Video: Britain’s Greatest Invention, 2017 This new BBC Two show, Britain’s Greatest Invention, at 20:30 this evening, is hosted by Dr Hannah Fry (@FryRsquared), with celebrities championing objects from the Science Museum. The objects will be they will championing are: the fridge, steam engine, antibiotics, jet engine, mobile phone and TV. I should hold judgement …
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One year on, a lovely BBC Bowie documentary – David Bowie: The Last Five Years – featuring many of his close friends and artistic and other collaborators reflecting on how he worked, and how he revealed he was dying. It focuses on his last two albums, The Next Day and Blackstar, and his play Lazarus, …
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In February 2017 the Royal Academy of Arts opens Revolution: Russian Art 1917–1932
After The Fall
There is a great new show at the Barbican Art Gallery: The World of Charles and Ray Eames opened this week, and runs until 14 February. It is curated by Catherine Ince (@InceCatherine) in collaboration with the still extant Office Charles and Ray Eames (@eamesoffice), which kindly allowed me to use a wonderful Eames’ sketch …
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