{"id":8656,"date":"2025-12-20T13:55:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T13:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technomads.maginei.com\/?p=8656"},"modified":"2025-12-20T23:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:24:07","slug":"london-day-5-arbus-and-wander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technomads.maginei.com\/?p=8656","title":{"rendered":"London Day 6 – Arbus and Wander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today I\u2019m solo adventuring as Dan is down with the count with the flu. In an attempt to keep germs isolated, we\u2019re both wearing masks (even to sleep) in our little studio apartment. Wish us luck! In the meantime, I\u2019m off solo today so headed for the David Zwirner Gallery where they\u2019re hosting a Diane Arbus exhibition. To see two exhibitions of two my great influential photographic muses in two different countries within a span of a week is pretty magic. Am counting my blessings on the way to the gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanctum Santorum is classic Diane Arbus, photographing people in their homes and bedrooms. Stunning to see these prints. After spending hours in the exhibition, I wandered the area and visited a number of galleries, seeing paintings, sculpture, mixed media and performance. Headed to the Royal Academy of Art (most of the main exhibition was closed), then headed to the Linnean Society library to explore their cabinets of curiosities. I came up with a few random site goals, like \u201cChinatown\u201d and \u201cthe Agatha Christie Statue,\u201d but for the most part just enjoyed exploring random parts of the city and digesting the art that I\u2019d seen. Right before I headed home, I found a shop that had artwork by Bob Dylan, Johnny Depp, Dr. Seuss and others. Just in case I hadn\u2019t seen enough art today \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the way home, my phone crapped out on me and I managed to get a little lost on the tube. Forgot that multiple lines sometimes run off the same platform, so ended up on a couple of miss-trains. Got on one and a bunch of guys offered me booze from their selection in their bag, half the car was drinking, could not convince them that I wasn\u2019t from Norway, found out one was visiting California this summer, and was more than happy to jump off the train when I finally figured out I was going the wrong direction. This never happens when Dan\u2019s around\u2026 master of direction. Now will head home and see how my suffering fella is doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nicolas Party: Murals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nicolas Party: Murals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lisa Brice: Keep Your Powder Dry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Burlington House: Royal Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Royal Academy of Art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sir Joshua Reynolds, Royal Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Linnaean Society of London Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A first: shop that sells tiaras. Don\u2019t see that in Santa Cruz!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Covered shopping area with chandeliers and red carpet. Bet Dan\u2019s getting worried \ud83d\ude09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We\u2019ll be coming back to this another day\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chinatown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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For my mom and MIL, two British myster fans!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Check the signature\u2026 Bob Dylan\u2019s also an impressive artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Maggie\u2019s Farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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