A trip to London: - Ayse Erkmen: Intervals occupies The
Curve at the Barbican – an intriguing mechanical display that controls your
movement through the space. I had seen her intervention Plan B at the Venice
Biennale 2 yeras ago and was fascinated by her way of working. https://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=14773
Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood and Identity at the Photographers'
Gallery has a taken a particular route - of making the private intimate
world of women, their bodies and their children public. http://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/photography-motherhood-and-identity Elmgreen & Dragset: Tomorrow at
the V&A was a glorious
intervention into the space and much recommended – bringing the past to life in
an accessible way that feels current. http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/tomorrow-elmgreen-dragset/
The chronological hang at Tate Britain throws up some interesting issues – the history
of art taking in only the UK seems limited and as one plods through the isums
and contemplates arts connection to real world events the lack of the rest of
the world is palpable and maybe just wrong in today’s global world. Maybe themed
shows are more relevant than dates. The excellent show
downstairs - Art Under Attack, Histories of British Iconoclasm has a fragment of
a rood screen from a church displayed where you can see the original painted images
whitewashed and black blunt dogmatic text from the bible overlaid.... maybe
this speaks more of our time. http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/art-under-attack-histories-british-iconoclasm
