tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post8962786176222874868..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Floating through the BeyelerDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-75388126845887046532015-01-21T09:05:44.081+00:002015-01-21T09:05:44.081+00:00My main contact, Sara, was the very helpful Elena ...My main contact, Sara, was the very helpful Elena Del Carlo: Elena.DelCarlo@fondationbeyeler.ch - presumably you had the general press email address. Good luck.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-79237590840066885802015-01-21T08:50:41.317+00:002015-01-21T08:50:41.317+00:00Hello David,
sorry, this is not a comment but a ve...Hello David,<br />sorry, this is not a comment but a very utilitarian question: whom did you contact at the Beyeler to obtain permission for the reproduction of the images you have used? I've tried through their "info" address but there has been no reply so far.<br />Many thanks.<br />SaraSaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-62112736457436587592014-04-29T15:54:59.749+01:002014-04-29T15:54:59.749+01:00Eloquently put, Sir David - and I agree. I do feel...Eloquently put, Sir David - and I agree. I do feel a sea change now in opening up to things outside my usual ken, and you of vastly greater years and experience are a good example to us all of keeping curiosity alive.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-59910999584457303952014-04-29T15:51:30.147+01:002014-04-29T15:51:30.147+01:00At the risk of too brief a summary of the works of...At the risk of too brief a summary of the works of Pitirim A Sorokin ( his Social and Cultural Dynamics runs to hundreds of pages, not to mention his Dynamic Forces of Creative Altruism ; great fun)it seems to me that it would be correct to apply to the art forms of the late 19th century his description as sensate, impressionistic or realistic, without a higher Idea informing the whole ( such as was the case in the Renaissance, or the periods of High Christianity ). But then there arrived a wide dissatisfaction with this state of affairs - but no one knew where to go. The pictures of Picasso over the 20th century show the path of a genius searching, and extreme controversies arose from those who did not realise that we had to be in a period of cultural confusion - such as Munnings with his realistic horses calling Picasso a charlaton. But now I think a consensus is emerging. David, you exemplify this in your analysis of current architecture ( some wonderful - leaving the lack of insight of the sixties behind)and current music, and I have noted that young people ( singers, musicians etc) are as comfortable with new things as with old. Such a development could perhaps lead to a synthesis of the sensual and the intellectual, which Sorokin would see as the ideal balance. Actually I distrust these world historical theories, but I do believe that a balance has emergedDavid Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-80761762150592599872014-04-26T17:26:51.524+01:002014-04-26T17:26:51.524+01:00Nor had I before this trip, Sue; having only passe...Nor had I before this trip, Sue; having only passed through fairly often on the train, which doesn't unveil the beauty of the place, I was taken aback. And the atmosphere is anything but sterile, perhaps because it's a border town. Much as I love Zurich, I don't think from what my opera-chorus friend says that I'd really want to live there, but Basel is another matter.<br /><br />I'd only vaguely heard of the Beyeler before, too, but now I'm not surprised that it's Switzerland's most visited museum.<br /><br />And I'm glad you love Redon. He seems to me just the right side of kitsch and whimsy, a real one-off and at times a genuine visionary. I thought J's 18 year old goddaughter Maddie in Zurich, who does sci-fi-ish, comic-book sort of artwork, might like it so I hope she goes before 17 May.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-13107180450701323472014-04-26T15:29:31.436+01:002014-04-26T15:29:31.436+01:00Oh, so lovely. I didn't know of the Beyeler...Oh, so lovely. I didn't know of the Beyeler's existence and probably never would have but for this and your post on TAD. You bring to mind Renzo Piano's widely admired renovation/expansion of the Morgan Library in New York, which transformed a dark warren of rooms into a feast of light. How I wish I could get to the Beyeler in time to see the exhibit of Redons. I've seen and liked just a little of his work, but the way you gather Redons together here makes clear how much more there is to know and see. Your photograph of the Mondrian and accompanying rape field is perfect, too. I look forward to your next installment. I'd no idea about Basel and will be glad to learn more.Susan Scheidhttp://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com