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Earlier in the week I went to an exhibition called 'Children Of Albion' by Ben Edge at the Fitzrovia Chapel, which as the name suggests is located in London's fashionable Fitzrovia. It runs until 26 November and if you get a chance to visit I would heartily recommend doing so. I have loads more photos on Flickr which I hope might tempt you to go.
Actually it is worth popping in to the chapel if you are in the area even when there aren't any exhibitions on. Apparently inspired by Byzantine architecture its charms could not be described as understated. Here's a bit of the ceiling:
The exhibition itself draws on the traditional stories and rituals of the British Isles and William Blake's vision of Albion, the ancient spirit of Britain that is currently asleep but can be reawakened through AI the power of art and imagination.
The centrepiece is the painting that gives the exhibition its name which brilliantly weaves together all sorts of references ancient, modern and in between, but I enjoyed all the paintings. A particular favourite was 'The Dorset Ooser' which features artefacts and activities from the part of Dorset in which I used to live - the eponymous mask from Melbury Osmond, the Cerne Abbas Giant and the now banned tradition of Teddy Rowe's Band from Sherborne.
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