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Wonderful Welsh surrealism with Bedwyr Williams’ The Gulch at the Barbican Curve, London
Posted on Friday, Oct 14, 2016 | No CommentsI’ve seen a fair few shows at The Barbican’s unusual Curve gallery, but The Gulch by Bedwyr Williams proved to be one of my favourites. -
![I think I was perhaps spoiled by the wonderful Momentum installation at The Curve in the Barbican back in 2014, and set my expectations too high for Imran Qureshi’s new work, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imran-quereshi-barbican-curve-01-1-115x115.jpg "In photos: Imran Qureshi – Where the Shadows are so Deep, The Curve, Barbican")
In photos: Imran Qureshi – Where the Shadows are so Deep, The Curve, Barbican
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 1, 2016 | No CommentsI think I was perhaps spoiled by the wonderful Momentum installation at The Curve in the Barbican back in 2014, and set my expectations too high for Imran Qureshi’s new work, […] -
Swirling mist and strange shifting lights at Momentum at The Curve, Barbican, London
Posted on Friday, Apr 25, 2014 | No CommentsLocated in a dark, curved corridor at the Barbican, Momentum’ is a fascinating installation that makes for a wonderfully disorientating experience. -
The disused Thameslink platforms at Barbican station, London
Posted on Monday, Jun 17, 2013 | 3 CommentsThe former Thameslink railway tracks running through Barbican station now lie abandoned and covered in weeds, with metal gates blocking access at each end. -
OMA Progress architecture exhibition at the London Barbican
Posted on Monday, Feb 20, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe first UK major show to showcase the work of co-founder Rem Koolhaas’ 37 year old architectural practice, OMA/Progress was a fascinating way to spend a rainy London Saturday afternoon. -
![It has to be said that parts of it are looking a bit run down these days, although the vast Barbican estate in the City of London remains a desirable […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/barbican-london-photos-13-115x115.jpg "A spring strut through the Barbican estate, London")
A spring strut through the Barbican estate, London
Posted on Thursday, May 5, 2011 | 7 CommentsIt has to be said that parts of it are looking a bit run down these days, although the vast Barbican estate in the City of London remains a desirable […] -
A walk through the Barbican, London
Posted on Friday, Dec 3, 2010 | 7 CommentsI love walking along the elevated walkways around the Barbican on a weekend when there’s barely a soul around.