WINDOW GAZING

Campanile

2012-01-10T00:01:00.003Z

Campanile reflected in window of Ca' Pesaro, Santa Croce, Venice
Brian Sibley © 2010

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Last Day of Christmas

2012-01-06T00:01:00.002Z

Window of Il Papiro in Calle del Piovan, San Marco, Venice, © Brian Sibley, 2011

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Cloister

2012-01-01T00:01:00.001Z

Cloisters, Christ Church, Oxford, © David Weeks 2011

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Elephant

2011-12-28T00:01:00.001Z

Louis Vuitton, Salizada San Moise, San Marco, Venice © Brian Sibley 2011

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Jubilation

2011-12-25T05:52:00.000Z

Greetings at Christmastide

The Vyner Memorial Window by Edward Burne Jones, Oxford Cathedral, Christ Church

Decorations

2011-12-21T00:01:00.001Z

Chocolatier 's window, Venice © Brian Sibley 2009

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Tree

2011-12-17T23:47:00.001Z

All Saints' Church, Ascot, © Brian Sibley 2010

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Curio Shop

2011-12-13T01:01:00.005Z

Curio shop in Campo San Stefano, San Marco, Venice, Italy

David Weeks © 2011

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Shadow of the LIon

2011-11-30T23:09:00.002Z

Shadow of the Lion statue on the Palazzo Ducale, San Marco, Venice

Rainbow Windows

2011-11-22T00:55:00.005Z

Clouds reflected in the multi-coloured windows of Te Papa Tongarewa (Museum of New Zealand) Wellington, NZ

St Michael

2011-11-17T00:01:00.001Z

Clayton & Bell's St Michael window in the North Transept of Oxford Cathedral, Christ Church

© David Weeks 2011

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Lattice

2011-11-13T00:01:00.003Z

Today's window gazing post is by guest photographer, Sheila Shrigley

Lattice windows, Hole Cottage, Cowden, Kent © Sheila Shrigley, 2001

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Lazy Lady

2011-11-09T00:01:00.001Z

Mural on the facade of the Museum Art Hotel, Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand © Brian Sibley, 2001

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Bonfire

2011-11-05T00:01:00.006Z

In celebration of Britain's November 5th/Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night festivities...

The bonfire of spinning-wheels from Sleeping Beauty, depicted on a stained-glass window in Le Château de la Belle au Bois (Sleeping Beauty's Castle), Disneyland Paris © Brian Sibley, 2001

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You can see more windows from Le Château de la Belle au Bois here and here.

Panagia

2011-11-01T00:01:00.001Z

Church of Panagia Crysochera at the Castle of Chrysocheria on Kalymnos, Greece © David Weeks 2011

Inscription: "Matthew 10:32 - Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven."

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Sun-up

2011-10-28T16:49:00.003+01:00

Window in Wakefield Street, Wellington, New Zealand © Brian Sibley 2011

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Cellar

2011-10-20T00:01:00.001+01:00

Faux window in Supermarket on Kalymnos, Greece © Brian Sibley 2011

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Cross

2011-10-15T00:01:00.000+01:00

Tiny window in wall of Church of Panagia Crysochera at the Castle of Chrysocheria in Kalymnos, Greece © David Weeks 2011

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Divers

2011-10-10T00:01:00.002+01:00

Building on the corner of Piccadilly Circus and Haymarket, London © Brian Sibley 2011

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Blue Grille

2011-10-05T00:01:00.004+01:00

Window in Paradise taverna, Vilhadia, Kalymnos, Greece © Brian Sibley 2011

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Bachanalia

2011-09-30T00:01:00.003+01:00

Trompe-l'œil 'window' in Athens taverna in Plaka © David Weeks 2007

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Getty Triptych

2011-09-25T00:01:00.002+01:00

Grounds of The Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, USA © Brian Sibley 2006

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Curves

2011-09-20T00:01:00.000+01:00

Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA © Brian Sibley 2004

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Empire State

2011-09-15T00:01:00.002+01:00

Stained glass window in the Empire State Building, New York, USA © Brian Sibley 2004

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Ruin

2011-09-10T00:01:00.000+01:00

Ruined hut, Kalymnos, Greece © David Weeks 2010

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Turner

2011-09-05T05:00:00.002+01:00

Stained glass by John Hayward of Edenbridge, Kent, commemorating J W M Turner (1775-1851) in St Mary's Church, Battersea, London.

