Tuesday, 25 August 2026

hothothot


A trip to France – eating, drinking, reading looking at exhibitions in Marseille. As usual a visit to Mucem was a joy and had 3 interesting shows –, mother, and a set of collaborations set up by the fashion designer Mossi Traoré, fashion too. At the newly opened Museum of Contemporary Art [mac] Clément Cogitore, Ferdinandea, the ephemeral island and Bonnes meres was ok, but the collection has some fantastic examples of French artist’s work.The Marseille History Museum has some wonderful individual artifacts.Then up to Crest and Avignon to see Lee Ufan at the Palais des Papes. The building was awesome, the work not so. Spent a lot of time with Jackson. Just finished the latest David Sedaris collection The Land and its People. Its laugh out loud funny with a great turn if phrase and comic timing - I'm in the hard part of getting old - the part where everything irritates you. The easy part comes a little later, when my short-term memory disappears. Onto screens - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - wonderfully styled japes. The Last House - horror meets home alone with monsters. Glenrothan – great performances leading to lovely resolutions all round. We Still Kill the Old Way - Disturbing old school revenge.