So, I would like to take the chance to promote five of the lesser visited (on tour), but supremely accessible European galleries that feature contemporary art, many of them in cities to be visited by you soon.
Tate Modern (London) What a place, and free to enter! Next door to the Globe Theatre on the bank of the River Thames and converted from an old power station, the huge turbine hall has featured some superb temporary installations. Check out a piece like Equivalent VIII and wonder, “Could I have done this? Does it matter if I could or couldn’t?” Be glad someone did!
Reina Sofia (Madrid) Really do all you can to find the time to visit this super little gallery. One reason alone—Guernica—should be enough. This work alone can keep you fascinated for years to come as you read more and unravel more. Elsewhere in the gallery the idea of time and how we look at history in art is challenged. Great stuff.
Espace Dali (Paris) You are probably going to want to go to Montmartre while in Paris, right? Well, if you go in the day then make some time to visit the Dali exhibition located near the Place du Tetre. Dali looked at the Renaissance masterpieces and re-interpreted in his own fascinating style. No shrinking violet, he once said, "Every morning upon awakening, I experience a supreme pleasure, that of being Salvador Dali."
Galerie Jakubska (Prague) This beautiful gallery exhibits works by contemporary Russian artists and offers a fascinating insight into the art of Russia and the other countries of the former Soviet Union. The gallery is owned by the highly successful Ukrainian artist Alexander Onishenko who came to Prague with few possessions and began selling his work on the Charles Bridge.
Rosengart Collection (Lucerne) This comprehensive collection of more than 200 pieces of classic modernist art by a select group of predominantly European artists includes work by Klee, Picasso, Miro, Cezanne and Renoir. Housed in an elegant, neo-classical building that was formerly the Swiss National Bank, this collection was originally the private collection of father and daughter, Siegfried and Angela Rosengart.






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