After the Tower of London, a few of us chose to adventure to galleries on our own. The first one we visited was the Fashion and Textile Museum. The admission was relatively cheap but the exhibit was extremely small. The space was only one large room with a small upstairs. The exhibit was Sue Timney and the Design of Timney-Fowler. Although the space was small, i really enjoyed the work shown. The work and space reminded me a lot of Betsey Johnson's stuff who is my favorite designer. Additionally, the work resembled patterns, colors, and textures from the 80's, reflecting the past.
After the Fashion & Textile Museum, we headed to the Whitechapel Gallery. Although a majority of the spaces were closed due to instillations, my favorite exhibition was by Mona Hatoum. I feel like this piece had to have been seen in person to understand the full experience. It took me a while to find the speakers emitting the buzzing sound from the ceiling. I stood there for a while, watching the lights turn on and off encased by what seemed to be chicken wire. I felt charged just standing there and the piece was even more beautiful as all the lightbulbs light up.
We hit Petticoat Lane right before the weather turned for the worse. It was fairly empty since it was getting late. It was interesting to see all the different vendors set up on the streets. It felt like Canal Street only far more organized and way calmer.
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