What's Going On In Your Town?

[mrbeuys]

Don't understand the fascination with Beuys either, maybe others can chime in? Mr.Beuys?

Only saw this now...
I do have a bit of a fascination for Beuys, but can't entirely understand it myself... I used to be entranced by 'Blitzschlag mit Lichtschein auf Hirsch', a huge collection of sculptures, which was installed in Frankfurt for a while, precisely because I couldn't understand it, yet it had such a strong presence. Then I got an art historian to take 2 hours to explain it to me, and I still liked it... Been to countless retrospectives since and it still resonates with me, and I still don't want to know why.

[Faust]

Only saw this now...
I do have a bit of a fascination for Beuys, but can't entirely understand it myself... I used to be entranced by 'Blitzschlag mit Lichtschein auf Hirsch', a huge collection of sculptures, which was installed in Frankfurt for a while, precisely because I couldn't understand it, yet it had such a strong presence. Then I got an art historian to take 2 hours to explain it to me, and I still liked it... Been to countless retrospectives since and it still resonates with me, and I still don't want to know why.

Priceless. Fuuma needs a new signature, I think.

[polishmike]

Marina Abramovic at MoMA in ny is really great. Even if you're not into performance art, it's probably one of the best shows at MoMA this year.

[klangspiel]

^ splendid call. but what's probably even better @ moma right now are the year long screenings of frederick wiseman films. i can count a very small handful of american filmmakers that i actually like and wiseman's certainly one of them. if i recall correctly, someone asked for documentary recommendations in the cinema thread? well, everything by wiseman is most definitely highly recommended.

[calv]

Every SZers wet dream.

Antwerp
fashion
"Black" examines the fashion history of the color black, showing paintings, costumes and contemporary fashion by designers such as Ann Demeulemeester, Givenchy (Riccardo Tisci), Chanel and Gareth Pugh.
Modemuseum
March 25-Aug. 8
32-3-4702-770
www.momu.be

will definitely go there!

[endersgame]

hcb at moma 4/11-6/28

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/968

[Faust]

/\ Now that's worth going to - thanks for posting.

[todestrieb]

I like Bresson, but nothing screams cultural gentrification and bourgeois chicness more than HCB. Fucking coffee-table books.

[endersgame]

heh, you're going to have to sell yourself out with coffee table books and calendars. sometimes gallery sales isn't enough to support a foundation..

[Faust]

I like Bresson, but nothing screams cultural gentrification and bourgeois chicness more than HCB. Fucking coffee-table books.

Who doesn't have a coffee table book these days?

[endersgame]

candida hofer at sonnabend until april 17.

former becher student. large format interiors. very german..

i have no idea what they are showing since sonnabend has no real website??

[chameleon]

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is doing an exhibition on Hussein Chalayan until June 20th.

"From Fashion And Back" (ファッションにはじまり、そしてファッションへ戻る旅)

http://www.mot-art-museum.jp/eng/2010/hussein/

I never had any real experience with Hussein's output (except for a few garments I've seen in stores) so this was really fascinating for me, and an eye-opener on just how conceptual his collections are/have been. Highly recommended.

[thehouseofdis]

Deciding if I should go see MONO tonight.

[Faust]

Only if they project Great Expectations in the back.

[munch]

I very much think you should, mono (at least the japanese mono) are great.