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DESTE 2022 Vol I: A posthumous tribute to Kaari Upson, Athens
Words by Andrea Goffo
What intimate and secret bonds can develop between an artist and a patron-collector? Two disparate projects presented in Greece this summer by the DESTE Foundation touch upon this complex question from alternate angles. Kaari Upson’s posthumous retrospective Never Enough in Nea Ionia, Athens, until October 27th, and Jeff Koons’ iconographic intervention Apollo at the Project Space Slaughterhouse in Hydra until October 31st allow DESTE’s founder and legendary collector Dakis Joannou the space to explore this phenomenon first-hand: the former in respectful homage, and the latter as a radical carte-blanche.
Click here to read DESTE 2022 Vol II: Jeff Koons’ Apollo in Hydra
In the book 2000Words devoted to Kaari Upson and published by his foundation, Joannou wrote that “having a personal relationship with an artist is the best way to understand the work”. Both exhibitions prove that supporting artists means knowing them deeply, and allowing them to give voice and body to their utopian or dystopian dreams. It’s much more than just buying their works.
This becomes especially poignant when an artist dies pre
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Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar
A new museum is born. The youngest museum in the Netherlands opened in September 2016 near The Hague. Museum Voorlinden houses the diverse art collection of Joop van Caldenborgh. The idea to develop a new museum to house this exceptional collection rooted a few years ago and finally saw the light in 2016. A new building was designed, the gardens were designed by Piet Oudolf and the stately building in the garden was turned into a restaurant. It must be said: Museum Voorlinden is a gem to be discovered!
What striked me most during my first visit is how the surrounding landscape is made part of the museum experience and also the pleasant way the visitor is invited to explore and learn about the art works.
Ellsworth Kelly – Blue Ripe (1959)
The opening exhibition in Museum Voorlinden was and ode to the late artist Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015). It was the first solo exhibition of the American artist in The Netherlands since 1979 but it closed on January 8. Martin Creed is coming up next.
The exhibition ‘Full Moon‘ offers an introduction to the collection by presenting 40 art works to be discovered and to enjoy the pleasure of looking. Museum Voorlinden also has a number of works in its own permanent exhibition wh
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