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Thank you for the nice story honoring Serra. The first artwork I saw in my current hometown The Hague, at the Voorlinden Museum. The 2nd one was in Bilbao, my future hometown. His work transported me into another world or dimension.

And then ofcourse the Camino which I hope to do partly or even by bike. We'll see, when I have the time when I retire, in less than a year.

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You will love the Camino and have the option to do it in small parts. Only the SJPdP-Roncesvalles trek is a stretch you can't cut into smaller parts (not true: you can have a taxi pick you up at the Maria statue, or you can sleep in Orisson but book months ahead). For the rest you can just walk from village to village at your own pace. Enjoy!

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An interesting montage of art, literature and the gifted people who create both.

I’m personally unfamiliar with Richard Serra but just before reading your newsletter, I read a brief post by someone who was once so affected by viewing one of his works that the man began to weep openly attracting attention of people who came to comfort him. It made me think of a quote from Edgar Degas: “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”

It truly is a pity that many artists will never know how their work has impacted others.

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It would be interesting to see a map of all Serra's creations in the US. I guess the coastlines got more than the middle part.

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Three in Chicago

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And the famous red sculpture by Calder

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🦩😊

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Looking forward to seeing all these amazing sights one day soon. Thank you for the tour and your reminiscence of Camino. Will definitely stop at the Guggenheim. After the ice cream shop 😊

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And don't miss beautiful San Sebastián when you are there.

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Artists, writers, sculptors who work with steel in spaces, all appreciated. The Camino beckons….Hemingway is of course a favorite and the story of Karen Blixen. A rare mix of ideas for fellow travelers. I’ve never seen a Serra and likely will not. Thank you for the introduction. 😘

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Nice to read you enjoyed it :-)

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My head is spinning. Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark - sculptures, paintings, Louisiana, the Meseta. What a tour you gave us. Thank you.

There is one Serra sculpture in Switzerland in Basel. It's called Intersection. I'm gonna keep what it's colloquially called to myself. Swiss television had this headline "heiss umstritten aber unumstritten erfolgreich" on the day of his passing. It translates to "controversial but undisputedly successful" but works much better in German.

Thanks again for this wonderful tour.

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With those magnificent mountains, who needs Serras to beautify the country?

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Fair point 😊

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