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# bored (rain) is one of the student memes that contributed to the digital artwork
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Pupils across north London have created digital and hand drawn memes to show how they felt during lockdown as part of an interactive artwork.
The idea came from Ella James, head of art and design at City of London Academy Highbury Grove. Inspired by artists such as Andy Warhol and Barbara Kruger, she developed the project during the recent lockdown, teaching students how to use a range of media to describe their mood at a challenging time.
Pedestrians walking in the streets of the City of London. Photo: AFP
Offices in London s City finance district left empty by the pandemic will be transformed into at least 1,500 new homes by the end of the decade, the City of London Corporation said recently.
The governing body which runs The Square Mile unveiled plans to work with the property industry to refurbish and develop deserted buildings, including for culture, retail, hospitality and start-ups.
The announcement comes as many office workers have permanently adopted remote work during the pandemic, leaving prime real estate vacant in Britain s historic financial centre.
The corporation s head of planning and transportation, Alastair Moss, said the City – home to some of the world s major blue chip firms – would adapt and prove resilient .
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FILE PHOTO: The City of London financial district can be seen as people walk along the south side of the River Thames, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls//File Photo
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LONDON: Offices in London s City finance district left empty by the pandemic will be transformed into at least 1,500 new homes by the end of the decade, the City of London Corporation said Tuesday (Apr 27).
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Last week, I cycled into work for my first day in the office since December. I had the galleries and all of the glorious parts of our collections all to myself. A treat, some might say. But as Museum Director, what makes my life in my little corner of the City of London meaningful are the people who visit. As we plough ahead with plans to relax the lockdown, there is nothing more exciting than the prospect of a London filled with people once more, when we can get on with the business of being London’s Museum once again.