“It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive.” Louise Bourgeois
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Louise Bourgeois
“My work disturbs people and nobody wants to be disturbed. They are not fully aware of the effect my work has on them, but they know it is disturbing.” Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois
“Everywhere in the modern world there is neglect, the need to be recognized, which is not satisfied. Art is a way of recognizing oneself, which is why it will always be modern.” Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois
“Art is a guarantee of sanity. That is the most important thing I have said.” Louise Bourgeois
Ai Weiwei: Rooted upon.
image by theMUC Ai Weiwei installation “rooted upon” makes Hitler´s big exhibition room look small. Huge tree trunks placed on a huge soft rug mimicking the old tiles it´s covering up, on the walls 1001 portraits of 1001 Chinese that have been invited to the … Read More →
Different ways of presenting oneself to create a public image.
The “House of German Art” was constructed for Hitler. The building was planned to be monumental. After the second World War, the exhibition hall was renamed, the adjective “german” erased. I have been visiting this german building since my childhood. Big rooms to fill with … Read More →
Ai Weiwei: She lived happily for seven years in this world.
image by theMUC Remebering, 2009 “The idea to use backpacks came from my visit to Sichuan after the earthquake in May 2008. During the earthquake many schools collapsed. Thousands of young students lost their lives, and you could see bags and study material every- where. … Read More →
Ai Weiwei: I am willing to do everything as simple as possible.
Economic news were a utterly devastating last year. Bankers gambling, betraying customers, burning money, being rich and becoming even richer. Nothing is ever changing. The poor are paying for the mistakes of the wealthy. Ai Weiwei´s Munich exhibition “so sorry” shows the work of an … Read More →
about art.
painting by Malevich, 1923 i draw straight lines, said the young man, and think they are perfectly beautiful; but what can I draw now? straight lines, i said straight lines, straight lines until they disappear Robert Lax
Louise Bourgeois
I make drawings to suppress the unspeakable. The unspeakable is not a problem for me. It’s even the beginning of the work. It’s the reason for work; the motivation of the work is to destroy the unspeakable. Louise Bourgeois (unconscious compulsive thoughts, 1998)