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Sidney Nolan, 'Ned Kelly' (detail), 1946. Enamel paint on composition board. 90.8 x 121.5 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Gift of Sunday Reed, 1977.
José Chávez Morado, 'Carnaval en Huejotzingo (Carnival in Huejotzingo)' (detail), 1939. Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 96.5 cm. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Loyal Davis © DACS 2013.
© TRACEY EMIN. All rights reserved, DACS 2013. Photo: KERRY RYAN.
Richard Rogers Partnership, Lloyd’s of London, 1978-86. © Richard Bryant / arcaidimages.com & Piano + Rogers, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 1971-77. © Francois Le Diascorn / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
16 May 2012
Soho street © Royal Academy of Arts 
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The city can stimulate different parts of our psyches, bringing about perceptions and experiences which convey and structure possibilities for new narratives. Ranging from Dickens to The Wire, we explore the phenomenon of urban narratives and their role in our understanding of the city. Dr David Cunningham, Dr Gregory Dart and Richard Wentworth discuss.
