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21 Nov 2005 · Blog | Art

Self Portrait: Renaissance to Contemporary at the National Portrait Gallery

A rich and fascinating exhibition. As Vincent van Gogh wrote in a letter to his brother: "It is difficult to know yourself, but it isn't easy to paint yourself either".

30 Sep 2005 · Photography

Venice

I visited Venice in 2005 on the occasion of the Venice Biennale. At the time it was still possible to find some empty streets and alleys.

25 Aug 2005 · Photography

Amsterdam

A selection of photos taken around Amsterdam.

14 Aug 2005 · Photography

Vitra Campus

In 2005 I finally had a chance to visit the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein.

13 Aug 2005 · Photography

Basel

Basel is home to many art museums and works of contemporary architecture.

9 Aug 2005 · Blog | Art

Jeff Wall at the Schaulager

I like the work of Jeff Wall so it was a great pleasure to see 70 of his photographs together in one exhibition.

24 Jul 2005 · Blog | Architecture | Fashion

Hussein Chalayan at the Groninger Museum

The most interesting part of the exhibition is the setting Hussein Chalayan created in the Coop Himmelb(l)au pavilion of the Groninger Museum.

22 Jul 2005 · Photography

Casa da Musica

I had the great fortune of visiting the Casa da Musica by OMA|Rem Koolhaas on a guided tour before the official opening, when the building was still largely empty.

16 Jul 2005 · Photography

Serralves Museum

The Serralves Museum designed by the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza is a beautiful building that fits quite wonderfully within the surrounding landscape.

26 Jun 2005 · Blog | Theatre

Johan Simons: Elementarteilchen

In Elementarteilchen, Johan Simons’ adaptation of the novel of the same title by Michel Houellebecq, the five actors mostly stand on a corrugated floor on an otherwise empty stage. The piece consists of little more than this, but this “little more” touches precisely the right tone.

15 May 2005 · Blog | Theatre

Guy Cassiers: Proust 4. Marcel's Way

I had some reservations about the first installment of Guy Cassiers' adaptation of "A la recherche du temps perdu", but the third and now the fourth part stole my heart.

15 May 2005 · Blog | Art

Thomas Hirschhorn: Anschool

Energy yes! Quality: No!