Greenhouse at Tate

[quanglewangle]

Well, it's a greenhouse.

TATE BRITAIN
EXHIBITION
CORNELIA PARKER

UNTIL 16 OCTOBER 2022

[greenishfing]

Enlighten me. Convince me anybody that the Tate isn't just a ***** of ***?

[quanglewangle]

Enlighten me. Convince me anybody that the Tate isn't just a ***** of ***?

Oh dear. We are members and we're half planning a trip to see the exhibition.

I don't really hold with convincing: it supposes that the convincer has some privileged access to the truth, and it seldom works anyway.

[Snoop Puss]

That looks quite magical to me.

That said, I don't get arrangements of concrete breezeblocks. But the artist and some visitors, at least, must. I once went to the Guggenheim in Bilbao with a friend who's a proper biologist. One of the rooms contained a very large double helix made out of wood. I admired the amazing workmanship and the quality of the wood, but to me it remained a model. My friend, however, was blown away. I remember the work only because of his response to it.

[greenishfing]

I hope you enjoy your visit quanglewangle.

I'm pretty sure that my brain works in a different way to some other peoples when it comes to Art. At best I see something skillful, but pointless. At worst just a con.

[Bren In Pots]

Without the special lighting it would looks like any other GH.

[quanglewangle]

Without the special lighting it would looks like any other GH.

<naughtiness>
Without the special lighting from the projector a cinema screen would look like any other wall.

Without the special painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel would look like any other plastered ceiling
</naughtiness>

Actually the lamp is quite plain, the shading is due to the chalk paint on the glass.

[Nicos]

It’s good and interesting that people appreciate things in different ways.
Imagine being the first Neanderthal or Denisovan who blew coloured ochre creating an outline of their hand on a rock. What might their fellow family members have thought…. Intrigue or a rolling of eyes . All that led to stunning cave art thousands of years ago….leading to our appreciation of art now.

Enjoy your visit Q.