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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. -
![Considered to be one of the most significant (and controversial) artists to have emerged in the postwar era, Jeff Koons has been active since the late 1970s, exploring themes relating to ‘taste, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newport-street-gallery-01-1-115x115.jpg "Aluminium balloons at Jeff Koons’s Now exhibition at the Newport Street Gallery, London SE11")
Aluminium balloons at Jeff Koons’s Now exhibition at the Newport Street Gallery, London SE11
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 15, 2016 | No CommentsConsidered to be one of the most significant (and controversial) artists to have emerged in the postwar era, Jeff Koons has been active since the late 1970s, exploring themes relating to ‘taste, […] -
![Luminary is a fascinating series of LED light drawings exhibited in two parts inside the Fabrica gallery in Brighton. The installation in the former Regency church takes the form of a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/luminary-haselden-brighton-01-1-115x115.jpg "The beautiful LED lights of Brighton: Luminary by Ron Haselden at Fabrica")
The beautiful LED lights of Brighton: Luminary by Ron Haselden at Fabrica
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 26, 2016 | 1 CommentLuminary is a fascinating series of LED light drawings exhibited in two parts inside the Fabrica gallery in Brighton. The installation in the former Regency church takes the form of a […] -
![A 3D facsimile arch from Palmyra’s destroyed Temple of Bel was unveiled in London’s Trafalgar Square earlier this week. The monumental recreation of the destroyed Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, Syria, is a scale […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/palmyra-arch-trafalgar-square-01-1-115x115.jpg "Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph recreated in London’s Trafalgar Square")
Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph recreated in London’s Trafalgar Square
Posted on Friday, Apr 22, 2016 | No CommentsA 3D facsimile arch from Palmyra’s destroyed Temple of Bel was unveiled in London’s Trafalgar Square earlier this week. The monumental recreation of the destroyed Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, Syria, is a scale […] -
A statue made of soap: Duke of Cumberland erodes away in Cavendish Square, London
Posted on Thursday, Jul 2, 2015 | No CommentsStill quietly falling apart in Cavendish Square is this statue of the Duke of Cumberland, which has been created from soap. -
Do NOT climb on Mark Wallinger’s White Horse on the Mall, London
Posted on Monday, Mar 9, 2015 | 1 Comment“Do not climb on the horse” says the warning sign by the eminently climbable and hugely inviting White Horse sculpture on The Mall, in central London. -
![Now the tenth artwork to occupy the fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square, Gift Horse presents a skeletal sculpture entwined with an electronic ribbon displaying a live ticker feed from the London Stock […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gift-horse-fourth-plinth-london-011-115x115.jpg "A skeletal horse with a live stock market feed takes over Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth")
A skeletal horse with a live stock market feed takes over Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth
Posted on Friday, Mar 6, 2015 | No CommentsNow the tenth artwork to occupy the fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square, Gift Horse presents a skeletal sculpture entwined with an electronic ribbon displaying a live ticker feed from the London Stock […] -
![I really enjoyed last year’s art show in the Cavendish Square underground car park, so I made sure I got along to the new show in the same venue, this […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/we-could-not-agree-art-011-115x115.jpg "London car park artshow – We Could Not Agree at the Q Park, Cavendish Square")
London car park artshow – We Could Not Agree at the Q Park, Cavendish Square
Posted on Monday, Oct 20, 2014 | No CommentsI really enjoyed last year’s art show in the Cavendish Square underground car park, so I made sure I got along to the new show in the same venue, this […] -
In photos: the amazing floating piazza at Covent Garden, as created by Alex Chinneck
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 15, 2014 | No CommentsCurrently turning heads in Covent Garden is this remarkable structure by the artist and designer Alex Chinneck. -
A short walk from Vauxhall tube station across the Thames to Blackfriars Bridge, London
Posted on Friday, Aug 1, 2014 | 1 CommentHere’s a series of photos taken from a short (2.7 miles/4.5km) walk I took recently from Vauxhall tube station (Victoria Line), along the Thames to the north side of Blackfriars Bridge. -
![Located betwixt Euston and King’s Cross stations, the Crypt of St Pancras Parish Church was built in 1822 and used for coffin burials until 1854, when the crypts of all London […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/crypt-gallery-st-pancras-11-115x115.jpg "A look inside the Crypt Gallery in St Pancras: ShoShoShow sculpture exhibition")
A look inside the Crypt Gallery in St Pancras: ShoShoShow sculpture exhibition
Posted on Friday, Jul 11, 2014 | 2 CommentsLocated betwixt Euston and King’s Cross stations, the Crypt of St Pancras Parish Church was built in 1822 and used for coffin burials until 1854, when the crypts of all London […] -
The Serpentine Pavilion – a futuristic, doughnut-shaped ‘broken egg’ lands in London
Posted on Monday, Jun 30, 2014 | No CommentsSince 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park has commissioned a temporary summer pavilion by a leading architect, and this year’s offering is perhaps the oddest – and best – one yet. -
Intriguing Rainforest pavilion goes up in Bedford Square, central London
Posted on Friday, May 23, 2014 | No CommentsCreated by the Chilean-German architecture practice GUN Architects, this ‘public pavilion’ called Rainforest stands in the south western corner of Bedford Square in central London. -
Lynn Chadwick steel beasts sculptures at the Royal Academy courtyard, Piccadilly, London
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2014 | No CommentsYesterday, I was fortunate enough to stumble across these fantastic sculptures which were on display at the Royal Academy, off Piccadilly in central London. -
![It took me ages to remember exactly where I’d seen this statue of what appears to be a meditating Buddhist philosopher. After much perusing of Google Maps, I finally worked out […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sculpture-soas-london03-115x115.jpg "Sculpture of a meditating philosopher at SOAS, London")
Sculpture of a meditating philosopher at SOAS, London
Posted on Monday, Jun 10, 2013 | No CommentsIt took me ages to remember exactly where I’d seen this statue of what appears to be a meditating Buddhist philosopher. After much perusing of Google Maps, I finally worked out […]