It has been over 2 years since I visited Paris and for the first time I was able to see public art without crowds of tourists all over the place. I know it’s bad for business but I did enjoy the quiet in these almost deserted public spaces. Les Deux Plateaux installation by Daniel Buren […]
Places
The Wallace Collection in London
Why has it taken me so long to return to this treasure trove? The Wallace Collection is basically a stately home bang in the centre of London, mind-boggling in its extravagance. And it’s free to visit! I came across a silverware tinker below a pair of 16th century leather shoes (in perfect condition) before sauntering […]
House for a Cellist – Open House London
You know all those little terraced houses we walk past? The ones that look the same throughout the street? Well, Open House lets us visit buildings of all types in London including private houses. I always volunteer to help over the September weekend as enjoy spending a few hours in places I would never normally […]
Kristin Hjellegjerde gallery in Andrew Logan’s house
Wandering round the back streets of Bermondsey I wanted to show a friend Andrew Logan’s house, not realising that it was now the Kristin Hjellegjerde gallery in SE1. Kristin Hjellegjerde is a gallerist I’ve admired and followed since first meeting her several years ago at her first gallery in Wandsworth. Gerald Chukwuma’s solo show, Eclipse […]
Art whilst walking in Central London (part 3 of 3)
I ended my walk on Euston Road where the Wellcome Trust is showing neon sculptures about antibiotic use then, outside their gallery next door, banners hang depicting individuals and how they are feeling at the moment. #BeingHumanNow. the combination of image and text makes it more powerful.
Art whilst walking in Central London (part 2 of 3)
Walking up to University College London Hospital at the corner of Tottenham Court Road and Euston Road, I saw a moving exhibition of portraits of NHS staff in One Year On, a photographic show by photographer Tom Pilston. The images are both inside the building and on the windows (hence all the reflections) so you […]