alright
whats on at the big musuems right now (v and a; portrait, the tates (is naumans big sound thing on tate modern); ica; british etc etc)
what is that bunker like musuem that is at the end of the street, closest to the freud museum
where is this is modern art & georgina starr irt brick lane
how does one best get to haunches of venision
what else does one not want to miss for the smaller and commerical galleries.
(some of these i can google, and will--but opinons!)
― anthony, Tuesday, 21 December 2004 07:35 (twenty years ago)
You probably already know this but they could check out the White Cube--though I don't know what's there now.
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 23:07 (twenty years ago)
Georgina currently has something on in Leeds.
Modern Art is Redchurch Strret. White cube is Hoxton square. Serpentine and Camden Arts centre are worth looking in on. Best thing to do is hit one of the small galleries is and pick up the UK art map which list all galleries and what they are showing.
Areas to hunt are Mayfair behind the Royal Academy and Hoxton/Shoreditch area
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 23:22 (twenty years ago)
non small gallery hot tickets (as confirmed by me)
- Badge exhibition in British Museum (free, so earns extra points). This is small, and wicked. There is also and Alexander Walker Bequest exhibiton, some of the film critics collection of prints and drawings, very varied, there's Hockney, Chuck Close, Matisse, Bridget Riley and loads of other stuff. Theres quite a lot though ,poss. too much (150 pieces)
- "Circling the Square" at Somerset House, Hermitage Rooms. (on the strand at aldwych) Suprematist/Futursit and eventually Socialist Realist pottery from the Lomosonov Pottery Factory in St. Petersburg. This is amazing, seriously! the suprematist stuff, in thrall to malevich, is freaking bad ass. This exhibition is only 5£ too, and free if you have a student card.
- as always, the photographeers gallery is my super fave. a hitchcock-lookalike show in the main bit, i didnt see that, but also in the cafe a small show of photos of girls listening to arvo part in a soundproof room. This is just by Leicester Square tube station. The cafe and main it are a few doors away from each other on the same street. the name of that street is........?
i always forget
― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 18:25 (twenty years ago)
Anthony you (and/or your friend) need a computer, an hour or two, and this:
http://www.newexhibitions.com/display.php?pn=exhibitions®ion=0
and this http://www.streetmap.co.uk
Or, y'know, a Time Out and an A-Z.
I've been dead busy recntly and so haven't seen much but would advise not missing the Tom Phillips show at Flowers East. But then I love Tom Phillips. The group show at the South London Gallery (recent acquisitions by the Society for Contemporary Art) was great but is now shut. Most of the smaller galleries won't be very open over the Wobs / New Year period.
The Keith Coventry show on Hoxton Square is a bit of a disappointment. Re-painting Dufy works black-on-black might sound interesting but works out being no fun.
The Hitchcock thing Ambrose mentions is by Johan Gimonperez. I haven't seen it either but if it's anywhere near as good as his hijack piece it will be very marvellous.
Brick Lane: walk to the top of Brick Lane, turn right and walk for 10 minutes or so along Bethnal Green Road, then turn left onto Cambridge Heath Road, then (4th? 5th?) right onto Vyner Street and there's Modern Art. Ed's mentioning their old premises.
Haunch of Venison has two places, about 5 mins walk from each other in Mayfair. Tube to Oxford Circus or Bond Street or Green Park or Piccadilly Circus then use yr A-Z. The link above links to their website and a wee map.
Sorry not to be able to be more helpful.
― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 23 December 2004 11:01 (twenty years ago)