Cathy's Art Diary

Beautiful light and sound show after hours at the Tower of London looking at the coronation and history of the British monarchy. The show was held in the courtyards of the castle with the projections on the buildings. I loved the scenes of processions against the long Waterloo Block but my favourite was the montage of the monarchs over the ages against the White Tower as you left. The walls must have found it odd to see them all again. You also got the chance to visit the Crown Jewels while it was quieter which is always a treat. There was quite a feature made of the pieces used for the recent event. I suspect in the past this would have been called a Son et Lumiere and people would have understood what it meant but now everything has to be an immersive event. Closed 25 November 2023  

Excellent installation at Lightroom exploring the work of David Hockney. It is an immersive show in a basement where the stunning images are projected onto all four walls and the floor. At first I found the fact there were a lot of other people there distracting but you soon filtered them out and it was actually quite sweet watching children interact with the film. The best thing was the commentary by Hockney explaining ways of seeing as images unfurled. There as   a wonderful bit explaining different perspectives where this Chinese scroll unwound and you were put into a Canaletto. Also sections on drawing and photography examining closer looking. I was surprised at the parallels between his Poloid collage of people and Freud paintings. There was a super section on his opera designs where you felt like you were in a theatre and animated figures walk and danced around the room at floor level. You did feel a little seasick after a while so I would advise changing where you a...