Berlinde De Bruyckere: City of Refuge III
"City of Refuge III" by Berlinde de Bruyckere at the magnificent church of San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the highlights of the 2024 Venice Biennale.
William Kentridge: Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot
The premiere of William Kentridge’s "Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot" was one of the highlights of this year’s Venice Biennale. It is a celebration of the creative process and a love letter to art and the power of the imagination.
Venice Biennale 2024
There was a lot to see at the 2024 Venice Biennale, but very little that stopped me in my tracks. The best country pavilion by a mile was the Australian pavilion.
Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia
For some reason I must have skipped the Gallerie dell’Accademia when I first visited Venice. I’m glad I finally had an opportunity to visit it. It has an outstanding collection.
Uffizi Gallery
I finally had a chance to visit the Uffizi Gallery. Included here is a pick of some of my personal favorites.
Utopias and Reality at the Villa Bardini
OltreCittà at the Villa Bardini in Florence is a fascinating exhibition which showcases how artists have imagined the city in the 20th and 21st century.
Edward Burtynsky: Extraction/Abstraction
Extraction/Abstraction is the largest survey of Edward Burtynsky’s work so far and features photographs from his entire forty-year career.
Richard McGuire. Then and There. Here and Now
"Richard McGuire: Then and There. Here and Now" at the Cartoonmuseum Basel is a wonderful career retrospective of the illustrator and designer best known for his cult graphic novel "Here".
When We See Us at the Kunstmuseum Basel
"When We See Us", currently on view at the Kunstmuseum Basel, is a fascinating exhibition, which presents a panoramic survey of a century of Black figurative painting.
Paris 1874. Inventer l’Impressionisme at the Musée d’Orsay
"Paris 1874. Inventer l'Impressionisme" at the Musée d'Orsay is a magnificent exhibition, which brings together some of the works that were shown at the First Impressionist exhibition and at that year’s official Salon.
Brancusi at the Centre Pompidou
As one of the final acts before it closes for a five year refurbishment, early 2025, the Centre Pompidou has organized a large and superb retrospective of Constantin Brancusi.
Matisse: The Red Studio at the Fondation Louis Vuitton
It is an absolute joy to see Henri Matisse's "The Red Studio" in all its glory surrounded by all surviving works of art depicted in the painting.