Tag Archives: Anthony Howell

Art and its Dark Side – a post to revisit

Posted on October 23, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Art and its Dark Side: Introduction I am very proud of these eight lectures I gave at various art schools in the UK in the 90s. The link above takes you to the introduction – which provides links to all … Continue reading →

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Melusine

Posted on October 20, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here, there and everywhere, the deepening green Of forests: tart scent of resin in the air. These never-ending pines bring on hypnosis. Parallel lanes keep flickering to infinity. Metallic tints corrode each flaking carapace. x We go in search of … Continue reading →

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Tango Class – Tuesday Nights

Posted on October 4, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Tango class conducted by Anthony Howell. 7 pm Tuesday nights at The Room, 33 Holcombe Road N17 9AS. Followed by a two hour practica – practice time. This is a class that will begin with the basics for beginners and … Continue reading →

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Salvatore Quasimodo – Hermetic yet eerily accurate

Posted on September 21, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

THE FALSE AND FAITHFUL GREEN x You no longer await me with a heart Mean as a clock’s. Doesn’t matter if you broach The misery or just stare it out. Hours remain, Bristly, bleak, with branches that drub Impulsively against … Continue reading →

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Tango Schumann does Jazz

Posted on September 10, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Tango Schumann not only danced tango to classical music, we also enjoyed dancing to jazz, and this was a performance Lindi De Angelis and I did in Brighton – back in 2010.

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A Talk about my Performance Work at the LCF

Posted on September 9, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Nick Wood – formerly Lecturer at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama gave a talk today – Anthony Howell: the world turned upside down In the conference on Critical Costume 2026 at The London College of Fashion An … Continue reading →

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Slide Shows and Videos on YouTube

Posted on August 21, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Click on my YouTube Channel Link It takes you to several performance art videos and videos of the slideshows I made a few years ago – many drawn with the eyes closed. There are also slideshows which accompany readings and … Continue reading →

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Self-Portrait in a Drought

Posted on August 9, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

x I am a persona, I would say; a caricature by Cruikshank Of myself. Like a comedian, I’ve contrived my role. So I am not aiming for authenticity, more, exaggeration. Braggadocio. Something out of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Made … Continue reading →

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The Lost Child in Kensington Gardens

Posted on August 5, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

The French invented impressionism and modernism: the British invented children’s literature and nonsense poetry. Zola’s Nana can say, Fuck me! to a young man paying her a surprise visit. For a British writer of the same period, that is quite … Continue reading →

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Some Days

Posted on July 18, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

x Some days I am charged with an idea. Other days, There’s nothing there, that is, the mind’s so filled with self There’s room for little else. I need to walk away, Free the mind of me. Trouble is, at … Continue reading →

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