Beyond Limits

Sotheby`s have their annual selling exhibition at Chatsworth House just now (until 30th October 2011) and it`s worth a visit. Of course we had to go on a hot sunny day in October and spent 2 hours getting there with heavy traffic and it was absolutely packed with people!
Never mind - some interesting works on display from Lynn Chadwick,Nadim Karam, Ji Yong-Ho, Damien Hirst  and Jaume Plensa (just the one I am afraid so check out Yorkshire Sculpture Park for more of his work). Our verdicts? Well it was a shame that due to water shortages the grand cascade and fountains were only on for an hour and better to go when fewer people. As for the art?
 Damien Hirst - over-rated moulding work with a splash of paint

Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusama flowerrs - plastic tat that looked out of place here

My favourites?  Lynn Chadwicks people, Nadim Karam`s Miu with it`s great reflections and Ji Yong-Ho`s fantastic lion.
Overall not as good as the exhibits when I went 2 years ago but still a great idea and lovely to see the kids sitting on the cascade steps waiting for the water to turn on and the rainbows in the water by the Squirting Willow

Miu by Nadim Karam

Squirting Willow and rainbow

Ji Ying-Ho`s Lion