It is said that JMW Turner painted some of his riverscape studies of light from the vestry window of the church. He lived in a terrace house across the river in Chelsea, which can be seen from the churchyard, and was rowed over everyday by his servant in order that he might paint. 'Turner's Chair', in which he sat to paint, is now one of the chairs in the sanctuary of the church. The window contains an early self-portrait of Turner set against a drawing of the West end of the church. This is lightly treated on white glass in a style suggested by Turner's paintings, in red, orange and golds. Below the portrait are reminders of his close association wit the Royal Academy. At bottom left are shown the original works of Morgan's Crucibles, a local industry, the donors of the window.

© Brian Sibley 2010

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Cross-hatch

2011-09-02T00:01:00.003+01:00

Great Court, British Museum, London, © Brian Sibley 2010

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Harry's

2011-08-29T00:01:00.001+01:00

Harry's Bar, Fondamenta delle Farine, San Marco, Venice, Italy © Brian Sibley 2004

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Pelican

2011-08-25T00:01:00.005+01:00

"I am the True Vine" Stained glass by Beverley Shore Bennett in the windows of the ambulatory, St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, NZ.

These windows are based around the "I am" statements of Jesus - the Bread, the Way, the Vine, the Life, the Resurrection, the Lamb of God. The windows contain many symbols, which elaborate on these themes, for example the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, as seen in the Resurrection window.

© Brian Sibley, 2003

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Cock

2011-08-21T00:01:00.001+01:00

Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy © Brian Sibley 2002

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Triptych

2011-08-17T00:01:00.006+01:00

San Giorgio Maggiore from Palazzo Ducale, San Marco, Venice, Italy © Brian Sibley 2004

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Sun & Moon

2011-08-13T11:24:00.004+01:00

Papier mache Sun and Moon displayed in an upper side-window of a mask shop in Venice, Italy.

Brian Sibley © 2005

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Teapot

2011-08-04T10:39:00.005+01:00

Old Pottery Cafe, Watts Galler, near Godalming, Surrey
by Guest Window-gazer, Sheila Shrigley © 2011

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Aquarium

2011-07-28T09:55:00.002+01:00

Brighton Aquarium © Brian Sibley, 2011

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Royal Sale

2011-07-21T22:59:00.004+01:00

Warning

2011-07-07T00:36:00.002+01:00

Shop window, Wellington, New Zealand

© Brian Sibley, 2003

Blake

2011-06-26T09:47:00.004+01:00

Stained glass by John Hayward of Edenbridge, Kent, commemorating William Blake (1757-1827) in St Mary's Church, Battersea, London.

William Blake was married to Catherine Boucher in the church in 1782. The original wedding certificate can be viewed here. It surprises many to learn that the wife of one of our greatest poets was illiterate, and could only made her mark with a cross. The wedding is suggested by a wedding ring between two pencil portraits. The one of the left is William drawn by Catherine, the one on the right, Catherine as drawn by William.

The rest of the window design attempts to give expression to the diversity of Blake's talents as a painter, engraver, printer and poet. Among his more insistent themes are those concerned with seeing the great and the small and the idea that all things contain a male and female principle. He is also the author of the words of the hymn, 'Jerusalem', now a very popular hymn at weddings in the church today. At the bottom right is a picture of the Houses of Parliament to mark the connection with the late William Hamling, MP, in whose memory the window was given.

Breathing

2011-06-21T15:03:00.004+01:00

Atop the roof of the new Egton Wing of Broadcasting House mirroring the radio mast, is a cone shaped glass structure, reaching into the sky at the same height as the radio mast opposite. It was sculpted b Jaume Plensa and is a memorial to all of the BBC journalists killed in the line of duty. Called 'Breathing', it includes words from a poem by James Fenton and is illuminated day and night. At 22:00 hours daily, to coincide with the 10 O'Clock News, a column of light shines 900 metres into the sky. It was officially unveiled on the 16 June 2008 by the UN Secretary General, Ban-Ki-Moon.

Sunset Eye

2011-06-13T15:35:00.003+01:00

The London Eye reflected in the windows of a building in Lambeth palace Road, London © David Weeks, 2011

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Ascension

2011-06-02T00:01:00.002+01:00

Stained-glass window in All Saints' Church, Ascot, Berkshire © David Weeks, 2010

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Reflected Bridge

2011-05-31T00:01:00.002+01:00

Sydney Harbour Bridge reflected in a window (with distant view of Sydney Opera House) © Brian Sibley, 2001

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Colossus

2011-05-26T00:01:00.000+01:00

Statue in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford © Brian Sibley, 2010

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Bridge

2011-05-21T00:01:00.000+01:00

Sydney Harbour Bridge (with schoolgirls) photographed from Sydney Opera House © Brian Sibley, 2001

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Shells

2011-05-16T00:01:00.001+01:00

Windows (and display cases) in Museo Storica Naturale, Fondaco Dei Turchi, Santa Croce, Venice, Italy © Brian Sibley, 2010

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Fairies

2011-05-10T00:01:00.000+01:00

The three good fairies from Sleeping Beauty - Fauna, Merryweather and Flora - depicted on a stained-glass window in Le Château de la Belle au Bois (Sleeping Beauty's Castle) Disneyland Paris © 2001

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You can see two more windows from Le Château de la Belle au Bois here.

