13.10.06

Chris Burden's Steam Roller outside Tate Britain


Chris Burden's Steam Roller outside Tate Britain

It drives around and then (seemingly) its momentum lifts it off the ground and it completes several rotations before coming back to earth. Once it's in the air the driver turns the engine off and there's a nice bit when it seems extraordinarily quiet and this big heavy bright yellow steam roller is spinning in the air.

London: October 2006: Bafta Seats


London: October 2006: Bafta Seats

Went to see 'Starter for Ten' last night. A so-so British film that felt a little bit pointless. Sat behind the Paul and Heather McCartney endowed seat in the Bafta cinema. Yol suggested crossing out Heather's name with marker pen.

Dinos (or is it Jake?) at the Chapman's booth: more Frieze 2006


Dinos (or is it Jake?) at the Chapman's booth at Frieze

You could get a portrait done by the brothers for £4,500. It'll be shown in the Tate Liverpool show and then you get to keep it. Adrian Searle writes about it in the Guardian (find the link yourself).

Frieze Art Fair, London, 2006.


Frieze Art Fair, London

There were at least three artworks featuring Kate Moss. We saw her there during the day on Wednesday with Jefferson, Gwyneth(sp?) Paltrow and a bunch of other people (possibly Jefferson's new model girlfriend?). Also saw Claudia Schiffer who I misidentified as Elle McPherson. Typical, I'm always getting my supermodels muddled up.

9.10.06

Norfolk Skyline


Norfolk Skyline

October in England. It's T-shirt weather.

2.10.06

Greg and Jim


Greg and Jim

We went to Jim and Greg's civil partnership ("marriage" in other words) the other week. It was at Islington Town Hall followed by a lovely traditional weddding lunch at the Almeida (Oysters, steak and chocolate mousse: Champagne and Sancerre). Guests danced the night away at the Century Club on Shaftesbury Avenue with carriages ("Minicab? Minicab?") booked for 1am ("Minicab? Hackney - fifteen pounds."). More pictures to come.