London Daily Photo - Not Dedicated to the Public

Not Dedicated to the Public
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Surreal Things at the V&A

Surreal Things
Surrealism and Design

March 29 - July 22, 2007

Daily 10:00-17:45 (last ticket sold 16:45, last entry 17:00)
Fridays 10:00-22:00 (last ticket sold 20:45, last entry 21:00)

Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7
020 7942 2000
Nearest Tube: South Kensington Station
Buses: C1, 14 and 74 stop outside the Cromwell Road entrance








Surreal Things is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see 300 of the most extraordinary objects ever created, in a spectacular theatrical setting. This exhibition is the first to explore the influence of Surrealism on the worlds of fashion, design, theatre, interiors, film, architecture and advertising. It shows how artists engaged with design and how designers were inspired by Surrealism.

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Orwell rolling over in his grave?

George Orwell, Big Brother is watching your house
This is London
31.03.07









On the wall outside his former residence - flat number 27B - where Orwell lived until his death in 1950, an historical plaque commemorates the anti-authoritarian author. And within 200 yards of the flat, there are 32 CCTV cameras, scanning every move.

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London Daily Photo - Smithfield

Smithfield
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo - Priviledged

Privileged
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Free Tube rides for the kids

Free Tube travel scheme extended
Children aged under 11 will be able to take advantage of travel free on the Underground at any time on any day of the week from Sunday.
BBC News
Last Updated: Saturday, 31 March 2007, 09:18 GMT 10:18 UK

Now up to four children under 11 will be able to accompany an adult paying a full fare at peak times.

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London Daily Photo - I wonder if they sell Viagra?

I wonder if they sell Viagra?
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo - He insisted that I take his picture

He insisted that I take his picture
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Green Light Pharmacy in Clerkenwell

I just wanted to say that the folks at the Green Light Pharmacy at Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell are super nice. I've had to go there a couple of times recently and have found them to be really helpful. I'm sure there are plenty of other good pharmacies in the area, but I just wanted to mention that Green Light runs a friendly business.

Overheard: bitter prognosis for 2012 Olympics

The other day at a local sandwich shop, I received the following bitter prognosis for 2012 at no extra charge with my lunch:

Ken's putting all these pounds into an area where people don't visit and doing nothing here in central London and then when the Olympics are gone that whole area will just sit there vacant and unused ... just like that Dome.

Image by Tiki Chris © 2007

Spooky silence at the Barbican

Here are some screenings coming up in the Barbican's Silent Film and Live Music series:

The Phantom of the Opera (U), accompanied by a recording of Carl Davis’ epic score
Part of Lon Chaney: Man of a Thousand Faces, introduced by Kevin Brownlow
1 Apr 07
16:00
Cinema 1
info

The Unknown (PG) + live accompaniment by DJ Nacho Martin
Part of Lon Chaney: Man of a Thousand Faces
15 Apr 07
15:00
Cinema 1
info

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (U) + live piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne
Part of Lon Chaney: Man of a Thousand Faces
22 Apr 07
16:00
Cinema 1
info

Haxan: Witchcraft through the Ages (15) + new score by Geoff Smith on the hammered dulcimer
A legendary and infamous film
6 May 07
15:00
Cinema 1
info

London Daily Photo - Neon Pearl

Neon Pearl
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Queuing up for pie and mash at Clark's

The following photo is certainly not among my best, but it does illustrate the almost regular scene outside Clark's around lunchtime. Since January, Clark's has been buzzing with patrons eager for some pie and mash on their lunch break. It's a yummy lunch option; I can't blame them for waiting.

Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007

Hugh Mendes at Sartorial Contemporary Art

Hugh Mendes - Death from Above





































April 18 - May 5
Tues to Sat 1:30 - 6:30pm

Sartorial Contemporary Art
101A Kensington Church St
London W8 7LN

Sartorial Contemporary Art is delighted to announce a new exhibition of paintings by Hugh Mendes. Over the past few years, Mendes has become known for a singular vision based on the mundane and never-ending procession of text and pictures he finds in newspaper clippings, and especially obituaries.

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London hotel rooms are second most expensive in UK/Europe

Bath hotel rooms 'most expensive'
Hotel rooms in Bath have beaten London as the most expensive in the UK, a new survey suggests.
BBC News
Last Updated: Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 15:27 GMT 16:27 UK

The cost of a hotel room in the UK now averages £98 a night - the highest in Europe, the survey says.

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DON'T DO THAT! at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms

DON'T DO THAT!
Friday May 4th - Saturday May 26th 2007

Elms Lesters Painting Rooms
Opening hours Tuesday - Saturday 12.00 - 6.00 pm
Late nights Thursdays until 9.00 pm
Flintcroft St
nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road
Admission FREE

This exhibition will feature works by the following international artists:

Delta ...
















Ron English ...






Dalek ...






Mark Dean Veca ...










... Andrew McAttee and Stash ...

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Margarita Gluzberg at Paradise Row

Margarita Gluzberg
Funk of Terror into Psychic Bricks
14.4.07 - 13.5.07


Paradise Row presents 'Funk of Terror into Psychic Bricks’, a solo show by Margarita Gluzberg comprising of a series of large-scale, coloured pencil drawings in which fictions and ideologies are gently confused in territories dominated by desire, memory and romance.

Paradise Row
St Matthew's Hall
17 Hereford St
E2 London
M:+44(0)7939 150 774
T: +44(0)20 7613 3311
Email: info@paradiserow.com

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London Daily Photo - Tripe Dressers, Meat & Offal Salesmen

Tripe Dressers, Meat & Offal Salesmen
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Banksy work stolen piece by piece
A wall mural in east London by well-known graffiti artist Banksy has been all but stolen piece by piece.
BBC News
Last Updated: Monday, 26 March 2007, 13:11 GMT 14:11 UK



















The artwork in Brick Lane, which consisted of black letters stencilled onto a white background, spelled out 'to advertise here call 0800 Banksy'.

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London Daily Photo - Food Area

Food Area
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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