I went to central london yesterday afternoon to see the R.E.M. photo exhibition at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts). There are two spacious rooms filled with rare R.E.M. photography and design pieces, the loudspeakers give quiet and matching r.e.m. songs in the background. Today the event is a members only and Michael and Vincent Moon will be there - I can't get in but I plan to go there and hope to catch Michael. There's a preview of Accelerate from 11am 
followed by the screening of Vincent Moon's Six Days and then a Q&A session with Michael Stipe and Vincent Moon at 12.50pm. They will then screen Vincent's R.E.M. Takeaway shows and an R.E.M. film show containing rare footage from the '90s (including: Time Piece - 1991 / Rough Cut - 1994 / MTV Awards - 1995 / New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film - 1996 / Extract from Uptake - 1998). Anyway, I took some nice pics, bought a small book containing the details of the exhibition and tonight's ICA concert at the Royal Albert Hall and most importantly I went round and round the building to find out where Michael and Vincent could potentially get in. Chances are high that I don't succeed but you've got to try, don't you. So I'm taking my small booklet with me and hope to catch Michael for a photo and/or an autograph.Some of the pics attached below:
