Day two in Berlin

Guggenheim Berlin

We arrived at the Guggenheim at 10am and met with the rest of our group. I was surprised that the gallery was so small. It was only the size of an entrance, a larger exhibiting room and a gift shop. When I visited the Guggenheim in Venice it was much larger and without meaning to sound unappreciative, the quality of work there was much better too.

I was disappointed with Agathe Snow's 'ALL ACCESS WORLD'. The work was very poorly executed with bits of snipped up cartridge paper slapped haphazardly onto walls. I heard one visitor say that it 'seemed like it was just a good excuse to have a paid for trip around the world'... and you know what?! I agree! It wasn't well thought our curated or presented. For an institution as world renowned as the Guggenheim to exhibit something like this... well... *wags finger in anger* shame on you Guggenheim! I'm sure the reason given would be that 'it was a child like rendering of the journey to show the learning of new cultures' or 'to show the simplification of the world globalisation has brought about.' well you know what... I think its an insult to children's artistic abilities... so yeah... not too keen really!\

If the exhibition was about globalisation then I think the gift shop expressed it in a much better way than the art. And I'm not just saying that because I bought a really cool cat hologram bookmark. We were in Berlin, and yet we could buy a jelly mould of the Taj Mahal, Roman Colosseum. Or a key ring of the Eiffel Tower. I  <3 globalisation as of this day!

Holocaust Memorial

What a powerful memorial! From the outside it looks like it gains height ... when you walk through it it also gains depth. I remember walking through and feeling quite disorientated. It was like walking thought a sea of marbe. It was such a overwhelming feeling to stand in the centre amongst the tallest columns and look up to them. they where like stacks of graves. Its was quite an upsetting experience, and a moving tribute.

New National Gallery Berlin


I LOOOOVED the New National Gallery!! The works there were so inspiring and fantastic! One room I especially enjoyed was the portraiture room... (surprise surprise!) It reminded me of the Royal Academy's summer exhibition in its layout. It was an interesting way to set out such works.
 A particular painting I fell in love with was called 'Sonja' by Christian Schad. I really admired the art deco style of painting. It reminded me of one my favourite painters Tamara De Lempicka. And the composition is so simple, but gives a real sense of the busy atmosphere of the cafe.