Sunday, 8 December 2013

Culture and the everyday


Today started at Somerset House, with Isabella Blow Fashion Galore. Particularly enjoyed the short film of the shadow sculpture of Isabella by Tim Noble and Sue Webster (2002). Hearing the conversations between the lines was fun.

Also if course all the garments, hats etc. but would have liked to see more about Blow as a person and her deeper, hidden side. Sadly no photography allowed. Lots of rubbish being sold in the shop, as usual at these places. 




Wandered around Coven Garden and saw this in Slam City Skates 


Then I walked to ICA on The Mall for the 2pm screening of All of this can happen by David Hinton and Siobhan Davies. I struggled to stay awake in the cinema, found myself falling asleep several times, all I wanted to to was to sleep but of course I couldn't!!
It was a disappointing film, not really giving me anything new. Too much emphasis on split screen and dull narrative. Wasted afternoon! 
But very nice staff at the desk and cinema door, as usual! 

Browsed in the bookshop, need to read these in the British Library: