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Exposed: the truth about Labour's Red Wall "triumph"

The government's refusal to undo the damage done by Brexit is based on a fallacy

The Red Wall. Polling analysis.

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14 November 2012 | Queen Elizabeth II meets Royal Commonwealth Society Chairman Peter Kellner during her visit to the Royal Commonwealth Society in London, England. (c) Ian Gavan/WPA Pool/Getty Images

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Britons under the microscope

Britons under the microscope

‘This is the start of a very unusual social survey,’ says the introduction to the Observer Magazine cover story of 16 September 1984 (‘Britons observed’). ‘What do we think about the family, about sex, religion and television – as contrasted with how we actually behave?’

Peter Kellner says it’s ‘the most extensive opinion poll ever conducted for a newspaper’, interviewing 1,068 people. The…

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Celebrating Jean-Etienne Liotard

The London arts scene has excelled recently with exhibitions of world-renowned artists such as Goya, several top-class shows at the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern and the brilliance and eccentricity of M.C. Escher.  There can be a risk, however, that sticking with the famous and familiar can limit the range of art that audiences are exposed to.  Its reassuring, therefore, that an upcoming exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts will focus on the works of a brilliant, but perhaps lesser-known, master of his art whose work deserves a far higher profile than it currently enjoys. http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/support/thank-you

In his day, the Swiss-French painter Jean-Etienne Liotard was in great demand.  Such was his fame, and so highly rated were his skills, that he painted some of the most important people of the time including Marie Antoinette, England’s King George III and Bonnie Prince Charlie of Scotland.  He was known as a superb craftsman with various materials, but pastel was his most inspirational medium. http://www.arts.ac.uk/alumni-and-friends/support-and-donate/ual-development-council/ The forthcoming show will feature many works from various stages of his life. He was a popular portraitist who worked on many commissions for private individuals, and this perhaps explains why he hasn’t achieved the lasting fame of some of his contemporaries.  While they exhibited their landscapes and scenes in prominent galleries, many of Liotard’s paintings were hung in the private living rooms, parlours and lounges of the wealthy.

A Man of Character

The son of a jeweller, Jean-Etienne Liotard was born in 1702. He travelled a great deal, and was particularly fond of life in Turkey. He often dressed in the clothing of the region and this affectation, which was seen as something of an eccentricity at the time, earned him the affectionate nickname of ‘The Turk’.  He enjoyed a reputation for being a versatile artist who could work on various disparate projects.  In great demand around Europe, he took on commissions from the Austrian royal family in Vienna, the Princess of Wales in England and a prominent Huguenot family in Holland.  Having produced a large body of work during his most prodigious years, he returned to Geneva in later life and died in the city in 1789 at the age of 86.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/visualarts/article4499559.ece

In addition to leaving behind a legacy of excellent pastel drawings, he also created works in enamel, copperplate engravings and glass paintings. Liotard’s works can be seen at a number of high profile museums and galleries, including the Dresden Gallery, the J Paul Getty Museum in California, the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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After many years on the fringe of the art world, perhaps the latest exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts will restore Liotard’s position as one of the great masters. Having created truly exceptional works such as The Chocolate Girl, La Belle Lyonnaise and Monsieur Levett and Mademoiselle Helene Glavany in Turkish Costumes (seen in the Louvre in Paris), this outstanding artist deserves greater recognition. 

The London exhibition will begin on October 24th and is set to run until January 31st 2016, so there is plenty of time for the city’s arts community to reacquaint itself with an old master.

Find out more at:  https://www.royalacademy.org.uk

Footnote

London has a wide range of galleries that allow for a broad range of exhibitions to be shown at any one time.  This allows audiences to appreciate the more popular artists while still being exposed to lesser know works and artists who might otherwise be overlooked.  This is made possible because of the diverse range of organisations and individuals who support the arts in London.  These include art colleges like the University of the Arts London (UAL), galleries such as the Tate and Serpentine galleries, and individual patrons such as Noam Gotteman, Oliver Haarmann, Sasan Ghandehari, Yassmin Ghandehari, and Peter Kellner. http://www.sothebys.com/en/news-video/blogs/all-blogs/Cultural-Crossroads/2012/11/abu-dhabi-art-kicking-off.html

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Behind Closed Doors

Open House London is an annual festival of architecture which allows unique access to buildings which are not normally open to the general public.  It was set up as a not-for-profit organisation to educate people about the rich architecture of the city which surrounds us and influences our daily lives, and has now been running for 22 years.   

