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Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Pretty in Peckham .(scribbled at 08:30 )
Londoners, have you seen Pae White's installation at South London Gallery yet?
If not... then why the heck not?
Especially as:
a. Admission at South London Gallery is FREE
b. …and opens until 9pm on a Wednesday
c. and because Peckham really isn’t that far away (celebrations all round since TFL extended the Overground!)
Her site-specific installation in the main gallery space is. Just. Incredible.
Born in 1963, California-born White has work owned by numerous public collections, including Tate and MoMA. This piece was inspired by her recent periods of insomnia, and a heightened awareness of mortality to some extent. At one end of the gallery hangs her jogging t-shirt, which connects to this altogether in that her ceasing to carry on with running, has been a catalyst for this insomnia. I was beginning to comprehend just how long it took the team of technicians to install the work when I read up on the placement of the stack of Pizza Boxes that are placed next to her jogging T-shirt in the Gallery space… these are reminiscent of the many meals that the technicians ate whilst they spent 10 days installing the piece. A brilliant element to the installation, I assure you.
Spelling out the words ‘Unmattering’ and ‘Tiger Time’ in a collection of blue, red, black and purple threaded yarn across the walls, which are completely illegible until you’re actually standing there in the Gallery. It’s monumental, and works so well with SLG’s high ceilings and airy spaces.
...and after flicking through a few old copies of Stylist magazine whilst sorting out my room, and browsing through a few SS2013 Moschino Cheap & Chic images to get me in the mood for summer. I’ve tried colourful eyeshadow for the first time in YEARS. It was quite a terrifying ordeal, opting for something other than a flick of mascara or a heavily smoked eyelid. But with the sun shining, I opted for a pretty look in Peckham, donning light blue eyeliner with a floral blouse. Ah, le printemps est là.
I’ve thrown an instagram-style filter over this image to disguise a blemish or two, but this is an old Bourjois khol liner. But the new Rimmel Scandaleyes stick in turquoise would probably look far better. Blue eyeliner also reduces the appearance of red eyes, and is mightily handy at perking up your peepers when no amount of coffee/bb cream will seem to work.
Labels: Blue Eyeliner, Boots Blue Eyeliner, Pae White, Peckham, Pretty in Peckham, South London Gallery
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Peckham | Shoreditch .(scribbled at 22:19 )
Midweek already- gosh, life is being
brilliant right now! This weekend is imminent, which can only mean
exhibition-catch-up-time… hurrah! I actually screamed a little with excitement
that the Barbican were hosting an exhibition on The Bauhaus, so that’s
definitely on the cards. And the V&A are having a little discussion about
terracotta sculpture this Sunday, which sounds equally as juicy. I was
originally planning to trek south of the river to the South London Gallery in
Peckham to check out Alice Channer’s work, but I went on a wee visit last
Thursday with my department at work (are your work outings this
cultured?!).
Bizarre as this
may seem, our day out was then followed by a treasure hunt around the streets
of Shoreditch, as a method of team building through clue hunting etc. It was
actually brilliant to notice things which you would casually overlook. Okay,
there was the occasional pub stop en route (as well as prior and post route)
but it was a totally unique way of exploring your own city! I've totally fallen
head over heels for this block of flats, they're not too far from the Bethnal
Green Road, and I like how the architect has even opted for pilasters as a
means of bringing a decorative element to this once-was-social-housing.
And these colours in these graffiti tags was rather fetching too. I've just noticed that the first photograph I took spells out 'Art'.
Anyway, I'm totally lusting for this which is the actual reason behind this post... and yes, those chairs are suspended, which is now instantly taking me back to my childhood of hanging from a door frame in a baby bouncer. This is design at its finest:
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| £5, 595. Bouf.com |
Oh, and post on my weekend in Liverpool to follow shortly, I just need to get the photographs off my camera.
Labels: ART DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE, Bauhaus Barbican, Bouf chairs, CHAIRS, Childhood Design, Designer Shoreditch Flats, Shoreditch Treasure Trail, South London Gallery, Terracotta Talk at the V and A
