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london muse: March 2011
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In search of inspiration. Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." — Samuel Johnson. Wednesday, 16 March 2011. Many films have London as their location - few actually have London as the prime subject. Patrick Keiller's melancholic film London. Still from London by Patrick Keiller. Still from London by Patrick Keiller. Still from London by Patrick Keiller.
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london muse: January 2011
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In search of inspiration. Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." — Samuel Johnson. Wednesday, 26 January 2011. Continuing my exploration of Maryon Park, S E London, location of Antonioni's seminal film Blow Up. Perhaps I had preconceived ideas of this being a place of mystery and intrigue, of trying to shape my vision to fit that of the film? The most sed...
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london muse: Unreal City
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In search of inspiration. Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." — Samuel Johnson. Monday, 1 August 2011. His 'unreal city' is peopled with ghost-like forms like the souls in Dante's Inferno. Sighing and shuffling along, their eyes on the ground in front of them, they flow over London Bridge to begin their monotonous day at their desks:. To where Saint Ma...
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london muse: February 2011
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In search of inspiration. Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." — Samuel Johnson. Monday, 28 February 2011. Something of this idea is evident in the work which sound artist Janet Cardiff devised in 1999 in association with Artangel. Someone is following you" a man's voice suddenly breathes in your ear. Where she writes of ' shedding the self our friends ...
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london muse: Model Landscape
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In search of inspiration. Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." — Samuel Johnson. Monday, 22 August 2011. At the centre of key pedestrian routes, the qualities of the heritage structures offer the possibility of engaging customers and passers-by in an innovative and inspiring retail experience.". Get your heritage experience here! Wandering around the ar...
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london muse: August 2011
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In search of inspiration. Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." — Samuel Johnson. Monday, 22 August 2011. At the centre of key pedestrian routes, the qualities of the heritage structures offer the possibility of engaging customers and passers-by in an innovative and inspiring retail experience.". Get your heritage experience here! Wandering around the ar...
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london muse: April 2011
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In search of inspiration. Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." — Samuel Johnson. Wednesday, 27 April 2011. Summer in the City. First published in 1956, describes the world of the West Indian immigrants, lured by the promise of jobs aplenty and improved economic prosperity in post-war Britain. London was the repository of their hopes and dreams, a ma...
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london muse: Summer in the City
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In search of inspiration. Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." — Samuel Johnson. Wednesday, 27 April 2011. Summer in the City. First published in 1956, describes the world of the West Indian immigrants, lured by the promise of jobs aplenty and improved economic prosperity in post-war Britain. London was the repository of their hopes and dreams, a ma...
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london muse: Disappearing Landscape
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In search of inspiration. Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." — Samuel Johnson. Tuesday, 16 August 2011. The first of these was the 1955 film The Ladykillers. Scenes from The Ladykillers (1955). The gasworks are a recurring motif and can be seen in the opening sequence of Alfie. 1966) where, in a car parked in the gas-holder's shadow, Michael Caine's p...
