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At Zwirner the work of Louis Fratino was so thoughtful. His solo exhibition was titled ‘Prose’ and my favourite work was ‘The subway car’
At Sprüth Magers it was a privilege to see the work of Lucy Dodd in her solo exhibition ‘The good, the true and the beautiful’. Dodd explores the idea of a feminine force through the materials she uses and the notion of Diana: the Roman Goddess, the Princess of Wales and Dodd’s maternal grandmother
Then a fascinating talk with Turner Prize Nominee Simeon Barclay at the Kenneth Armitage Foundation where he is the current Fellow. It was a great interview led by Lizzie and Simeon’s answers were never what we were expecting
Afterwards we had a wonderful visit to the home of Michele Codoni where we met the Delfina Foundation’s lovely patrons and artists in residence
Gagosian was full of surprises with its exhibition ‘This is Still Not A Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte’ curated by Jasper sharp and Bernard Lagrange. My favourite work was ‘Slow Graffiti’ by Alex Da Corte
I found ‘Untitled’ by Robert Gober made of beeswax, plaster and human hair intriguing
When I first saw ‘Summertime Sadness’ by Isabelle Albuquerque my initial reaction was to laugh. I then found myself feeling uneasy. This work is interesting and worth investigating
There were so many lovely works I could go on and on. Here is another that caught my eye, ‘Der Traum des Schmetterlings’ by Soshiro Matsubara
It was lovely to see the work of Allison Katz ‘Brussels sprout (and Philip) No. 4'. Quite surreal. Who paints a Brussels Sprout?!
We headed to Bermondsey to see the Gabriel Orozco exhibition at White Cube. It was wonderful to be there and to see how his work has progressed. Gabriel has started using water colour on tissues and loo roll and has created some beautiful paintings
I loved this weird and incredible work on the shelves, ‘Spume Star’, 2003
And of course I could not help but admire the split car which was a visual masterpiece
In the back room was a complex mixed media sculpture by Marguerite Humeau
There were some lovely moments Wednesday night at Christie’s big ‘Monsoon: Peter Simon Collection’ auction. We had a 1970’s introduction to the evening with a trippy and colourful presentation. The juxtaposition of colourful works by Howard Hodgkin and Andy Warhol was wonderful
In front of the Bridget Riley, Peter gave a lovely speech about his journey of collecting
The next evening was a fantastic event at the National Gallery to celebrate the launch of Claude Monet: A Life in letters. Monet’s ‘The Water Lily Pond’, 1899, was the first painting to greet us. Such a perfectly divine painting
Then a wonderful reading of Monet’s letters by Tom Hollander which showed Monet to be full of wit and gave insight into his humanity
The IC Ladies with Muriel Salem, Jessica Morgan, Marie Sukkar and Baroness June Sarpong
