Just got back from my holidays. Had a good time and managed to see some great art.
First up was some recent work by Chema Madoz (o en castellano) . His webby is out of date and I really prefer the work from 2000 onwards – there is much more bite to it, including a series on flags as nationalist symbols which I liked.
A lot of his recent work would fit in the ‘I’d buy it if I could afford it’ category.
I also took a trip to the Wurth museum in Logroño.
A great place to view art. All this group’s museums are set in industrial parts and form part of the working environment for the employees as well as the public. Favourite of the show – as always when I see one – was a Caro piece…
I especially like his table top sculptures, I’ve never seen anything so physically heavy that gives the impression of grace and airiness
I’ve been wanting to see some of Rinko Kawuchi’s Aila work for a while, prints are so different from books…
and I like it. Simple, well ‘drawn’ images that have a consistent naivety I like. Couldn’t make these images for love nor money!
The work of Luisa Lambri was new to me.
as was the work of Jorg Sasse
I also got to see some ‘old’ friends,
I’ll be posting more links later, together with some work from the trip. Happy New Year!
