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Date posted: March 9, 2007

Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)

The other day I read that Jean Baudrillard has passed away. I read some of his work when I was at university. I found his books inspiring, but at times also difficult to follow. I often found myself browsing back and forth, at first unsure but later convinced that it was he who was contradicting himself and not me who didn't understand. Instead of trying to make sense of the whole the best way to approach his work is to take whatever you can use.

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Date posted: March 9, 2007

This is NOT a Puma Ad

When in 2003 these spoof Puma ads started appearing on the internet, Puma responded with cease and desist letters to some of the sites that hosted them. But in this day and age they will keep popping up everywhere.

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Date posted: March 7, 2007

David Goldblatt, Intersections

The light in the photos of David Goldblatt is harsh, the colours washed out, because that's what the light and the colours are in the deserts of South Africa where most of the photos were taken.

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Date posted: March 4, 2007

Gilbert and George Retrospective

The Gilbert and George exhibition currently at the Tate Modern is the first retrospective covering their entire career. The exhibition fills an entire floor, including the concourse between two galleries and the espresso bar. That's a lot of Gilbert and George, also because the works they have created since the 80s are typical museum or corporate art that doesn't fit into an average living room. I must say that by the time I reached the espresso bar, half way through the exhibition I felt like having an espresso, which says something since I don't drink coffee.

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Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)

This is NOT a Puma Ad

David Goldblatt, Intersections

Gilbert and George Retrospective

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