Southbank Centre skate park, photographed as part of ongoing research into Brutalism and countercultural urban practices. #Brutalism #UrbanLife #SkateCulture #London #Psychogeography #Photography

Situationist Cowboy Philosopher, cowboys with dialogue from Tous les chevaux du roi. First détourned in Strasbourg, 1966, then re-used in Suburban Press to lampoon Croydon redevelopment and modernist planning

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2 years ago today, we lost Jamie Reid. Page from Suburban Press #5 shows his Situationist wit aimed at Croydon’s redevelopment, depicting Taberner House as a monster born from the modernist urban grip

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In 1988, King Charles said about London’s National Theatre:

“A way of building a nuclear power station in the middle of London without anyone objecting.”

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#Brutalism #Architecture #NationalTheatre #LondonHistory #KingCharles #ZineCulture #Urbanism

My latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com explores how the Oscar-nominated The Brutalist has reignited debates about this controversial architecture.

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#Brutalism #Architecture #TheBrutalist #UrbanHistory

Jamie Reid’s No Feelings screen print takes the Brutalist tower block as both backdrop and statement.
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“SAME THING DAY AFTER DAY – TUBE – WORK – DINER – WORK – TUBE – ARMCHAIR – TUBE – WORK – HOW MUCH MORE CAN YOU TAKE?”
Roger Perry’s Writing on the Wall (1976) freezes a moment of resistance in London’s streets.
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