Three Exhibitions Worth Booking a Train For
A retrospective, a sculpture garden and a show of tiny paintings. Each is worth the journey.
Not every exhibition deserves a trip. These three do.
A retrospective in the north
A major painter’s first full retrospective in thirty years, arranged not chronologically but by colour. You begin in a room of greys and end in one of orange, and the effect is thrilling. Allow a whole morning and book ahead.
A sculpture garden by the sea
A small park, a path and a dozen works that are meant to be walked around, touched and sat on. The best are the quietest. It is also a very good place to have lunch.
A show of tiny paintings
A single room of paintings no larger than a postcard, hung at eye level and lit like jewels. You lean in. You lose track of time. You find that you have become a person who stands in front of a painting the size of a hand for five minutes, which is the whole point.
All three are open for another few weeks, and all three are easier to reach than you think.
Written by
Tomás Reyes
Culture editor. Books, film and the occasional long train journey. Believes every exhibition should have somewhere to sit.
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