London Apr10 (2)

London Day 3

Visited Tate Modern (many recommended this) and explored some of the free rooms. Very abstract art expressed through objects, materials, paintings, photos etc. Interesting but a bit too abstract for me. Just go with an open mind & check out the special exhibitions on their website before going. Some are supposedly quite good, depending on the dates you're there. Afterward, I crossed the Millenium Bridge & walked all the way to Somerset House. 2.5km so it's up to you.

Somerset House is a major arts & cultural centre but not normally mentioned in travel guidebooks. I say totally go for this but again, check their website first. Lucky for me, the "Pick Me Up" Contemporary Graphic Art Fair turned out to be really good! You'll know from the photos. I love the Nadal one but it was NFS :( Each artwork is at least 70£ I think, but really depends on the number of pieces they have. For eg., the "red bulb with yes" costs 175£ as they only have one.

What's even better than the artwork is the installation of some of the artists' studios! You can see how the printing is done. Some by hand (like the 2 below), some by machine. But mind you, the machine-printed ones (forgot what the technique is called) are also not just a 1-step process. The 2nd photo shows the studio of a rather popular artist called Rob Ryan (http://rob-ryan.blogspot.com/). Very unique & intricate technique.

Ended the day with a nice Korean BBQ dinner. Apparently it's so good that many Koreans frequent here. Was a lil disappointed with the lack of appetizers (as expected from most traditional Korean meals), but the marinated meats were not bad. You MUST order the beef in the photo! So greedy we ordered 4 meats & a kimchi soup which left us with bad sore throats.

Name: Asadal

Location: 227 High Holborn, London WC1V 7DA

Expenditure: ~50£