A friend from work was able to score me some complimentary tickets to see the Henry Moore exhibit at the Tate which I was very happy to accept. The best thing about the tickets was that I could go any time without having to commit to a particular time slot so today I brought Pat along after lunch.

The exhibition at the Tate of Henry Moore is one of the largest indoor exhibitions of his work. With over 150 sculptures I thought it would take us some time to get through it but actually despite the number of sculptures on display many of them are on a lot smaller scale than his better known pieces so it didn’t take us as long to get through as I’d thought. The rooms were loosely set out in themes with a dominating theme of the Mother and Child. My favourite pieces, however, were the ones carved out of Elm Wood – probably due to their size!

It was an interesting exhibition though I wonder if it would have had more impact on me had the exhibition been on display outdoors.