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David Moore (British Photographer)
David Moore (born 1961) is a British photographer, artist and educator working in and around documentary photography. He has had solo exhibitions of his work at The Photographers' Gallery, London, Impressions Gallery, Bradford and at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.https://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/whats-on/the-last-things-by-david-moore/ His work is held in the collection of the University of Warwick. He is Principal Lecturer for Documentary Photography and Photojournalism at the University of Westminster, London. Early life and education Moore was born in Blackburn and within six weeks moved with his family to Derby, where he grew up. He studied photography at West Surrey College of Art and Design in Farnham, graduating in 1988. Photography and theatre David Chandler has pointed out that "Moore belonged to "the second wave of new colour documentary in Britain", having attended Farnham College of Art and Design, where he was taught by practitioners from the first wave including Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Moore (Australian Photographer)
David Moore (6 April 1927 – 23 January 2003) by Sharon Verghis, '''' (25 January 2003) was an Australian , historian of Australian photography, and initiator of the . Early life and education [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Citadels Under London
A number of military citadels are known to have been constructed underground in central London, dating mostly from the Second World War and the Cold War. Unlike traditional above-ground citadels, these sites are primarily secure centres for defence coordination. A large network of tunnels exists below London for a variety of communications, civil defence and military purposes; however, it is unclear how these tunnels, and the various facilities linked to them, fit together, if at all. Even the number and nature of these facilities is unclear; only a few have been officially admitted to. Pindar The most important military citadel in central London is Pindar, or the Defence Crisis Management Centre. The bunker is deep beneath the Ministry of Defence on Whitehall. Construction took ten years and cost £126.3 million. Pindar became operational in 1992, two years before construction was complete. Computer equipment was much more expensive to install than originally estimated as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century British Photographers
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rencontres D'Arles
The Rencontres d’Arles (formerly called ''Rencontres internationales de la photographie d’Arles'') is an annual summer photography festival founded in 1970 by the Arles photographer Lucien Clergue, the writer Michel Tournier and the historian Jean-Maurice Rouquette. The Rencontres d’Arles has an international reputation for showing material that has never been seen by the public before. In 2015, the festival welcomed 93,000 visitors; in 2016, the 100,000 visitor mark was reached. Specially designed exhibitions, often organised in collaboration with French and foreign museums and institutions, take place in various historic sites. Some venues, such as 12th-century chapels or 19th-century industrial buildings, are open to the public throughout the festival. The Rencontres d’Arles has launched the careers of numerous photographers, confirming its significance as a springboard for photography and contemporary creativity. In recent years the Rencontres d’Arles has invited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Café Royal Books
Café Royal Books is an independent publisher Coco-nut Dancers: An interview with Craig Atkinson of Café Royal Books">ic">Brittania [sic/nowiki> Coco-nut Dancers: An interview with Craig Atkinson of Café Royal Books, The Photographers' Gallery. Accessed 11 July 2014.Great new zines from Café Royal Books offer unlikely tours of Britain and America , It's Nice That. Accessed 11 July 2014. Café Royal Books produces small-run publications predominantly documenting social and cultural change, Including themes of youth, leisure, music, protest, race, religion, industry, identity, architecture and fashion, often in Britain and Ireland, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Williams
Val Williams is a British curator and author who has become an authority on British photography. She is the Professor of the History and Culture of Photography at the London College of Communication, part of the University of the Arts London, and was formerly the Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at the Hasselblad Center. Life and work Williams has curated the work of Martin Parr and Daniel Meadows. She "has championed Meadows' work for years even as most British institutions have ignored it". Williams curated the influential Tate Britain show ''How We Are: Photographing Britain.'' She has also written on the representation of women, and work by women photographers. Her photographic archive is held at the Library of Birmingham. Exhibitions curated *''How We Are: Photographing Britain,'' Tate Britain, London, 2007. Curated by Williams and Susan Bright. *''Soho Nights,'' The Photographers' Gallery, London, 2008/2009. Curated by Williams and Bob Pullen. "Part of an ongoing se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Petit
Chris Petit (born 17 June 1949) is an English novelist and filmmaker. During the 1970s he was Film Editor for '' Time Out'' and wrote in ''Melody Maker''. His first film was the cult British road movie ''Radio On'', while his 1982 film ''An Unsuitable Job for a Woman'' was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. His films often have a strong element of psychogeography, and he has worked frequently with the writer Iain Sinclair. He has also written a number of crime novels, including ''Robinson'' (1993). Fiction ''Robinson'' ''Robinson'' (1993) is a novel about a man initially working in London's Soho in a job vaguely connected with the film industry, who meets the enigmatic title character and becomes involved in alcoholic excess and pornographic film production. It was Petit's first novel coming from his earlier career as a filmmaker. Nicholas Lezard compares it to JG Ballard and Patrick Hamilton. Merlin Coverley notes that the character Cookie indicates a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Hoare
Philip Hoare (born Patrick Kevin Philip Moore, 1958) is an English writer, especially of history and biography. He instigated the Moby Dick Big Read project. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Southampton and Leverhulme artist-in-residence at the Marine Institute, Plymouth University, which awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2011. Name He was born Patrick Moore. He chose the name Philip Hoare to avoid confusion with astronomer Patrick Moore: Life Hoare was born in Southampton and attended St Mary's College.. He then studied at St Mary's University, Twickenham. In 1982–83, he ran the record label Operation Twilight, a UK-based subsidiary of the Belgian Les Disques du Crépuscule, which launched the career of the Pale Fountains. In 2009 he exhibited artworks made with Angela Cockayne at Viktor Wynd Fine Art Inc in London Works Hoare is the author of eleven works of non-fiction: * ''Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant'' (1990). * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Arts Centre
The Metropolitan Arts Centre, usually referred to as the MAC, is an arts venue in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter and is home to all kinds of exhibitions, theatre performances, experimental works. The MAC is a cultural hub and a vital shared space in Belfast. Open 363 days per year, the MAC offers an eclectic programme of visual art, theatre, dance, family workshops and lots more. Since opening in 2012, some 1.5 million visitors have come through the doors of the MAC. In 2015 the MAC was shortlisted for the Museum of the Year prize, with sponsor The Art Fund stating that “Belfast’s new arts venue presented an outstanding programme in 2014 and established itself as a world-class attraction”. Architecture Designed by Belfast-based architectural practice Hackett Hall McKnight, the MAC sits on a roughly trapezium-shaped site opposite St Anne's Cathedral. The building, completed in February 2012, consists of a number of intersecting brick volumes and a basalt tower topped wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regent Street Cinema
The Regent Street Cinema is an independent British Cinema located on Regent Street, London. Opened in 1848 and regarded as "the birthplace of British cinema", the cinema featured the first motion picture shown in the United Kingdom. Today, the cinema screens both independent and studio films in the heart of Central London. Description Originally opened in 1848, the Regent Street Cinema is an independent cinema located at 307 Regent Street, London and situated next to the University of Westminster. The cinema contains 187 seats, bar and spacious foyer. The cinema is known for having shown the first screening of moving footage in the United Kingdom. It was also the first in the United Kingdom to show an X-rated film. The cinema is able to screen 16 mm, 35 mm and 4K digital formats. The cinema has been described as "the birthplace of British cinema". History The Regent Street Cinema was first opened in 1848 and is housed in the flagship building of the Royal Polytechnic Instit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
