An excellent day out in London
with the students from Camberwell Books MA. First off was the Welcome Institute
– http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/exhibitions/foreign-bodies-common-ground.aspx
Foreign Bodies - a show of 6 artists who had been in residence in various parts
of the world – using their skills and understanding to support and engage with
a number of audiences and participants – really enjoyed the fossil necklace –
next off to Sadie Cole HQ – http://www.sadiecoles.com/current-exhibitions/index.html
- an eclectic (messy and full of ‘random stuff’) show by Helen Marten – the space
really is quite extraordinary overlooking Regent Street. After lunch it was onto
her other space which turned out to be flooded so we quickly reorganised and
made our way to White Cube - http://whitecube.com/
where there was a show by Lui Wei which featured huge 3D geometric shapes made
from piles of sanded magazines – seductive. Before we got there taken by the
image in the window we popped into Gazelli art house http://gazelliarthouse.com/uk/exhibition-view/356-TIME-OF-THE-EMPRESS-%7C-AZIZ-+-CUCHER
– the video work of Aziz and Cucher was mesmerizing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdyAevdTB4A
Finally before getting the train I - popped
into Dover St Market - http://london.doverstreetmarket.com/dsmpaper/collections.html
to look at the latest layout – taken by the use of material in the clothes in general but specifically Erdem who
have some wonderful processes within their collection http://www.erdem.com/home.php
