Almost 2 weeks ago since my visit to see the
Ai Weiwei exhibition at the RA!
Loved the trees in the courtyard and proud of the small part I played via 'Kickstarter' of bringing it to London - my name, along with the 1000+ others is recorded on the stairs.
I didn't know quite what to expect but was overwhelmed by the beauty of some of the artworks , enhanced by the meaning and background to them.
This enormous piece in room 3, made of straightened metal bars from collapsed buildings was not only stunning in its scale and the subtle waves and patterns but brought a lump to my throat, with it's reference to the impact of shoddy construction of public buildings such as schools and the list of the thousands of students who lost their lives when buildings collapsed in an earthquake.
The tale behind the piece in room 4 with studio pulled down as supposedly didn't meet build regulations beggars belief
The use he'd made of antique ceramics is controversial - dropping pieces or grinding them up I'm not too sure about but I loved the brightly coloured Neolithic pots. It felt like he was honouring the craftsmen of the past by bring new life to what some regard as dusty relics. I think if they'd had access to such colours they'd have used them. After all I'm a 'quilt resurrectionist' myself!
Also liked the map of China in room 6 and the chandelier made of bicycles!
I've since been to the
Fabric of India exhibition at the V&A ( fabulous!) and going to the
Celts : Art and Identity at the British Museum with Ian tomorrow after lunch at
Savoir Faire . Have just paid for membership of both V&A and British Museum so that as well as getting into exhibitions, can use the
members rooms as 'clubs' when coming up to town from Faversham .
1 comment:
The exhibition looks amazing.
Good idea re having membership - we did for a year for the British Museum but only got to use it twice, being a bit too far away! It was still worth it, even just for that!
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