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September 11, 2005
We went to see Candice Breitz's "Queen" [See Friday's link] and it's even better than I imagined it would be. The fact that the "singers" perform the entire tracks and you can't hear the backing makes it far more interesting than I had imagined. The instrumental passages provide some great ad-libbing, with some hilarious results at times. I'm trying to track down the names of everyone here. I have four so far via flickr, so if you are in this please add a comment on my flickr page. Just click the picture.It's a shame it was so hot in the White Cube as we only managed to sit out about 4 tracks before I had to nip across the road to Bluu [formerly the Blue Note] for a refreshing Kastell Cru [a lager made with champagne yeast that I can't find a link for].
This has to be one of the best bars I've visited in a long time - A far cry from the appalling Trafik, where Kev played last week, across Hoxton Square. Very friendly staff, not too crowded, although I guess it fills up a lot later by the number of tables reserved. Original looking cocktail list and food too.
Earlier we had eaten in the Hoxton Apprentice - catching the tail end of their Italian Week, featuring foods of the Abruzzo region of Italy - Sam had Fusilli con tartufo e funghi misti [wild mushrooms, pasta and truffles] and I had Filleto di maiale al mosto cotto [fillet of pork in a sweet grape reduction] and garlic mash - Apart from 30 Italian visitors the place was quiet but the food was perfect - A similar concept to Jamie Oliver's 15 it gives, mostly, local... Hey, don't listen to me, this isn't a bloody food column. Check the website or get down there and speak to the apprentice's - We learned a lot from our waitress, Sophia, who made us feel very at home.
Afterwards we finally managed to get to Colour after Klein... just in time! And I'm glad I didn't miss it. A great concept for an exhibition taking the basis away from the artist and onto the colours. Yves Klein was someone I knew little about as was Gerhard Richter, who seem to sit either side, conceptually of Donald Judd [a particular favourite of mine].
- Spencer Finch is someone I had not heard of before and his 102 Colors From my Dreams really ought to published in book form.
- Mona Hatoum's The Light At the End installation is incredibly powerful and is a polar opposite to James Turrell's Rise.
- Anri Sala's documentary Dammi i Colori was intriguing too - And I'm looking into more information on Tirana, the subject of the film, online - to see how things have progressed since 2003.
Checked out the Sun and Doves, in Camberwell, for the first time on Sunday. They do a mean Bloody Mary I must say! Made with cucumber vodka, Guinness, sherry, horseradish and nutmeg, amongst other things!. It's bigger than I expected and quieter, although it was a horrible day weather wise so maybe it's usually busier. great place to while away a Sunday afternoon though.
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