Experimental Geographies
"There is tenderness only in the coarsest demand: that no-one shall go hungry any more" – Theodor Adorno, Minima Moralia (1974: 156)
Category Archives: Modernism
Cézanne at the Courtauld
I was in London last week and lucky enough to find time to pop into the Courtauld Gallery in order to see their exhibition on “Cézanne’s Card Players“. The exhibition … Continue reading
From Extreme Realism to Traumatic Cartography
In between archival trips and transcriptions I was lucky enough to catch a couple of excellent exhibitions on Friday. This year’s Berlin Biennale, entitled “what is waiting out there”, adopts … Continue reading
Polaroid Landscapes… again
One eye sees, the other feels. -Paul Klee I’ve been finding it hard getting the Tarkovsky polaroids out of my mind over the past few days. Quiet moments between … Continue reading
Picasso’s Geography
“We have art so that we may not perish by the truth” -Friedrich Nietzsche, The Will to Power Another day and another café. This time Schwarz-Sauer on Kastanienallee. Bjork … Continue reading
Gallery Addendum
Further to my very brief comments on a couple of permanent exhibitions here in Berlin, I’m reminded of the art historian T.J. Clark’s stunning set of reflections on Matisse published … Continue reading
