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The hidden Tate’s treasure: Kazimir Malevic

My student, Valentina, is fascinated by modern art and very knowledgeable.  I brought her to Tate Britain and Tate Modern yesterday and asked her to do a My favourite artist Malevic (download her presentation on this link, save first then open) on her favourite artist with examples of their art displayed in the Tate. Like [...]

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Rock country and a pub gig

Yesterday, Paddy, my English professor, had planned for me an evening in a famous pub where great bands have played. I had my first taste of very good English beer, brewed in London. Then, we attended a gig. The first band, whose singer is Steve Eggs, played pop music. After, another band called Society played country rock music, [...]

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A pint of Pride and a rock-country gig

Tonight we will take Frederic to a local pub called the Half Moon which is famous for live and unplugged music.  It has a long musical lineage having boasted small and intimate ‘sessions’ with Jimi Hendrix and Van Morrison.  Frederic says that the english language is much more ‘musical’ than French so this night out [...]

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