After a day of jointly managing the final show
meeting at Camberwell, focusing on the use of space within the show and the
relationships between the proposed pieces to develop a layered narrative
experience for the audience (it really is going to be an excellent show) I
managed to get to Tate Modern to see the Ellen Gallagher - http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/ellen-gallagher-axme– it was good to see
the actual work as the reproductions don’t really convey the intense materiality
of the pieces – both the initial found material, especially the ‘black’
magazines and the repetitive marks created by the artist. My favourite room has
to be room 2 - the one full of the ‘yellow paintings’ that are an eccentric
example of how to use plasticine although the film using the SF Horror as a
starting point was wonderfully disturbing with its fiery hair and empty eyes.
There is also an intriguing and pertinent show in
the project space that fronts the river on ground (1st) level. http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/project-space-word-sound-power Often
the most interesting work within the Tate can be found in this space so it’s
always worth a visit. The exhibition is devoted to sound and word - there are a
number of really interesting pieces and if you contribute to one of them you
get a book!
Meanwhile whilst trawling Google Street View I
came across these images and thought – odd but enjoyable watching trying to
make sense of reality.
