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Tate Modern Switch Tower

Tate Modern Thoughts

Thursday, July 21st, 2016

First time at Tate Modern since the new Switch House opened on Saturday 9th July .  There are many good things: The Members bar (formerly members room) is now usable on a Saturday. The New members room is spacious. The 360 views from the top of the Switch House well worth getting to. However there […]

Ruin Lust at Tate Britain

Tuesday, April 1st, 2014

Ruin Lust seemed like an interesting concept for an exhibition – a survey of art focusing on ruins.  It’s an interesting exhibition looking at ruins in painting, drawing and photography along with (to a lesser degree) film, sculpture and literature.  The variety of ruins featured runs from castles to abbeys to imagined vistas of destroyed […]

What I did on my long weekend in London

Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

So last weekend I took 3 days in London to do a mad dash round some exhibitions and a play.  Here’s what I went to… Wellcome Trust: Death: A Self Portrait This free exhibition at the Wellcome Trust is far less morbid than it sounds.  A mix of art and curiosities from around the world.  […]

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