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Art, Getaways

Alexander Calder: Minimal / Maximal

Alexander Calder: Minimal / Maximal

You’ve surely met Nancy many times on your way across the S’Hort del Rei. Alexander Calder donated the kinetic sculpture to the city of Palma almost fifty years ago. I have always loved his playful objects and the weightlessness of his fancy mobiles. So I was thrilled when a friend invited me to visit Calder’s exhibition „Minimal / Maximal“ at the recently reopened Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. The museum building designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is a piece of art itself. A prominent…

Getaways

Under the radar: Teufelsberg

There is one thing I love about Palma that Berlin got in abundance as well: street art. You can find numerous murals on the remaining parts of the Berlin Wall. My favorite place is also a historical site. Located in the western part of the formerly divided city you can do a little hiking to get there if you like. The former radar station on top of the Teufelsberg (Devil’s Mountain) has long been abandoned by the Americans. And was soon taken over by street artists from Berlin and all over the…