Valencia
I enjoyed walking around the gritty old centre of Valencia. I wish I'd stayed overnight instead of making a day trip from Barcelona.
Universal Experience. Art, Life and the Tourist's Eye
Perhaps one of the most appropriate works in the exhibition "Universal Experience. Art, Life and the Tourist's Eye" is a photo from Thomas Struth's museum photographs. It works as a mirror, because yes, that's you and me.
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".
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.
Amsterdam
A selection of photos taken around Amsterdam.
Vitra Campus
In 2005 I finally had a chance to visit the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein.
Basel
Basel is home to many art museums and works of contemporary architecture.
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.
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.
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.
Serralves Museum
The Serralves Museum designed by the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza is a beautiful building that fits quite wonderfully within the surrounding landscape.
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.