Richard Serra’s sculptures imprint themselves on your memories, and the first association isn’t the artist’s name, but instead, you think of the place where you last saw one of his works.
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.
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.
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 😊
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. 😘
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.
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.
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.
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 😊
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. 😘
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.