Journalist, photographer and social commentator.
Remember when Messi, Ronaldo and Mbappé for only that one magic season lined-up for Fiorentina? Unfortunately that line-up never happened, it’s pure fantasy football. But in terms of talent those three football players come close to the superstar artists that […]
It might come as a surprise to Italians and some (foreign) art experts that the Royal Collection Trust (RCT) holds one of the finest groups of Italian Renaissance drawings anywhere in the world. In total the RCT contains almost 2000 […]
Wiik, Schjerfbeck och finska designklassiker på konsthandlarnas största mässa Konferenser, sportevenemang, festivaler och mässor avbokas i coronavirusets spår, men myndigheterna i Maastricht beslöt att den trettiotredje upplagan av världens största antik-, design- och konstmässa fick öppna som vanligt. Sedan tvingades […]
In the good ol’ days every Broadway show had weeks of previews out in the sticks. The European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf) only needed two previews to get it right. TEFAF Maastricht, 8-18 March 2018, see also my previous blog. […]
Behind the glass there are some 12,000 orchids, buttercups and various other pink and white flowers that seem to drift in a nine metre wide cloud. Every year the entrance to The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht is […]
Did Charles I’s marvelous art collection play a part in his downfall and consequent execution? No other royal, apart from possibly George IV, devoted as much money and time to acquiring works of art. He may have lacked political nous […]
Review of exhibition Lake Keitele, a vision of Finland at National Gallery, London. Until 4 February 2018. Have you ever heard of the Finnish artist Axel Gallén? Or does Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1930) ring a bell? I am impressed if you […]
Living with gods: peoples, places and worlds beyond Exhibition at British Museum until 8 April 2018 If there was ever an exhibition worth the price of the entrance fee just for one object, then this is it. The opportunity to […]
TEFAF, 10-19 March, 2017, Maastricht Art fairs are essential for the dealers. This is where nowadays most of the networking with clients, colleagues and museum curators is done. It is also the best place for the art tourist with a […]
TEFAF in Maastricht, 9-19 March The Maastricht Treaty is already a fading (bad) memory for most British people that voted for Brexit. But the city of Maastricht deserves to be associated with some positive things as well. André Rieu, the […]
Michael Beutler has landed his site-specific, massive installation called Moby Dick in the historic hall of the former train station Hamburger Bahnhof. This is by far Berlin’s coolest art museum that undeservedly doesn’t pull in the hipster crowds that other […]
