Ai Wei Wei: ‘bye ‘bye

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Ai Wei Wei, Chinese artist, global figure, NGV, political protest, Victoria

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Taken by Candia Dixon-Stuart as he left the NGV, Melbourne, Victoria.

Actually, he then took a photo of me taking one of him and he posted

it on his blog that evening (2015/2016)

I find the blacked out presence in the middle photo foreboding. He is so brave.

New book out.

Water Wall, NGV Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

In this photo I think I captured the tripod hood that the professional

photographer had been using for a photo shoot. It reminded me that

Ai Wei Wei had been seized and a black hood placed over his head.

Divided Household

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England, flags, internal politics, nationalism, rivalry, Saltire, Scotland, St George

Winston

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Blenheim, portrait sculpture, Winston Churchill

at Blenheim…   Photo by Candia

Bribing the Electorate in Pompeii

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Ashmolean, bribery and corruption, electorate, free lunch, Pompeii

No such thing as a free lunch!  Bread for all – in exchange for votes.

Photo by Candia from the Pompeii Exhibition @ The Ashmolean

Oxford Satire

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Boris Johnson, cocaine, pet toys, Satire

Seen in Oxford shop window   Photo by Candia

Sold for Nearly £10 Million

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Banksy, Bristol Art Gallery, devolved parliament, record sale price

When I took these photos in April this year in Bristol, I did not

anticipate the painting selling for anything like it did!

Great fun, though.

Don’t come out, Mr Cameron!

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Brexit, Conservative Prime Ministers, Cotswolds, David Cameron, Referendum, shepherd's hut, writer's retreat

… all is not forgiven.

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart. All Rights Reserved

Waiting for a taxi in Brexit Britain

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bicycle built for two, Brexit Britiain, idiomatic expressions, Metroland, rain, summer 2019

Photo by Husband of Candia – under strict instruction.

At present it really is raining cats and dogs, stair rods or

whatever non-EU idiom you care to employ.

The automobile is finished.  For those who can’t afford

a carriage, they’ll just have ‘to look sweet on a bicycle

built for two.’

Metroland becomes Retroland.

Wolf Hall Understudy

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Hilary Mantel, Mark Rylance, Thomas Cromwell, Wolf Hall

Candia understudies Mark Rylance- takes on his ‘mantel!’

Photo by Candia’s Significant Other

Devolved Parliament

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Banksy, Brexit Day, Bristol Museum, chimpanzees, devolved parliament, House of Commons, Laugh Now

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