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Geneigter Frauenkopf
Geneigter Frauenkopf Better known in its bronze cast, I particularly like the plaster version of this sculpture by Wilhelm Lehmbruck that I saw in the Museum of Modern Art in Freiburg. It is so beautifully placed in its transparent perspex box against the white window. Exceptionally delicate and moving. Photo of the week: Wilhelm Lehmbruck,…
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Girl in red …
Girl in red … … and its rear side. Two works the expressionist painter Hermann Scherer (1893 – 1927) made towards the end of his short life. Maybe he didn’t want to lose precious time in preparing a new canvas. Photos of the week: Hermann Scherer, Mädchen in rotem Kleid, 1924-26, and Zwei Frauen, rückseitig…
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Reflecting truth
Reflecting truth Behind this façade of glass and stainless steel panels hides the University of Freiburg’s library. What we see, however, is a reflection of the surroundings, including the university’s college building bearing the motto ‘Die Wahrheit wird euch freimachen’ (The truth shall set you free). But beware: in many parts of the world, speaking…
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Landesmuseum extension
Landesmuseum extension When extending an existing historical building with a new wing you can try to remain close to the style of the original or decide on a contrasting modern design. Christ & Gantenbein have chosen the last option for the new wing (2016) of the Swiss National Museum in Zürich. Fortunately, I would say,…
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Chagall
Chagall In the later years of his life Chagall took to the creation of stained glass windows. It seems he has made 86(!) in all. I have seen some of them, in Jerusalem, in the cathedrals of Metz and Reims, and then these ones in the Fraumünster in Zürich where he has made six. With…
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The encounter
The encounter Two women, I presume, meet in the forest. The woman on the right looks shocked. Maybe she has just heard some terrible news from the other one. Or, maybe, she had not expected to see the other alive. “You here? I was told you had died!” Or maybe the other person has burned…
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Summer in the city
Summer in the city Enjoying the warmth of the sun on your back and the coolness of the river at your feet. Photo of the week: Bathing in the Limat river, Zürich, Switzerland 2022
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Haus Konstruktiv
Haus Konstruktiv Museum in Zürich “für konstruktiv-konkrete und konzeptuelle Kunst”. In the stairwell, looking down: a nice play of lines, angles and light. And elsewhere in the straight-lined museum: the curves of Claudia Comte. Photo of the week: Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich, Switzerland 2022
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VT
VT In 1995, Bombay became Mumbai. A year later, VT (Victoria Terminus) became CST (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus), and in 2017 the ‘M’ for Maharaj was added: CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus). All this was done to erase the names from the colonial era from our memory.This old photograph has attempted to adapt and erase the…
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Rhythmic enclosure
Rhythmic enclosure After six years and the hard work of 22000 labourers the Bara Imambara in Lucknow reached its completion in 1784. When visiting the monument don’t miss climbing up to the grand rooftop! Photo of the week: On the roof of Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India 2017
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
καιρός remembered 