Last night we took the tube to an area called The Coal Drops Yard to attend a show at The Lightroom.
Last time we were here we saw a retrospective of David Hockney. This retrospective was unlike anything you have experienced unless you’ve been to France for the Van Gough immersive .
Before we get to that check out how they have repurposed their gas holders
There was also a series of photographs dedicated to Amy Winehouse
Now back to the show.
This show was about Aladdin Sane, Major Tom, The Thin White Duke’s creator David Bowie.
Mesmerizing, enveloping, inspiring to his creative genius.
Gonna take a stab at the video again
A few weeks ago I was listening to on ITunes David Bowie Essentials and had forgotten the huge body of work. He created.
In the Lightroom show he speaks at length of many things including his creative drive and process.
I love hearing about people’s process journeys.
After the show we had a 10 minute walk to the Tube and we’re back at the hotel within an hour.
I was out this AM to clear skies, and a nice walk along the Thames listening to to Tina’s Autobiography. She was talking about many things including the making of album Private Dancer. ( The song was written by Mark Knoffler).
Realizing I had not listened to it in decades,I cued it up and danced in a sculpture park before bouncing to breakfast.
We spent today at The Victoria and Albert Museum. Took a tour titled Remarkable Women.
The first piece we saw is Japanese Black Laquer.
Yes, More
Sensuousness
Title: Body
The following two pieces were cut,assembled and laid by female women prisoners. Their names are unknown,what prisons they were in is unknown.
We do know that a contractor was paid by the museum to install them., so he made a contract with the women’s prison
You can bet your bottom dollar that the women were paid a pittance., and of course no credit was given to them for their work,exquisite as it is. Some of the women docents and one in particular are working to unearth this story and acknowledge these women
Cue up the Phil Spector version of River Deep Mountain High. Tina made this with Spector and without Ike.
Ike got credit for legal reasons but didn’t play a note in this version.
