went to see the rothko exhibition at tate modern. had to buy this wonderful piece of kitsch:
the seagram murals [average dimensions a couple of metres or so] reduced to fridge magnets! someone has a sense of humour in the souvenir department.
also - the 'black on grey' series - the last works rothko made - are surely pictures of the moon. a room full of these is like being in moonbase alpha looking through windows onto the lunar surface. and they were painted in 1969-1970. consider:
how can he not have been aware of these photographs [which were on my bedroom wall in 1969]. it would be a great stunt to make a cutout of the earth, go into the exhibition, and suddenly hold it in front of the painting while a friend takes a photo.
My first thought when we saw the exhibition last Sunday was that the canvases were seascapes at night.
Posted by: SueBD | November 22, 2008 at 10:56 AM
I would expect you of all people to know that you don't HAVE to buy anything!
Posted by: rebecca | November 24, 2008 at 12:42 PM