Nick Spence
@nickfromupnorth.bsky.social
Enthusiast. 50% twin. Born in Hull, previously Liverpool, London, now Scotland. @memorialdevice Alternative National Treasure 🙏🏼 Love cats, allergic to cats.
Nick Cave. 'You described beautifully a meeting with your son as a mystical intuition that touches a part of you beyond the reach of reason. “The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing,” as Blaise Pascal put it.' www.theredhandfiles.com/im-a-golden-...
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Nick Cave. 'You described beautifully a meeting with your son as a mystical intuition that touches a part of you beyond the reach of reason. “The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing,” as Blaise Pascal put it.' www.theredhandfiles.com/im-a-golden-...
Mexican Tin Angels (H/T Roberta Fidora) www.hammocks.co.uk/tin.htm
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Mexican Tin Angels (H/T Roberta Fidora) www.hammocks.co.uk/tin.htm
Possibly not breaking news.
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Possibly not breaking news.
Philip Jackson. Young artists at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1964. Back row, from left: Patrick Procktor, Peter Phillips, Patrick Caulfield and Derek Boshier. Front row, from left: Paul Huxley, Michael Vaughan, Bridget Riley, Brett Whiteley, John Hoyland and Anthony Donaldson. (Shutterstock)
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Philip Jackson. Young artists at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1964. Back row, from left: Patrick Procktor, Peter Phillips, Patrick Caulfield and Derek Boshier. Front row, from left: Paul Huxley, Michael Vaughan, Bridget Riley, Brett Whiteley, John Hoyland and Anthony Donaldson. (Shutterstock)
Alice Hawkins. From Dear Dolly.
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Alice Hawkins. From Dear Dolly.
Vicki Couchman. Tracey Emin by the doors she designed for the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery (The Sunday Times)
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Vicki Couchman. Tracey Emin by the doors she designed for the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery (The Sunday Times)
Brassaï, Rooftops, Paris, 1946.
November 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Brassaï, Rooftops, Paris, 1946.
Henry Darger. Untitled (She Got to Sit on Ringo's Lap), c. 1966-67.
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Henry Darger. Untitled (She Got to Sit on Ringo's Lap), c. 1966-67.
David Bennent in The Tin Drum (1979)
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
David Bennent in The Tin Drum (1979)
'A painting of a person can be descriptive, but for me it's about all the things that make up a picture — the feelings, the brushstrokes — more than describing somebody.' - Elizabeth Peyton (H/T the Tate)
November 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
'A painting of a person can be descriptive, but for me it's about all the things that make up a picture — the feelings, the brushstrokes — more than describing somebody.' - Elizabeth Peyton (H/T the Tate)
Arthur Evans. Peggy Moffitt in Michelangelo Antonioni’s film Blow-Up (1966) (Everett Collection)
November 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Arthur Evans. Peggy Moffitt in Michelangelo Antonioni’s film Blow-Up (1966) (Everett Collection)
Giulietta Masina and François Périer in Nights of Cabiria (1957) (Archives du 7e Art/Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica)
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Giulietta Masina and François Périer in Nights of Cabiria (1957) (Archives du 7e Art/Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica)
A 'Yellow Submarine' cartoon cel of John Lennon, King Features, 1968.
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A 'Yellow Submarine' cartoon cel of John Lennon, King Features, 1968.
Michael Palin, left, friend, enjoys a student pub lunch at Oxford, 1963 (Mirrorpix)
November 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Michael Palin, left, friend, enjoys a student pub lunch at Oxford, 1963 (Mirrorpix)
Pieta, Zoe & Constie Brown. Ella Mae. Available on Going Driftless - An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown. bit.ly/4h9Ozka
November 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Pieta, Zoe & Constie Brown. Ella Mae. Available on Going Driftless - An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown. bit.ly/4h9Ozka
Eileen Agar. Self-Portrait, n.d.
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Eileen Agar. Self-Portrait, n.d.
The Wicker Man (1973) UK Quad poster.
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Wicker Man (1973) UK Quad poster.
César del Campo, Patricia de Morelos, and Silvia Pinal in The Exterminating Angel (1962) (Altura Films International)
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
César del Campo, Patricia de Morelos, and Silvia Pinal in The Exterminating Angel (1962) (Altura Films International)
Mick Rock. David Bowie. From Moonage Daydream- The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust.
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Mick Rock. David Bowie. From Moonage Daydream- The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust.
Mick Rock. David Bowie. From Moonage Daydream- The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust.
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Mick Rock. David Bowie. From Moonage Daydream- The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust.
Claude Le Gall. From Smithfield Market, Dublin 1990–91 (Café Royal Books)
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Claude Le Gall. From Smithfield Market, Dublin 1990–91 (Café Royal Books)
Bette Davis and Henry Fonda in Jezebel (1938)
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Bette Davis and Henry Fonda in Jezebel (1938)
M.C. Escher. Announcement card with self-portrait in spherical mirror, 1950.
November 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
M.C. Escher. Announcement card with self-portrait in spherical mirror, 1950.
Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Asta in The Thin Man (1934)
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Asta in The Thin Man (1934)
Things Behind The Sun. 'From the first take to the last, discover the making of Nick Drake's timeless music. Available February 2026.' www.facebook.com/thingsbehind...
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Things Behind The Sun. 'From the first take to the last, discover the making of Nick Drake's timeless music. Available February 2026.' www.facebook.com/thingsbehind...