Tag Archives: spectacle

The road to victory

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Pete

I’ve been reading a little more of Mauro’s Photo Show: Landmark Exhibitions that Defined the History of Photography and specifically the chapter on MOMA and its four landmark exhibitions.   I new about the stance MOMA took but had not … Continue reading →

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Submission

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Pete

Hey, the submission deadline last week was detailed as the end of February. So I spent the weekend working on this (below) only to find today that the submission deadline has moved! Well, I’ve put the work in so want … Continue reading →

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Dulwich Picture Gallery and my exhibition

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Pete

For no particular reason other than it was a wet grey day, K and I decided to visit the Dulwich Picture Gallery. We’d seen that they were running an exhibition on  Van Dyck (The Guardian states that he was the … Continue reading →

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Symposium review and related matters: My presentation

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Pete

Jonathan emailed earlier in the week to outline plans for the next few symposiums. We have all been asked to make short presentations showing how our research has impacted on our work. I was first to go and created this … Continue reading →

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The pop up show, and big issue in the north

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Pete

I will drop off my contribution to the pop up show this morning. I won’t get to see it in situ because of a lack of wheelchair access, but as a mainly online student I’m happy to get the contribution … Continue reading →

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Photos as spectacle

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Pete

I visited Greenwich and the Cutty Sark yesterday. There was no particular reason other than to get out of the house for a few hours. I took a few photos but the aim was not to create a narrative or … Continue reading →

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Spectacle and Arte Povera at the Tate

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Pete

Last week was not great. Two arguments with the bank over dad’s Power of Attorney, a formal complaint on two counts being upheld, then another complaint and compensation, dad’s boiler breaking down, dad breaking down, Karen thinking there is a … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – feeling Christmassy

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Pete

We woke to a lovely bright crisp morning. It was too good to waste and as we hadn’t go to Lincoln last week we decided to drive to Winchester for their Christmas market and a wander around the town as … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – the holy trinity

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Pete

With just over two weeks to go before Christmas arrives we drove to a local Garden Centre to look at Christmas trees. Glitz, fantasy and avarice appeared to  have replaced any notions of The Father, Son and Holy Ghost though, … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – spectacular eating

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Pete

I went to Bluewater shopping centre today to have my eyes checked. However I ended up buying Christmas cards instead and just being in awe of the setting. It is a machine designed to sell. There were so many people … Continue reading →

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