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Look! at the big bad Germans at the PMA
August 14, 2007 · 5 Comments
In episode 15 of our video series Look! It’s Libby and Roberta, we brood a little with those post World War II German titans Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke and Anslem Kiefer. The three are showing in Notations part III, the last in a series of exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art that explore issues of contemporary art making and ideas. Curator of Contemporary Art Carlos Basualdo carries us beyond the U.S. border with his choices at the same time that he displays the significance of the PMA’s collection.
We can never thank our video hero, David Kessler, too many times, so thanks David for making these videos. Here’s a post from earlier this week on his recent fame. We hope fortune will follow, because he deserves it. Meanwhile, we count ourselves lucky.
Tags: anselm kiefer, david kessler, gerhard richter, philadelphia museum of art, sigmar polke
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nice video piece. I like your criticism because it’s plain speak and not “high-brow” which is a problem with most art periodicals… they become more concerned with semantics versus giving viewers an explanation (pro or con) re: a particular artwork or artist.
yes wonderful comments as usual, I really love the close up shots. Boy were they ever so important to me as a student. I LOVED the story about Polke’s car painting!!
Hi, Mark. The story of Polke’s car painting we both learned at a one-man show of his at the Brooklyn Museum of Art about 15 years ago! Clearly, it left an impression on both of us.
thank you allan and mark for that great support! we are having such fun!
great video and very informative. i enjoy your commentary and admire your forward thinking in developing this blog. may i suggest you request the use of a device to stabilize the imagery on the video, since the camera’s motion was hugely distracting from your discussion?