1st proper day in london

So after a bit of sleep,

I was ready to venture into London.

Nice walk through the woods to get to the train station.

I managed not to get lost.

I always love a good tunnel.

Very Freudian of me I guess....

And a little narcissism....

The mind is an interesting place....

Mind reader....

Who is that bloke in the pink shirt?

I got a bit lost on the way to Christie's,

but ran into this, so I was very happy.

Tatlin's Monument to the 3rd International

just sitting there in the courtyard of Burlington House.

Too bad I am going to miss the exhibition.

On to Christie's to preview the art sales.

Wonder what this could be about....

What's so challenging about 3 flag poles?

Wait, maybe it is the picture of Brook Shields crying?

Ok, now I get it,

It's the boy that has been hung from the flag pole!

You so cRaZy Maurizio!

Fuck yeah it is!

Well, it used to be....

I liked this a lot.

Perfect for those pesky barefoot door to door salesmen.

Mona Hatoum

Doormat II

2001

Alway like...

Funny it is titled on the back

"Echoed" (Homage to the Square) Albers '54".

I don't remember seeing them referred to anything but "HTTS".

Very dramatic but effective

display of the Manzoni.

Leaving Christie's with Simon to get a pint,

 and we ran into this jewel.

Better than ANY of the art on display,

well, 

maybe not all, but definitely 90%

of it.

Look at this thang!

British heart with an Italian body....

I believe this is a 1965 DB5.

Sexy Sick!

No wonder James Bond drove one....

Time for a pint with the punters!

Rather fancy punters I must say,

but we are in Mayfair.

On to the P.A.D. Fair vernissage.

Why are all the big design fairs now in tents?

I didn't take that many pictures at the fair unfortunately,

it was mostly chattin' people up.

I'm going back and will take more...

This Sottsass totem was in the 

Friedman / Benda Booth.

The entire booth was Sottsass ceramics.

Killer.

This pic is for you Jim W.

This was my favorite piece in the fair so far.

I would tell you who it was by, 

and whose booth it was in

normally,

but I'm thinking of buying it 

and there are only 4 left in the edition!

It would be a perfect solution to storing things that tick....

I loved this tiny Carl Andre from 1959.

If I had had a couple of more pints 

it might have gone right in my pocket....!