Archives For London
I’ve been doing a bit of traveling again, recently. Last week I was away at a conference and this weekend I find myself in London.
Finally, I’m picking up the camera again, mostly for quick snapshots or to record fragments of ideas; even so it feels good.
Here are a few snaps from the last couple of days… typography has been on my mind lately, you may notice:
More later, dear readers…
A brief video of the current installation at the Barbican in London by French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot which explores the unexpected rhythms of daily life.
I tweeted about this months ago but somehow overlooked sharing this wonderfully fun artwork here.
On display at the British Library in London is a painting by British artist, Patrick Hughes:
Beautiful!
The passing and loss of (Lee) Alexander McQueen today is beyond description. There is nothing I can say that has not already been said, I did not know him but I loved his work. Here are a few of the write-ups in the papers and some of his work that has inspired me over the years:
BBC News
CNN
Daily Mail
Financial Times
NYTimes
The Times
2001 Times article
Vogue
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
Wikipedia
“People don’t want to see clothes. They want to see something that fuels the imagination.â€
Images: Style.com
Earlier this weekend, a reader sent me this photo they snapped on a recent trip to London:
They were amused by the odd mission statements or promises of the institution, and thought I might agree that perhaps their aim to “Raise the Dead” was at best inspiring, if a bit creepy.
