Monday 6 August 2012

Documenta


The final chapter was a field trip to Documenta. These are just the tip of the iceberg of Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev's very well curated show of the zeitgeist
 
 
“I Need Some Meaning I Can Memorise (The Invisible Pull),” Ryan Gander

Khaled Hourani and Rashid Masharawi's 'Picasso in Palestine', a prisoner's version in coffee with video doc reflected
Hannah Ryggen, notice Mussolini getting a spear in the head. When is was exhibited in a world fair years ago the corner was folded down over the offending corner
Boetti
Michael Rakowitz, to my mind one of the best installations in the show. Banned or destroyed books carved from stone collected at the destroyed Baniyan Buddhas, vitrines with burned objects from the bombed out Fridericium came together in a polyvalent critique of the wages of war.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the audience
Kassel through dirty window
J in Kentridge's installation
William Kentridge, another of the highlights


Stuart Ringholt
Sanya Ivekovic's 'The Donkey, my hero', among them Steve Biko and Ahmed Basiony

Zanele Muholi

Geoffry Farmer's 'Leaves of Grass'
Details




Nedko Solakov (After)
Before as child star


Nedko as Knight Rockstar
David Link, early computer generated love letters


   
William Kentridge finale



Friday 27 July 2012

iSTANBUL

The city really lives up to its press release. It is an amazing place. Glenn joined us for the week. The highlight was a visit to a Dervish museum to see a ceremony. But really the sights, sounds, food and the people are all vying for the top spot.

SALT Contemporary Art and Design
Glenn and I in the Istanbul fun house 
G as the Vitruvian Man at the Great Masters exhibition
Looking up in Suleymaniye

Look! (Aga Sophia)


Dinner at Ciya Sofasi on the Asian side of the Bosphorus


Shoeshine stand
Goya exhibition at the Pera Museum was comprehensive. Here are some details of crowd from the suite of etchings "Tauromachia". Those of you who know me will know why these are here.




Window
Tile work in the Harem at Topkapi
In the Harem
Talismatic shirt, the Koran is written all over  this in an amazing pattern.
Boys horsing around on the Galata Bridge.