Thursday, 13 December 2018
Saturday, 8 December 2018
Burne-Jones at Tate
a somewhat delayed but warm welcome for the exhibition currently at Tate Britain, which includes two of the finest of EBJ's works, Circe with her big cats and Perseus stealing the eye from the Graiae. Hung at eye level so one can really look.
Saturday, 1 December 2018
Surreal Artist Couples
and some trios too, in the MODERN COUPLES exhibition at Barbican Art Gallery.
At the entrance one is told that labels and text panels may be photographed, but not artworks. this is very common, so not surprising. But inside the paucity of artworks is surprising - and disappointing too, as the display is large and on two floors.
There are in fact more labels and panels than artworks, together with much ephemera, snapshots, pamphlets and archive material - all fascinating in its own right, but visually dull. One feels it will be better to read the book than plod round the 23 'rooms' showcasing 46 'couples', all from first half of 20th century and many very surrealist.
So a great cheer for Toboggan Couple by Lavinia Schutz and Walter Holdt [1920-24] kitted out in quasi ski-suits
At the entrance one is told that labels and text panels may be photographed, but not artworks. this is very common, so not surprising. But inside the paucity of artworks is surprising - and disappointing too, as the display is large and on two floors.
There are in fact more labels and panels than artworks, together with much ephemera, snapshots, pamphlets and archive material - all fascinating in its own right, but visually dull. One feels it will be better to read the book than plod round the 23 'rooms' showcasing 46 'couples', all from first half of 20th century and many very surrealist.
So a great cheer for Toboggan Couple by Lavinia Schutz and Walter Holdt [1920-24] kitted out in quasi ski-suits
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| photo borrowed from another website |
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