I really like this huge steel frame that’s currently holding up the facade of a building along Nassau Street, London. As you can see on the Google Maps image everything behind it has been taken away. It’s a massive building site right in the centre of London, of which there seem to be quite a lot lately.
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Some images from bonfire night at Alexandra Palace.
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Yesterday we went on a little tour of Tate Modern’s old oil tanks. These are the three tanks that were once used to store oil when it was a power station. They are huge. All the metal from the tanks has been removed but the huge concrete structure that housed them remains.
During Tate Modern’s second phase of development (see here) they are going to be turned into exhibition spaces - and very good spaces they are too. There are currently a series of John Baldessari films being shown in them but I wasn’t allowed to photograph them.
Afterwards we went to look at the Miroslaw Balka piece ‘How It Is’ in the turbine hall - It’s huge and monstrous and very good - like walking into the gates of hell, or some kind of inter-dimensional portal.
Posted by RichWe’ve just got back from a holiday in Valencia.
Photos here.
As promised, some images from the opening night.
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I went on the march from Hyde park to the Israeli Embassy yesterday. Not because I have any strong religious or political beliefs about what is happening in the area, I just don’t agree with the killing of 250+ children.
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went to see radiohead at victoria park last night. i took a few photos on my mobile.
it was excellent. they played everything from in rainbows and the rest of the set was kid a/amnesiac heavy - so lots of electronic beats and rhythms. surprises included no surprises (ahem), the bends and my iron lung. overall a great mix of songs from all albums except pablo honey, which is a shame. it would have been nice to hear you or blow out, perhaps. maybe next time?
it was great to see thom doing his twitchy dancing - he wore a fine pair of red trousers which unfortunately don’t show up in my pictures.
went to the love music hate racism carnival yesterday. it rained a bit but when the sun came out it was beautiful.
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