The exhibit is a selection from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection and covers modernist art from the 1930s up to the 70s. It is the kind of art I grew up looking at as a kid in Montreal, so I am familiar with the styles and evolution of the genre. I particularly liked the sculpture and some of the works that employed moiré visual-effects.
It was another lovely day. We took the bus past the large Rheinaue park that stretches halfway down the West bank of the river. Tons of people were out enjoying the sunny day, walking their dogs, riding bicycles, etc. At the back of the bus a Bonn resident was doing the tour-guide thing for a visiting friend and described how "in the winter, there is a skating rink in the park where many people like to skate". Christine and I have heard this old yarn a few times now and just rolled our eyes. Yes, yes; the winter (which must be quite harsh by all accounts) is coming any time now. But yesterday nobody was wearing gloves or hats. I even saw a guy in a T-shirt.
That being said, there was in fact a small outdoor artificial rink next to the art gallery (which must have been cooled by a small nuclear plant) and it was packed with (mostly young) folks going around in circles.
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