Monthly Archives: July 2012

documentA (13): Planet destruction

Posted on July 25, 2012 by GalleriaKlik

I am a voyager from another planet. I have just landed on your planet earth. I have, randomly, found myself in a place called Germany, the information I have picked up from the language spoken processed with my ultra-developed senses … Continue reading →

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documentA (13)

Posted on July 10, 2012 by GalleriaKlik

I have just come from a two-day tour of documentA (13) in Kassel, a town in the German state of Hesse. Courtesy of documentA, Kassel is the home of Joseph Beuys’ legendary 7000 oaks. Over the course of the two days … Continue reading →

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documentA (13)’s contradictions?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by GalleriaKlik

For one scary moment I thought Beuys 7000 oaks had disappeared into Ida Applebroog’s installation on the second floor of the Fridericianum at documentA (13). All that paper (see pic)! Even if it was making use of recycled paper. Now … Continue reading →

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Amy Balkin’s tall order at documentA 13

Posted on July 4, 2012 by GalleriaKlik

Amy Balkin is using the medium of art to lobby UNESCO on the environment. Sign up and get art updates on GalleriaClic.

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German Kunst!

Posted on July 4, 2012 by GalleriaKlik

While the place to be for sports, in 2012, is London, the place to be for art as far as GalleriaClic is concerned is Germany. So far I have seen Jeff Koons in Frankfurt, next I am going up the … Continue reading →

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Koons: High-priest of banality

Posted on July 4, 2012 by GalleriaKlik

Koons took over the Schirn Kunsthalle (art gallery) Frankfurt and infused the antiquity of Leibieghaus Skulpturen Sammlung. The Schirn’s promo literature calls the Leibieghaus infusion a dialogue between Koon’s and the historical exhibits “spanning 5,000 years of sculpture” , I … Continue reading →

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Our man at Kassel

Posted on July 2, 2012 by GalleriaKlik

GalleriaClic will be reporting from documentA in a few days time! Sign up and get art updates on GalleriaClic.

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