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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

IAN McMILLAN @ Logan Hall; Wed 6 Dec 2006

IAN McMILLAN & ANDY MARTIN
Date: Wednesday 6 December 2006
Location: Logan Hall, London

Writer, poet, performer and broadcaster Ian McMillan and seasoned image maker Andy Martin have collaborated on an enterprising joint venture of literary and visual authorship.Together they produced a book, 'Ideas Have Legs', in which Andy Martin visually interprets the poetry and prose of Ian McMillan.
A mixture of the wry and the poignant rendered with media ranging from digital illustration, photography, found imagery and painting, all ingeniously edited into a coherent whole, beautifully designed and published by FUEL.
The evening will feature a live performance with McMillan reading his wry and poignant poetry accompanied by Martins beautiful illustrations, followed up with an interview chaired byAdrian Shaughnessy.
Ian is a well known figure in British cultural life. He startedperforming on the live poetry circuit in the 1970s, has had several books published, appears regularly on television and radio and contributes articles to many newspapers and magazines. Andy was the Art Director at NME before leaving in 1985 to pursue an illustration career. He is a seasoned image-maker working across illustration and moving image. His regular contributions to major UK newspapers and magazines are instantly recognizable.
http://www.dandad.co.uk/buy/presidents-lectures/mcmillan-martin.html

Wednesday 6 December 2006, 7pm – 8.30pm
Logan Hall, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL. Tube: Russell Square
Prices: £12 D&AD Members, £15 Non-Members, £6 Students

Booking tickets
To book tickets call 020 7840 1124 or 020 7840 1127 or e-mail annak@dandad.co.uk for more information.