Highlights from the Spring 2022 Ready-to-Wear Collections
A selection of my favourite creations from the Spring 2022 RTW collections.
Ein Volksfeind
Ein Volksfeind is one of the showpieces of Thomas Ostermeier and the Schaubühne Berlin. It premiered in 2012 and has been part of the repertoire ever since. It is also frequently shown on tour. I was glad I finally had a chance to see it.
Das Leben des Vernon Subutex 1
At more than five hours Thomas Ostermeier's stage adaptation of Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes is quite long, but it doesn't feel like it.
Die Kunst der Gesellschaft 1900–1945
Die Kunst der Gesellschaft 1900-1945 showcases highlights from the collection of the Neue Nationalgalerie. Like any good collection presentation it offers a new perspective on the collection.
Michael Stevenson: Disproof Does Not Equal Disbelief
I loved the installation "Serene Velocity in Practice: MC510/CS183", part of the Michael Stevenson solo exhibition Disproof Does Not Equal Disbelief at Berlin's KW Institute for Contemporary Art.
Boros Collection
The Boros Collection had been high on my Berlin to do list since I first read about it. Contemporary art in a former bunker? Count me in.
Alexander Calder. Minimal/Maximal at the Neue Nationalgalerie
The juxtaposition of Calder’s organic forms and Mies van der Rohe’s modernist architecture is a masterstroke.
Berlinde de Bruyckere: Engelenkeel
The exhibition "Berlinde de Bruyckere: Engelenkeel" at the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht consists of work from the period 2014 up to now.
Further Reading
Nerve links between brain and other organs. The landscapes inside us. The mystery at the heart of physics. The goodness paradox. The long reach of family ties. What is a complex system? NFTs. Computer-assisted proofs. White matter and human behavior. Melanie Mitchell. And more.
Bruce Nauman at the Stedelijk Museum
I enjoyed the Bruce Nauman retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. I just wish it had been larger.
Further Reading
A new law of human travel. The NFT art market. mRNA vaccines for other diseases. What to do with dead car batteries? The future of fracking. Chernobyl again. 52 fragrances and how to think about them. Michel Foucault. Adam Curtis. Carlo Rovelli. And more.
Children of Men
"Children of Men" is a contemporary classic and often named as one of the best movies of the 21st century. What makes it unnerving to watch is that it comes uncomfortably close to reality.