Tag Archives: Victoria and Albert Museum

Feeling Breathless

I’d say no musical instruments were harmed in creating this sculpture, but they were. At least they weren’t currently being used.. “Breathless” is the creation of British artist Cornelia Parker. When I saw it in 2024, it was hanging in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. These surplus horns, acquired from the British Legion and the […]

More from the Cast Courts

We’ll let the pictures speak for themselves today. Nothing is “real” – all are reproductions. But well done reproductions. Good enough to be in the Victoria and Albert Museum. I’ve got a few more – but there are stories that go with those. I’ll be sharing some of them in the weeks to come.

Such Beautiful Fakes

Actually, they aren’t fakes – there is no intent to deceive. These are exact reproductions of famous (and some not so famous) works of art that you can find in the Cast Courts at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. At some point, almost two centuries ago, someone thought it might be a good idea for […]