Tag: Royal Academy
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Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
George Bellows (1882-1925): Modern American Life 9.6.13 An afternoon with George Bellows at the Royal Academy, and an exhibition of contrasts. Gatherings in open spaces, and in claustrophobic cityscapes and interiors. Freezing winters, suffocating summers. Powerful, stark structures of a city metamorphosing into a modern age. The rural idyll of fields and sea. Urchins bathing…
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The Boys are Back in Town
‘Is it worth going all the way to London to visit just one exhibition?’ My stamina levels since my prolonged stay in hospital had been at an all time low. Whether I could walk the required distances and last a full day out was also a big question to ask myself. Nevertheless it was a…