It has been roughly 3 hours since I left Marina Abramović’s 512 Hours show at the Serpentine Gallery in London and I am still out of breath. The experience was incredibly surreal and everyone will have varying responses, evidenced by the exhibition’s Participant Chronicles on Tumblr. I went with a friend from university, Maria, andContinue reading “A stimulator of the human soul – 512 Hours of Marina Abramović”
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2 Weeks in Paris – Day 6: Animals
This day was perhaps the most intense – and certainly most enjoyable – seminar of the week. Having had a relaxing walk towards Reid Hall with a leftover ham and cheese baguette and stopping briefly at Patisserie Boulangerie for an espresso, myself and everyone else were plunged into deep discussion about revolutionary animals by ProfessorContinue reading “2 Weeks in Paris – Day 6: Animals”
2 Weeks in Paris – Day 3: Nobility
The Sorbonne. This fascinating domed structure used to house the former University of Paris. Nowadays, it is the home of the Panthéon-Sorbonne University, one of 13 different universities that succeeded the University of Paris in 1970. And it was here, in the Place de la Sorbonne, where my day began. Breakfast at Les Patios, PlaceContinue reading “2 Weeks in Paris – Day 3: Nobility”
Nigel Ip | Visual Arts Writer & Art Historian 