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We had a lovely visit to Damien Hirst’s studio where we saw his impressive paintings close up
This humungous print of his iconic skull and diamond sculpture ‘For the Love of God’ 2007 was so impressive
I loved this work by David Hockney at Phillips. ‘Montcalm Interior’, 2010, an ipad drawing of his home printed onto wove paper
HUO found a corner of paradise to store his archives over four flours including all his thousands of interviews he has performed in the past
We spent some time with The Royal Academy led by our hostess Batia Ofer. Fatima Maleki and Tiqui Atencio hosted us in their beautiful homes
I am visiting Todi and am amazed to see the wonderful work of Alicja Kwade. In ‘ParaPosition’ Alicja suspends enormous boulders in precarious positions, making them appear weightless
Meanwhile in Tokyo Olivia had an amazing show with artists Craig Boagey and Koudai Ujiie
Then I landed in Chateau La Coste where this impressive sculpture by Tracey Emin sits at the entrance
A highlight was seeing the genius work by Andy Goldsworthy ‘Oak Room’ with HUO and Serpentine friends. I felt we were in some kind of inverted bird nest. He used oak trees grown in Burgundy
We then headed to Arles to see the Arles Photography Festival. The Director, Christoph Wiesner, showed us around the work of Ming Smith. I was taken aback by her photo ‘Sun Ra, Space II, New York’, 1978
We visited Henri Matisse’s ‘Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence’ built between 1947 to 1951. Created by a beautiful mind. Religion paired down. It felt very comfortable
A highlight was to visit the home of India Mahdavi in Arles. Her home was full of her lovely bright and happy colours. Every piece had a story. It was a corner of heaven
Thanks to Maja Hoffman Arles was full of design and was bursting in colour. I loved the Hotel L’Artalan. A view from my breakfast table. The design is 100 percent Jorge Pardo and consists of more than 2 million cut tiles
We visited collectors Gil and Sharon Brandes. A whistlestop trip to bustling Tel Aviv
