Frank Castorf: Der Meister und Margarita
"Der Meister und Margarita" is typical Frank Castorf. You either love it or you wonder what on earth it's all about. I loved it.
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.
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.
Beauty and Waste in the Architecture of Herzog and De Meuron
"Beauty and Waste in the Architecture of Herzog & De Meuron" at the Netherlands Architecture Institute is a visual treat and provides a fascinating insight into the thinking that goes into Herzog & de Meuron's designs.
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.
J.M. Coetzee: Elizabeth Costello
Elizabeth Costello is not just a brilliant, moving novel, full of ideas. It is also an important novel. It questions the power of writing and answers it, in writing.
Simply Droog: 10+1 years of Avant-garde Design
When was the last time you laughed at a chair? That you thought, now that's a funny chair? Chairs don't really have a reputation for being funny.
Faces in the Crowd at The Whitechapel Art Gallery
There is much to see and enjoy at the exhibition "Faces in the Crowd. Picturing Modern Life from Manet to Today" at the Whitechapel Art Gallery.
Marc Newson at the Design Museum
Mark Newson is one of today's most celebrated designers. He is famous for his fluid, blob like designs, such as the Lockheed Lounge chair, the Orgone chair and the Embryo chair, all of which have a seemingly timeless futuristic quality to them.
Bruce Nauman: Raw Materials
As I entered the Turbine Hall I could hear a voice shouting somewhere from above "Think think think think think think think think think". It seized me by the throat. For a moment I was frozen in my steps. There was no escaping. It felt as if I was thrown against a wall. Shivers ran down my spine.
Edward Hopper at the Museum Ludwig
Some of Hopper's paintings have become icons of 20th century art. This is perhaps one of the greatest honours that can be conferred upon an artist, but the omnipresence of his work in the form of posters and coffee mugs also makes it difficult to approach the original paintings with an open mind.
