Art Mirror Selfies

When I'm on holiday, I don't always plan to go to a museum or see an exhibition. And the ones I run into randomly are the best! This happened in Hall in Tirol a couple of weeks ago. Imagine this munt factory , remain from the middle ages, the first of its kind. There's a sign at the entrance. "LEMONISM - AKEMI TAKEYA" and a bleeding lemon on the picture. *Right, something else is also on display.* - I'm thinking unconsciously.  It's interesting enough to see how money developed from tiny crooked thingies into super metal, unbreakable various of thalers, then euros. The building is old, has wooden machines inside, a much-much history to speak about. And then there comes the part when you get to climb up to the tower to see the town. Entering the narrow snaily staircase we hear squeaking and a mixture of metal music.  And then I remember: "hah! this must be something contemporary!" I can't wait to reach the top! The music is very disturbing, al

During corona times it was not allowed to sing in public. Did you know that?! wtf... I mean if you play music, and especially sing, you have probably known this. This whole lockdown was hard on everyone, and now I had to realize, on musicians in particular. Real music (no matter what kind) is performed on stage. Done. Though I have listened to music every day, I haven't realized what was I missing with lacking the chance of getting to listen to live performed music. Until last Sunday, when I went to BAK, basis voor actuele kunst to see the Open Stage organized by De Voorkamer . Sitting there (strictly 5 - 6 seats away from each other)  made me realize that the simple act of playing the guitar and singing next to it is a magical act and how much I was missing it. Really. Already there I though of cheesy stuff to tell about the concert and how talented the guys were, and how music is magic and this kind of stuff. The 'On the Spot' open stage is a usual event in De Voorkamer&#

I have to admit that I was expecting a bit less after 3 months of lockdown. I thought everything needs more time to stand up and run again. (Well, hello Anita! It's August already!) With these thoughts, I walked into  Galerie SANAA to see what's happening now. In the window there hangs the work of  Option Dzikamai Nyahunzvi , and next to the door right at eye-hight the description of the Summer exhibition of SANAA:  "What's happening after the lockdown? How do artists reflect on the past few months?" YEEES! This is what I came for! The show is a summary of last year's exhibiting artists. As I learn from Berthe Schoonman, the owner of Galerie SANAA,  most of the show's artists are foreigners living in Utrecht. And that is where my thoughts go wild. Foreign artists, living in Utrecht, reflecting on the concept of home, which is now closed and limited by COVID-19. The works are all reactions of the latest months events from environmental changes till racism

Though I love them all, this is one of my fav ArtMirrorSelfie. It was taken during a spontaneous museum visit with a sweet friend, on the open day of the Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts . Years later, when I was shooting footage on the yearly exhibition of the fresh restoration graduates, I met this piece of mirror again. It was neatly restored, shining with a new light. I was delighted to see that someone took the effort and chose this piece of beauty to give life back to it. Back then, I was not conscious of the whole art mirror selfie plan yet, so I do not have before and after art mirror selfie - though I tried to find it online - so you just have to believe me.* It's worth to pay a visit to the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest. The building is designed by the famous Hungarian architect Ödön Lechner, who's known for his unique style in Art Nouveau. I just love the whole building, despite the changes which they had to make in the communist times when colors and shapes wer

So imagine you post a picture on your social media. And bammmm! You are all of a sudden famous. What would you do? Some are attracted to this idea, and I would lie if I'd say I wasn't. But I was a bit shocked when I saw an artmirrorselfie hanging in an exhibition. But let's don't rush so fast forward! In today's online world pictures and words travel faster than ever. This is why I am always careful about what and how I post. One day ArtMirrorSelfies was tagged on a photo of a corner of a picture frame. Well...weird, but whatever. People are weird. Then weeks later it was tagged again by the same person on a blurry, half-done painting talking about "details" in Spanish. Still weird. "Am I being scammed somehow?" - I was wondering. Then again a couple of weeks later I was tagged on pictures of an opening, in a gallery with similar style paintings, and all of the paintings had the same topic: Art Mirror Selfies. This is how I found Chuli Herrera -

As you will see there were many first ArtMirrorSelfies. In 2016, I was in between two countries and as I did not want to let go of my passion for art, I started to look for opportunities to become an insider of art venues (it still didn't happen haha). This is how I ended up volunteering for the Amsterdam Art Weekend . If you are new to them: a whole weekend, when plenty of galleries open up, organize special events to show contemporary art for everyday visitors. Their goal is the same as mine:  to show that contemporary art is not something that you have to be distant of.  It's for everyone, even if "nevermind-i-dont-understand-it-anyway" By this time I had a couple of art mirror selfies so I thought it would be nice to dedicate a page for them. Not mentioning the inspiration coming from the artworks around me. That year in Capital C Amsterdam, independent Dutch collections were showcased for the public. The "Collectors view" presenter pie