rothko exhibition

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.

Comments

[SueBD]

My first thought when we saw the exhibition last Sunday was that the canvases were seascapes at night.

[rebecca]

I would expect you of all people to know that you don't HAVE to buy anything!