2012 Amsterdam Day 2 - A day at the Museums

 A lazy second day, still pretty jet-lagged, went to Foam, a photography museum!

 Ron Galella was on display for paparazzi photography. Erm...what's so good about paparazzi photography that warrants a paid exhibition!??!?! Isn't paparazzi simply snapping wildly at celebrities while being cursed for your 18 generations for intrusion of privacy!?

 No it wasn't that way. Galella was a pioneer, with popularity of 35mm cameras, Galella started 'haunting' certain celebrities, musicians, politicians and the like. I'd imagine one must be superbly thick-skinned, have a lot of patience, and great contacts to get into hotels, restaurants, private locations before other media can get into, to snap personalities in their 'private moment'. Stalking Jacqueline Kennedy with famous court case between them, getting punched by celebrities and suing them successfully, Galella is perhaps the most famous celebrity photographer of them all. I'd say Galella is a photography of history, photographing Mick Jagger, Brigitte Bardot, Andy Warhol, Frank Sinatra, Penelope cruz and more!

"My idea of a good picture is one that's in focus and of a famous person doing something infamous. That's why my favourite photographer is Ron Galella" - Andy Warhol.

 Bump into another exhibition on the way to Vincent Van Gogh's

 Partial sign of the 'I AMsterdam', with lots of local kids/students!

Vincent Van Gogh, so much talent, great aptitude for learning, willing to travel places. Different works showed the different influences of the cities, places, people whom he met. Either backyards, prostitutes, outdoor nature (such as sunflowers!), and all. Possibly a Gay (never mentioned at all in the museum!). Had serious mental issues, shot himself and died two days later. His brother was buried next to him. A tragic story, inspiring European arts for the next hundreds of years. I wonder what kind of photographer would Van Gogh be like if he's living in our era?

It was off to a break, and a superbly good nap at Morgan's, and an equally superlative Chicken Risotto by Marcus! I was craving for chicken rice during day 1 and also in day 2 (yeah..crazy but true), and this made up for it!

A nice to watch Euro cup match! (cos it was during the evening, see the light in the room at 9pm local time!!). Though an boring and ugly win by Spain against Portugal, (with penalties, no less..pui!) It was sweet dreams next of Champagne and Burgundy!!!