By encouraging and enabling greater knowledge of what already surrounds us, it is hoped that more informed decisions about future architectural projects can be made and a greater general dialogue will open up.  This is achieved through first-hand experience of not just buildings, but public spaces too. 

The concept has now become so popular that over 30 cities throughout the world offer their own Open House events, and this year the London event will take place across the city on the weekend of 19th-20th September.

There are over 700 venues to explore with additional walks, talks and tours planned and all with the added incentive that admission to this journey of discovery is completely free and fully inclusive.  In most cases you can simply show up at your selected venue and stand in line to gain access.  However, a small number of venues will require booking in advance. 

With so many different types of buildings and spaces to explore, from private homes to government offices, it would be wise to plan your itinerary carefully to get the most out of the event.  The programme can be found online at www.openhouselondon.org.uk or a printed copy can be sent out for £8.50 in the UK.  Alternatively, you can download the Open House app. 

Whether you are a budding architect or just want to satisfy your curiosity, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to gain access to whatever is behind these normally closed doors:

10 Downing Street – 1684/1735 - Historic

This is perhaps the most iconic closed door in all of London and prime ministers have been living and working here since 1735.  Access to this Georgian building is by ballot only but if you are one of the lucky ones then entry to the state rooms awaits you. 

Architect: Sir Christopher Wren/William Kent.

15 and a half Consort Road – 2005 – Private Home

Featured on the TV show ‘Grand Designs’, this quirky little house is an example of what can be done through sheer tenacity.  Built on an ‘unusable’ brownfield site with a very limited budget, the clever design details and sustainable features make it an all-round favourite to visit.                                           

Architect: Richard Paxton Architects/MOOARC/Flower Michelin

 Grow Elephant – London’s only mobile community garden

Started three years ago, you can now visit the garden on its third site.  Run by local residents, it offers a place to relax, grow, learn and be entertained.  There will be an onsite café offering coffee, cake and drinks and even a disco with soul DJs.

ICE Engineering Highlights Cycle Tour of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - Sunday 2pm The Institution of Civil Engineers has organised a two-hour cycle tour of the park's venues and utilities.  Engineer Andrew Weir and architect Kay Hughes will explain the construction of the Olympic Park and the supporting infrastructure as you cycle around it.  All you have to do is bring your own bike.

London is a city full to the brim with marvellous art and architecture, but with much of it, as yet, undiscovered by most. So, if you’re looking for an exciting way to while away a September weekend and need some inspiration, this would be an intriguing place to start.

The Final Credits

London has some of the finest art and architecture in the world, offering visitors an eclectic mix of classical and modern buildings, galleries and exhibitions.  The city benefits from a culture that supports the arts in all its forms, with practical and financial help being provided by both government and private sources from organisations such as the Tate Foundation, whose members include Maryam Eisler, Sasan Ghandehari, Noam Gottesman, Oliver Haarmann, Peter Kellner and The Hon Mrs Rita McAulay

http://www.artnews.com/top200/yassmin-and-sasan-ghandehari/

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/visualarts/article4499559.ece

http://www.arts.ac.uk/alumni-and-friends/support-and-donate/ual-development-council/

http://www.tate.org.uk/download/file/fid/51351

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The web is evolving to become a medium in which rich HTML5 technologies allow us to create entire MVC applications in client-side JavaScript alone.

Peter Kellner led group held a meetup -- Ext JS & Sencha Touch MVC Done Right -- covering building an entire MVC Pandora-like app, complete with local storage and business logic, all on the client, using the ExtJS and Sencha Touch.

Peter proposed he may create a screen cast on how he built a real MVC Sencha app. Hope he does, I'll reblog it here)

Recommended reading:

http://www.sencha.com/learn/architecting-your-app-in-ext-js-4-part-1

http://www.sencha.com/learn/architecting-your-app-in-ext-js-4-part-2