Paolo Roversi at the Palais Galliera
Paolo Roversi is one of today’s most celebrated fashion photographers. With its red walls and intimate lighting the Palais Galliera is the perfect setting for a retrospective of his work.
Exteriors: Annie Ernaux and Photography
"Exteriors: Annie Ernaux and Photography" is a fascinating exhibition, which juxtaposes excerpts from Annie Ernaux’s book Journal du dehors (1993) with photographs from the collection of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie.
Le monde comme il va
Le monde comme il va (The World as it Goes) is one of the most interesting exhibitions I’ve seen at the Bourse de Commerce so far.
Mexica at the Musée du quai Branly
"Mexica. Offerings and Gods at the Templo Mayor" is a fascinating, information dense exhibition at the Musée du quai Branly, which documents the results of fifty years of archaeological research at the site of the former Great Temple of the Mexica empire.
Frans Hals at the Rijksmuseum
The Frans Hals retrospective at the Rijksmuseum brings together some of his best works. Frans Hals is best known for his loose, bold brushstrokes. Other than that there is little to say about his work.
Anselm Kiefer at Museum Voorlinden
The Anselm Kiefer exhibition at Museum Voorlinden in The Hague shows a selection of works from the past 10 to 15 years, some of which are great, others are, well, not that great.
Dana Schutz at the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
The American artist Dana Schutz practices painting as a form of social commentary. Her large canvases are often grotesque and absurd, but also full of humor.
Juergen Teller: i need to live
Juergen Teller is in many ways my opposite. That’s why I find his work interesting and inspiring. I therefore enjoyed visiting "i need to live", a large retrospective devoted to his work conceived by Teller himself.
Alberto Giacometti. The Nose
The Institut Giacometti in Paris has created a small but beautiful exhibition bringing together all versions of “Le Nez” (The Nose), one of Alberto Giacometti’s best-known sculptures.
Issy Wood. Study For No at Lafayette Anticipations
Issy Wood’s solo exhibition “Study For No” at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris shows that painting is not dead, it is very much alive and yes, relevant.
The Year in Review: 2023
The best books that I read, the best films that I watched, the best albums that I listened to and the best exhibitions that I visited in 2023.
Sophie Calle at the Musée Picasso
"À toi de faire, ma mignonne", Sophie Calle's take-over of the Musée Picasso, is one of the most intelligent exhibitions I've seen in a long time. Picasso is absent, but he has never been more present.