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Lead by Bettina Korek and Vassilis Oikonomopoulos we went to visit LUMA. It was a great joy to experience the beauty of the area, the architecture and the art
Before me in the landscaped gardens was a monumental sculpture by Franz West
As we entered the foyer we were greeted by Koo Jeong A’s [KANGSE SpSt], 2024, the levitating bronze figure emerging from the artist’s enigmatic universe “Ousss”
Time for a picture with HUO and Bettina below the circular winding staircase and Ólafur Elíasson’s mirror installation ‘Take your time’
We entered the most voluminous space exhibiting six decades of overpainted photographs by Gerhard Richter. Here is a lovely work he produced with HUO busting through the paint
In Stan Douglas’s installation ‘Bodies Never Lie’ I was particularly intrigued by the work ‘Doppelgänger’, a science fiction video which examines time, identity and the politics of otherness
‘Correspondences’ by Soundwalk Collective & Patti Smith was a lovely surprise. The work was all about memories in sound image poetry and archival material
We loved walking through Carsten Höller’s ‘Seven Sliding Doors Corridor (Outdoor Version)’ which took us over a bridge of nothing to become a bridge of views of great beauty
To finish our time at LUMA we enjoyed this sensitive work by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, ‘kitsune-tremblement’
After being surrounded by the world of Pardo I am now surrounded by ‘Memory’, a permanent mosaic installation by Kerstin Brätsch for the Café du Parc. Like Pardo, Kerstin blends abstract painting with traditional, labour-intensive craftsmanship
I managed to get through a small portion of the Lyon Biennale, it was very interesting. Here is a work by Pol Taburet
One of the occult works of Mikala Dwyer
In contrast was the sensitive work by Archana Hande ‘Weaving Light’
There were even cat mummies everywhere
The work of Ngahina Hohaia from New Zealand. Legacies of resistance and collective memory shape her practice
The work of Álvaro Urbano from spain was one of the most interesting for me. A hole in the wall leading us to some strange hidden place
Loved ‘The Vomit Girl Project’ and its ever evolving mythical figures. Mai Nguyễn-Long directly references the use of Agent Orange by the US military during the Vietnam War
