Do Ho Suh is best known for his gauze sculptures of indoor spaces. This retrospective show, Walk the House at Tate Modern, however, gives us a more rounded view of his work exploring the concept of houses and home. Home within Home is a 1:9 model in resin of his childhood home in Seoul Korea […]
Do Ho Suh at Tate Modern. Post 1 of 2.
White Noise Projects: Shift at the Crypt Gallery, London.
White Noise Projects is a collective of artists which organises regular shows: this one, Shift, was at The Crypt Gallery on Euston Road. It’s an atmospheric venue, very different to the white cube experience of many galleries. Some of the artists were known to me but it’s always interesting to learn about new people and […]
Kiefer / Van Gogh at the Royal Academy. Post 2 of 2.
I wanted to show the vast difference of scale, if not of impact, between the two artists in this exhibition: Poppy Field by Van Gogh, seen on the right and,looming through the doorway, part of The Starry Night by Anselm Kiefer, which takes up the entire back wall in the next gallery. Kiefer covers his […]
Kiefer / Van Gogh at the Royal Academy. Post 1 of 2.
The influence that Van Gogh has had on Anselm Kiefer is blindingly obvious once you notice. I’m ashamed to confess that I hadn’t until now but have discovered I’m not the only one. My friend and I were surprised to find how satisfying Kiefer/Van Gogh is as an exhibition. It helps that it’s small, only […]
Inside Notre Dame de Paris
Now that Notre Dame is open again to the public the crowds have returned in force. The cathedral exterior remains partly under scaffolding but the roof is on, the spire is back and the interior completed with services running several times a day. Most visitors still don’t seem to know this but you can book […]
The Poetry Pharmacy: poetry on prescription
The Poetry Pharmacy describes itself as “The world’s first ever Poetry Pharmacy offering walk-in prescriptions, literary gifts, and books to address your every emotional ailment”. It’s a delightful concept. A friend introduced me to the original shop and cafe in Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire where they told me that they had a London branch, on Oxford […]