhat disappointing large scale map of Planet Mars at UCL, London
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 | 1 CommentBilled as showcasing “a beautiful planetary image at an unprecedented scale,” I was keen to pop along to see the ’10 Miles of Mars exhibition’ at the UCL in central […] -
![Located three floors underground in a central London car park, the Big Deal Number 5 art show is a free, “annual non-profit, non-gallery Art in Recession event.” Hugely diversive work […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/big-deal-no-5-2013-london-011-115x115.jpg "Big Deal Number 5 art show at the Cavendish Square underground car park, London")
Big Deal Number 5 art show at the Cavendish Square underground car park, London
Posted on Friday, Oct 18, 2013 | No CommentsLocated three floors underground in a central London car park, the Big Deal Number 5 art show is a free, “annual non-profit, non-gallery Art in Recession event.” Hugely diversive work […] -
Made Possible by Squatting exhibition, 15 Dock Street, London E1
Posted on Saturday, Sep 14, 2013 | 2 CommentsHeld in a rather stunning squatted building in East London, the excellent Made Possible by Squatting exhibition sets out to challenge the common media myths and misconceptions of squatters. -
![Founded in 1937 as a radical experiment in social science, art and documentary, the Mass Observation (MO) project was spearheaded by anthropologist Tom Harrisson, journalist and poet Charles Madge and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mass-observation-photographers-gallery-1-115x115.jpg "The Mass Observation project at the Photographers’ Gallery, London")
The Mass Observation project at the Photographers’ Gallery, London
Posted on Thursday, Sep 12, 2013 | No CommentsFounded in 1937 as a radical experiment in social science, art and documentary, the Mass Observation (MO) project was spearheaded by anthropologist Tom Harrisson, journalist and poet Charles Madge and […] -
A trip to Ffotogallery at Turner House, Penarth, south Wales
Posted on Monday, Sep 9, 2013 | No CommentsSituated on Plymouth Road around the corner from Penarth train station, Ffotogallery at Turner House hosts photographic works featuring artists from Wales and the rest of the world. -
![There’s a wonderful free photo exhibition currently on at the Getty Gallery, Eastcastle Street, central London, showing the work of photographic legend Bert Hardy, who made his name working for […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bert-hardy-picture-post-getty-115x115.jpg "Picture Post legend Bert Hardy at the Getty Gallery, London")
Picture Post legend Bert Hardy at the Getty Gallery, London
Posted on Friday, Aug 30, 2013 | No CommentsThere’s a wonderful free photo exhibition currently on at the Getty Gallery, Eastcastle Street, central London, showing the work of photographic legend Bert Hardy, who made his name working for […] -
The street art of Hanway Street, London, featuring Ewan McGregor and a Bee Gee
Posted on Friday, Aug 2, 2013 | 1 CommentSeen on Hanway Street, central London (just off Oxford Street) is this interesting collection of mixed medium portraits, created by street artist Paul Don Smith. -
![Situated close to Loughborough Junction station is the S.I.A. Community Arts Cafe, billed as “an imaginative and creative space that is sure to become a meeting point for south London’s […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sia-community-arts-sw9-115x115.jpg "Knitting and coffee at the SIA Community Arts cafe, Loughborough Junction, London SW9")
Knitting and coffee at the SIA Community Arts cafe, Loughborough Junction, London SW9
Posted on Monday, Apr 1, 2013 | No CommentsSituated close to Loughborough Junction station is the S.I.A. Community Arts Cafe, billed as “an imaginative and creative space that is sure to become a meeting point for south London’s […] -
A bit of New York on the move around Brixton, London
Posted on Friday, Mar 29, 2013 | 2 CommentsSeen moving along Atlantic Road at a surprisingly sprightly rate was this large poster of Times Square, New York. -
![Located in a temporary space at 107 Gloucester Place (close to Baker Street tube) is an interesting exhibition put together by four contemporary artists from the Push107 collective. Billed as, “a diverse collection […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/push107-art-gallery-06-115x115.jpg "Last chance to see the Push107 contemporary art gallery, Gloucester Place, central London")
Last chance to see the Push107 contemporary art gallery, Gloucester Place, central London
Posted on Friday, Mar 22, 2013 | No CommentsLocated in a temporary space at 107 Gloucester Place (close to Baker Street tube) is an interesting exhibition put together by four contemporary artists from the Push107 collective. Billed as, “a diverse collection […] -
![If you take the 7 train down to Long Island City, Queens, NY you’ll come across this amazing showcase of graffiti art – but you’d better get there quick because […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/5-pointz-graffiti-2-115x115.jpg "New York’s iconic 5 Pointz graffiti building scheduled for demolition")
New York’s iconic 5 Pointz graffiti building scheduled for demolition
Posted on Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 | 1 CommentIf you take the 7 train down to Long Island City, Queens, NY you’ll come across this amazing showcase of graffiti art – but you’d better get there quick because […] -
![I know I keep beefing on about this, but I remain less than convinced that the Photographers’ Gallery’s quest to be bigger and better has been a successful one – […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photographers-gallery-london-09-115x115.jpg "Photographers’ Gallery London: nine photos and a lot of stairs")
Photographers’ Gallery London: nine photos and a lot of stairs
Posted on Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 | 2 CommentsI know I keep beefing on about this, but I remain less than convinced that the Photographers’ Gallery’s quest to be bigger and better has been a successful one – […] -
Pae White spins out mesmerising yarn patterns at the South London Gallery, Camberwell, London
Posted on Monday, Mar 18, 2013 | No CommentsRunning at the South London Gallery in south London until the 12th May 2103 is this mesmerising installation by Los Angeles-based artist Pae White, called ‘Too Much Night, Again.’ -
Neon and green fluorescent lights: Bruce Nauman exhibition at Hauser & Wirth, London
Posted on Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 | No CommentsI enjoyed this free Bruce Nauman exhibition at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in upmarket Savile Row, Mayfair London on the weekend.