Tate Modern. Mon 21st March, 1.45pm

Fast walk to Tate Modern today in blazing sunshine and some real actual spring heat in the air, playing Velvet Underground on my headphones.


Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds at the Tate.

For the record, 100 million tiny sculptures of sunflower seeds, made out of porcelain and hand-painted by skilled artisans in the Chinese city of Jingdezhen.

I liked how Weiwei says the seeds represent the famine under Mao, and also the propaganda used during that era where Mao’s face would be the sun, and sunflower seeds would represent the people, turning toward him for sustenance. But also that during the Cultural Revolution sunflower seeds were a popular snack that people would eat and share, symbolising a common humanity that abides.


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DK. Fri 18th March. 6pm.

Stunning sunset from my floor at work. Soothing for a day of fuzzy head and sugary tea after being out last night with work then with Steve and Harley.

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Paul Stolper Gallery, Museum St. Wed 16th March, 7.30pm

Met Peter Blake tonight! At private view for a small exhibition of his new work. Mum came, and we drank white wine and listened to PB talking about alphabets. He signed his book to Linus, talked about Bath and living in London, and we went home happy!


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Discover, Stratford. Sat 12th March, midday.

At Discover Centre in Stratford, to hear Ed Vere and Axel Sheffler reading. Ed wrote three of Linus and Edie's favourite books, which we brought for him to sign. He showed everyone how to draw his character mr big, which was great. Axel Sheffler is German and very charming, with a gentle, engaged smile.

Beautiful sunny day, we were there until 3pm, then went home and made pizzas.




Our Mr Bigs...


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Berwick St, Soho. Friday 11th March, 1.50pm

View through prints shop window.
One of those pop-up shops that take over premises for a spell in-between leases.

Spent far too long browsing vinyl in Berwick St this lunchtime. Had to claim I'd been abducted by aliens when I got back to work.

Sunny and springlike. Playing a Greensleeves reggae compilation on Spotify, really reminds me of being a student in Manchester.

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High St, Walthamstow. Thurs 10th March, 8.30am

A slice of East London life: halal butchers looking pretty cool in matching straw hats. The entire staff of five or so wear them. Nice touch. Nasty job.


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Old Bond St. Wed 9th March, 1.30pm

Louise bourgeois and Tracey Emin exhibition at Hauser & Wirth London in Old Bond St.


No photography allowed!



The pictures were watercolour bodies by Bourgeois and doodles and scribbles by Emin. It seemed to be about pregnancy and sex and quite a bit of unhappiness around both issues.

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