Categorie: art
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McDermott&McGough
Although younger for several years, Steven was the first to introduce me to gay nightlife. I vaguely recall a Saturday evening when my mother suggested I join Steven for an evening out. Why not? We drove to a small gay nightclub in Gent. I remember we had to go down the stairs, and in that…
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Larry Stanton (1947 – 1984)
Larry Stanton was a portraitist. Skill in portraiture is an instinct. It cannot be taught (the only “method” it can have is a dreary measurement, but even that without instinct is not very interesting.) The portraitist is an observer of people. His attitudes and feelings will be reflected in his observations, and usually the interest…
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David Bowie: Lector in fabula
David Bowie spans a career of almost 60 years. There is more than one Bowie. He is different artists, personalities, and avatars. I love books, booklovers, bookshops, and publishers. Editions La Baconnière is a small Geneva editor. At Art Geneva, I discovered their offer. My eye fell on “David Bowie: Lector in fabula”, by Yann…
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art business
I don’t recall when I was first exposed to art. There is a vague remembrance of art lessons in primary school, and I liked it. No teacher was pivotal in my appreciation of art. The real change came when 25 years ago I met my partner Filip. Him being an art historian, there were always…
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why disconnect?
En réalité on dirait qu’il y a deux hommes en moi qui se disputent sans cesse: un homme du Nord, féru d’ordre et de discipline, et un homme du Sud couché dans son hamac sous un figuier, tandis que la Méditerranée vient lécher la rive à ses pieds. by Georges Simenon, “Des Traces de Pas”…
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The Power of the Dog left me speechless
I watched The Power of the Dog, not really knowing what I was seeing. A paper flower put to fire, the relentless time it takes to tie a rope, two adult brothers still sleeping together in their childhood bedroom, … But director Jane Campion made the images so beautiful you are glued to the screen.…
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navigating the art world
Lately, I’m spending a lot of time with and on art. With art : visiting musea, which is a great break from Corona. This weekend, I have the Tinguely and Kunstmuseum Basel on my calendar. With, as in considering buying art. Unlike what people think, it doesn’t have to be expensive. But also more time…
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another history of art
I have an art historian at home. Full time. For more than 20 years already. Whenever I mention something art related – Rothko, rococo, Jean-François Millet, the Sixteen Chapel, …. you name it – I get context. When we travel – and we love travelling – Filip is my private guide. That is very, very…
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Brach, Paris
It must have been at least ten years ago when a trendwatcher introduced me to Mama Shelter, Paris. It was the very first hotel of what is now a chain, designed by Philippe Starck. It not only offered good rooms, it was also a place for hipsters and other fancy people to mingle and mix.…
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danielle van zadelhoff
I love art. Growing older I realize that life is just not complete without it. I don’t consider myself an expert – my partner as an art historian is – but I have learned to understand the essence of it. We have done all “the classics” in the more than 20 years we have travelled…
JEAN PHILIP DE TENDER 