I love visiting art galleries – or art exhibitions, work in any material, medium, any way of expression, any creative response to the world… and today we went to the Hauser and Wirth Somerset gallery and arts centre, near Bruton in Somerset. It is based around a farm and the works are exhibited in and around the old buildings.
The exhibition on at the moment is work by Phyllida Barlow, 3D work of extraordinary size and very, very interesting. What we also enjoyed, was the rather nice café, even though they had run out of scones, and the book shop which was small but full of really interesting and tempting books about many subjects concerning art, including gardens and photography.
It is set in a garden designed by Piet Oudolf, a Dutch designer… a place for reflection…
http://www.hauserwirthsomerset.com/
Lois Elsden 