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The Hoerengracht, National Gallery, London

Listing the likenesses between modern art and prostitution would take more space than we have here and be just too easy. Not so for Ed and Nancy Kienholz, though, which is why the National Gallery is currently home to a chunk of Amsterdam's red-light district, in the form of the Kienholzes' Hoerengracht.

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48 hours in Bermuda

Carry on along Front Street, where the shops face the busy harbourside. Here the Cenotaph (11) in front of the Cabinet Building is a replica of that in London. Take a left on Court Street, then turn left again into Church Street, past the grand Sessions House (12), Bermuda's parliament, where the vexed question of the island's possible independence from Britain is periodically raised. Pass the neo-Gothic...

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It's either this or 'I'm a celebrity'...

Not sure if I've mentioned it on this blog, but I once had a go at being an art historian. It was a time long, long ago, when I had been made redundant from a job in IT support (which seems to be a bit of a recurring theme in my life). Being a level headed sensible computer techie, I thought to myself 'with this redundancy cheque what I really need to get on in life is to learn about paintings'. So,...

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National Gallery - Kienholz- The Hoerengracht

It's hard to image Amsterdam's Red Light District recreated at London's National Gallery - this exhibition is fascinating and free! Check National Gallery - Kienholz - the Hoerengracht .

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Guardian Daily podcast: Britain's worst railways; plus carbon sinks lose effect

Clapham Junction is the second worst station in the UK, according to an official report. (Manchester Victoria is the worst.) We hear what passengers think. A major new study suggests that carbon sinks are becoming less efficient. The research was led by Corinne Le Quéré from East Anglia University. Superfreakonomics co-author Steven Levitt defends his book's criticism of climate change...

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Ed Kienholz Transforms the National Gallery into Amsterdam's Red Light District

LONDON.- "The Hoerengracht" (1983–8), by American artists Ed Kienholz (1927–1994) and Nancy Reddin Kienholz (born 1943), will transform the National Gallery 's Sunley Room into a walk-through evocation of Amsterdam's Red Light District. It will be the first time an installation of this kind has been exhibited at the National Gallery. "The Hoerengracht" is one of the most...

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Prostitutes Tout for Business At The National Gallery

Plastics hookers are an art at London's National Gallery...

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National Gallery's latest exhibit recreates Amsterdam's red light district

• Rare move for gallery to show contemporary work • 1980s piece sheds light on seamy side of collection Amsterdam's red light district has landed in the National Gallery, London – and it's not pretty. Ed and Nancy Kienholz's immersive installation The Hoerengracht ("whores' canal"), which opens at the gallery tomorrow[WEDS], is a re-creation of the alleyways of the Dutch...

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London Today :)

poppd dwn to ilford today with yaz and went to this art uni fair day with yasmin,iysha and liam :)..like the one we all had b4 but..this one is just art based :D then on2 LUNCH ..n YUM aw millies cookies r SO good!..then went art gallerys and such.with the yasMAN..enjoyed the national gallery visit :)..was rather relaxing and yeah i like going art galleries :).., and i liked our lil chats yasmin hehe...

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Prostitutes on display at venerable London gallery

LONDON (Reuters) - The National Gallery in London, one of the world's great public collections, has put on display a seedy reconstruction of Amsterdam's Red Light District in a rare foray into contemporary installation art.

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Recession hits chances of saving second Titian

THE campaign to secure a £50 million Titian painting for the nation suffered a major blow yesterday as politicians warned public funding for expensive artworks is running dr

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19th Century Photography, Theprintspace and Tim Flach

Last week we had a day out in London. Which was absolutely brilliant. We met in victoria, much as usual, and decided to split in groups. I happened to choose the gropu being at Theprintspace at 2 PM so i had plenty of time before that to go and see some new work. I was supposed to go and see the T.W. Portrait Prize displayed at the National Gallery, but in the tube i had an epiphany. It wasn't really...

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An Exciting Weekend!

I have had a very exciting weekend! On Friday I came home to this; How fab! I will be attending Flair in Wolverhamton! My very first craft fair! It will be on December 5th at the Lighthouse in Wolverhampton, and I can't wait! And, an weekend of firsts -it's official - I have my very first London Stockist! It's so exciting, I've been in contact with Lauren for a little while now, and yesterday I met...

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FT : Distant Voices, Sacred Stillness : Where India Shines

Amritsar was the first place to which Manmohan Singh, the prime minister of India, travelled after convalescing from heart surgery earlier this year. The dignified Singh, India’s first Sikh prime minister, went from New Delhi to Amritsar, a dusty city in north-west India, to give thanks for his life. Amritsar is to the Sikh what [...]

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Quite Big in Britain, Not Quite in the U.S.

It is notable that an artist who has achieved Tracey Emin’s level of stardom in Europe should struggle to make inroads here.