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? Collage
Collage exhibition at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
What art have I seen? Cage and Rauschenberg
John Cage Ryoanji and Robert Rauschenberg Spreads 1975-1983 at Thaddaeus Ropac.
What art have I seen? Hamburger Bahnhof
Several amazing Robert Rauschenberg works.
Also major pieces by Joseph Beuys at the Hamburger Bahnhof including ‘Tallow’ originally made for Skulptur Projekte Munster and now in the collection. Caroline Tisdall’s description is much more evocative than the one on the archive website.
CHRIS FREMANTLE 
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