I’ve never been a big fan of photography, I find it dull and repetitive mostly. It’s a difficult form in which to distinguish yourself I think. On a trip to New York a few years ago I came across a work by Andreas Gursky, Schiphol. A work of hyper-realism and amazing technique. Then last year at the Affordable Art Fair in Regent’s Park I saw a piece by Vanessa Beecroft (check out VB48 and VB50). Though Beecroft’s art is in the performance rather than the photographs of it. At the beginning of the summer Louise and I went to see the Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Tate Modern and while waiting for our slot (it was busy!) we browsed their poster collection. There was a really nice photograph by Damien Hirst, Pharmacy. In the V&A exhibition Between Past And Future I saw some stuff I really liked, particularly Wang Qingsong’s Night Revels of Lao Li and the untitled signature image by An Hong - “‘Buddha’ may be the monarch who blesses and protects our paths toward a life of kitsch.” The big hyperreal tableaux is an image I’ve seen a few times recently and I really like it. I like an image you can wallow in for a while, appreciating every part of the form. I’m not big on representational art and for me these images offer much beauty.