Tag Archives: Art

Books in Bunkers

Pip and I made an impromptu visit to the Tate Modern on Bankside. We were both intrigued by the latest art installation to fill the Turbine Hall. French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s ‘TH.2058′ consists of two hundred yellow and blue bunk bed frames. There are giant animal sculptures tacked on for good measure, including the spider […]

Exhibition

I am making an exhibition of myself.
That’s right. My portrait will be plastered all over the walls of a trendy central London cafĂ© bar. The First Out Cafe Bar on Giles High Street (WC2) is exhibiting a collection of images by Northern Stars, the collaboration between photographer Nadia Attura and stylist Laura Steel (Mercury).
On show […]

The Art of Destruction

As I was walking over the Millennium Bridge this morning I noticed work being performed on the outside of Tate Modern. At long last the gigantic pieces of childish art that have adorned the exterior of the former power station are being removed.
The Graffiti Busters were on site with their ladders, sprays, special solutions for […]