October 27, 2007

  • tate modern.

    the past few days have felt like a whirlwind. we returned from brussels and i caught a cold from the change in weather. thursday was work, work, work... and then i took the day off yesterday to play in london. we wandered and wandered the city and ended up at the tate modern. i love that they are open until 10pm and friday and saturday nights- and we stayed until closing. the building itself is awesome - it's a former power station and towers over the thames. on the first floor of the museum, there's a giant crack in the concrete floor- 548 ft long and three feet deep in places. it looks a bit like the result of a catastrophe, say, an earthquake. but apparently, it's just another piece of art.





    some other highlights from the tate - two favorites - roy lichtenstein and SK:



    they had some awesome pop art pieces including this of a boy soldier painted by an artist from the congo.
     


    outside of the tate were these random trees. for some reason, i was quite drawn to them:



    that's all for now. i'm tired, and i'm still a little sick. and to top it off, i'm feeling a little bummed that my partner in crime has left me and is returning to DC now. i really am on my own here in london now. something to look forward to though - morocco! we booked tickets last night to go to fez for an extended weekend trip over veteran's day weekend. i can't wait!