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KLEE: A Contrapunctal (e) Motion
Exhibition: Rosso, Klee, Sonnier and more Date: Nov 9 2018 to Mar 7 2019 Venue: Hilti Art Foundation, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Exhibition:Paul Klee: The Berggruen Collection from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Date: Nov 16, 2018 – Mar 17, 2019 Venue: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada In a collection of his writings titled The Thinking Eye, Paul Klee once asked his readers to take a “little journey” with him to “the land of Better Understanding.” He was speaking of the technical aspects of art, but the same invitation can be made at the outset of this brief profile of the artist. The Swiss-born Paul Klee (1879-1940) was one of the most inventive, witty,…
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Marcel Lecomte: The secret chambers of surrealism
Date: October 13, 2017 to February 18, 2018 Venue: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium From 1960 to 1966, Lecomte’s contribution in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts was much appreciated. Shortly after his death, his personal archives and library were handed to the Archives of Contemporary Art. The exhibition uncovers several of these documents, as well as works by artists and writers that were dear to him, photographs, items of his correspondence, some outstanding publications of the surrealist movement, film clips and radio recordings. Both this exhibition and the Magritte Museum will be exceptionally open (7/7) – from 13.10.2017 to 18.02.2018 Source: https://www.fine-arts-museum.be
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Chagall Does it All: The James Franco of the Art World
Pickin’ it up, and droppin’ it like it’s hot, Marc Chagall dabbled in multiple art genres and mediums: Cubism, Fauvism, Surrealism, painting, stained glass, ceramics, theatre sets and so on. With his unofficial motto being somewhere along the lines of, “Yeah, imma do that, it ain’t no thang,” Chagall dominated the modern art world, sampling and emulating the wares of the majority of the styles of the times and subsequently rejecting them all to build his own – like a true master does. A genius with colour, Chagall employed a whole spectrum in, at the time, unimaginable ways. His quixotic depictions of dreamy subjects took shape in whatever support he…
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Why the Soul of Surrealism is in India
If all the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players, then where do the Surrealists sit? According to my imagined global map of where art movements should be located, the Impressionists are based in the South of France, the Blaue Reiter in Germany, the Nabis in Stockholm, Cubism in Iceland, the Old Masters (da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, etc.) in Italy, Aestheticism in Decorative Arts in Shanghai, Digital Art in Oslo, and Lyrical Abstraction in Tokyo. Of course, this is entirely subjective, but I think that certain countries, or cities, really do go hand in hand with the style or ideals that various art movements represent.
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Mastering Monochrome
The saying goes that “it” (the world/life/politics/beliefs/love and so on and so forth) is not black and white. But what if it was? Surely life would be a lot easier. Rules and expectations would be clear-cut and to the point. If the choice of colour was not an option, all decisions would be a lot easier, right? If we look at old films, photographs, TV, and documentaries which were shot in black and white, we hark back to what appears to be a graceful and elegant world. Simple, classy, well-organised and put together: even the music that accompanies the films/TV shows/documentaries evokes a simpler and more innocent time. I know…
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Chicago and Picasso
I have to admit, I’ve had a bit of a crush on Chicago for a long time. Not because it’s cold or windy, or for any of its sports teams. I’m not a fan of deep dish pizza; hot dogs gross me out for the most part. Al Capone is pretty big to speak of, I suppose, but mob ‘outfits’ strike me as excessive and silly. One positive note thus far: I’ve heard amazing things about O’Hare International. Oh, and since the Chicago Fire of 1871, the city rightfully boasts superior urban planning. So what is it that has me perpetually itching to check out this mid-western city for an…
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