❶ late night tales

on the first thursday of every month

the galleries and museums of

east London open their doors late

for a chance to see some amazing

art, culture and events after hours:

our mystery tour began with

'so the wind won't blow it all away'

a private view at East Gallery:

.... in front of you looking inward 

I'm still ....

by Joanna Burejza
the naked form blurred but still 
distinguishable:
like richter and bacon before her:

b.- d. working title 

by maeve berry

a hand portrait can be just

as expressive as the face:

                               

family obscured by sam taylor

discarded film negatives

reclaimed and destroyed 

to create a photograph of abstract warmth:

it was busy in the gallery

so we headed off to eat:

these streets are full of gifts:

around every corner:

you never know what you'll find:

irreducible complexity by andrea hasler:

quick march to the whitechapel gallery

richard of york gave battle in vain

selected from over 13,500 works from the 

Government Art Collection

by the artist Cornelia Parker:

a curious display of colour coded art:

which wall would you gravitate to?

yellow/green ....

odeon by bridget smith

shelf like no.5 by david batchelor

poor thing by gary hume

work no.253:things 2000 by martin creed

the gallery was closing as the clock struck 9

we strolled through the empty market

to find free books for all:

selecting as many as I could carry

we headed home with a heartful of art: