Tag: History
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Art: Natalia Goncharova
The first retrospective of the (take a deep breath) female Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer Natalia Goncharova is being held in the UK at the Tate Modern and will be available until the 8 September 2019. When embarking on this art journey and blog around two years ago, I had no…
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Travel: Da Nang, Vietnam (Part 2)
Following on from my blog post last Thursday, this is the next instalment to my trip to Vietnam. It should be noted that travelling at the end of June to Vietnam means that you have to battle with intense heat and humidity; the second day of the tour we were in 40 Celcius Degree heat!…
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Art: The Renaissance Nude
Happy Bank Holiday everyone! Did you all have a wonderful weekend so far? I have switched up my usual long read on the weekend to cover the exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts (“RA”) – The Renaissance Nude which is due to finish on 2 June 2019. I want to ensure that for any of…
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Art: Christian Dior – Designer of Dreams
Dior. For many women, the four-letter word exudes iconic, feminine, aspirational – the list can go on. It is easy to understand when the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (“V&A”) announced their upcoming Christian Dior – Designer of Dreams exhibition there was much furore; so much so that the exhibition had to be extended to…
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Art: Don McCullin
Hi Everyone! How has your week been so far? Work has been slow for me and the weather has been pretty miserable in London, but I am grateful for some downtime. Moreover, I have something really exciting to look forward to this weekend! This probably also explains why I have mentally checked out at work.…
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Culture: I am Ashurbanipal
Hi everyone! How has your week been so far? I am not going to lie – I feel like January is starting to drag, however, I can’t believe that it is already near the end of the month and I have Chinese New Year to look forward to! To keep my spirits high and trying…
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Art: Fashioned from Nature
Hey hey everyone! How’s it going? I am finally back from Cancun, Mexico; but have been caught in a whirlwind of emails and work so I have not had the head space to update the blog. Finally got some free time this evening and I wanted to share with you my latest culture trip in…
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Travel: Edinburgh Day 1
Hi Everyone, I hope you are all having a wonderful week and looking for the weekend. This is not my usual posting day, but I have managed to find some quiet time from my hectic schedule the past few weeks to share with you all the adventures that I have. This one is just an…
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Art: Tate Modern
Hi Everyone! Hope you are having a great start to your week and welcome to another instalment of my adventures. This weekend I went to the Tate Modern to explore their Soul of Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power Exhibition which is open until 22nd October 2017. Tate Modern I personally love the…
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