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Menswear book display
A collection of books from Commercial Road library is currently on display in the display case outside the library inspired by the current exhibition at the Jewish Museum ‘Moses, Mods and Mr Fish’. The exhibition looks at menswear, with a focus … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Library books, Library Collections
Tagged "art history", "Art Library", CASS, Commercial Road Library, design, exhibition, exhibitions, fashion, illustration
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Shakespeare’s anniversary
As well as The Bard’s birthday, April the 23rd this year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. This cultural milestone is being marked all across London and the U.K., from walks and talks to exhibitions and celebrations. See http://www.shakespeare400.org/for a … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Library books, Library Collections
Tagged "art history", "Art Library", art, books, CASS, Commercial Road Library, events, exhibition, fashion, shakespeare
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Zaha Hadid, Architect, born 31 October 1950; died 31 March 2016
Zaha Hadid, the first woman architect, in her own right, to be awarded the RIBA Gold Medal Commercial Road Library Book display in remembrance of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, event, Exhibitions, Journals, Library books, Library Collections, Library e-resources
Tagged Alan Stanton, Alvin Boyarsky, architect, Architectural Association, architecture, Architecture Aldgate, Commercial Road, Commercial Road Library, Deyan Sudjic, Gold Medal, Iran, Kate Goodwin, London, Muslim, Peter Cook, RIBA, Royal Academy, Royal Institute of British Architects, The Guardian, woman, Women in Architecture, Zaha, Zaha Hadid
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Information Visualised book display at Commercial Road Library
Graphs, tables, charts and maps are some of the ways artists and designers visualise data and information. Inspired by the current ‘Big Bang Data’ show on at Somerset House, which explores the issues surrounding the datafication of our world through … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, event, Exhibitions, Library books, Maps, Using Images
Tagged "art history", "graphic design", art, CASS, Commercial Road Library, database, digital, exhibition, info graphics, library, maps, Statista, Statistics
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London Fashion Week – Commercial Road Library Exhibition
London Fashion Week
Posted in Exhibitions, Library books, Library Collections, Library news
Tagged books, Commercial Road Library, CR, exhibitions, fashion, library, Library books, London, London Fashion Week
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Art of the Self Portrait
Commercial Library is celebrating the Art of the Self Portrait Simon Schama’s TV programme The Face of Britain can be watched anytime from any device via Box of Broadcasts The exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery Books at Commercial … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Library books, Library e-resources
Tagged art, BoB, Box of Broadcasts, Commercial Road Library, exhibition, Face of Britain, fine art, London, National Portrait Gallery, portraits, Schama, Simon Schama
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Zaha’s London
Zaha’s London Celebrating the first woman architect to be awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in her own right, 2016 Commercial Road Library In 1998 Zaha won the competition to design a bridge connecting the University of North London campus … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Library books, Library e-resources, Library news, Subject Help
Tagged architecture, award, Cameron, CASS, Commercial Road Library, exhibition, Gold Medal, Hadid, RIBA, Royal Institute of British Architects, Stuart, Stuart Cameron, Zaha, Zaha Hadid
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World Oceans Day
World Oceans Day 8th June ~ Commercial Road Librarians are celebrating this important United Nations event with an exhibition of our books on the theme this year Healthy oceans, healthy planet Photographic competition to celebrate Previous photographs 2014 Pininterest World … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Library books, Library Collections
Tagged "interior design", architecture, art, Commercial Road Library, design, exhibition, ocean, sea, seabirds, whales
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Your Vote Counts ~ Election 2015 Special ~ Commercial Road Library Exhibition
Commercial Road Library Exhibition of useful books to help you decide Remember Don’t Forget to Vote! The Art of Forgetting UK General Election 2015 Blog on WordPress
Posted in Blog, event, Exhibitions, External archives and libraries, Library books, Library Collections
Tagged architecture, Commercial Road Library, design, election, general election, voting
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Collectormania
To coincide with the exhibition Magnificent Obsessions at the Barbican gallery, we have put together a display of books from Commercial Road library exploring collecting and artists who collect. The display is in the cabinets outside the library. The exhibition Magnificent … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Library Collections, Library e-resources, Library news, Using Images
Tagged "art history", "Art Library", art, Barbican Art Gallery, books, CASS, collecting, Commercial Road Library, Displays, exhibitions, research
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