In an exhibition made up of leading artists and architects in the industry today, collaborating to envisage the future, the presentation is underwhelming. The original exhibition in 1956 which put the White Chapel Gallery on the map was hailed a ‘landmark’. 37 artists and designers took part in tackling challenges of that time. TheContinueContinue reading “Is This Tomorrow?”
Category Archives: Gallery Visits
Bedrooms of London: The Foundling Museum
Photographs by Katie Wilson document the experiences of children living in poverty in London. Through the simplicity of photographing how and where they live and the circumstances in their lives that lead them to be in this condition. The absence of responsibility and accountability is even more prominent because the written supporting texts has fullContinueContinue reading “Bedrooms of London: The Foundling Museum”
David Adjaye: Making Memory
David Adjaye’s exhibition at the Design Museum is content rich. There is so much to see and read, that it is a lot to digest. I focused on what interested me and that was the Holocaust memorial proposed for Westminster. Interestingly, the UK is the last EU country to build a memorial. Given the factContinueContinue reading “David Adjaye: Making Memory”
Tracey Emin: A Fortnight of Tears
6th Feb- 7th Apr 19, White Cube Bermondsey Tracey Emin’s ‘A Fortnight of Tears’ show at the White Cube in Bermondsey is a highly personal and intimate experience. Walking into each space, I had the experience of invading her privacy. Messages and notes of hers are conveyed throughout the walk around the gallery through painting,ContinueContinue reading “Tracey Emin: A Fortnight of Tears”
Itinerant Objects, Tate Modern
The Winchester School of Art took part in Tate exchange this weekend. A range of participatory activity were held across the Tate exchange floor and open to all. I visited the floor with two children I look after who love arts and crafts. ‘Moving In’- coordinated by Trinity Winchester and the Winchester School of Art,ContinueContinue reading “Itinerant Objects, Tate Modern”
Eric Parry: Drawing, Sir John Soane’s Museum
During a visit to the Soane Museum today I came across the Eric Parry Drawing exhibit within the building. My entire experience was fascinating: from the socially awkward steward who welcomed guests by asking them to put their bags in clear plastic bags without explanation (later I learnt it was to protect the interiors), toContinueContinue reading “Eric Parry: Drawing, Sir John Soane’s Museum”
Pop up brief- The Design Museum V&A The British Museum
The Spun Chair, The Design Museum “If you manage that gravity, your designs can be as light as you want.” Thomas Heatherwick The Spun chair was designed by architect and designer Thomas Heatherwick by using a rotational molding technique to shape polypropylene material. Heatherwick has created a chair that is ergonomically accessible from any angle.ContinueContinue reading “Pop up brief- The Design Museum V&A The British Museum”
Bill Viola/Michelangelo, Life, Death and Rebirth, Royal Academy
Bill Viola and Michelangelo sit side by side in an exhibition at the Royal Academy united in their subject focus of life, death and rebirth. Video artist Viola, who does not see himself as a video artist, questions the essence of humanity in it’s three most powerful stages. Next to Michelangelo, Violas videos move andContinueContinue reading “Bill Viola/Michelangelo, Life, Death and Rebirth, Royal Academy”
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
Blaise Drummond, Where I lived and what I lived for, Part 11, 2003, Oil on canvas Blaise Drummond is an artist born in Liverpool in the late 60s, who has lived in Ireland for many years. He has produced a series of paintings titled ‘Where I lived’. Part 11, created in 2003, I saw inContinueContinue reading “Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin”
Pierre Huyghe: UUmwelt
UUmwelt is an investigation into the human mind and the possibilities of modern technology. The artist gave images and descriptions to individuals whose brain activity was recorded on an fMRI scan. The data collected was then given to a deep neural network which reconstructed the images inform of collage. Huyghe has projected the images inContinueContinue reading “Pierre Huyghe: UUmwelt”
Jessica Rosaleen Broughton 