Big Ben

2011-05-06T00:01:00.000+01:00

Photographed from St Stephen's Tavern, 10 Bridge Street, Westminster, City of London © David Weeks, 2010

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Tattoo Parlour

2011-05-01T00:00:00.002+01:00

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Saints

2011-04-24T00:01:00.002+01:00

HAPPY EASTER

Stained glass window in the former St Mary's-at-Lambeth, London, now home of The Garden Museum © Brian Sibley, 2010

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Good Friday

2011-04-22T00:37:00.003+01:00

Stained-glass window display in the Fisherman's Museum, Hastings, Sussex © Brian Sibley 2010

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Ents

2011-04-15T19:44:00.005+01:00

Window display at the Park Plaza Hotel, Victoria, London © Brian Sibley 2010

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Rocking-Horse

2011-04-02T12:07:00.000+01:00

Rocking Horse and window overlooking the Buckhurst Park Estate, Withyham, East Sussex © Brian Sibley 2010

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Swallow

2011-03-27T11:26:00.002+01:00

Stained-glass window in Ashdown Park Hotel, Sussex © Brian Sibley 2010

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Urn

2011-03-20T00:22:00.003Z

Faux window with trompe l'oeil view, Restaurant, Royal Overseas League, St James's Street, London © Brian Sibley 2010

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Lookouts

2011-03-15T11:01:00.002Z

Oxford Circus, London © Brian Sibley 2009

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Scream

2011-02-16T23:38:00.005Z

Calle Bembo, Santa Croce, Venice, Italy © Brian Sibley 2011

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White Rabbits!

2011-02-01T12:33:00.005Z

Yes, it's the first of the month!

Alice's Shop – Lewis Carroll's Old Sheep Shop, Oxford © Brian Sibley 2011

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Sculpture

2011-01-23T13:11:00.006Z

Copy of the sculpture, Laocoön and his Sons, Palazzo Grimani, Castello, Venice, Italy © David Weeks 2011

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Saints and Angels

2011-01-15T00:38:00.005Z

Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy © Brian Sibley 2011

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Butchers

2011-01-08T00:01:00.006Z

Horse Butcher, Rialto, Venice, Italy © Brian Sibley 2010

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Crest

2011-01-05T00:01:00.004Z

Arrivederci Venezia!

Palazzo on Canale Grande, Venice, Italy © Brian Sibley 2010

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Sale Price

2011-01-01T00:01:00.001Z

HAPPY NEW YEAR
SHOPPING!

Venetian window with fur coat, Rialto, Venice, Italy © Brian Sibley 2010

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Crazy Santas

2010-12-28T00:01:00.002Z

Window display with Santas, San Marco, Venice, Italy © Brian Sibley 2010

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Candlelight

2010-12-25T00:01:00.005Z

CHRISTMAS
PEACE
&
JOY!

All Saints' Church, Ascot © Brian Sibley 2010

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Holy Folk

2010-12-24T00:01:00.003Z

A window full of Christmas figurines, Venice, Italy © Brian Sibley 2010

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Robin

2010-12-04T09:58:00.003Z

Shop window, Alfred Dunhill Ltd, Duke Street, London © Brian Sibley 2010

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Advent

2010-11-28T08:37:00.004Z

St John...

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."

Stained glass window, All Saints' Church, Ascot © Brian Sibley 2010

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Sphinx

2010-11-18T13:30:00.004Z

Sprinx, Chiswick House, London © Brian Sibley 2010

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All Saints' Day

2010-11-01T00:01:00.004Z

Stained glass rose window, All Saints' Church, Ascot © Brian Sibley 2010

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Imp

2010-10-31T00:01:00.003+01:00

HAPPY
ALL HALLOW'S EVE!

House-imp, Tilmanstone, Kent © David Weeks 2010

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Bathroom

2010-10-25T10:00:00.001+01:00

The bathroom in the West Banqueting House to Old Campden House (no longer in existence), Chipping Campden.

