Saturday 25th
Catch train to London to visit Tate Modern with C for the day.
Good day. In one of the rooms much to my pleasure I find 2 pictures I hadn't seen for over 25 years , ones I spent 4 months with back in the 80's.
In 1983 I worked in the Barbican art gallery for the year waiting to go back to university. During that time there were several exhibitions, 'City of London Collection' where i met Herbert Lomb, 'Carpet magic', 'Hundertwasser' where i met him at the private view sitting on the 'Humus toilet' he installed in the gallery (non-functional!) and the one that had the biggest impression upon me, an exhibition of work by Asger Jorn.
These are the pictures i saw today, 'Timid Proud one' and 'letter to my son' Fantastic, have real feelings for them.
ballanced by:
While outside for a break in the sun, got very 'disturbed' by a man with performing budgies, so went back in.
Ironically and rather annoyingly , was caught taking a photo om my mobile of a 'space' when there were people with 'obvious' cameras snapping away at the pictures…..
Chat with station staff at East Croydon on way home, hopefully will hear soon…..
Friday 24th
Take a look at a 'studio' for rent in the morning with some friends who may take it. Then spend rest of day sorting applications. Get V tired.
Invited by SD to 'perform' a piece I wrote, recorded and did in Portsmouth in June with them later in September at a private view. Need to install 'yellow line, division' too for them to move over.
Thursday 23rd
Spend morning running round tying up loose ends. Then work with 'K' to make some jewelery in the workshops. We then both head to the ARC event at aspex.
'Book' still missing…………………. foyer very empty
Wednesday 22nd
People start to 'miss' the 'book' as its become to be known and ask me to put it back. I have to explain that is not been moved but taken and an official inquiry is started!. I suggest half heartedly and a bit sarcastically that CSI would solve it within 56 minutes with 'super software'! Some people tell me i should feel flattered that its been taken, as people have tried to 'buy' them where they are on show. ( I refused to 'label' the work at any of the 6 places)
It may still show up…….
Start making labels for A Lot Ment on Sunday 2nd Sept, an aspex 'explore' event here in Portsmouth.
have a look at…
http://www.aspex.org.uk/explore.htm
Make 'jewelery' in afternoon with 'K'
Tuesday 21st
Sad day.
Intervention 'cut book, cutting words for a dyslexic' no 1 is 'taken' from foyer of the Art College……..
This leaves only 3 of the six left in place arround the country.
