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I arrived in Amsterdam and had the privilege of checking out the private photography collection of Allard Jacobs. He had some old favourites in the collection including Damien Hirst
On the top floor was an exciting group of interactive works by Jean Tinguely, all perfectly displayed for interactive use
We were very spoilt, and in the morning had a wonderful tour in the Stedelijk Museum by director Rein Wolfs. He loved the Jeff Koons work in front of the Louise Lawler
So happy to see one of my favourite works by Anna Uddenberg in full view for everyone to see, ‘Precarious Patricia’
‘Broken Column’ by Steve McQueen is a monument to the avoidable deaths in predominantly marginalized Black communities worldwide. This gift was given by Max Vorst who went to visit
The Yayoi Kusama work was iconic. The story goes that it was Andy Warhol who copied Kusama’s wallpaper which then became a key part of Warhol’s work
Then we visit the space of Max Vorst and his collection is admirable. He does not use a curator, and he chooses the best of the best
Then a visit to the studio of Rineke Dijkstra
She shows us how she takes photos, and talks us through her Ukraine project which was incredibly touching and sad
I am proud to see our friend in L.A. Shanit Schwartz play herself in ‘Daughter of the Wicked’ about her growing up in Israel as a Yemenite child and having a sister stolen before her eyes in the hospital
