Modern/Contemporary…

6:08 p.m.

Collectors Kim and Lionel Logchies, from the Netherlands, who exhibit their acquisitions in Amsterdam and Barcelona, have now added the city of London, in front of the historic Marble Arch. The three spaces are named MOCO Museum, which is the union of the first syllable of the words Modern and Contemporary.

Untitled (Byciclist), by Jean-Michel Basquiat (circa 1983)

Technique: acrylic and oil stick on canvas / Measures: 200.2 x 269.24 cm

At the entrance, a phrase written on the wall explains that this independent museum focuses on artists who have demonstrated a unique vision, such as Jean-Michel Basquiat. The work on display is a clear example of his incomparable creative spirit, defined in his own words as follows: “I never went to art school, I failed all the art courses I did take in school. I just looked… that’s where I think I learned about art, by looking at it”.

Lost Memories in a Fragmented Paradise, by Damien Hirst (2003)

Material: stainless Steel and glass cabinet with pills / Measures: 182,9 x 274,3 x 10,2 cm

From the artworks on display we chose those by the most internationally recognized artists such as, for example, Damien Hirst, of whom we were able to see in detail “Lost Memories in a Fragmented Paradise”, a series of white pills on aluminum shelves. The provocative artist, as always, challenges conventional notions of art and like a scientist experiments to answer the most demanding questions of today (such as the power of the pharmaceutical industry).

Coral Arena, OMA/Shohei Shigematsu, by Charlotte Taylor & Nicolas Préaud (2021)

Digital artwork

On the three floors of the building, the works follow one another in impeccable assembly and curation, such as the Zen garden by Daniel Arsham or the phrase on the green canvas by Richard Prince, plus others by Tahashi Murakami and Mungo Thomson.
The museum opens new worlds of thought to us, as Arsham defines: “The work is never about something specific, it’s always an invitation to think about things.”