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

December 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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

August 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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

October 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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

July 31, 2009 · 1 Comment

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

July 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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