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The London Ultra

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The London Ultra   @ Bargehouse,  OxoTower Wharf,  Bargehouse St,  Bankside SE1 9PH 31st October – 10th November 2019 |  Open daily 11am - 6pm Preview Party:  Thursday 31 October 6pm I  Open theme Fancy Dress With Live Performances throughout the evening  I 7.30pm Prize Giving The  Free   Painters  and Sculptors Collective  are delighted to invite you to the London Ultra 2019 Back for its second year,  The London Ultra  is a unique exhibition format that brings together artists and performers from a multitude  of disciplines in an art extravaganza at London's iconic  Bargehouse . Visitors are invited to discover a multi-sensory spectacular of over  one hundred artists, showcasing styles ranging from traditional to  eccentric, conceptual to accidental and from minimalist compositions  to opulent installations and intriguing abstractions. Providing a take  home piece to suit every visitor. Paintings , sculpture, installations and photography are carefu

West London Galleries Bus Tour

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West London Galleries  Bus Tour Saturday | 2 November 2019 | 2-6pm meet at the corner of Portobello Road and Oxford Gardens OR The Muse Gallery | 269 Portobello Road | London W11 1LR FREE TICKET TO RIDE The art bus is on the road again for an extended route  from North to South Kensington and back again for an after party under the Westway. All are welcome on the vintage double decker bus with  live onboard commentary, interviews, opinions and music courtesy of Portobello Radio. All aboard!

REVIEW OF “FOR WALLS WITH TONGUES

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REVIEW OF “FOR WALLS WITH TONGUES: AN ORAL HISTORY OF STREET MURALS  1966 TO 1985 . ”  Eds. Steve Lobb and Carol Kenna Published by Greenwich Mural Workshop isbn  9781870100076 from Watermelon Autumn 2019  https://greenleftblog.blogspot.com/p/w-t-e-r-m-e-l-o-n-conference-newsletter_9.html Floyd Rd Mural by Greenwich Mural Workshop 1976 Art, culture and politics have long existed in a complex and fascinating interrelation. This is the territory that “FOR WALLS WITH TONGUES” explores as it happened in regard to the creation of public murals in Britain in the late twentieth century.  FWWT mainly concentrates on formally trained artists who sought, in various styles, to make accessible art by painting large murals in places such as street walls and gable ends, where their work was freely viewable. The work of  thirty-one  muralists is included both through striking and beautiful illustrations, and via transcripts of interviews, supplemented with five essays

Alexandra Harley sculptures on line

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I crave forgiveness for another email hard on the heels of the last, I don't send many overall and the frequency is erratic. This missive highlights a written contribution by yours truly, to an online portal so no galleries to visit or trekking out in gloomy winter evenings -: Highly flattered I was, to be asked to contribute to the online forum  www.instantloveland.com   a website devoted to abstract art, examining and debating the diverse forms of art practise. I am indebted to the incredible patience and skills of the editors John Bunker  www.johnbunkerartist.com  and Matt Dennis. As I had chosen to write about a visit I had made to an open studio event many years ago (and it was a very very long time ago!!), we had some interesting discussions about the subsequent changes in the art world once I had submitted my first draft. This whole project has been challenging as well as food for thought for me certainly, and extremely rewarding. I hope you enjoy my foray into the