Black Magic

In Level 3 of the Tate, Material Gestures - a room full of Contemporary Paintings - serves to impress. The use of collage and non-traditional materials is striking. I didn’t visit every room at the Tate, but of those that I did visit, this room impressed me the most. I won't recommend viewing the artwork on the Tate website to form an impression. It would be pointless. The use of texture to create a stunning visual effects will be lost.

These were my favourites:

Mark Bradford - Los Moscos 2004. This reflects the grit of urban living. I’ve never been to Los Angeles, the inspiration for this work. Instead, it reminds me of Berlin.

Raqib Shaw - Jane 2006. The gory faces are brilliant. What would Jane Seymour think?

Ellen Gallagher - Bird in Hand 2006. The evil peg leg’s hair is something to behold.

Wangechi Mutu - You were always on my mind 2007. Like a parasitic growth you were always on my mind.

Albert Oehlen - Loa 2007. Techno, techno, techno. Black metal techno.

Michael Raedecker - overnight 1998. Check out the ripples in the sand.


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