London to Berlin and Back

24 June 2022

London to Berlin and Back
Enjoying my ‘ladies who lunch’ moment with artist Ilana Fattal, Lisa, and Carol. Here we are with Daata and Keiken’s sculptures of Grimes and Elon Musk and their baby X Æ A-Xii
London to Berlin and Back
Myself and Cindy wearing Rosie Gibbens’ face masks in her ‘The New Me’ series
London to Berlin and Back
I went to see Amie Siegel’s new film ‘Bloodlines’ at Thomas Dane Gallery. It was an incredible experience and the film was truly epic. The plot follows the movements of paintings by artist George Stubbs and their journeys being loaned to major institutions such as the Scottish National Gallery and Tate
London to Berlin and Back
The film explores colonisation, ownership and heritage, as well as the realms between the private and the public. The work was shown in twelve different stately homes. The cinematography and art direction were glorious
London to Berlin and Back
Before I left for Berlin, I went to a dinner for Claude Lalanne at Ben Brown Fine Arts. The work was beautifully presented in the newly opened Claridge’s ArtSpace, a dream-like paradise. I loved François-Xavier Lalanne’s monkeys
London to Berlin and Back
First stop in Berlin was Haegue Yang’s show at Barbara Wien which was spectacular. I was fascinated by the research that went into these works: across civilisations, individuals and collectives have used paper in various rituals to convey their wishes. Yang had explored paper cutting across the globe and translated it into her incredible sculptures and wall hangings. They were so delicate and beyond beautiful. This work is called ‘Mesmerizing Lantern’
London to Berlin and Back
Yang’s more traditional blind works were also on display
London to Berlin and Back
It was great to see ‘Auf dem Asphalt botanisieren gehen’ by Lena Henke, who is one of Tiffany’s favourite artists. Henke produces works that intimately recast histories of modernism and design. She references Braun appliances which evoke distant memories of growing up for me
London to Berlin and Back
A highlight was visiting Esther Schipper and seeing Pierre Huyghe’s incredible work ‘Minds Eye’, a three-dimensional materialisation of the captured image. The work is made up of different synthetic and organic materials