Patricia Frischer: London, May 1 to May 26, 2013
Fine Art Edition
Fine Art Edition
May 4
Lunch with Lesley and
Stephen at Zucca was simply delicious and the
impetus that lured us to this area in Bermondsey. Stephen told us that there
was a very small law market
ouvert on the books for ions which said anything sold in Bermondsey Square before the sun rises
would have undisputed ownership. We were always told to get the best bargain in
antiques you had to go to the market before the sun rose, but I had no idea
until today that this had a whole other foundation and gave the square its
reputation for thieves and scoundrels. Just repealed in 1995, all the antique
trading was abandoned. so no evidence of antiques anymore but we saw lots of
interesting contemporary shops including the Textile Museum started by Zandra Rhodes and Glass house of Andrew Logan, both looking very
smart. And everyone is talking about the
Shard which is just that, a giant wedge of glass that soars above Guy Hospital............................................
I wrote about ArtEco Gallery previously
but they changed their show and I was very impressed with Global STYLE
Battles by Daniele Tamagni, a freelance
photographer from Italy who
is exploring street style trends in Havana, Dakar, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. His book Gentlemen
of Bacongo influenced men’s fashion designer Paul Smith, who wrote the
preface. The Gallery is run by a Norwegian lady and her German husband who is
also the architect who designed the space. He works for Norman Foster and is
working right now on a re-think of the Norton
Museum in West Palm Beach. There are no other galleries
yet in this area, but this dynamic couple is on the road to changing that
as they break into new territory not only with this space but with the quality
of work they are showing.
May 25
We are privileged again to visit Boyd and Evans in Wolverton. I am including an image of a reticulated cloud formation which has been printed on a transparent plastic. We will be displaying this in the window of our home in Cardiff so come by and take a look.
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