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BANKSY REVISITED

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         Reuters has just stated that Banksy's real identity is Robin Gunningham. So I thought it would be an appropriate time to repeat this effort I first posted in 2024.  Note that the exhibition in Charing Cross Road has since closed.     Mickopoly, June, 2024 (+ updates) .... THE ART OF BANKSY, CHARING CROSS ROAD      It may seem a tad moronic (or should that be oxymoronic) to pay £19.50 to see indoor street art. But this is rather well done. As well as lots of thought-provoking and witty exhibits  there's also interesting and well-presented backstories. And my ticket from travelzoo.com was only £9. And it's across the street from Wetherspoons'  Montagu Pyke .       "A regular 400ml can of paint will give you up to 50 A4 sized stencils. This means you can become incredibly famous/unpopular in a small town virtually overnight for approximately ten pounds."  Banksy         ...
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LONDON STATUES - WOMEN

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  LONDON STATUES - WOMEN      It will come as no surprise that statues of men in London outnumber those of women by around five to one. Apart from all the generals, we’ve also had far more kings than queens, and just three female prime ministers - one of whom couldn’t outlast a lettuce. Across the Pond, the US still awaits its first female president, incredulously twice preferring Donald Trump.         In London this imbalance is slowly being redressed; here are some examples, appropriately starting with  the Suffragettes -  women who felt passionately about imbalances .…       EMMELINE PANKHURST  (1858-1928)    CHRISTABEL PANKHURST   (1880–1958) Victoria Tower Gardens                                      National Portrait Gallery                Emmeline Pankhurst w...
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