Bruce Nauman: Raw Materials
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Bruce Nauman: Raw Materials

As I entered the Turbine Hall I could hear a voice shouting somewhere from above "Think think think think think think think think think". It seized me by the throat. For a moment I was frozen in my steps. There was no escaping. It felt as if I was thrown against a wall. Shivers ran down my spine.
Edward Hopper at the Museum Ludwig
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Edward Hopper at the Museum Ludwig

Some of Hopper's paintings have become icons of 20th century art. This is perhaps one of the greatest honours that can be conferred upon an artist, but the omnipresence of his work in the form of posters and coffee mugs also makes it difficult to approach the original paintings with an open mind.
Oldboy
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Oldboy

You can watch Oldboy as a very intelligent highly engaging thriller, but it also asks some profound philosophical questions. This to me is what raises it above the level of just another good film.
Holland Animation Film Festival 2004
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Holland Animation Film Festival 2004

Every other year the Holland Animation Film Festival shows a selection of some of the best independent animation films of the past two or three years as well as a number of retrospectives and thematic programs. Here are some personal highlights of this year's festival.
Frank Castorf: Forever Young
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Frank Castorf: Forever Young

It doesn't happen often that I go and see the same play twice. In Frank Castorf's stage productions there is usually so much going on that going to see it twice is almost required to take it all in.
Forced Entertainment: Bloody Mess
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Forced Entertainment: Bloody Mess

It is funny. Very funny. Very very funny. But after a while it gets boring. Very boring. But then it gets funny again. Very funny. So funny that you have to laugh. This is what you do when things are funny, especially when they are very funny, not to mention when they are very very funny.