Chairs, Erotic Art and Fireworks

A Good Chair Is A Good Chair is an Ikon exhibition of Donald Judd's work. He is widely regarded as one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. A key exponent of minimalism, Judd (1928–1994) worked across art, furniture and architecture.

With sketches and early pieces by Judd the exhibition shows pieces which are rarely seen outside his home town of Martha, Texas.

I really liked the simple designs and the practicality of the furniture.

On the floor below is an exhibition of Kitagawa Utamaro's wood block prints. The 18th Century Japanese prints are part of the British Museum's collection and focus on the images of women, in particular the courtesans of Yoshiwara, the regulated brothel district in Edo (now Tokyo).

This exhibition is co-curated by acclaimed British artist Julian Opie and Timothy Clark, Head of the Japanese Section, British Museum.

The detail in the prints are fantastic but be warned some of the prints are of a sexual nature.

After lunch at The Green Rooms (the busiest I've seen for ages) it was off to the Custard Factory for a rummage around the vintage clothes shops before heading home.

As the evening approached and the temperature dropped we headed to St Margaret's School in Olton for their firework display.  It's only small but the display itself is fantastic, well worth the £5 entrance fee.  Afterwards we headed to my parents house for baked potatoes and Scrabble.