Tate Modern , Wednesday March 4th
We spent the vast majority of our Wednesday wandering the endless galleries and corridors of the Tate Modern. This huge gallery carries work from hundreds of artists and with many different levels. We spent all day here, and still only saw less than half of the work!
Some of our favorite works were:
Color Cycle III by Peter Sedgley - a circular canvas painted with concentric circles of various colours, exhibited in a dark room lit by a shifting series of colored lights which created the illusion of a radically transforming canvas.
Color Cycle III by Peter Sedgley
Color Cycle III by Peter Sedgley
The British Library, by Yinka Shonibare CBE, is a vast physical library of books adorned in colorful wax printed fabric and the names of first- and second-generation immigrants that had made a difference to British society. Along with a website of submitted immigration stories, it highlighted the impact of immigration on British Culture.
The British Library, by Yinka Shonibare CBE
The British Library, by Yinka Shonibare CBE
The British Library, by Yinka Shonibare CBE
Collective Action: Arpilleras – a collection of patchworks depicting everyday life under military dictatorship, created by anonymous Chilean woman as a form of expression and political resistance in Latin America.
Collective Action: Arpilleras
Collective Action: Arpilleras
Collective Action: Arpilleras
Collective Action: Arpilleras
Babel by Cildo Meireles – a large tower of radios all playing various stations simultaneously, alluding to information overload and failed communication.
Babel by Cildo Meireles
Babel by Cildo Meireles
After a long day on our feet we waddled to the closest interesting restaurant we could find which ended up being Fullers Pub at the Mad-Hatter's Hotel, originally a hat factory called Tress & Co, making hats such as the famous Bowler, Topper and Boater in the mid 19th Century. After our meal, with rapidly fading energy, we boarded our bus home and dozed off riding for almost a half hour before realizing we were heading in the wrong direction. When Steph noticed we were at Kings Cross Station by accident, she promptly directed us to visit Platform 9 ¾ cause why not? After a short lineup, some pictures that didn’t turn out and a peek in the Harry Potter Gift Shop, we boarded the correct bus this time and made our way home. If only we had our time turner with us...
