Monday, July 2, 2012

dOCUMENTA13 - Kassel, Germany

A sample of interesting artworks






















Geoffrey Farmer - Canada











































Fabio Mauri - Italy
Text cut into large doormats





















Mark Dion - USA

















inside view















Michael Rakowitz - USA

Lost or destroyed books recreated as stone reminders



















examples of burnt valuable and important books

Michael Rakowitz

stone books














Julie Mehretu
















detail of above
















Istvan Csakany - Romania

carved timber














Claire Pentecost - USA

Soil traded as if like a currency, 'gold bars'














Below paper currency






Doreen Reid Nakamarra - Australia















Gordon Bennett





















Margaret Preston













Fiona Hall - artist hut
















Fiona Hall artist talk





















Inside Fiona Hall's hut
Fiona Hall "American Eagle"

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Berlin

Remains of Berlin Wall and old East German cars now part of tourist fun drives













Jewish Memorial - a powerful experience, completely open with no text, guides, names or explantaions
















Also powerful - Nazi book burning site, an underground library with empty shelves viewed through glass square at ground level














Anselm Kiefer
















detail of above
detail of one of Kiefer's planes

Georg Baselitz


































































Rebecca Warren





















Preparing exhibition in old church





















Small gallery

















Willi Sitte 'Leuna 1921'    1965-66  Soviet social realism

Street art
Street mural

Details for these images will follow soon

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

London street

East London, Spitalfields, Brick Lane areas are rich in street art. This is a small sample.

























































Alexandre Farto aka Vhils
Made by first applying a layer of plaster then chipping/gouging back to the brickwork



Stencil artist at work


A great walking tour of the East London district http://www.alternativeldn.co.uk/