Monday, 5 September 2011
So, I finally got round to seeing' The Shape of Things to Come' today. Overall, I dislike going to The Saatchi gallery not necessarily for its outlandish work which is sometimes quite disappointing, I mainly hate its layout as a space and the surrounding area. The Kings road, Sloan square and its population of busy, unfriendly toffs usually results in me arrive at the Saatchi disheartened and generally pissed off. I for some reason always forget how to get there(probably because the surrounding area is that bland, touristy London filled with Pret Mange's and designer shops) , dress unusually scruffy and have to ask for directions off a sneering local. Once there I find it hard to maneuver through the galleries, sometimes missing work and resenting the many flights of stairs(plus stupidly expensive cafe and unfriendly staff). Despite the layout, the space does allow for large, impressive work especially gallery 10 which was housing Sterling Ruby's 3 pieces. It is also always a good excuse to go and look at Richard Wilson's permanent sump oil installation in the basement.
However the highlight was Berlinde de Bruyckere's horse hide sculptures which rectified any bad feelings and I left fairly satisfied by my outing.
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