Thank you John Rogers and Iane Sinclair, a very important part of the jigsaw of Van Gogh's life, wonderful to see the house he lived in being lovingly restored, thank you so much for sharing this with us....
Big fan of Iain's slouchy half-stroll walking style. It's not a brisk, head up, staring off into the distance, style of walking where the destination, and reaching it as quickly as possible, is the most important thing. But a head down, immersion in the surroundings, patient, wait for the "meaning" of the walk to be slowly revealed style. As always, a great film John. Thanks, take care.
Thank you for the video! I've been interested in Van Gogh's life in London since i moved here to study. I'm an art student and I see these weird connections between Van Gogh's life in London and mine, especially because i live in the same area. Honestly, my first room in Stockwell wasn't much bigger than the one shown in the video! Very touching somehow...
Will be doing the walk from Hackford Road to Covent Garden after I visit the Van Gogh exhibit in early April. There is no finer place in the world and your videos fill me from afar with reverence.
Exhibit, walk, cafe done and dusted today. Used the gojauntly app as my companion. Lambeth council has several walks on the app and there are many others to choose from. Definitely encourage folks to take a look.
Amazing video as always John. Great to see you and Iain back together again for another walk into the hidden history of London. Reminds me of Simon Schama's Power of Art documentary in which Andy Serkis played Van Gogh (who reads Van Gogh's in thos video?) Very interesting to meet Livia Wang and the great work she's doing restoring Van Gogh's flat. Based on the letters, he really should've taken up travel writing on the side.
Fascinating walk - thank you John and Iain. I find this way of communicating information very powerful. Would have been much less effective to just read a couple of paragraphs in a book about van Gogh's time in London. With the video and being able to (virtually) go along for the walk the information becomes alive.
thanks Mariana. I first encountered this story when working at the National Theatre when they premiered Vincent In Brixton starring a young Emily Blunt. Fantastic production
Great video, thanks for that! Funnily enough, the building Iain Sinclair is standing in front of at 15:57 with the Pret in the background also happens to be where Charles Dickens worked as a child in the work house, if I'm correct. Thanks for the video!
I use to park out his house! Part of the school opposite was at one time an annex to the Brixton School of Building (now University of the Southbank at Vauxhall ) The Interior Design Department as it was, was on the top floor, over a primary school. This would be in the late 60s. I have to say that this time of my life was no ‘student holiday’, if fact it was one of my hardest working time. I fact it set me up for the rest of my working life. Being ‘art students’ we had no idea that Van Gogh lived across the road . It would have blown the mind of our Art History teacher!
Great idea to narrate his letters to Theo as support material. The Taschen monograph included his letters which provided valuable context to place and state of mind. And VG was right about Hyde Park in the early morning. It's fab. It never gets old. Isn't it about time you went back to see your mates in Birmingham, John? Any more links with the surrealists?
thanks Paul - spontaneous decision and found the perfect person to do it online. Yes, I'd love to go back to Birmingham - will have to drop the Video Strolls crew a line
I don't see Vincent with a big, booming voice though... I'm thinking more John's kind of voice. (I feel the physicality/sensitivity more than the accent.)
Very illuminating - I read a book many years ago about a drawing that the author had and he was quite convinced that it was one of Van Gogh’s early works. He actually had quite a compelling case, but for various reasons some of the experts appeared to dismiss it. It was an intriguing book and I wish I could remember it’s title and the name of the author - i think it was from around this time when he was in Londoner or thereabouts.
Would be interested to hear what Sincliar's old sparring partner Waldemar Januszczak has to say about this. His viewpoint of the latter day Hawksmoor Myth espoused by Ackroyd and others as set out in his 'Baroque: From St Peter's to St Paul's' was priceless! More here for those with an interest: ua-cam.com/video/t_Dlu-zVHq0/v-deo.html
@@JohnRogersWalks His treatment of Vincent is very lurid as a general rule. Plenty of references not only to how he caught VD, but also the method of treatment to which he was subjected.
Could you not find anyone less boring than Mr Sinclair to give the commentary and cut out at least 5 minutes of boring shots of London. Etchings of London from London Illustrated News or Mayhew could have provided a more relevant "picture" of Van Gogh's London
tour de force of exceptional magnificence
very kind of you
Thank you John Rogers and Iane Sinclair, a very important part of the jigsaw of Van Gogh's life, wonderful to see the house he lived in being lovingly restored, thank you so much for sharing this with us....
Big fan of Iain's slouchy half-stroll walking style. It's not a brisk, head up, staring off into the distance, style of walking where the destination, and reaching it as quickly as possible, is the most important thing. But a head down, immersion in the surroundings, patient, wait for the "meaning" of the walk to be slowly revealed style. As always, a great film John. Thanks, take care.
Thanks Arthur it’s always a real joy to walk with Iain
Thank you for the video! I've been interested in Van Gogh's life in London since i moved here to study. I'm an art student and I see these weird connections between Van Gogh's life in London and mine, especially because i live in the same area. Honestly, my first room in Stockwell wasn't much bigger than the one shown in the video! Very touching somehow...
Wonderful, informative walk. Thanks so much.
This was an awesome history lesson. Thanks Iain and John, lots to reflect upon.
Thanks for watching Jan
Thanks John for adding to my education. Although I knew of Van Gough’s pictures I never knew that he had lived in London.
