Tag Archives: central london

BROODING

Edward Steichen @tpgallery.

Some words: black, white, sepia, middle distance, profile, Garbo, Dietrich, brooding, shadows.

*****

Step in out the cold while Xmas shopping for your beautiful girlfriend.

Cheers,

Martin x

IMG_6345.JPG

Tagged , , , , , , ,

NUFF SAID

Il be honest…

Classical music.

I thought…

Not my cup of tea.

But it can be quite rock and roll.

So while Colin may like a bit of studiedeyesclosedgentleheadbobbingandsmiling

I like to bang heads.

But actually if u get the right gig…

(Northern sinfonia at the sparkly new milton court @barbicancentre)

There can be electricity.

With two soloists (violin and viola)

A boy and a girl

Theres practically sparring.

Or maybe kissing.

 

Nuff said,

 

Martin x

 

 

Coming up… Paul Klee @tate…

 

Tagged , , , , , , ,

UPS AND DOWNS

Im not going to lie to you its a bloody long way up.

St Pauls.

A lot of up and then a lot of down.

Im not going to lie to you it was bloody amazing.

Views of london innit.

How much?

15 pounds to you sir.

You can go back.

Go on a photo walk with some nice people.

Instagram.

Then u can look at the pictures and do liking if ur bored at home.

Nuff said.

Sorted etc

Love,

Martin x

 

 

Tagged , , , , , , , ,

WORDS

Alright?

Im not one for long fancy words.

You know that.

But its good to think.

You can do it here.

Philosophy for all. All day festival.

Talks are interesting if theres nothing on telly.

Especially if theyre free. And the people are nice.

There was a competition at one point to dress up as a zombie.

Sorry i missed it.

Accessible is the word. That's a medium sized one.

Cheers,

Martin.

 

 

Tagged , , , ,

PRIVATE PLEASURES

Spent the weekend chiefly indulging our own, non cultural, private pleasures but managed to squeeze in the photographer’s gallery.
Claire Aho.
Finnish.
That’s different.
The great thing about the photographer’s gallery apart from its freeness is its oxfordstreetness.
Nip in for a cultural pitstop whilst indulging your own capitalist pleasures.
Like buying shoes.
Warm your cold monetary heart.

love,

Harley xx

upload

Tagged , , , , , , ,

THERE’S A LOT OF IT ABOUT

There’s a lot of it about.
Art from people on the margins.
There was some in another place we went and i think another place too.
In the wellcome collection there is an exhibition of art from people with various needs from various agencies in Japan and there is a lot of it thats truly great.
Some of the pots. Bit suspect.
But in the humble (ha!) opinion of @thedogwhatblogs the paintings and drawings are compelling in an i-could-look-at-that-for-bloody-ages kinda way or striking in an oo-thats-big-blocks-of-red-and-black kinda way.
Oh yes I’m back.
Woof.

love,

Harley xx

toysoldiers

Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

THERE/NOT THERE

Sometimes an exhibition ticks a lot of boxes for a person.

Duchamp @barbicancentre. Muddy from dogs.

Heres pretension…

Whats interesting about this particular one is that its all really about the interconnectivety of duchamp and these people he influenced and how thy kind of fed off each other.

And played chess.

Some words: boxes, wheels, urinals, nude (descending a staircase), sub cubist boobs etc, pianos, chess, musical boxes, there, not there,

,

*****

An absence that makes things more complete.

Love,

Harley xx

 

 

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

CH

Overhyping is a very real danger.

“Oo.” He exclaimed. “Theres an exhibition reimagining churchill at the national portrait gallery.”

It was one picture.

A good picture.

But not worth a whole poster.

*****

From Churchill to Church.

Frederic Church.

We went here before when it wasnt on.

You may or may not recall.

@nationalgallery.

Here is an opinion:

“What lovely landscapes!”

Honestly though it may be one room but thats not overhyping.

Its an understatement.

And its free.

“What artistry in the brushstrokes!”

Shut up Colin.

Love,

Harley xx

 

 

Tagged , , , , , , ,

GUESS

I guess we should do a blog as we did something.

We went to man ray at the national portrait gallery.

It was 12 pounds and of moderate size and full of black and white portrait photos of 20th century oddballs.

Now we like this…

Love,

Harley xx

 

Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

WHO HAS THE TIME

Now iv remembered why i like this place.

Theres lots going on.

3 exhibitions dusted in an hour.

Who has the time for more?

And its free.

We like free.

Somerset House.

*****

Tim Walker. Some words: Fantasy, fairytales, beetles, monty python, sand. There was one bum.

Cartier Bresson. Some words: Black and White, colour, no bums.

Imaginary view. Some words: polystyrene, nice invigilator, black and white

*****

Thats called a contemporary arts review.

You cant be both interesting and funny all the time, kids.

Love,

Harley xx

 

 

Tagged , , , , , , , ,