Visited The Classical Now exhibition at King’s College London and Somerset House. It is based around pairing modern art with classical Greek and Roman antiquities and looking at the influence of the classical art the today. As someone who studied Greek art at university, the pairing was right up my street. The exhibition includes pieces by Michael Craig-Martin, Derek Jarman, Yves Klein, Roy Lichtenstein, Grayson Perry, Pablo Picasso, Marc Quinn and Rachel Whiteread. Over the front door Léo Caillard has dressed to classical statues in t-shirts and shades. Very enjoyable and always wonderful to see the Yves Klein patented Blue, pretty much my favourite colour.
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