Walked around Oxford looking at modern buildings. Have spent so much time looking at medieval Oxford and skipping past the modern it was good to give them a proper viewing. Started at St Catherine’s College, Arne Jacobsen 1962 masterpiece, bringing together modern materials within an Oxford college layout. Jacobsen designs are so complete that they…
Month: January 2018
Dantzig Gallery Woodstock
From 26 January – 4 February Dantzig Gallery is Hosting 600 Years of Art History, a unique exhibition co-curated by Dantzig Director Dave Davies, and Oxford University art historian Monica Tonella. Their long-term goal is to kickstart a project which will see similar exhibitions taking place around the globe. It is hoped that, in doing…
Leonor Antunes at the Whitechapel
The exposed brick work on the walls and the linoleum floor design appropriated from a drawing by Mary Martin all envelope a warm exhibition. The title The Frisson of the Togetherness is derived from architects Alison and Christine Smithson’s description of young people’s social allegiance. There is much here to evoke the 1956 This is…
Leeds Art Gallery
The recently refurbished Gallery in the centre of Leeds made a very enjoyable visit last week. It is the home of the best public collection of twentieth century art in the UK outside London, recognised as a collection of National Importance. It was a pity that the Ziff Gallery, home of the nineteenth century work…
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
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