Brilliant John, many thanks. You should be on the telly.
thanks very much Mark - I'd love to be on the telly
Fantastic!! Great work John
Thanks Leon
Wow. Little bits of hidden history - it really blows my mind.
It’s incredible all these narratives surround us
Wonderfully atmospheric and informative video with masterful use of the music... Love it...
It's good to see another central London walk. Very interesting.
Will be doing the walk from Hackford Road to Covent Garden after I visit the Van Gogh exhibit in early April. There is no finer place in the world and your videos fill me from afar with reverence.
It's a great walk Kathleen - heartily recommend the Madeira Star cafe on Kennington Road if you get peckish. Thanks so much for the kind words
Exhibit, walk, cafe done and dusted today. Used the gojauntly app as my companion. Lambeth council has several walks on the app and there are many others to choose from. Definitely encourage folks to take a look.
Wow...what a great walk and so interesting, love Iain's commentary! Thank you John and Iain, really enjoyed this! 💖😊 ...take care
thanks K
Fantastic film, very interesting 👍🙂
Thanks Ronnie
Thank you so much for tis wonderful film! Love Mr Sinclair's reaction to the postcards (10:49)!
Great film!
Thanks Alice
Really enjoyed this. Thanks.
thanks Lee
Fantastic.
John, Iain, emotional and intriguing as always. Thank you
Very interesting and engrossing John. He sounded happy in London but knew ultimately it could take him only so far. All the best. Mark
thanks Mark - yes he did seem invigorated by his time in Britain - the exhibition at the Tate should be interesting
A pleasure John. If I were that end I'd go....
Amazing video as always John. Great to see you and Iain back together again for another walk into the hidden history of London. Reminds me of Simon Schama's Power of Art documentary in which Andy Serkis played Van Gogh (who reads Van Gogh's in thos video?) Very interesting to meet Livia Wang and the great work she's doing restoring Van Gogh's flat. Based on the letters, he really should've taken up travel writing on the side.
thanks Ross - always a great pleasure to walk with Iain. I must look up that documentary
Fascinating walk - thank you John and Iain. I find this way of communicating information very powerful. Would have been much less effective to just read a couple of paragraphs in a book about van Gogh's time in London. With the video and being able to (virtually) go along for the walk the information becomes alive.
thanks Mariana. I first encountered this story when working at the National Theatre when they premiered Vincent In Brixton starring a young Emily Blunt. Fantastic production
An interesting talk & walk 😊
Great video, thanks for that! Funnily enough, the building Iain Sinclair is standing in front of at 15:57 with the Pret in the background also happens to be where Charles Dickens worked as a child in the work house, if I'm correct. Thanks for the video!
thanks Erica - yes we actually did that piece at the bottom of the wrong street, I wondered if anyone would notice
I use to park out his house! Part of the school opposite was at one time an annex to the Brixton School of Building (now University of the Southbank at Vauxhall ) The Interior Design Department as it was, was on the top floor, over a primary school. This would be in the late 60s. I have to say that this time of my life was no ‘student holiday’, if fact it was one of my hardest working time. I fact it set me up for the rest of my working life.
Being ‘art students’ we had no idea that Van Gogh lived across the road . It would have blown the mind of our Art History teacher!
this is a really good video thank you for all this information i'm big van gogh fan
Looked forward to this video.Fascinating.Cheers.
thanks Stewart
Great idea to narrate his letters to Theo as support material. The Taschen monograph included his letters which provided valuable context to place and state of mind. And VG was right about Hyde Park in the early morning. It's fab. It never gets old.
Isn't it about time you went back to see your mates in Birmingham, John? Any more links with the surrealists?
thanks Paul - spontaneous decision and found the perfect person to do it online. Yes, I'd love to go back to Birmingham - will have to drop the Video Strolls crew a line
I don't see Vincent with a big, booming voice though... I'm thinking more John's kind of voice. (I feel the physicality/sensitivity more than the accent.)
Very illuminating - I read a book many years ago about a drawing that the author had and he was quite convinced that it was one of Van Gogh’s early works. He actually had quite a compelling case, but for various reasons some of the experts appeared to dismiss it. It was an intriguing book and I wish I could remember it’s title and the name of the author - i think it was from around this time when he was in Londoner or thereabouts.
very intresting
Did anyone spot the ghostly figure @2.20mins in the video? Very bazaar
If the landlady's daughter had said yes....
Would be interested to hear what Sincliar's old sparring partner Waldemar Januszczak has to say about this. His viewpoint of the latter day Hawksmoor Myth espoused by Ackroyd and others as set out in his 'Baroque: From St Peter's to St Paul's' was priceless! More here for those with an interest: ua-cam.com/video/t_Dlu-zVHq0/v-deo.html
I'm sure he's got an opinion
@@JohnRogersWalks His treatment of Vincent is very lurid as a general rule. Plenty of references not only to how he caught VD, but also the method of treatment to which he was subjected.
I didn't know that Van Gogh did the Lambeth Walk.
11.45 pm just finished work. Lovely to watch this with a stiff scotch
Could you not find anyone less boring than Mr Sinclair to give the commentary and cut out at least 5 minutes of boring shots of London. Etchings of London from London Illustrated News or Mayhew could have provided a more relevant "picture" of Van Gogh's London