Saatchi Gallery Sculptures & Mirrors

Free Exhibition

Free is the first exciting word I associate with the Saatchi Gallery. Free entry.

 

The gallery is in a lovely building like a Greek temple with columns overlooking a lawn. Constant new exhibitions are an entertainment. So is the bookshop.

The Oil Mirror 'Floor' Reflecting the Ceiling

A guided tour by Patty gave insights into one of the permanent exhibits, a floor which seems to be a black mirror, reflecting the walls, windows and ceiling, but is actually a lake, a thin layer, only about 4-5 inches thick, of 'dirty' recycled or used oil - not the flammable oil, you'll be relieved to hear. The room was designed to hold the oil lake. The oil is smelly so the windows are open.

Crushed Cars

The main current exhibition (September 2011) started with two crushed cars, including opened airbags, on pillars. You could walk around the cars.

The Orgy

A group of figures with lots of hands turns out on close inspection to be an orgy with lots of phallic bits. How do you get the whole thing through the doorway? It's actually made in separate bits. You can see how some parts are not fixed onto the bodies.

Clay Which Ages

One sculpture is of clay which has deliberately not been fired. So it is gradually getting older and greyer and developing cracks.

I was invited as a guest of the Singapore Airlines Frequent Flyer programme. We met in the restaurant next door whose back room has a sculpture of a giant shoe.

Several of the frequent flyers were in the oil business.

Getting There

Very easy and convenient. Near the tube station.

I'll add photos and more details later.

Useful Websites

https://www.saatchigallery.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saatchi_Gallery