Gerhard Richter’s portraits are confusing. He paints from photographs – some taken from family albums, others found in newspapers and magazines – and strips away the context that provides meaning. He wants to confound interpretation. Yet time and again the viewer is drawn back to the original context – the story behind the picture. For [...]
Learning from art: Gerhard Richter at the National Portrait Gallery
April 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Leadership
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Learning from art: Roni Horn at Tate Modern
March 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Leadership
Roni Horn is a contemporary artist who chips away at our certainties and presents a world which seems familiar yet turns out to be quite elusive. It’s an experience to be commended to anyone who presumes to lead people or to understand the environment with which they are engaged. An exhibition of her work is [...]