tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post700278405399149060..comments2024-03-28T10:20:29.068+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Tate BritainSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-61917888257714205252012-01-05T20:53:56.300+00:002012-01-05T20:53:56.300+00:00Sharon: Impressive that you remember that exhibit ...Sharon: Impressive that you remember that exhibit in so much detail even today! That artist really made an impression!<br /><br />Elizabeth: I didn't see any Blake drawings, but I didn't see all of the museum, either.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-91080995162132646872012-01-05T17:29:40.272+00:002012-01-05T17:29:40.272+00:00I love the paintings that you've highlighted, ...I love the paintings that you've highlighted, particularly the weird and curious story of the Duchess. Thank you for that!<br /><br />Were there any William Blake etchings or drawings at the Tate? I've never been to London, but I'm dying to visit --Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-85049767480708786312012-01-05T16:39:49.784+00:002012-01-05T16:39:49.784+00:00No grass is growing under your feet! I hope the w...No grass is growing under your feet! I hope the weather cooperates for your class.<br /><br />I aways did like the Tate. What I found amazing at all the London museums was the number of school children touring and taking notes. I suppose the sort of literacy most Brits have isn't accidental.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-5919244365107292832012-01-05T16:36:26.497+00:002012-01-05T16:36:26.497+00:00roaming museums one day, holing up inside the next...roaming museums one day, holing up inside the next. the rhythm of that sounds perfect to me.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-55443586340783303412012-01-05T16:04:57.583+00:002012-01-05T16:04:57.583+00:00Way back in 1995 or 1996, I visited the Tate Brita...Way back in 1995 or 1996, I visited the Tate Britain and saw one of the most powerful contemporary art displays that I had ever seen. It was by an artist named Michael Landy and it was called "Scrapheap Services". It filled a room with a giant shredder and several workmen with brooms who were sweeping up cutouts of people to be tossed in the shredder. The idea was that Scrapheap Services were providing a service to eliminate the undesirables from society. Wow, did it ever have an impact on me. I remember it vividly to this day.<br />Of course, there were more pleasant things to see there also, like a wonderful display of Turner paintings.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.com