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Thursday, April 05, 2018

Totally overwhelmed by London and art ... If the English weather didn't literally cripple me, I'd still live here, even if I wonder how people can afford to live here .. I'm spending a tenner a day on transport alone...

Enough whingeing. I'm writing this in the Members' Room in Tate Britain, where I've just seen the 'Almost Human' exhibition. More about that in a moment.

I've finally, after many years of unsuccessfully hinting about it to family, as the perfect Christmas or birthday present, got myself a Tate membership, 15 months, £76, all Tates, no picture on Membership card. I've done 3 exhibitions @ almost £20 @ so far and will go to Picasso @ Tate Modern on Saturday or Sunday, open early for members only. This Tate card is definitely recommended! Just to be fair, Josh did get me an Art Fund Membership once! Great story, ask me!

The 'Almost Human' exhibition was fabulous. I have always liked Freud, found a beautiful, strong Self Portrait (1965), which I could have looked at for hours. Also one of the Ignatius X portraits, after Velazques. Note to self: more research. Pictures when I'm back in Montpellier.

Paula Rego exhibited a wedding trilogy, after Hogarth, again, note to self, check out.

I also discovered a painter called Souza, whose work reminded me so much of stuff I had to do at school... Not in a bad way! Note to self: Write about this!

Most importantly for me and my current research into Hawkswood churches, Leon Kossoff's East London paintings, Christ Church Spitalfields. Definitely more research needed, more about Hawkswood and his churches next week.

Now off to British Film Institute, 'Look Back in Anger', John Osborne. More soon!

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