At the Tate Modern
japra | Jul 15, 2010 | Comments 18
Sometimes I feel like this: Venus of the Rags by Michelangelo Pistoletto.
Edited to add: I forgot to mention that I saw this interesting exhibit–Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera.
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About the Author: JaPRA is an expat Texan living in England with her husband (Mr. DJ), their 17-year old daughter (Roxi), and their dog Trudy.
Was the coffee cup and discarded sugar wrappers an exhibition? It’s so hard to tell sometimes these days with this whole modern art thing.
In fact it was, Invader_Stu! “Sore feet, coffee break with JaPRA” ;-)
Very nice shots!!
I saw the Venus in Rags at the Kröller-Müller here in the Hoge Veluwe National Park:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eberm/4470027919/
:D
Have a nice day!!
Oh my gosh, that is so funny, Aledys! I guess there are different installations, hm? The two Venuses (Venusii?) look different.
I love Tate Modern but not that Madonna. Like the first commenter, I first mistook the second image for an exhibit. At least the view from the Tate is spectacular. Fun to see the Willow pattern back below to signal the return to the UK.
Sarah, I love the view of St. Paul’s from the TM. I would go for that alone.
Venus of the rags? That will be me with our post-holiday washing to do.
Bee, I am glad you can relate. Sometimes it feels like that laundry pile never shrinks! Though I am happy to report we have a regular dryer in our new house, so no more messing around with emptying the condenser dryer.
can totally relate to the venus of the rags — great shots!!
Though I know it wasn’t the artist’s original intention, I do wonder how many people (moms in particular) can identify with this venus? :-)
Oh, me thinks I have Museum envy. I love the TM and almost as good as the view is, the cafe and THOSE TEAPOTS are enough to make my heart flutter.
I’m with you, Maureen! I love going to the museum cafe after a few hours of museum-ing and reviving with a nice cuppa and a slice of something sweet :-)
I love the picture of the bridge through the window – very interesting perspective.
I can relate to the Venus of the Rags – I strongly identify with the rags for some reason!
Is that honey you put in your tea? A friend brought me honey in packages that look just like that (from Switzerland). People are always jealous when I use them :)
Julia, those are sugar packets, but I know just what you are talking about with the honey sticks :-)
Glad you could relate to the Venus of the Rags too. I think I may have to stage my own version here at my house. I believe I may have enough laundry here to make enough of a “rag” pile!
What’s a condenser dryer???
It’s better than not having a dryer at all, but let’s just say one should never take one’s conventional clothes dryer for granted ;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes_dryer#Condenser_dryers
I’m going to go give my massive, energy draining, burning up the ozone, dryer some flowers.
Oh, I went to the Tate and loved it and haven’t seen it for 15 years and I’m GLAD you got to go! I hope to go again before another few years pass…