As luck would have it, my friend, college roommate and the best man at my wedding, Tim O’Toole, lives in London, and a more generous and better informed guide would be hard to imagine. On Sunday he and I visited the Tate Modern on the South Bank. Frankly, I was disappointed. I had heard that the museum, which is housed in the former Bankside Power Station, was quite an exciting scene, but perhaps because it was a rainy Sunday afternoon, the place was innundated with families with small children. I was underwhelmed by the art. There were a couple of Francis Bacon paintings that were interesting, but other Bacons have captivated me more. A roomful of Soviet posters was impressive–I rather like those posters, kitschy though they may be. Later we ate at a gastro pub, and Tim told me about his exciting life in London.
