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Then & Now: Brixton Artist Gallery & Brixton Artists Collective [7] and Women's Work: Two Years in the Life of a Women Artists Group, Brixton Art Gallery, 1986. An archive of material including catalogues, photographs, posters, artist's CVs and a scale model of the original Gallery made by Guy Burch are in the Tate Archive. Andrew Hurman, a co ...
The suburb of Brixton was first surveyed in 1902 from a portion of the farm Braamfontein. The suburb was named after the Brixton suburb in London [2] with many of the area's streets taking their names from districts in the British capital. The ridge on which the area was developed in the early 20th century offers a panoramic view of most ...
During the course of its 28-year existence, 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning has hosted projects and solo exhibitions showcasing the work of more than four hundred British and international artists, including: Keith Piper, Eva Sajovic, [3] Hew Locke, Brian Griffiths, Fernando Palma Rodriguez, [4] Quilla Constance, [5] Barby Asante, Delaine Le Bas, [6] and Godfried Donkor [7]
The Brixton murals are a series of murals by local artists in the Brixton area, in south London. Most of the murals were funded by Lambeth London Borough Council and the Greater London Council after the Brixton riots in 1981. The murals portray politics, community and ideas. Many are now in a state of disrepair and some are no longer there.
Angell Town is an area in Brixton, in the London Borough of Lambeth, south London. The area is dominated by the Angell Town Estate, a housing estate known for its poverty, deprivation and gang subculture. [1] [2] The Angell Town Estate was originally built in the 1970s as a set of blocks linked by a deck-access system. [3]
The pub was originally named The New Queen's Head, and A History of Brixton asserts that it is in its original building from 1786. [2] Brixton Heritage Trails states its construction replaced an older pub with a similar name. [3]
Brixton Market in Electric Avenue, 2007. Electric Avenue is a street in Brixton, London built in 1888. [1] It was the first market street to be lit by electric lights. [2] [3] Today, Electric Avenue contains national retail chains (Boots, Greggs, and Iceland), plus various local food and housewares retailers.
The former Bon Marché building facing Brixton Road Topland House. Bon Marché was a department store based in Brixton, London, England. It was the first purpose built department store in the city. [1] The store was founded in 1877 by James Smith of Tooting [2] [3] after he won a fortune at Newmarket races.