Category Archives: Culture Vulture

Exhibitions, events, book and antiques fairs, festivals and other happenings in London, UK.

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Another Book Festival

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Where ever I go…… Book Festivals are proliferating in London and the UK and all of them seem to be competing for attendees and attention, often seeking to make money. In Jerez, and many other cities and towns around Spain, … Continue reading

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With apologies to Sandro Botticelli…

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Venus and Mars is a painting in oil and tempera by Sandro Botticelli. Created in the 1480s in Medici Florence it currently hangs in Room 61 of the National Gallery, London. It depicts two Roman gods reclining in a woodland … Continue reading

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Picasso 1932 – Love, Fame, Tragedy

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‘The work that one does is a way of keeping a diary’ is the quote from the artist which begins Tate Modern’s big Summer blockbuster exhibition. This takes the visitor chronologically, month by month, through 1932, an extraordinarily productive artistic … Continue reading

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Quiz

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…is the title of a new play by James Graham at the Noel Coward Theatre, London. Transferring from the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, its centre piece is the incident in which a contestant on the television quiz show Who Wants to … Continue reading

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Rhythm & Reaction: The Age of Jazz in Britain

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This Spring’s exhibition by the Bulldog Trust at Two Temple Place closes after Sunday (tomorrow) so this weekend is the last chance to catch it.  It is well worth going along to, especially if you enjoy music with your art. … Continue reading