Musée d’Orsay Revisited
I had been planning to revisit the Musée d’Orsay for years, but I never came around to doing so. It remains one of my favourite museums.
Bourse de Commerce Pinault Collection
I’d been looking forward to visiting the Pinault Collection at the Bourse de Commerce ever since I read about it being under construction. Perhaps my expectations were too high, but I was quite disappointed, both by the works on show and the architecture.
The Morozov Collection. Icons of Modern Art
The Morozov Collection is the second in the Icons of Modern Art series organized by the Fondation Louis Vuitton, bringing together some 200 works from the French and Russian modern art collection of the brothers Mikhaïl and Ivan Morozov.
Further Reading
The Nobel Prizes in Physics and Medicine. Is it time to give up caffeine? Mathematicians prove melting ice stays smooth. Daido Moriyama. Shame Tomatsu. René Pollesch. Paul Celan. W.G. Sebald. Slavoj Zizek. And more.
Highlights from the Spring 2022 Ready-to-Wear Collections
A selection of my favourite creations from the Spring 2022 RTW collections.
Ein Volksfeind
Ein Volksfeind is one of the showpieces of Thomas Ostermeier and the Schaubühne Berlin. It premiered in 2012 and has been part of the repertoire ever since. It is also frequently shown on tour. I was glad I finally had a chance to see it.
Das Leben des Vernon Subutex 1
At more than five hours Thomas Ostermeier's stage adaptation of Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes is quite long, but it doesn't feel like it.
Die Kunst der Gesellschaft 1900–1945
Die Kunst der Gesellschaft 1900-1945 showcases highlights from the collection of the Neue Nationalgalerie. Like any good collection presentation it offers a new perspective on the collection.
Michael Stevenson: Disproof Does Not Equal Disbelief
I loved the installation "Serene Velocity in Practice: MC510/CS183", part of the Michael Stevenson solo exhibition Disproof Does Not Equal Disbelief at Berlin's KW Institute for Contemporary Art.
Boros Collection
The Boros Collection had been high on my Berlin to do list since I first read about it. Contemporary art in a former bunker? Count me in.
Alexander Calder. Minimal/Maximal at the Neue Nationalgalerie
The juxtaposition of Calder’s organic forms and Mies van der Rohe’s modernist architecture is a masterstroke.
Berlinde de Bruyckere: Engelenkeel
The exhibition "Berlinde de Bruyckere: Engelenkeel" at the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht consists of work from the period 2014 up to now.