Banksy's Dismaland has just closed!
I was intrigued to see it and glad I did - it was worth the 4 hour drive there and back again…
I went with friends and we had such a good time. Despite its name and intentions of the staff to prevent it, there were many laugh out loud moments, as well as impressive ones, looking at the art and amazing installations on show. A lot of skill and investment had gone into the whole production. Tickets sold out as soon as they hit the internet; I'd have gone back.
The wood from the structures is going to Calais to make shelters for refugees!
I saw Ai Weiwei at the RA - also thought-provoking like Jeff Koons, I also saw at the Whitney, New York, 2014 - a great technician and ideas person. I wondered how hands-on he is or is concept all? - particularly his exhibits showing stages of his incarceration, and his marble field of blades of grass. I'd love to see his studios and where he stores his vast pieces before they go on tour.
Looking forward to the silver paint drawings at the British Museum. Talking of drawing, really enjoyed studying the Maclise Waterloo Cartoon at the RA. Amazing draftsman on an awesome scale! The kind of skill that in its classic style is out of fashion at the moment but, despite its stylistic approach, worthy of a visit.
Saw Bridget Riley at Bexhill recently; another great influence on interior design and graphics.
Looking forward to seeing the film The Lobster and A Bigger Splash. Enjoyed Dear Lupin at the theatre.
Glad to see the Armada portrait back at Woburn Abbey; one of my favourite iconistic pictures of Elizabeth I - all those Pearls divers risked their lives for!
