MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos

Photo of the artist's grandmother on the nightgown that she brought with her to the UK from Italy. One of the pieces in the exhibition Belonging by Susan Aldworth, in which she explores the immigration of her grandparents from Italy to London in the 1920. More info here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/belongings-exhibition

15 million Italians left Italy permanently between 1890 and 1980. There are no 80 million Italian descendants living outside Italy. One of the pieces in the exhibition Belonging by Susan Aldworth, in which she explores the immigration of her grandparents from Italy to London in the 1920. More info here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/belongings-exhibition

Poster of Andre the Giant by Shepard Fairey, Theobalds Road, Holborn

The letters are carved into the stone facade of the building. Faraday House was originally an electrical engineering college and now is the home of Syracuse University's programme in London. Old Gloucester Street.

Alf Barrett Playground, Old Gloucester Street. Info from the Capital Walks in London blog: "Humphry ... used to live in Queen Square (the statue, that is) but was relocated to the Alf Barrett children’s playground in nearby Old Gloucester Street. Humphry, the real cat, lived at the Mary Ward Adult Education Centre [formerly located] in the Square. He was named after Humphry Ward, husband of the centre’s founder Mary Augusta (Mrs Humphry) Ward, the Victorian social reformer and novelist. Humphry is the first and only sculpture completed by Marcia Solway who attended sculpture classes at the Centre and lived nearby. Sadly, Marcia died of epilepsy aged only 34 in 1992. The statue was donated by her mother Carole Solway."

By Jeff Koons, St James's Square

Sackville Street construction site

Sackville Street construction site

Another really good exhibition, this one at the Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly

Sculpture by Michael Craig-Martin in the courtyard of the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly

Sculpture by Michael Craig-Martin in the courtyard of the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly

From the Southbank

This exhibition was great, but for the school group of pre-teens in the gallery.

Annual exhibition of the RWS at Bankside Gallery

Turbine Hall installation by Mire Lee. The big round contraption in the middle turned and moved fabric down into the pink slurry below. This was probably the worst Turbine Hall installation I've ever seen.

Turbine Hall installation by Mire Lee. The big round contraption in the middle turned and moved fabric down into the pink slurry below. This was probably the worst Turbine Hall installation I've ever seen.

Turbine Hall installation by Mire Lee. The big round contraption in the middle turned and moved fabric down into the pink slurry below. This was probably the worst Turbine Hall installation I've ever seen.

Turbine Hall installation by Mire Lee. The big round contraption in the middle turned and moved fabric down into the pink slurry below. This was probably the worst Turbine Hall installation I've ever seen.