The weather here in Hamburg has been atypical for this time of year: cold, rainy and dark. Once in a while the sun peeks out but when and where one can never know. The boys and I have decided that we can't let the rain stop us, otherwise we will be stuck inside all the time, so instead, we make our way out with rain boots, pants and jackets and umbrellas. Some days, like today we get lucky and the showers come just as we are nearing our doorsteps, others, like yesterday, find us caught at least 20 minutes from home in a torrential downpour. Either way, it is somehow really invigorating and, dare I say, romantic?
Our big adventure yesterday was taking the U-Bahn to Jungferstieg, to do errands and then making our way home on the ferry. Though a pretty simple trip, it was bursting with adventure…you know the kind where you break a cup and ash-tray within 5 minutes of being in the coffee shop, step in dog poop, have your youngest climb all over the table on the ship in an effort to really take in the view. Yup, life is interesting here, and very busy.
The ferry trip on the Alster is amazing! For a mere 6€, we cruised over almost all the lake and were dropped just 5 minutes from our door. If you are ever in Hamburg, I would put it on your list of “must-dos”. Given the boat was full of people from Oklahoma, I am guessing I am not the only one that feels that way.
We are hoping to finally make it to Berlin to see the Bienniale this weekend. We had planned to make it last weekend already, but we learned the hard way that buying same day tickets is 2X the price. Our plan of getting tickets for 80€left us looking at paying 200€! So, this weekend it is. The Berlin Biennial is supposed to be amazing this year.
“The 4th berlin biennial for contemporary art, "Of Mice and Men," curated by Maurizio Cattelan, Massimiliano Gioni and Ali Subotnick, opened on March 25, 2006. The show includes works by more than 70 artists in twelve venues that dot the entire span along Auguststraße in Berlin-Mitte.
The exhibition Of Mice and Men unravels as a novel, a story involving different characters and individualities, dissecting their private destinies and universal fears.
In order to capture and amplify these tensions, the curators of the 4th berlin biennial have selected an array of unusual venues and exhibition sites, all concentrated along one street, Auguststrasse in the Mitte district, in the heart of Berlin.
Choosing one street as both an example and an archetype, Of Mice and Men leads its viewers across a variety of environments and experiences, opening doors onto forgotten buildings and hidden sites, dispersing art in the spaces where we usually work, eat, pray and play. The artists in “Of Mice and Men” were asked to intervene or present their works in places that represent the every day that is our common ground: private apartments, offices, schools, galleries, trailers, and former factories.”
I am so looking forward to this trip...we will try to take lots of pictures!
The exhibition Of Mice and Men unravels as a novel, a story involving different characters and individualities, dissecting their private destinies and universal fears.
In order to capture and amplify these tensions, the curators of the 4th berlin biennial have selected an array of unusual venues and exhibition sites, all concentrated along one street, Auguststrasse in the Mitte district, in the heart of Berlin.
Choosing one street as both an example and an archetype, Of Mice and Men leads its viewers across a variety of environments and experiences, opening doors onto forgotten buildings and hidden sites, dispersing art in the spaces where we usually work, eat, pray and play. The artists in “Of Mice and Men” were asked to intervene or present their works in places that represent the every day that is our common ground: private apartments, offices, schools, galleries, trailers, and former factories.”
I am so looking forward to this trip...we will try to take lots of pictures!
