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Under the influence of Paula Rego’s Possession at Tate Britain
I am off to the Paula Rego exhibition at the Tate. My sister invited me to a private view and has timed tickets for 7pm. Old Father Thames looks languid as I walk across the Millennium Bridge heading for the Art Gallery. The sun has just set. A gentle warm breeze whispers across the bridge.…
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iPad Paintings: a visit to the David Hockney exhibition, The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 at the RA
Under an overcast sky, threatening rain, I and my eldest son set off to see the David Hockney exhibition, The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 at the Royal Academy, Burlington House. I have wanted to see this show ever since it opened. Thwarted by Covid restrictions and extreme hot weather, today is the day we…
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The Invisible Woman Visits Andy Warhol at the Tate
I stroll across the Millennium bridge with my back to St Pauls heading towards the Tate Modern on the Southbank. Today is my last chance to see the Andy Warhol exhibition before the second lockdown closes its doors (today is also the USA’s presidential election — no relevance to this blog whatsoever — just thought…
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The Masked Woman: Aubrey Beardsley at Tate Britain
Today, I am going on an adventure. I am venturing forth! After all the staying in of Lockdown—I am going out! Out to see the Aubrey Beardsley exhibition at Tate Britain. It seems a very long time since I didn’t feel like a caged bird. But today, this caged bird due to easing of lockdown is…