The Tate Modern is one of my favorite galleries. It used to be a power house on the southern bank of the Thames. Now it’s a powerhouse art gallery. We’ve come to see the Lichtenstein Retrospective, but there’s lots of other great art on exhibit. We spent the entire afternoon here.
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| We took the Tube to Southwark Station, shown above. This remodeled station is just a few blocks from the Tate Modern |
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| The entrance to the Lichtenstein exhibit in the Tate Modern. We have tickets at a reserved time slot, but there’s no line. Nice. |
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| I was really impressed with this show and I’m an even bigger Lichtenstein fan now than before. He took copying other people’s art to a level of genius. |
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| Photography wasn’t allowed, but fortunately a couple of shots somehow appeared on my camera. I must have accidentally pushed a wrong button when I texted Robin to tell her where in the gallery I was. |
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| This is a detail of a Matisse at the Tate Modern. I kinda like it, but COME ON! |
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| A Picasso. |
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| Detail from the Picasso above. |
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| Another Picasso. As you can see, non-flash photography is allowed in the permanent exhibits. |
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A mid-afternoon coffee break in the 6th floor cafe of the Tate provided a view of St. Paul’s across the river. I decided to sketch St. Paul’s and the Millennium Bridge. It’ll be a rough sketch, because I’m trying to loosen up. And because other people are hovering and waiting for this seat.
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