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Tag: London
Kiefer / Van Gogh
In October we visited the Kiefer / Van Gogh exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Not previously familiar with more than Kiefer’s name, the work and its relationship to van Gogh was stunning. Entirely different, one can nevertheless feel how Kiefer has responded to van Gogh in every image.
“In 1963, aged 18, Anselm Kiefer received a travel bursary that allowed him to follow in Vincent van Gogh’s footsteps through the Netherlands Belgium, and France, first in Paris and ending up in Arles and the neighbouring village of Fourques in Provence. On his travels, which he termed an ‘initiation journey, Kiefer kept a daiary filled with notes and drawings.” ﹣from the exhibition guide.
Hercules
Joel Meyerowitz and Maggie Barrett
Was fortunate enough to attend a screening of Maggie Barrett and Joel Meyerowitz in Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other at Photo London, with them and the film-making couple in attendance for a discussion and Q&A afterwards. Here, as it was all over, you can see Joel, as always, Leica in hand shooting. The film was quite moving, as were some of the comments afterwards and it was directly relevant to my project Modern Romance.
Another Layer
If you’ll be in London next weekend, please do stop by and see our pop-up exhibition of works-in-progress from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday and Sunday (7th – 8th of June) at the Lambeth County Courts, Cleaver Street, Kennington, London SE11 4DZ.
View from the Oval
I had the great good fortune and honour to be invited to spend the first day of the September Test match between Surrey and Durham at the Oval, Surrey’s stadium (Surrey won by 10 wickets in only 3 days, retaining their title for a third year). The day included a tour of the historic stadium, its museum and library, and a visit to the roof, with its splendid views of London (see panorama above). Throughout the stadium are artworks depicting famous players and moments from its history, including the group portrait below.
Inequality
The gap between the wealthiest and the poorest has grown to levels not seen in a century.
Perfectly Clear
Alternately, in black and white:
King Henry’s Mound
We also made it to King Henry’s Mound from where you can see all the way to Windsor Castle in one direction and 10 miles to St Paul’s Cathedral (see pictures below).
Deer in Richmond Park
Richmond Park is a Royal Park, famous for its deer and we were lucky enough to see some during our visit.
Flower
Richmond Park Trees
After Wimbledon Common we passed into Richmond Park where we saw some magnificent trees, some dead, some fallen (see below).
Regarding Nature
Going Down
Word
I’ve photographed this scene from the train window many times before, hoping to use it for my Word project. This time the train slowed to a stop in the perfect spot but I only had my phone with me.
Hotel Room View, Night
Way Out, Man
New Group Show
If you’re in London this weekend, please come by and see me at this pop-up group show!
Lawn Road Flats / ISOKON
On our way back from Hampstead Heath to the Belsize Park tube station we visited the Lawn Road Flats, home, at various times, to such luminaries as Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, László Moholy-Nagy, Agatha Christie and various NKVD spies and recruiters. It’s famous ISOBar played host, additionally, to Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and Julian Huxley among many others.
Magnificent Trees
We saw many magnificent and ancient trees on the heath.
