50 B1+ | 6. Klasse | READING | Arts and culture Read the four reviews of art galleries. Choose the correct text (A–D) for each statement (1–8). You can use a text more than once. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 6 Skim the first text and underline the keywords and ideas. Then read the first question and decide if the answer is in the first text. If it isn’t, move on to the next question. Repeat this pattern for each text until you have answered all the questions. Check your answers when you have finished. You should have more than one answer coming from each text. Top tips What’s on in the galleries of Europe? A The Tara Gallery The Tara Gallery in Dublin is currently hosting Sisterhood, an incredible exhibition of paintings by inspiring female African artists from countries as far apart as Ghana and Tanzania. This exhibition is the only one of its kind, and really is a breath of fresh air. Sisterhood not only shows the sheer strength and courage of black women, but it also portrays the disturbing struggles they’ve had to face in the fight against racism and sexism. It’s good to have so many ethnic groups from across the continent represented in a single exhibition, and hopefully this will help in promoting understanding of non-white culture. As with all their exhibitions on current issues – something the Tara is very good indeed at addressing – entry is free and large crowds are expected, so make sure you book your place before it’s too late. Saturday, 18th October, when artist Shola Olusoga will give a talk about her own artistic journey, in particular, is likely to see a full house. B Galleri Oslo Form, the latest exhibition at Galleri Oslo in the Norwegian capital, is probably the city’s largest-ever exhibition of contemporary art. With hundreds of pieces of colourful abstract art to view, the collection definitely takes some time to work your way round. The audio guide, however, is really informative and helps you to understand some of the more weird and wonderful compositions by mostly well-known Norwegian artists. This gallery tends to be a go-to place for hipsters – those 20-somethings and 30-somethings that try so very hard to be different from everyone else, but are oblivious to the fact that they’re actually very similar. So if you’d like to view the exhibition in peace, try to get there early before the hipsters leave home. Galleri Oslo’s easy to get to, and I’m confident you’ll spend a very pleasant few hours trying to figure out what each artist is aiming to convey in their particular painting. Who knows – maybe you’ll even be inspired to put brush to easel yourself? C The Stoke Gallery Night Shadows is unlike any art display I’ve ever been to, and the magnificent setting of London’s Stoke Gallery does this small collection of outstanding paintings justice. The relatively unknown artist, Josh Love, focuses on famous faces at night, either as they sleep or sit in dimmed light, perhaps contemplating life or the day that’s just passed. You get the impression that Love really has a perfect understanding of people and their moods, and he expresses that understanding beautifully in his paintings. Each piece differs from the last either in the amount of light or shades of grey he’s used, though that’s the common theme in his work. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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