Art - Ivar Hagendoorn (Page 17)

12 Mar 2006 · Blog | Art

Bettina Rheims at the Kunsthal

The Bettina Rheims retrospective at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam is pretty standard fare in so far as photography exhibitions go. Photographs that were previously published in magazines or books are printed at monumental size as if to emphasize that they deserve to be exhibited in a museum or gallery.

9 Jan 2006 · Blog | Art

Dada at the Centre Pompidou

This exhibition at the Centre Pompidou is probably one of the most comprehensive surveys of Dada ever.

23 Nov 2005 · Blog | Art

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.

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".

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.

15 May 2005 · Blog | Art

Thomas Hirschhorn: Anschool

Energy yes! Quality: No!

1 May 2005 · Blog | Art

Willem de Kooning at the Kunsthal

Compared with the retrospective at the Tate Gallery in 1995 this is a rather poor, pared down survey of Willem de Kooning's body of work.

23 Apr 2005 · Blog | Art

The Eye Deceived. Painted Illusions by Cornelius Gijsbrechts

A fascinating exhibition at the Mauritshuis in Den Haag brings together a number of paintings by the 17th century master of the trompe-l'oeil, Cornelius Gijsbrechts.

17 Apr 2005 · Blog | Art

La Belgique Visionnaire

"Visionary Belgium", the exhibition that marks the 175th anniversary of Belgium, is also the last exhibition curated by Harald Szeemann and a chance to see his incredible visual intelligence at work.

13 Feb 2005 · Blog | Art

Gegenwelten at the Neue Nationalgalerie

There is much to see and enjoy at Gegenwelten. The 20th Century in the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, with works by Barnett Newman, Andy Warhol, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Otto Dix, Mario Merz and many, many others.

31 Jan 2005 · Blog | Art

Berlinde de Bruyckere at De Pont Museum

Berlinde de Bruyckere's work is as poignant as sculptures get. Once you've seen them, approached them, walked around them, they will get under your skin and stay there for some time to come.

9 Jan 2005 · Blog | Art

Raoul de Keyser at De Pont Museum

More than anything De Keyser's paintings celebrate painting and as such life itself. It’s just paint on canvas, nothing more, nothing less. There's no ideology, no meaning, no hidden manifesto and no bravura. Just paint on canvas, but sometimes the paint speaks for itself.