Image by guest photographer Sheila Shrigley © 2010

Going Dutch

2010-09-22T09:39:00.004+01:00

Stained-glass window in the former Dairy Supply Company building, corner of Coptic Street and Little Russell Street, London, later the premises of the first Pizza Express

© Brian Sibley 2010

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Iceberg & Elephant

2010-09-01T00:01:00.003+01:00

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Faux-view

2010-08-27T00:01:00.003+01:00

Staff Lounge, Kings College, London © Brian Sibley 2010

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Silhouettes

2010-08-21T10:19:00.004+01:00

Inside the Royal Albert Hall, London © David Weeks & Brian Sibley 2010

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Albert

2010-08-01T14:14:00.007+01:00

The Albert Memorial seen through a window of the Royal Albert Hall, London, with a banner for the 2010 BBC Promenade Concerta (The Proms) © David Weeks 2010

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Pachyderm Pyramid

2010-06-30T23:45:00.004+01:00

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Up and Down

2010-06-14T13:12:00.004+01:00

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Turret

2010-05-23T15:24:00.003+01:00

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Lantern

2010-05-16T18:26:00.005+01:00

Window in Head of the River Hotel, Oxford © Brian Sibley 2010

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Padded Cell

2010-04-10T00:01:00.001+01:00

Venetian window with hat in Campo Feltrina, San Marco, Venice, Italy © Brian Sibley 2010

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Shards

2010-04-02T00:01:00.001+01:00

EASTER GREETINGS

Stained glass window in the Duomo, Milan, Italy

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Captain's Table

2010-03-27T15:39:00.006Z

Window in La Caravella Restaurant, Calle Larga XXII Marzo, San Marco, Venice, Italy

David Weeks © 2009

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Tree

2010-02-18T18:09:00.003Z

Today's window comes from guest photographer, ANNE ('Need A Haircut'); I love the reflcetion - of course! - but also the tone and texture of the piece.

Night Pool

2010-02-01T23:57:00.002Z

Split-level

2010-01-19T13:47:00.006Z

Today's window comes from guest photographer, PHIL BEARD, who took this intriguing photograph of a Stefanel window-display with its multiple reflections of other windows during a visit to Milan, Italy.

Bike Tracks

2010-01-16T00:01:00.001Z

Icicle II

2010-01-10T10:45:00.003Z

Today's window is another contribution from guest photographer, SHEILA SHRIGLEY, who photographed more amazing icicles outside one of her windows in snowy Ascot, Berkshire, during the big UK freeze of January 2010

Icicle

2010-01-08T17:28:00.010Z

Today's window is a contribution from guest photographer, SHEILA SHRIGLEY, who photographed this formidible icicle in Ascot, Berkshire, during the big UK freeze of January 2010

Image: Sheila Shrigley © 2010

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Cat

2010-01-05T23:11:00.001Z

Calle de Minotto, San Marco, Venice, Italy

Wreath

2009-12-29T09:06:00.000Z

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Ponsettia

2009-12-27T10:37:00.009Z

Window at Christmas in La Zucca ('The Pumpkin') osteria con cucina, Santa Croce, Venice, Italy
Brian Sibley © 2009

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Garland

2009-12-24T00:01:00.002Z

Wishing all Window-gazers a very

HAPPY
CHRISTMAS

Christmas garland outside The Royal Overseas Club, Park Place, London, Brian Sibley © 2009

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Nelson

2009-12-21T00:01:00.002Z

Nelson's Column reflected in window of The National Gallery, London,
Brian Sibley © 2009

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Swans II

2009-12-19T16:08:00.004Z

Window display, Fortnum and Mason, Piccadilly, London,

Swan

2009-12-12T16:14:00.004Z

Window display, Fortnum and Mason, Piccadilly, London,
Brian Sibley © 2009

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Baubles

2009-11-29T09:29:00.005Z

Images: 'Tall Tree and the Eye', sculpture by Anish Kapoor on show in the courtyard of the Royal Academy, Piccadilly, London
Brian Sibley © 2009

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Duomo

2009-11-17T22:38:00.004Z

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Hospital

2009-10-10T17:32:00.003+01:00

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Blue Mood

2009-09-22T17:21:00.006+01:00

Today's window is a contribution from guest photographer, ROGER SHRIGLEY, who photographed this study in blue in Emporios on the Greek island of Kalymnos - and who may be the spectral creature reflected in one of the shutters!

Image: Roger Shrigley © 2009

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Cat

2009-08-28T00:01:00.001+01:00

Liam Gillick: 'How are you going to behave? A kitchen cat speaks'; exhibit in German Pavilion at the 53rd Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte La Biennale di Venezia 2009
Image: David Weeks © 2009

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