Rothko, Cildo Meireles and Dominique Gonzales-Foerster at tate Modern

I spent an afternoon in Tate Modern. Mostly, I wanted to see the Rothko retrospective (and I shall be making return visits to that), but I caught a couple of other shows and, having followed the lead made by psychochicken and become a member of the Tate, made the most of the facilities there (a good lunch, a couple of coffees, and a great view!).

Entering the Turbine Hall, I had expected to be assaulted by giant sculptures; but the Dominique Gonzales-Foerster exhibit, THX 2058, are hidden behind screens. This is art which was trying to tell a tale – there is a whole back-story to the creation of the giant sculptures – homages to Alexander Calder, Louise Bougeois and a couple of other people I didn’t know: giant versions of already large pieces.

( More about Gonzales-Foerster, Rothko, and Cildo Meireles… )

Rothko, Cildo Meireles and Dominique Gonzales-Foerster at tate Modern

I spent an afternoon in Tate Modern. Mostly, I wanted to see the Rothko retrospective (and I shall be making return visits to that), but I caught a couple of other shows and, having followed the lead made by psychochicken and become a member of the Tate, made the most of the facilities there (a good lunch, a couple of coffees, and a great view!).

Entering the Turbine Hall, I had expected to be assaulted by giant sculptures; but the Dominique Gonzales-Foerster exhibit, THX 2058, are hidden behind screens. This is art which was trying to tell a tale – there is a whole back-story to the creation of the giant sculptures – homages to Alexander Calder, Louise Bougeois and a couple of other people I didn’t know: giant versions of already large pieces.

( More about Gonzales-Foerster, Rothko, and Cildo Meireles… )