peasepud 59 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Getting ripped apart by "Inside Out" programme and quite rightly if you ask me. Seems they commission work and pay thousands for it but dont follow the guidelines and take a cut when the art is sold on. That huge Tyne bridge meccano piece they had when it opened cost them tens of thousands then the artist went and sold it on for 400grand with no money going back to Baltic. (Its now owned and displayed by Luis Vitton in Paris). Seems they also turned down a chance at a big Van Gogh exhibition but will often leave the place virtually empty for weeks on end while they change the exhibitions. And on top of that, the fookin place plays some really shit loud fairground music every morning at 9am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I'm ashamed to say I've not been there yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I'm ashamed to say I've not been there yet.... 42605[/snapback] From the two times I've been, you aint missed much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I've been once and I liked it, but I actually liked the building more than the exhibits. Saw the programme Pud, it seems to have been run very badly with directors not knowing if contracts were in place or not. Shoddy tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 I've been once and I liked it, but I actually liked the building more than the exhibits. Saw the programme Pud, it seems to have been run very badly with directors not knowing if contracts were in place or not. Shoddy tbh. 42621[/snapback] agreed, I would go in regularly however the number of times I've wandered in to find its empty pisses me off. Cant understand why they dont stagger them so theres always 3 of the 4 floors with exhibits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I've been a few times and I must say, I've only ever seen a couple of decent things. They seem to have a policy whereby they only show (mostly 'conceptual') contemporary works. A policy more like the Tate Modern would, in my view, be better whereby they show works of art from the Impressionist period right up to the present day. It's done resonably well visitor wise but I've always wondered if many people go more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 I've been a few times and I must say, I've only ever seen a couple of decent things. They seem to have a policy whereby they only show (mostly 'conceptual') contemporary works. A policy more like the Tate Modern would, in my view, be better whereby they show works of art from the Impressionist period right up to the present day. It's done resonably well visitor wise but I've always wondered if many people go more than once. 42709[/snapback] I think what got me was the time I went in to find the ground floor had a load of black and white photos of an old man in his allotment, 1st floor had 60+ paintings of women having either a fiddle or a crap. 3rd floor was closed and the fourth had a load of actual leavless trees with pieces of paper stuck on saying things such as "David Blunkett is blind" on them and another saying "30 minutes wasted is half an hour of your life gone" remember at that point thinking "too fooking right you bastids!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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