David's reviews
Review of Tate Modern
04 Jun 07, 14:09
Art. Meh 
I'm not really "into" art. I can appreciate it if I see if but have no interest in specifically going to a gallery to look at various artistic works. I much prefer "real life" photos or drawings than abstract or minimalist styles.
I have long heard the opinion about modern art being crazy and not "real" art at all but never having seen any, I had nothing to back up that view.
Yesterday, I decided that I would finally go to the Tate Modern and see for myself, and it was just as I had expected really.
I always try and go with an open mind about these things but I wasn't impressed by most of the art on show. There were a few good pieces that provided brief amusement, such as the optical illusion paintings, and some actual decent paintings of things, but I don't really know how to appreciate the majority of the work there - canvases with a single colour, or what seem like random lines everywhere.
The actual museum itself is a bit weird with the entrance taking you in on level 1, then you have to go through corridors, outside, down a ramp, then into a massive room and up some escalators bypassing level 1 directly to level 2. It's very strange, and very unnecessary.
Was it worth it? Yes, but only so I can continue my cynicism about the whole "modern art" thing.
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Review of The British Museum
19 May 07, 20:33
Impressive but no mummies 
The last time I went to the British Museum I was in year 4 and went with school. So when my friends came down for the weekend we thought we'd go and have a look around.
The inner court area is extremely impressive with a huge glass roof. The areas you can visit are split into the different areas of the world and nicely presented, but can be a little confusing and easy to get lost.
The one thing I did remember from my previous visit were the mummies but we couldn't find them this time round.
But it's free, and nice to see all the stuff we own shown off for everyone to see.
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