Kill War created by Mohammed Ali and Hoakser on December 23rd 2007 on the corner of Sandhurst Road and Alcester Road, Moseley (map). A mural created … as a tribute for the people who die every day in war around the world. As we see the our troops sent out, let us not forget the … [Read more…]
Exciting news for anyone who fancied themselves and rock and roll star with their Casio keyboard in the 80s – Jean Michel Jarre is playing Symphony Hall on March 27th, performing the album Oxygene in full with the original instruments. I wouldn’t normally plug such a thing on this blog but hey! Part of my … [Read more…]
In April 2007 Aerosolarabic, aka Mohammed Ali, travelled from Birmingham to Chicago, New York and Boston to paint murals with the aim of breaking down prejudices against British Muslims (amongst other things). The Chicago piece wasn’t completed but the New York one, a tribute to 9 children who’d recently died in a house fire, was. … [Read more…]
From Cellach Photos are posted here from the Birmingham Flickr community. Click on the image for more details.
Harry Palmer‘s Subway Art Show took place last night. He’s doing it again tonight and, if you’re awake at 1.30am, I’d highly recommend you go along. To draw it down to the basics Harry found some artwork done by schoolchildren in the 90s framed on the walls of a subway which fascinated him. He uses … [Read more…]
Blink Magazine have a new Fashion and Beauty blog.
I’ve been in touch with Harry Palmer and it seems his Subway art show launch is taking place here: based on Harry’s directions: “Bristol Street (next to the St Lukes Church that is now abandoned). Bottom of Lee Bank (very near to the old Matthew Bolton College)”. Kicks off at 1.30am tonight. And also tomorrow … [Read more…]
Here’s a selection of colour slide photographs of Birmingham in the 1960s taken by Phyllis Nicklin, then the Staff Tutor in Geography at the University of Birmingham. I picked out three but there are many more. Have a look before we get to the meat of the matter. (Click for bigger.) Anderton Street terraces, Ladywood, … [Read more…]