To begin this article, I want to say that I take full responsibility of these opinions of mine, and in this field everything is probably very subjective. I just want to give you some new perspectives, some different points of view and bases to reflect on. Please take my words as a starting point for […]
Category: Tips on How to Approach Contemporary Art
The collection of the HAMBURGER BAHNHOF MUSEUM: an overview
Today we look at a specific collection as a whole: the collection of the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum in Berlin. In the museum there are works very different from each other, but all made after 1960. This is because, after the closing of the museum by the Nazis, the message the museum wanted to spread at […]
Why is it important to look at the architecture of the museums too? – The Hamburger Bahnhof Museum in comparison to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao
Yesterday we spoke briefly about the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum in Berlin (you can find the article here), and last week we had three episodes on the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (here are part 1, part 2 and part 3). Both these museums have a very particular architecture, but for two different reasons: the Hamburger Bahnhof […]
How to visit a contemporary art museum? – The Hamburger Bahnhof Museum
The Hamburger Bahnhof Museum was born as a train station in the XIX century, and was transformed into a contemporary art museum only in the late ’80s. Its collection includes works of Kiefer, Beuys, Lichtestein and Warhol, among numerous other artists and temporary exhibitions. But how to properly visit a museum like this one? First […]
Can Contemporary Art Be Aesthetically Pleasing?
I heard many people say that contemporary art cannot be called art because it is not beautiful enough. First of all, the concept of beauty is very personal and subjective for each of us, but moreover this is just not true! Of course contemporary art can be beautiful, just as modern art or classical art […]
What to do in an art fair? The ultimate guide – FIAC Paris
We have been to the FIAC in Paris, a famous contemporary art fair, and we thought about telling you something about it and give you some tips and tricks about contemporary art fair! What is FIAC? “FIAC” stands for Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, and it’s held in this days in Paris, in the beautiful location […]