tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912052734076308569.post8742474537745238133..comments2024-02-27T03:45:51.563-08:00Comments on James Russell: Tate Britain Rehang, feat. Gwen JohnJames Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03199461104138671799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912052734076308569.post-78265391147046967192013-06-05T01:14:06.078-07:002013-06-05T01:14:06.078-07:00Thanks Julia and Amanda - I have to say that the b...Thanks Julia and Amanda - I have to say that the best rooms (for me) were the 19th/early 20th century. I wasn't impressed by the 1960s and onwards - perhaps the chronological method didn't work so well in that context. What I loved about the earlier rooms was the way you were encouraged to think for yourself about pictures and their relationships. With more rarified/intellectual work it's more difficult to do that. I love Peter Doig, for instance, but they've taken down his very cool picture of a lake and replaced it with Ski Jacket, which is opposite (if memory serves) and equally large and pallid Fiona Rae piece. If you don't know anything about the artists you might be left hankering for Constable! James Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199461104138671799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912052734076308569.post-75117027675258194882013-06-04T23:31:29.533-07:002013-06-04T23:31:29.533-07:00Thank you James. Looking forward to next visit. La...Thank you James. Looking forward to next visit. Last time around, about 2 years back I was so disappointed by the disappearance of many pictures, the shocking waste of space in some areas and the frankly scary condition of some of the more modern works which made me wonder about the quality and durability of 1950s oil paint.amanda whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761932635394691430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912052734076308569.post-71349449696179562332013-06-04T05:09:27.150-07:002013-06-04T05:09:27.150-07:00Thank you for this James. Thank you for this James. juliahttp://www.juliafogg.comnoreply@blogger.com