Art - Ivar Hagendoorn

14 Dec 2025 · Blog | Art

Georges de La Tour at the Musée Jacquemart-André

The Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris has organized a major exhibition dedicated to Georges de La Tour (1593-1652), a painter who languished in obscurity for nearly three centuries before achieving widespread renown.

7 Dec 2025 · Blog | Art

Jacques-Louis David at the Louvre

The Louvre is hosting a major retrospective of Jacques-Louis David to mark the bicentenary of his death, bringing together approximately one hundred paintings and drawings.

30 Nov 2025 · Blog | Art

Pierre Soulages: Works on Paper at the Musée du Luxembourg

The Musée du Luxembourg in Paris has organized a wonderful exhibition of Pierre Soulages' rarely shown works on paper.

30 Nov 2025 · Blog | Art

Kandinsky. The Music of Colours at the Philharmonie de Paris

“Kandinsky. The Music of Colours” at the Philharmonie de Paris is a fascinating immersive exhibition, which examines the profound, life-long connection between Vassily Kandinsky’s art and music.

2 Nov 2025 · Blog | Art

Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely at the Grand Palais

Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hulten at the beautifully renovated Grand Palais is one of many unmissable shows this autumn in Paris.

17 Aug 2025 · Blog | Art

Wolfgang Tillmans at the Centre Pompidou

Wolfgang Tillmans’ exhibition “Rien ne nous y préparait – Tout nous y préparait” at the Centre Pompidou is definitely one of the best exhibitions I’ve seen this year.

10 Aug 2025 · Blog | Art

Dans le Flou at the Musée de l’Orangerie

“Dans le Flou”, a fascinating exhibition at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, reframes Claude Monet’s "Water Lilies" and modern and contemporary art at large through the lens of blurriness, or "le flou" in French.

5 Aug 2025 · Blog | Art

David Hockney 25 at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

David Hockney 25 at the Fondation Louis Vuitton is a mixed affair: I love the iconic works from the mid-60s and early-70s; but the works from the past 25 years leave me unmoved.

4 Aug 2025 · Blog | Art

Matisse and Marguerite at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris

The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris is hosting an exhibition dedicated to Henri Matisse’s portraits of his daughter, Marguerite, who was both a constant muse and a pivotal yet discreet figure in his life.

15 Jun 2025 · Blog | Art

Five Friends at the Museum Brandhorst

The Museum Brandhorst in Munich has organized an excellent exhibition exploring the artistic and personal relationships between visual artists Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly, composer John Cage and choreographer Merce Cunningham.

7 Jun 2025 · Blog | Art

Anselm Kiefer: Sag mir wo die Blumen sind

Anselm Kiefer’s dual exhibition “Sag mir wo die Blumen sind” at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum is a vast, haunting meditation on memory, war and the dialogue between art and history.

31 May 2025 · Blog | Art

American Photography at the Rijksmuseum

American Photography at the Rijksmuseum is a fascinating exhibition, which examines how photography has captured the complex reality of American life, from its aspirations to its contradictions.