Malcolm Quinn
@malrog.bsky.social
Professor of Cultural and Political History UAL, Honorary Professor Bentham Project UCL. Thinks about anti-aesthetics. Read a chapter of my academic work for free:
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10096746/1/Bentham-and-the-Arts.pdf
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10096746/1/Bentham-and-the-Arts.pdf
What’s the word for the feeling that MI6 is staring at you?
October 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
What’s the word for the feeling that MI6 is staring at you?
In this scenario, Babbage and Lovelace are Adam and Eve.
October 3, 2026 at 6:23 AM
In this scenario, Babbage and Lovelace are Adam and Eve.
At Chelsea Space for the opening of Andrew Pierre Hart ‘If you like rice, you’ll understand - Collective Noise’
October 1, 2026 at 5:44 PM
At Chelsea Space for the opening of Andrew Pierre Hart ‘If you like rice, you’ll understand - Collective Noise’
If he is the code, I suppose he can be the farmer as well.
September 28, 2026 at 5:52 AM
If he is the code, I suppose he can be the farmer as well.
After Whistler’s London at lunchtime, it’s back to Gustave Doré’s vision of London in #SlowHorses this evening.
September 23, 2026 at 10:34 PM
After Whistler’s London at lunchtime, it’s back to Gustave Doré’s vision of London in #SlowHorses this evening.
Reading about Oxbridge in @lrb.co.uk has reminded me that this is the scholarly environment I was raised in.
September 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Reading about Oxbridge in @lrb.co.uk has reminded me that this is the scholarly environment I was raised in.
Another look at Whistler
September 23, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Another look at Whistler
Kemi wanted a piece of Piddington.
September 22, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Kemi wanted a piece of Piddington.
Pork confit at Natty Can Cook. A serious contender for the best Sunday lunch in London.
September 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Pork confit at Natty Can Cook. A serious contender for the best Sunday lunch in London.
Our daughter just sent me this photo from Leighton House.
September 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Our daughter just sent me this photo from Leighton House.
In a sensational twist, there is no news today.
![Headline in Daily Mail ‘In a sensational twist, several copies of Earl’s [Spencer] book about his sister Diana .. taken in raid on Dutch lorry’](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:feg7bf54sjh6irlcvzgme4oq/bafkreicgtea5syrijy63d5bxqd5birm3z443ye4gycmylcquzvyc5dfmz4)
September 16, 2026 at 5:46 AM
In a sensational twist, there is no news today.
Detail of ‘Contradiction. Oberon and Titania’ 1854-58
September 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Detail of ‘Contradiction. Oberon and Titania’ 1854-58
At the Richard Dadd exhibition, RA.
September 13, 2026 at 10:51 AM
At the Richard Dadd exhibition, RA.
Back to my birthplace for my aunt’s funeral. She was 97, and I’m expecting a proper Stalybridge send off.
September 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Back to my birthplace for my aunt’s funeral. She was 97, and I’m expecting a proper Stalybridge send off.
At Cecil Court for the launch of Paul Coldwell’s book on woodcuts. A lovely speech from Paul ‘woodcut forces you to commit’.
September 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
At Cecil Court for the launch of Paul Coldwell’s book on woodcuts. A lovely speech from Paul ‘woodcut forces you to commit’.
Academics, share your best footnote!
Here's mine.
Here's mine.
September 9, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Academics, share your best footnote!
Here's mine.
Here's mine.
At the Ana Mendieta exhibition.
September 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
At the Ana Mendieta exhibition.
A week is a long time in academic politics.
September 5, 2026 at 7:24 AM
A week is a long time in academic politics.
Congratulations to The iPaper, which managed to get ‘Farage caught on camera in foreign donations sting’ on their front page this morning.
September 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Congratulations to The iPaper, which managed to get ‘Farage caught on camera in foreign donations sting’ on their front page this morning.
Post your getaway vehicle
August 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Post your getaway vehicle
