Comments on: Nottingham Contemporary – I wanted to hate it…. http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/2009/11/25/nottingham-contemporary-i-wanted-to-hate-it/ If you can't be part of the solution - make sure you are part of the problem! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:46:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Happy (belated) Birthday Nottingham Contemporary « Tim Garratt's Blog http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/2009/11/25/nottingham-contemporary-i-wanted-to-hate-it/#comment-1256 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:12:52 +0000 http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/?p=353#comment-1256 [...] Hockney and the building Star City Uneven Geographies Gert & Uwe Tobias and Diane Arbus [...]

]]> By: Nottingham Contemporary – take 2 « Tim Garratt's Blog http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/2009/11/25/nottingham-contemporary-i-wanted-to-hate-it/#comment-164 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:02:23 +0000 http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/?p=353#comment-164 [...] arrived) – Yuri Gagarin I might still have my doubts about the architecture as I have blogged about before. But I cannot deny that if the budget figures of 5,000 visitors for the opening exhibition are a [...]

]]> By: Nottingham – on the up! « Tim Garratt's Blog http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/2009/11/25/nottingham-contemporary-i-wanted-to-hate-it/#comment-50 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:31:50 +0000 http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/?p=353#comment-50 [...] votes for Robin Hood and The Nottingham Contemporary! Our shopping gets a mention too. Nottingham does have a world class reputation – which we [...]

]]> By: Nottingham – Planning for the future « Tim Garratt's Blog http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/2009/11/25/nottingham-contemporary-i-wanted-to-hate-it/#comment-43 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:11:04 +0000 http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/?p=353#comment-43 [...] Sadly I think this is true. It is difficult to highlight exactly why – but we do seem to get hung up on all manner of minutiae. To some extent Nottingham Castle causes as many issues for development as it benefits the City in tourism (if it does?). We shy away from tall buildings, but I am not sure why. We have critical views lines – from bizarre points (Musters Road West Bridgford?). We have to respect heritage – but I am not convinced we have a consistent approach – viz. The Nottingham Contemporary. [...]

]]> By: Tim GARRATT http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/2009/11/25/nottingham-contemporary-i-wanted-to-hate-it/#comment-23 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:29:56 +0000 http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/?p=353#comment-23 Apologies John – I must have misinterpreted your text… ha ha

]]> By: John Lyle http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/2009/11/25/nottingham-contemporary-i-wanted-to-hate-it/#comment-21 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:20:23 +0000 http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/?p=353#comment-21 In my defence, I liked the inside of the building. My problem was i’m just not clever or arty enough to actually understand the art.

I thought the space – particularly the cafe and my peek through to the office was rather cool.

The outside sign wasn’t up then. Hmmm.

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