Lucy Branch

When I first saw Jim Whelan's magnificent bronze monument, Futility, words from, Margaret Macmillan's recent Reith Lecture, echoed in my mind. She spoke on the subject of the paradox that things of great beauty come out of an attempt to deal with war. She said, "It’s curious, I think, that not all wars seem to produce the same level of artistic engagement. The First World War, it seems to me, produced much greater literature, much greater poetry, much greater questioning of t

Visitors to London often head indoors when they want to see some famous art, The National Gallery and the Tate are the go-to places that every tourist has on their lists, but when time is precious, it’s really easy to multi-task in London. Some of the cultural hotspots and de-rigueur shopping is surrounded by work created by the finest artists in the world in the form of public sculpture. It’s just about knowing where to look. If you are visiting Trafalgar Square, then take

See me in TimeOut. I'm discussing my day job, as a sculptural conservator, which is where I got the idea for this first novel A Rarer Gift Than Gold #LucyBranch #ARarerGiftThanGold #Conservator #Statues #Sculpture #TimeOut