ACA Newsletter

Snapshot of the month: 'Got the T-shirt'

 

 

Hot topic: GPT-4

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/15/what-is-gpt-4-and-how-does-it-differ-from-chatgpt

Word of the month: Beavermania 

https://unherd.com/2023/03/beavers-are-tormenting-britain/

Shopping tip for walkers: Forget Blundstone get Redback https://redbackboots.co.uk/collections/non-safety-boots

Studio news: I'm working on an unusual take on portraiture through clothing.

 

 

Exhibition: Peter Doig at the Courtauld. 

Set aside time to sit and contemplate why he is such a brilliant painter. Easily missed at first glance. They are challenging pictures. 

Coming into season: Wild garlic. 

Pesto recipe: 1 x plastic bag of wild garlic leaves, 1x generous handful of toasted cashews, 1x generous handful of toasted walnuts, 1x supermarket parmesan triangle grated, zest of 1 lemon, good slug and another and another of olive oil. Whiz in Magimix. If it sticks add more olive oil. Freezes well.

Book: Peter Frankopan's The Earth Transformed: An Untold History. Fresh off the press and even longer than the last one. Nonetheless, 'an easy read on an important issue' says Gerard DeGroot in The Times, The Earth Transformed is, 'a gripping story of how the Earth shaped human experience.'

4 Films (Amazon Prime):

The Big Short - The Great Big Short

House of Gucci - Ridley Scott

Albatros - cuss word

Deep Water - smoking hot Ana De Armas

5 Films (Netflix):

Velvet Buzzsaw - so good

I, Tonya - you haven't seen it?

Midsommar - weird

The Wonder - because Florence Pugh is a brilliant actress

Don't Look Up - it's very funny

Slow but worth watching: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Amazon)

Series:

Hunters (Amazon Prime) - super stylish

How to Get Away with Murder (Netflix) - if you're looking for HOURS of easy watching