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documentA (13)

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?

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

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!

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

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

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

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GalleriaClic update: Dazed and looking ahead

Dazed and refused Edward Ofosu is a talented portrait artist whose art we hope you will be seeing more of on GalleriaClic. You will be able to see one of Ofosu’s portraits at Dazed and Refused. Dazed and Refused opens … Continue reading

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Adamus: Last chance

Adamus: Contemporary Takes on the Original Man ends on Sunday 13 May 2012. In Adamus, the artists Matteo Merla, Ian Thompson and Joáo Trindade each explore the male form in their own unique and contrasting style. Each artist takes their lead … Continue reading

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Adamus: Art by Joáo Trindade

Joáo Trindade, who studied and began his artistic practice in his native Portugal before moving to London, has exhibited across the globe. Trindade’s contribution to Adamus is a collection of classically vibrant anatomical studies juxtaposed against a background of contemporary … Continue reading

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Adamus: Art by Matteo Merla

Matteo Merla, a painter and sculptor who lives and works in London, studied at the internationally acclaimed and historically prestigious Accademia di belle Arti di Brera, Milan. In addition to drawing heavily on his classical roots, Merla is also inspired … Continue reading

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