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Author Archives: Michael
Hockney on the Rocks
Across the courtyard from The Geological Society, the Royal Academy’s latest exhibition David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture is attracting bigger crowds: the queue that snakes in steward-managed concertinas around the statue of Joshua Reynolds seems to be unabated by … Continue reading
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Tagged art, exhibition, Hockney, landscape, Royal Academy
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Between a rock and a Bard: geology and poetry
Over a year ago the Geological Society put out a call for ‘the best geological poems, original or otherwise’ to be read at an event this October 10th to mark National Poetry Day and Earth Science Week. It has been my … Continue reading
