Nottingham Contemporary Opening day

Today saw the opening of the new art gallery. It officially opened to the public at 10 am. The local press warned of major queues and roads being closed. We went along at 10.30 and walked straight in. The gallery was crowded but not so much that you couldn't see the art works on the wall.

I enjoyed the David Hockney stuff and will probably go back for a longer view. Frances Stark's combination of words and scribbles didn't do much for me but others seemed to enjoy them. I was amused by her kimonos as giant telephones sculptural pieces.

We participated in a piece of interactive art work by writing on pieces of card that were put on plinths in the downstairs performance space and got a couple of free t-shirts by completing a questionnaire but didn't get a chance to try out the cafe bar. We will be back in there at some point as they had a couple of Castle Rock brewery beers on hand pumps.

I'll be back to take photos when the weather is a bit calmer...