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This detailed portrait, created by Gustav Klimt, captures the solemn gaze of a bearded man, showcasing the artist's mastery of realism and texture. Klimt, more widely recognized for his symbolic and decorative style, demonstrates his versatility in this striking, monochromatic piece.

Portrait of a man with beard
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“Si le monde était clair, l’art ne serait pas.”
Albert Camus, French philosopher, writer, author of L'Étranger, La Peste, born #OTD 1913; winner of Nobel Prize in Literature 1957.
Nobel Prize

17th century French artist Louise Moillon achieved fame with her beautifully precise still-lifes ~ here’s her Basket of Plums (1629)

Turns out he was allergic to tacky decor.
(Photo by @andyharnik /@GettyImages)

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

This actually just made my day.

Ruskin Spear's portrait is of Sir Robin Darwin, the great-grandson of Charles Darwin who as principal in the 1950s made the Royal College of Art a leading force in arts education and changed the image and fortunes of the Royal Academy. He was also a fine landscape painter.

From Cathedrals to Cooling Towers – Global stories about the buildings that bond us (including Art nouveau Reims, Iranian brutalism, LA's picture palaces)
Am giving @c20society.bsky.social Christmas Lecture on Dec 2. In person or online. Tix here: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

FRAGMENTS VOL.2

A series of 'visual notes'
chance observations
collected fragments...

Images gathered from Cornwall to the Orkney Islands.

Available to pre-order from @anotherplacepress.bsky.social for just £19 here - anotherplacepress.bigcartel.com/product/frag...

Good Tradition: Tanita Tikaram's Favourite Albums | The Quietus In 1988, when Tanita Tikaram was just 19, her debut album Ancient Heart became a chart success, selling four million albums and getting her nods at the BRIT Awards. Ever since, she’s moved in and out ...

"I count Tikaram as one of those important artists that … can change your appreciation of what the human voice can do". - Read Luke Turner's review of my new record LIAR (Love Isn't A Right) on The Quietus at the link below!
thequietus.com/interviews/b...

Shots from this morning's photocall for 'Some Very, Very, Very New Paintings not yet Shown in Paris' with never-seen-before paintings by David Hockney from the last six month, the inaugural exhibition at Annely Juda Fine Art's new space on Hanover Square. Pic set @Alamy_Editorial

I had a great show at The Stand in Newcastle last week - one of my favourite moments happened right at the start of the second half. (I later discovered it was a security guard shhing an audience member…)

Just 9 more shows left on my tour!

www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...

YouTube video by Prem Sikka House of Lords Disabled workers 20 Oct 2025

UKs disabled workers face a pay gap of £4300 a year.

If the person is female and from ethnic minorities, the gap is even worse.

How many employers are investigated for persistently underpaying disabled persons.

Watch the video. Did the Minister answer my question?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cy9...

Palantir’s tools pose an invisible danger we are just beginning to comprehend | Juan Sebastian Pinto Weaponized AI surveillance platforms threaten human rights around the world. Here’s how they work

Palantir is a dangerous organisation used by dictators.

Renewable energy is the future

"Number of unfilled primary school places in England hits record high". Link: on.ft.com/47GtJWJ

We should get used to seeing this story once a year!

Pylons, poles & wires silhouetted at dusk against a grey sky.

Recent wandering...

History, destroyed.

This is "The Window" by Archibald Hattemore from 1931 which was the last year that Arch exhibited with the Group. The painting was once owned by the American fashion designer, Bill Blass. #ArchibaldHattemore #EastLondonGroup

Some (rare) upbeat live music sector news, via the Music Venues Trust: "We’re thrilled to share that both The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol have now been purchased and brought into community ownership.

"These iconic grassroots music venues are now safe and secure" for the future.

top image mould looking bread in a bad, a brown paper bag reads anti-theft lunch bags bottom image the mould on the bread is part of the plastic bag design, the sandich in the bag is edible

I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.

🎬 The arts aren’t a luxury - they’re an export.

At #Lab25, @aiannucci.bsky.social reminds us that the UK’s Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy and 7% of our workforce - the GDP equivalent of oil + car industries combined.

🎥 Watch more clips from the Creative UK Pavilion hubs.ly/Q03QVhV90

Tonight I gave a public lecture in London because Thomas Gresham, who died in 1579, wrote in his will that his estate be used to educate the public perpetually. I doesn’t happen often that I’m involved in executing a plan someone formulated a few centuries ago. 😊

After 26 years of fighting, 92 year old Betty Brown, the oldest victim of the Post Office scandal, is offered almost 100% financial redress that she claimed for

Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producers were funded mainly by public money Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in Britain

Corporate Welfare

Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producers were funded mainly by UK public money.

Govts don't take equity stake.

Profits often booked in low/no offshore tax havens. UK taxes dodged - James Bond films are a good example.

As #WorldVentil8Day 2025 is only 3 days away here’s a little reminder of some ventilation tips I gave last year 👇

I'm unable to read messages in chat. Sorry to those who've posted.

Picture is of Tom Hanks, sitting on a subway train with his legs crossed, wearing black boots and black pants with a green sweater and a green toque sitting on orange chair. He’s holding onto a support pole, and wearing a black respirator. Behind him on the walls, the subway map.

When asked by Stephen Colbert why he was wearing a mask in public, Tom Hanks said..

“I’ve had Covid enough in my life I don’t need to do that again. I’m wearing this for health reasons”

More celebrities need to speak out like this.

Wrocław thank you so much for making our first night in Poland feel so special! We're in Zabzre tonight, see you soon!
Tickets for the remaining dates of tour are available at the link in bio.