BOSSS

Monday, we went to the Hayward Gallery where they were showing Ed Ruscha: 50 years of painting.

Such a great show, having been a fan of Ruscha for a time, I was naturally, blown away by this exhibition. So many great pieces. Unfortunately the camera police was on red alert today. I was caught trying to take a photo twice. So in light of this I took a photo of a post card in the shop.

And also this great book. It's one of those books that would stop a bullet. You know, just carry it in your shirt pocket and you're safe. Like a bible, only the story is a little different.

The Hayward is right on the Thames. So we walked beside the river to get to our next destination.

Over the edge.

Being sexy.

Along the way we spotted some more Ed Ruscha works, maybe a little different to what we're used to. I guess the Hayward decided to spread out to the public a little more. No camera police in site.

Yes! We did it!

This guy is pretty happy about it too.

More Thames.

Finally, the great Tate Modern. It's big. Pictures can not do it justice. This is as much as I will show you about it's size because really there is no point. It's insane.

These two exhibitions were on.

There was also this, part of the Unilever series. Miroslaw Balka's How It Is. An incredible steel cube structure, about 4/5 the height of the turbine hall. You can walk inside and it is completely dark. You literally can not even see your hand in front of your face. It was such an incredible space to be in and looking in from outside was like looking into this black hole/abyss. So great.

Inside. Total darkness.

Looking out to the entrance.

We are in the Pop Life exhibition now. Camera security was on the prowl, but I was able to get some stealthy shots.

Koons.

Blue light Sinisa.

Warhol.

Pruitt Early.

Hirst.

Backside.

Emin.

More Koons.

Haring, Pop Shop.

I didn't even know this was here. Prince!

Uklanski.

Murakami.

Spaulings.

This was outside the Baldessari exhibition. It was a video, teaching a plant the alphabet. It would just repeat the sound of the letter over and over and over and then go to the next letter.

Baldessari.

I really liked these vents on the floor.

Horizontal men.

So many great pieces.

This was the last room. There was this huge sculpture of half a brain on the wall, and a camera filming the room on the opposite wall and on this wall the recording was projected. The recording had a delay, so you would walk into the room, and about 2-3 mins later you would walk into the room on the recording.