9 Apr 06 Morning with Tate
This morning we visited Tate Modern to see the Albers and Moholy-Nagy exhibition From Bauhaus to the New World. Peruse the exhibition room guide, and it’s almost like being there… well not really, but a good number of the pieces are represented in (poor quiality) photos in the order they are displayed. There are no images, however, of two of my favourites from the show - two posters by Moholy-Nagy, this one for London Underground:
and this one for Imperial Airways:
We also recently saw the Martin Kippenberger exhibit - Room Guide - which holds a large selection of drawings he did on hotel stationery.
Back in February we bought a ‘Member and Guest” membership that gives us access to all paid exhibitions at both Tate Britain and Tate Modern, so the plan is to attend as many shows as possible. It doesn’t take many visits before the membership pays for itself, especially if you want to return to the same exhibition. You also receive advance mailings of a bi-monthly guide to what’s on and a quarterly glossy magazine full of arty analysis…
At Tate Britain, Gothic Nighmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination is on until May 1st, and there’s certainly enough memorable material there to cause nasty dreams. I have yet to see the Tate Triennial 2006 showcase of New British Art.
Today I signed up for a Street Photography workshop taking place over two Saturday mornings in May at Tate Modern. It’s in collaboration with iN-PUBLiC, an excellent website promoting the art of street photography and work by a selection of current photographers. I’m quite excited for the workshop as I need some new inspiration!
Some natural, outdoor inspiration is upcoming though. In the morning I’m off to visit York until Friday, with at least one day trip planned to Bridlington for a seaside walk on the cliffs to Flamborough Head and perhaps as far as Bempton Cliffs. Check out this guy David Cotton who has walked 6200 miles of UK coastline! Amazing.
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Hi Guys,
Love reading about all your adventures and the overall transition. Glad you’re enjoying the challenge of your job, Matt! I’m sure you’ll enjoy photography workship, Tiffany. It looks like you’re already inspired though. You’ve done some great work. Sure would like to see them cutting out those paper flowers. Do you have a direct email address?
Comment by Sharon — April 9, 2006 #
Stiff and Matt, glad you had a great time in Paris. We are so looking forward to seeing you in June. Mary/ Jamie the poo, and Clemmie the poo, poo,poo, are so looking forward to a strong and very tasty spicy Indian dinner together by whatever date when we are there.
Love
Jim (whose birthday was to-day) and Clemmie and Mary who is guiding me towards sending this message to yous.
Comment by Clement and Jim — April 9, 2006 #
Hey Tiffany, greetings from a stranger in Ithaca!
I’ve just moved here from the UK (Newcastle, which is great-you should check it out, GNER sometimes do cheap rtn tickets :) ) . I’m with my husband who’s doing a 2-3yr post-doc at Cornell and, like you I can’t work because of the weird visa situation so I spend my time taking photos-though not expert ones like yours, blogging, cooking, eating and thinking about getting a dog. Just thought I’d tell you that I love the photos and the Ithaca info. Nice to know that others are in similar shoes to ours and very odd to think that you left Ithaca just as we arrived! Hope you’re enjoying life across the atlantic.
Laurax
Comment by Laura — April 17, 2006 #
Sharon - thanks and I sent you an email!
Clement and Jim - looking forward to introducing you to the wonderful cuisine of Lahore :)
Laura - Thanks so much, I visited your blog and left a comment, will definitely keep up with your adventures in Ithaca! And I’m sure a trip to Newcastle is in our future… too bad blog comments aren’t audible as I’m guessing you have a lovely accent :)
Comment by Tiffany — April 24, 2006 #