15 March 2004
I'm not the world's biggest fan of the Tate Modern. It tends to depress me.
That said, it occasionally has things which are worth seeing, and the Weather Project is absolutely one of those.
If you haven't gone to see it yet, you really should make the time to go - and make it soon, because it's due to finish on Sunday.
As Tom says, possibly the best part about it is watching the reactions of people as they enter the space, and how they use it once there.
One of the most lovely things was the delighted laughter echoing through as people lay on the ground and made shapes and letters with their bodies, gazing up at their reflection in the ceiling.
Absolutely wonderful, and a great shame it's not permanent. I only wish I'd gone earlier.
More of the obligatory pictures can be found inside.
They're doing this on purpose aren't they? I'm finally getting round to visiting the Tate Modern next Monday, and have been looking forward to seeing the Weather project... so they go and finish it the day before!
Snotfair.
Dammit, I wanted to take my brother's kids there but they don't arrive until mid April.
Snotfair x 2.
I went to see this a while back and went round insisting everyone visit. Just for once, I wrote it up properly:
http://www.shinyshelf.co.uk/article/3/st/790
It's great to see some good photographs of it: they really bring over the curious way people adapt to the environment: first awe, then confusion and gradual awareness, then messing about.
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