tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post3502121943322915705..comments2024-03-29T10:02:55.374+00:00Comments on Nigeness: A Lesson in Art Criticism, among Other ThingsNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-44567895989221047212011-01-27T19:10:41.764+00:002011-01-27T19:10:41.764+00:00Where would we be without those great levellers, t...Where would we be without those great levellers, the kiddywinks, financially the exchequer would weigh a bit more but we would then lack that warm inner glow.<br /><br />The eight year old son of some friends when asked what he thought, after being shepherded around the Uffizi, replied "there's a lot of willies, some of them have dropped off"maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-17818179009143375482011-01-26T19:48:10.041+00:002011-01-26T19:48:10.041+00:00What a lovely post Nige. Sorry about Bedford thoug...What a lovely post Nige. Sorry about Bedford though!KateNZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-48655945635543105382011-01-26T14:15:21.409+00:002011-01-26T14:15:21.409+00:00Poetry is nearly all funny too. Most of the things...Poetry is nearly all funny too. Most of the things in Tate Modern are funny, and some deliberately so.<br /><br />Even under the weight of adult decorum I was unable to stifle a guffaw at the <a href="http://thedabbler.co.uk/2010/11/faux-tography-shadow-catchers-at-the-va/" rel="nofollow">V&A Shadow Catchers exhibition</a> recently...Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-44843812768907343762011-01-26T11:36:47.297+00:002011-01-26T11:36:47.297+00:00Good on you, Nige. Taking two young boys to galler...Good on you, Nige. Taking two young boys to galleries often elicits scowls and mutters from beetle-browed art lovers. The boys really do enjoy a fair bit of what they see whilst running around - the various animal pictures in the National Gallery being favourites.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-13195494230489008292011-01-26T10:29:42.369+00:002011-01-26T10:29:42.369+00:00Charming post, Nige.Charming post, Nige.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179895758709928467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-75483936749258106732011-01-26T02:14:54.473+00:002011-01-26T02:14:54.473+00:00'Meretriciously effective', what a perfect...'Meretriciously effective', what a perfect phrase - better even than my aunt's all-purpose comment, bellowed at regular intervals as she stomps round the Turner Prize Exhibition or the Frieze Art Fair: 'So modern, so riveting.'zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.com