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- In photos: thousands take to the streets at Leeds anti-Brexit protest, Sat 24th March 2018
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- In photos: the street preachers of Brixton, April 2018 on The Brixton Evangelist, Brixton tube, 2000
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- Brixton Ten Years Ago: Snow, smoke, mayoral election, closed pubs and Stockwell Skate Park, April 2008 on Duke of Wellington, Acre Lane Brixton – Edwardian pub demolished
- Today in London gay history: the South London Gay Centre evicted, Brixton, 1976 | past tense on The Brixton Fairies and the South London Gay Community Centre, Brixton 1974-6
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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. -
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 | 2 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. -
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.