Things to see in APRIL
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, 1817, by Caspar David Friedrich, Oil on canvas, 37 5/16 × 29 7/16”, Hamburger Kunsthalle; Permanent loan from the Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen, acquired 1970 (HK–5161)
NEW YORK
Caspar David Friedrich
(1774-1840)
Currently on show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, this exhibition has the internet running hot and all those lucky enough to be in NY reporting to their friends, what they are missing. For those who are new to the German artist, it’s a wonderful way to discover his natural world. His art is as vibrant as the day he painted it, communicating with us across centuries.. Somehow in our world of computers and online communication, Friedrich seems more vital than ever. Reminding us of the mystery of our natural world and how it touches our soul in a way that is nuturing and necessary. How clever of the MET to mount the first ever solo exhibition of his work in the US right now, just when we need it most.
Monk by the Sea by Caspar David Friedrich, 1808–10, Oil on canvas, 43 5/16 × 67 1/2 in. (110 × 171.5 cm), Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
“I must stay alone and know that I am alone to contemplate and feel nature in full; I have to surrender myself to what encircles me, I have to merge with my clouds and rocks in order to be what I am.”
Caspar David Friedrich
Rocky Reef off the Seacoast, 1824, Caspar David Friedrich, Oil on canvas, 8 11/16 × 12 3/16 in. (22 × 31 cm) Credit: Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe (2261)
Through May 11
Metropolitan Museum of Art
NEW YORK
The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 199
Installation View, Tell the Poets, 2025 Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles CA, Photograph by Jeff McLane
LOS ANGELES
SARAH CAIN: TELL THE POETS
Curator Jamillah James wrote of the artist, "At their very core, Cain’s abstract paintings are radical and disorienting in the best possible way. Her attack and command of both physical and pictorial space is incisive yet wildly generous, leaving the viewer with no singular place to stand or look."
Through APR 19, 2025
Honor Fraser Gallery
2622 S. La Cienega Blv
Los Angeles CA 90034
CLOSING
MILAN
milan design week
I am Storm courtesy of DRIFT
DRIFT X AUDI – DRIFT US
In the courtyard of Portrait Milano Hotel, enjoy the immersive installation that brings memories of fields of grass swaying with breezes. The reminder of the gentle movement of wind creating harmony in our bodies. A feeling of well being and deep connection to the natural world.
Drift explores good futures for humanity.
“Our bodies still contain an intelligence that, at times, seems forgotten in the frenzy of modern life. With these works, we hope to raise questions about what life is, imagining a future in which technology can help us re-establish our connection with nature.”
DRIFT US
7 - 13 April 2025
Portrait Milano Hotel,
Corso Venezia 11 (Main entrance) / S. Andrea 10 (Side entrance), Milan
very laboratory