went to see the barbicans survey of erotic art. most was pretty dull really - seeing endless sexual acts being repeated over and over makes pretty dull viewing. oh theres another one, this times is boy/girl/boy etc oh this ones in black and white etc etc the upstairs more contemporary section is more interesting - mablethorpes photos were compelling/disturbing but for me the best work was nan goldin's heartbeats slide show of various couples going about their daily lives and making love. it was soundtracked to a lovely bjork version of john tavener's "Prayer Of The Heart" where she sings Kyrie Eleison ("Lord Have Mercy") in English and Greek from 2004, which i hadn't heard before. its a beautiful haunting piece f music and the slideshow seemed to show love whereas most of the other works seemed to be only about lust.
it work a visit but there are better shows around at the moment.
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