What art have I seen? Museums in Munich
‘5 Friends: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Tombly’ at Brandhorst. Exploring various ideas that run through the different artists’ works – silence and nothingness – Rauschenberg ‘a White paintings, Johns’ White Numbers, Tombly’s, Cage’s 4’33”. Cage and Twombly’s Mushrooms. Duchamp an obvious presence.
Brilliant to see Cage’s collection of stones.
Pinakotek der Moderne had two really interesting exhibitions:
Trees, Time, Architecture: Design in Constant Transformation which explored experimental uses of trees in architecture and urban spaces. Really useful juxtaposition with all the artists’ projects. https://www.pinakothek-der-moderne.de/en/exhibitions/trees-time-architecture/
Yoshihiro Sunday: Garden Eden – beautiful selection from the collection juxtaposed with hand made weeds. https://www.pinakothek-der-moderne.de/en/exhibitions/garten-eden-naturutopien-japans/
What art have I seen? Cy Twombly
Cy Twombly at the new Gagosian as well as the Polaroid works at Davies Str. Understand why he’s in amongst the Abstract Expressionists though the ‘blotting paper’ works are also quite conceptual in their way. They feel like Judd’s technical drawings shown at Talbot Rice a few years ago, adjuncts to the ‘real’ work. But compared to the works in Houston these have a much harder edge.
http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/cy-twombly–october-10-2015
CHRIS FREMANTLE 
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