The Rex Cinema

I'm looking at Alternative ways of viewing art and you might think that a cinema has nothing to do with art. I want you to imagine an institution which does to art what Rex does for film. This, or something between this and Sketch is what I want to do in the future. I want to create an experience of art not just a gallery,

Rex is a cinema in Berkhamsted. It is like an old fashioned cinema, with a screen and seats around tables. As you watch the film you sit at a table with drinks. There is an interval where you can go to a bar, to order more drinks for in the second half. There is a circle, tables and the royal box.

They show both new films and old ones and the experience of being at the cinema isn't all about the film and popcorn. It is more of an event. I like this idea. I think everything should be an event, or a least as much as possible. I was reading a book on Joseph Cornell's life and inspirations. It said about New York when he lived there, about Houdini and the Music Halls. I love the magic of this, the extravagance and the excitement. I think we have lost a lot of that now. We don't even go to the average cinemas as much. We see films at home through television. There are no music halls but radios and itunes. It seems to me everything has suddenly got so clinical and boring. So Ikea. And thats no fun! I want open air markets, bakers baking homemade bread, theatres and ice skating on lakes. I want romance and bonfires on the beach and masked balls. Perhaps its just me but where has the excitement gone! I think that everyday should be a celebration, we have to make the most of life because its all we know we have for sure.

So do it. You don't need an occasion! Make it the occasion and visit Rex. And Sketch. And the Leadmill nightclub in Sheffield. And the Spanish Steps in Rome :)