Sunday Scraps #123

Walking through the RA Summer Exhibition is like walking through a souq, it rewards patience as eventually you find some gems. Here are the pieces I loved most. Disarm at Eros by Fiona Banner The whiteness was not consensual by John Akomfrah Beauty spot by Ecaterina Rusu Pulmo 8 by Olivia Wells Where The Flowers Grow by Emma Collins Euro Withdrawl by Gabriel Kuri (beautiful handwoven wall piece) Crowded Platform by Peter Freeth RA I’ve lived around Brixton since 2009 but I’m still discovering things as I walk the streets. The history behind this old radio shop sign is wonderful / a familiar stranger introduced me to sati in Buddhism / an excellent long read about AI mania in the tech industry / I listened to this great piece about the end of reading so I must be part of the problem / there’s a wonderful piece on in the great hall of Tate Britain which includes a mini cinema experience. As part of it the founder of the Cinemathèque recommends the 1973 film Touki Bouki so I should…