Horrible in a good way

 I think I may be too old for this show since I put my back out today! Prov is possibly too young since he is not even one yet. In fact it is his birthday soon. Nonetheless we had a nice Sunday out and particularly appreciated the 3D effects in the second half. I heard a kid say he was disappointed that the Rat wasn't in it! I  was expecting some stupid deaths myself! The show is finished in Liverpool but you can still see it on the rest of its tour .http://www.birminghamstage.com/shows/horrible_histories_tudors_and_victorians/tour

Prov met Laura Crowhurst who played Dross! Thanks for the Picture Laura, we really enjoyed the show :)

Head and shoulders above the rest

This is Prov meeting Moai Hava from Easter Island. He is made from Basalt and weighs two and a half tons. It was collected by the crew of the English ship HMS Topaze, under the command of Richard Ashmore Powell, on their visit to to Easter Island in 1868 and is on loan from The British Museum to The World Museum, Liverpool. Provenance is all about the interesting history an object has, so just imagine what this feller has seen in his lifetime! He is like a stone celeb to Prov :)

Prov, page one.by Bob Cousins

Richard and Jealous!

Yesterday I took Prov to see 'Richard and Famous' at the Open Eye Gallery, Richard Simpkin has had his photo taken with many a famous face. If he had his own Provenance Man imagine what it would be worth! We would also like to recommend Henny Acloque's show at Ceri Hand Gallery. The last show before it moves to London :(  

I Live you Loverpool

On new years eve we took Prov on a tour of the new Museum of Liverpool and treated him to a VIP trip on the Big Wheel. He enjoyed learning about his heritage and loved the great view too! Prov is very optimistic about 2012 and i've resolved to give him some valuable experiences this year. Hoopy New Year everyone :)

A wretch invades!

Prov, you little Wretch! It's a good job he's full of Forgiveness ;)

(Artwork by Bob Cousins)

Provoking debate

If you have followed Prov from the begining, you will know that Prov is a twin. This weekend I took his brother to London to hand him over to his new owner. Every experiment needs a control which does not change and that is Provs brother. He will kept out of the limelight and will be given no provenance and therefore can be used to compare with the value of Provs provenance. Here he is checking out the protest at St Pauls Cathedral. The Provenance Brothers are capitalist by nature because socialist sculptures would all be worth the same! We had a nice time looking around and meeting a few lovely folks while we had our lunch. I then took him to Tate Modern to see his place in art history before he is put on the shelf for good.