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The spire
at Notre-Dame is a later addition
I think most people saw the fire at Notre-Dame
Cathedral in Paris
in a bit of a shock. I have never been to Paris myself, and thus have not even
observed the church either inside or outside. It is, of course, very sad when
precious and historic cultural objects are lost; but fortunately, many
objects in the inventory seem to be saved. There is at least something
according to bulletins from Paris
that may indicate is the case. Most certainly attracted a sigh of horror as
the church's spire became the prey of the flames and subsequently crashed to
the ground. However, the spire has not always been part of the building work,
which can be seen in the deletion, which is reproduced below. It was made by
the graphic artist Charles Meryon in the middle of
the 19th century. But should the spire still be a theme when Nortre-Dame needs to be rebuilt? I think so. The church
was also built in 1163 and was only completed almost 200 years later - in
1345.
Charles Meryon: 'L'Abside de Notre-Dame
de Paris', 1854, etching and dry point (photo: JoomlaArt.com)
New
exhibition on the Glass Museum in Ebeltoft
In my time as an art reviewer, I have often visited
the Glass Museum in Ebeltoft,
where have often been exhibited some very interesting artists within the
theme that have given identity to the museum. Not only is the museum so
beautifully situated as - almost - neighbor to the
Frigate Jutland, but there is also often something to come by purely
artistic. At the time of writing, I am working on a review of the exhibition
'On Solid Water' with works by the American glass artist John Moran, and he
challenges anyone with the classic material. Here you can experience the
exhibition spaces as an artificial Catholic church room where various scenarios
unfold. Here, the dead Osama bin Laden appears in a shopping cart with a
direct reference to Davis's
painting depicting Marat's death. The religious undertones are also found in
a work that appears as an allegory of the Virgin Mary with the dead Jesus in
her lap. In Moran's version, however, with McDonald's Talisman Ronald with a
Christ as an anonymous and overweight figure who apparently has eaten to
death. There is much to look at in the Glass Museum
and the exhibition can be seen in the summer all the way until September
29th.
'On Solid
Water' - exhibition view
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