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When digital Was new: Tate Modern’s exhibition celebrates early tech-inspired art

03-12-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

An exhibition about computer art that isn’t really about art generated by computers but inspired by the concept of computers and mathematics in art. This is Tate Modern’s electric dream, a large collection of art that ranges from static works more akin to paintings to entire rooms given over to one artist and one installation.As a collection, it is a bit all over the place, but that’s much of the appeal of the exhibition for once, as it’s really more an evocation of an ea

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Tickets go on sale today for V&A’s forthcoming Cartier exhibition

03-12-2024 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Tickets have gone on sale today for the V&A’s first major exhibition in nearly 30 years dedicated to Cartier jewellery. Opening in April 2025, the exhibition will include more than 350 Cartier objects, including jewels once worn by Queen Elizabeth II.
Tiara, Cartier London, 1937. Aquamarine, diamonds and platinum. Vincent Wulveryck, Collection Cartier (c) Cartier
The exhibition will chart the evolution of the house’s legacy of art, design, and craftsmanship since the turn of the

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Hackney’s Tesco superstore and car park could be replaced with flats

03-12-2024 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The large Tesco superstore and car park in Hackney town centre could be demolished and replaced with housing and a replacement superstore under plans being considered by the council.
Development site highlighted on google map
A plan to do just that was put forward some years ago but didn’t progress, and in 2019, Hackney Council took up an option to buy the site and develop the land itself. While out of date, a pre-application meeting held in 2019 may give an indication of the sort of devel

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An old train carriage has appeared next to Stratford station

03-12-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

A side street near Stratford station has gained a stand-alone train carriage in a small park — and it will soon open to the public.This is part of the planned Carpenters Estate regeneration and one of the public facilities they are building is the Community Train Carriage Cafe, which is a temporary addition to the area.
Populo Living acquired the 1970s train carriage, which had functioned as a museum attraction for the Eureka Children’s Museum in Halifax and brought it to London and

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