FOR YOU? NOT FOR ME......
Obviously an eye has to be trained to see and see something else but there are moments when I can quite happily ignore what is around me and walk through a gallery or a museum seeing nothing that my eye appreciates. This was the case with «La Maison Rouge» a few weeks ago. A contemporary collection by Italians, Giuliana et Tommaso Setari. There was one inciden. I saw this - and thought it was for real. I was a bit startled when a man came up to me and said «...he does look real, doesn’t he?» We started to chat. He was retiring the following Tuesday and had spent a great number of years as the Curator of one of our largest classical museums. A comment I will not forget. «Madame, I read a lot. I see a lot and have seen a lot but someone has got to explain how to look at this work...I don’t understand what I’m seeing.» We tried to work it out together and did not get very far..... Another exhibition which left me a little cold was «Au-dela du Street Art». «Beyond Street Art». Las...