Ronnie Tjampitjinpa Tingari Ceremonies at the Side of Pintjun, 1989 Acrylic on canvas 152 x 180 cm November 20, 2010 – March 20, 2011 It is far more than living memory: it is a sensory, non-linear intertwining of past and future, of cause and effect, that distinguishes Australian Aboriginal painting. In Europe these unusual artworks are still largely unknown. The Museum Ludwig will devote attention to them in a large exhibition of approximately fifty paintings [...]
Christopher Wool, Untitled, 2008 Silkscreen print on paper Museum Ludwig, Köln, permanent loan Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst am Museum Ludwig April 21 – July 12, 2009 Christopher Wool is not only an abstract painter, he is also an explorer of abstraction. In his paintings he brings together figures and the disfigured, drawing and painting, spontaneous impulses and well thought-out ideas. He draws lines on the canvas with a spray gun and then, directly after, wipes [...]
Who knew there were so many cheapskate art lovers? On a recent Friday night, the “pay what you wish” line at the Whitney Museum of American Art was almost around the corner. No doubt this had to do with New York City returnees such as myself coming back to wander through the saffron frames of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates. Contemplating their massive Central Park project was one way to think about installation, location, and [...]