We went to the Tate Britain yesterday...a good activity in the rain! Jim found lots of things relevant to his research and some very good books in the shop that will be helpful to him. I was rather disappointed that the Turners weren't on display as they are creating a special exhibition with them...something to do with David Hockney. And they had also removed the two rooms of the Constable's! Given the smell of paint I guess they were redecorating...very similar red to my living room.
Hockney also will be exhibiting the biggest picture every displayed this summer at the Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. It is 40 ft by 15 ft and made of a grid of 50 small canvasses. It's based on a scene in his native Yorkshire and called "Bigger Trees Near Water". There was a photo in the Telegraph...you could probably google it and bring something up. He said he couldn't have done it without a digital camera...doesn't go on to explain how that worked for him. I thought it was an interesting mix.
