I wilt in the wilderness, wired and wandering,
Like a willow, at once, when I see you,
You're drinking from the estuary
Confused by me and my unfamiliar ancestary.
Perhaps you are my home and I am nomadic?
Tragically, from one place to the other
No mother, no father, no sister nor brother.
Blue flowers beguile, a lily of the nile,
I know you wont want but let me stay for a while.
Why so acrimonious to me? Is there a contrast to see?
Maybe a willow, beautiful and unsurpassed?
Am I just a cog in your unclean machine?
But, what do you mean, to me, what do I mean to be?
Deep rooted and watered with billowing branches
A poisonous princess in red-neck ranches.
And to some degree are you just putting up with me?
Why do I long to be with you?
Why should I like to be with you?
Thursday 29 April 2010
Wednesday 7 April 2010
a little birdie told me
I headed down to the curve gallery at Barbican last week to see Céleste Boursier-Mougenot's new comission for the space.
You walk through a darkened gallery where noises and projections add to the anticiapation, until you arrive at the paradise at the other end, whereupon you come across a series of guitars and cymbals and finches flying around the space. The concept is wonderful, the birds land on the instuments and the sounds are amplified around the gallery. However the realisation is not mind blowing, visually all the instruments are on the same 3ft high eye level taking away any sort of enquiry the viewer may wish to do. The relationship between the bird and the sound is very amusing to see and hear and the element of suprise when a finch lands on a new instrument makes everyone smile. As an aural experience this is spot on soun art, but, I do think the artist has neglected the visual in a hope perhps that the cuteness of the finches will float it by.
Tuesday 6 April 2010
SHOWCASE: The Ministry of Progress
We Are a Product of Our Time
Visually cohesive, amusing and quizicle the ministry of progress pull off stunts and create exhibitions that reflect the way we live today. Join them on facebook and be sure to check out there events. Last I heard they had abandoned the stuffiness and neo-bourgeoise that stagnates the contemporary art scene by talking about Juxtapositions and Abstract-Expressionism in back rooms of pubs or coffee shops by hosting their artists talk in MacDonalds on Bethnal Green Road. See their blog and more work here http://theministryofprogress.blogspot.com/
this is my city
And these are my top ten secret London places:
1.) The Arcola Theatre, Arcola Street, Stoke Newington; pay what you can on a tuesday. The quality is impecable, the style is varied and interesting spanning a range of theatrical genres, many of the plays here transfer.
2.) The Scooter Cafe, Waterloo, VHS nights, open mics, the best hot chocolate I have ever tasted in a shabby-chic set-up.
3.) First Thursday on Vyner Street, Cambridge Heath, all the trendy 'contemporary art to buy' galleries swing open their doors to the masses.
4.) The Pogo Cafe, Vegan cakes and lovely teas, films on a monday and a hangover breakfast with a twist http://pogocafe.wordpress.com/
5.) The Hummingbird Bakery, Wardour street, Soho, awesome american bakery
6.) Church Street, Stoke Newington N16, trendy boutique shopping in the up and coming Stokey, great for picking up unusual gifts, people watching, especially on a saturday morning, oh and don't miss the farmers market either. http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/regions/stoke-newington/stoke-newington-church-street.php
7.)Biddle Brothers, Lower Clapton Road, E5. A lovely littel bar/pub of the beaten track that hosts lovely live music and local art shows in its homely and warm surroundings. Great for intimate dates, so long as its not match day.
8.) Sunday(Up)Market, Brick Lane, Upstairs in the truman brewery, a brillian market with unique fashion, delicious food and striking designs on offer, and after you have warn yourself shopping be sure to head to...
9.)...the Pride of Spitalfields, a charming time warp of a pub just off brick lane which has a tasty selection of well conditioned ales and a very reasonable price.
10.) The Whitechapel Gallery, Whitechapel High Street, Tube: Aldgate East. A newly refurbished institution of a gallery that showcases some of the worlds greatest contemporary art as well hosting the british council collection, exhibitons are changes seasonally and are of top-notch quality.
1.) The Arcola Theatre, Arcola Street, Stoke Newington; pay what you can on a tuesday. The quality is impecable, the style is varied and interesting spanning a range of theatrical genres, many of the plays here transfer.
2.) The Scooter Cafe, Waterloo, VHS nights, open mics, the best hot chocolate I have ever tasted in a shabby-chic set-up.
3.) First Thursday on Vyner Street, Cambridge Heath, all the trendy 'contemporary art to buy' galleries swing open their doors to the masses.
4.) The Pogo Cafe, Vegan cakes and lovely teas, films on a monday and a hangover breakfast with a twist http://pogocafe.wordpress.com/
5.) The Hummingbird Bakery, Wardour street, Soho, awesome american bakery
6.) Church Street, Stoke Newington N16, trendy boutique shopping in the up and coming Stokey, great for picking up unusual gifts, people watching, especially on a saturday morning, oh and don't miss the farmers market either. http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/regions/stoke-newington/stoke-newington-church-street.php
7.)Biddle Brothers, Lower Clapton Road, E5. A lovely littel bar/pub of the beaten track that hosts lovely live music and local art shows in its homely and warm surroundings. Great for intimate dates, so long as its not match day.
8.) Sunday(Up)Market, Brick Lane, Upstairs in the truman brewery, a brillian market with unique fashion, delicious food and striking designs on offer, and after you have warn yourself shopping be sure to head to...
9.)...the Pride of Spitalfields, a charming time warp of a pub just off brick lane which has a tasty selection of well conditioned ales and a very reasonable price.
10.) The Whitechapel Gallery, Whitechapel High Street, Tube: Aldgate East. A newly refurbished institution of a gallery that showcases some of the worlds greatest contemporary art as well hosting the british council collection, exhibitons are changes seasonally and are of top-notch quality.
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