hoolawhoop

16.7.13

Tender constructions

Opus 2 - Haven, 1926

Opus 3 - Vrouwe schelp in haar slottoren, 1924

Opus 6 - Tedere constructie, 1923

Opus 8 - Heroïsche muziek, 1924

Opus 20 - Constructivisme, 1924

Scans from the exhibition catalogue 'Modernisme. Belgische abstracte kunst en Europa', 2013, Mercatorfonds.

 A comprehensive exhibition in MSK Ghent about Belgian modernism and avant-garde around 1920, illustrated through visual arts, photography, music, architecture, furniture, literature and beautiful typography. With Belgian protagonists like the unknown Marthe Donas, Jozef Peeters, Jules Schmalzigaug, Victor Servranckx and Georges Vantongerloo.

15.7.13

posers patsers

from 'De grote encyclopedie van het vogelrijk' ('The pictorial encylopedia of birds'), U.M. Holland, 1967

12.7.13

a weekend off

from 'België in 200 Kleurenfoto's', De Lombard Uitgaven, Brussel, 1964

11.7.13

last Saturday - funfair

bam! holidays!

7.7.13

sunnies

Salt & pepper shakers - Neiman Marcu

Copper shower - Artilleriet

Custom-made Chanel clutch from Suzy Menkes

Coin purse - Kate Spade

Neboll vase - Zara Home

Sunglasses - H&M

6.7.13

line up

The Herbert Collection in line:
Michelangelo Pistoletto, Segno Arte – Unlimited (12 Pezzi), 1976-1998
Martin Kippenberger, Spiderman Atelier, 1996
Franz West, Personale, 1995
Marcel Broodthaers, Carte du monde poétique, 1968
Thomas Schütte, Studio I (1983), Studio II (1983), Landhaus 4 (1986), Kollektion ( 8 Muster – 8 Farben ), 1980

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The Herbert Collection in line:

Ian Wilson, Chalk Circle # 7, 1968 (Bykert Gallery, New York 1968)

Richard Long, Slate Circle, 1979

Richard Long, Driftwood, 1975

Jan Vercruysse, Portrait de l’artiste par lui-même (XV), 1984

5.7.13

drinking & dancing

Gilbert&George, Inca Pisco (A Drinking Sculpture), Christmas 1973 (Section One) & Inca Pisco (A Drinking Sculpture), Christmas 1973 (Section Two), part of the Herbert Collection.
In June 2013 the Herbert Foundation in Ghent opened its doors to the general public two days a week. Through October 26, 2013, an impressive selection of works (Jan Vercruysse, Jan Dibbets, Martin Kippenberger, Dieter Roth, Franz West, Bruce Nauman, Richard Long, Gerhard Richter, Thomas Schütte,...) from the Collection is on display in the first exhibition As if it Could, ouverture.

3.7.13

bloemenwerf

In Belgian news:
The Villa Bloemenwerf - the house of architect and artist Henry van de Velde - in Ukkel is now for sale for 2.45 million euros.
The Titan Arum or Amorphophallus titanum flower is about to bloom at the National Botanical Garden of Belgium in Meise! A Titan Arum can reach over 3 metres in height and it can go for many years without flowering. When this special event happens, the bloom lasts only one or two days.