By Alice | Published:
July 19, 2009
We headed up to London on a really quick visit to see my aunt and to go to Walking In My Mind which is on at the Hayward Gallery at the Southbank Centre. I had earmarked this exhibition as one to go to because it had installation works by Yoshimoto Nara and Yayoi Kusama but the whole thing was interesting. Well worth going to if you like installation art. Part of the Kusama installation was that the trees along the riverbank were wrapped in this dotted fabric. I love how it looks.
Photographs were not allowed in the gallery but this was part of the outside Kusama piece.
If you want to see some other Kusama work Hiki of jollygoo has some great pictures of other work on Naoshima here.
Southbank itself is really an interesting place to walk around. Mostly I have come here at night so it was nice to see it in the daylight.
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By Alice | Published:
June 18, 2009
When we were in London we walked through the Barbican Centre. It is an interesting place. Built in the 1970s it is a big arts centre with housing as part of the site. I wonder what it is like to live there? This person seems to like it.
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By Alice | Published:
June 16, 2009
On Sunday we went to the 2009 Art Car Boot in London. It was fun with tasty food and an art-school atmosphere. There was lots of art for sale however I didn't actually buy anything in the end although our friend bought a few things.
I am trying to get a bit better at taking pictures of people and crowds. Something I want to achieve is to not make people feel awkward or uncomfortable. I hope I achieved that :)
PS. Do you see the Kanken bag spot? It is like my one but in an orange rather than green.
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By Alice | Published:
January 14, 2009
Holland Park, London. Today I was in London for work reasons. Afterwards I had a little extra time so I walked up Kensington High Street, past Kensington Gardens, stopped at Wholefoods (bought a very late lunch), on to Piccadilly, stopped at The Japan Centre (bought pickles and sencha), to Notting Hill on the Underground, and then back home to Oxford. It is nice to check in with London every now and again. I went to University there and have worked there in the past but really I am happy to be a bit of a country bumpkin.
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By Alice | Published:
November 30, 2008
Today in London, with my aunts and sister, I went to the Geffrye Museum who had a lovely (and free) exhibition of Christmas through the ages with a series of rooms set up in the style of each era of Christmas. They also had a nice restaurant where we ate. I had my first mince pie of the year, while eating it I made a wish as is traditional. I feel that the Christmas season has properly been started now!
Then later we went to The Goring to taste some deserts and have tea and champagne cocktails, all delicious. My family know how to live well ;) The Goring is lovely and if you are in London looking for a posh afternoon tea I recommend it.
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