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JOURNAL / spontaneous entries of things that catch our eye

Untitled (Senza titolo). Maurizio Cattelan

15 February 2019

When the Milanese gallerist Massimo De Carlo gets taped on the wall and morphs into the artwork… are we human or are we art?

Subversive Reality. Converted Objects

26 April 2018

“The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown.” – René Magritte

In Praise Of Shadows.

7 February 2016

In Praise Of Shadows – “…what strikes the eye is the massive roof of tile or thatch and the heavy darkness that hangs beneath the eaves. Even at midday cavernous darkness spreads over all beneath the roof’s edge, making entryway, doors, walls, and pillars all but invisible.”

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Daniel Buren at Villa Celle in Pistoia, Toscany | The reflecting outside blends in with the surrounding nature. The colourful inside, on the other hand, is a maze of shades in which to blend. The piece is part of the amazing landart collection owned by Giuliano Gori and inhabiting the amazing english gardens of his 15th century villa. [ndc]

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Maurizio Cattelan at the Castello di Rivoli | contemporary art marries the best ’antique’ spaces, their richness of details and game of marbles [ndc] @castellodirivoli @mauriziocattelan

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Das Gelbe Haus by Valerio Olgiati | they call it ‘yellow’ house but it’s actually white, like the mountains surrounding it. Located in Flims (Switzerland), the bones of the building were originally designed by Rudolf Olgiati. Valerio, son of Rudolf, renews the building by preserving only the exterior walls, thus maintaining its character but giving it a new identity. [ndc] @valerioolgiati

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Fondazione Prada in Milano by OMA | Located not far from the city centre, the museum emanates a concentrated sensuality, which adds a patina to the old buildings. Walking through the freestanding structures we find ourselves imprisoned between the mirror facades and the gold surfaces, obsessed with this mixture of classical industrial and refined kitsch. [ndc] @oma.eu

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Chipperfield's new entryway to the Museum Island in Berlin nearing completion - accentuating a vertical order with its slim stone facade, seductive but fragile in comparison to its neoclassical counterparts. [jyk] @david.chipperfield

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View from the Yokohama Terminal designed by Foreign Office Architects [ndc]

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architasters / project by Natalie Donat-Cattin and Jian Yong Khoo. It is a platform for speculation and discussion, functioning as a complementary repository for their design work.