Lost in Glimmering Shadows

It's been a while since I posted an update so here's one now.

I went along to see the Faile exhibition in Lambeth a couple of weeks ago and it didn't disappoint. The exhibition itself was set in Lilian Bayliss Old School, which took me ages to find as it's in the middle of a bunch of local authority buildings, but when I (eventually) got there it was worth the trek.

I was greeted by an eastern european security guard who was much more friendly than he appeared at first look and as the exhibit was nearly over I had the whole building to myself. The room downstairs was dominated by amarble Bunny Boy sculpture which I think was the same one that sat outside the Tate Modern earlier this summer and was surrounded by a series of painted palettes. In the corner by the stairs was a mountain of wooden boxes, each one individually painted with various Faile designs.

I then ventured upstairs where the sounds of A Tribe Called Quest and Jurassic 5 made the large open area of the dark auditorium seem smaller and less lonely. The centre of the room hosted a series of carved Prayer Wheels and the walls were covered with Faile's trademark large canvases. Below are some of the pictures I took while I was there.

In other news, the vinyl collection is coming along nicely. I'm working on one or two Mini Munny's at the moment and a small Teddy Trooper DIY. I'll get some pics of these up soon, once I'm happy with the way they look!

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Nam-June Paik

On Sunday I eventually got myself out of bed and headed into Central London. I thought it was about time for another culture injection from one of the many museums and galleries on offer. A quick search online told me it was the last day of The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock at the British Museum.

The stuff on show was "awesome kit" (the phrase of the day), but I was expecting more large scale efforts. If you missed it, or didn't know about it, the exhibit is touring the country from the beginning of next year. For more info click here.

After finishing the tour around the American prints we had a bit of time before the Museum closed so decided to have a look around some more areas. Which is when I stumbled across Nam-June Paik's work. Paik was a South-Korean video artist based in the States, but there wasn't an installation there (I was in a museum, not a gallery), but there was some great screen-prints that he had done on show.

As I'm a huge fan of robots and screen-printed posters, this image is right up my alley! The next time you find yourself at the British Museum go to the South-Korea room just to see these images in all their glory (along with all the other great stuff on show there too).