Roger Ballen: ‚A good picture comes from nowhere‘ | Tate https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/roger-ballen-12038/roger-ballen-good-picture-comes-nowhere
Interview of artist photographer Roger Ballen
A rat’s no different than anything else in nature,
Meintest du essen?
Interview of artist photographer Roger Ballen
A rat’s no different than anything else in nature,
Full text (in translation): ‚Dear Friend, I was a little worried about your lack of news, but I didn’t want to interrogate you for the fear of hearing about some terrible illness. Your letter arrives at the right time to calm my mind. I can also see that we will struggle to make you a perfect farmer. I can also see that your comments about the place and its climate (‚cold‘ and ‚humid‘ two words that we can see repetitively in your letter) isn’t enticing enough to take pleasure there. Perhaps St.Paul Venee Caignes would suit you better but as …
What else could I have done?
Contains material relating to J.P. Hodin’s writings on Ben Nicholson (1894-1982).
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These files contain notes, correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts and source materials for J.P. Hodin’s books, articles and reviews on artists and cultural figures.
Chagall 2 Objects Oskar Kokoschka 8 Objects Else
Contains material relating to J.P. Hodin’s writings on Ben Nicholson (1894-1982).
Chagall 2 Objects Oskar Kokoschka 8 Objects Else
These files contain notes, correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts and source materials for J.P. Hodin’s books, articles and reviews on artists and cultural figures.
Chagall 2 Objects Oskar Kokoschka 8 Objects Else
New York, 9 October My dearest Annerl! Guess who’s just arrived, fresh from Europe, virtually fresh from our place!? The telephone rings last night; Heinzl goes over, incomprehensible English; he calls me over, incomprehensible German; finally in French: Pommerance! À demain matin, dix heures, American Express Company! So that’s where I’ve been this morning: greeting the beaming schoolboy with a hearty handshake – or should I say greeting the young rascal? For the only schoolboys who are ever this excited and enthusiastic, curious and carefree, so entirely in their element, are either young rascals or schoolboys on holiday. From the …
huge success, even if I haven’t managed anything else
In these letters Ben Nicholson supplies information on his life and work for Hodin’s monograph and various other articles and reviews. The year date of most letters has been deduced from contextual information.
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Listen to this episode of Tate’s Walks of Art podcast series, playwright and critic Bonnie Greer explores the lives and work of the Bloomsbury Group, including Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell.
to an extent that you don’t really get in anyone else’s
Contains material relating to J.P. Hodin’s writings on Ben Nicholson (1894-1982).
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