3 hours in London so what to do? - popped into
The British Museum - always a treat - after the obvious visit to the mummies -
I checked out a truly stunning exhibition
of prints about printmaking. There are some truly stunning examples. On the way
I found myself drawn to an extraordinary uniform made for the Qing army which
'performed' at the Forbidden City - rich in pattern and use of materials - one
on its own is extraordinary and to think that these were worn by thousands
moving in unison. There is also a great piece in a show that looks at war.
Fariden Lashai has recreated Goya's disasters of war without the figures - the
stark spaces are disturbing without a focus in themselves but the then the
figures are projected back into the images. Blaine Southern has Sophie Jung
downstairs which seems wildly out of place but good to see her work there.
Edel Assanti has an excellent show by Yoshinori
Niwa which explores quietly yet forcefully the spaces between cultures. my
first time in the space but I will be back. https://edelassanti.com/
Rosenfeld Porcini has a beautiful
show full of beautiful objects titled combining materials.
