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Per and Birger and the equidistance or how rejected courtship leads to conflict. Once upon a time there were two states, Per the one and Birger the other. Per was older and had the feeling that Birger had always belonged to him. They were neighbours, knew each other well and their languages were related. There was no denying their shared cultural roots. Per and Birger ... read more
The world's economic elite met in Davos and just a few days later in Munich, experts from all nations and genders met to discuss the security situation. Russia was not there, but it was on everyone's minds and those who wanted to forget it were made aware of the significance of a human life in an environment of totalitarian rule by Navalny's death. At the ... read more
Stefan Kobel's art fairs at the beginning of the year will be joined at the end of the week by the Gstaad Art Salon, followed by Art Bregenz and Art Karlsruhe. In Gstaad, just 20 galleries have been invited to the tent, and not the least important ones. They will be showing what they are capable of in the beautiful Swiss Alps. These include "Galerie ... read more
The art market is on the move - at least the people who shape it. Despite all the virtual mediation options, art fairs are on the rise again. Whether in India or Mexico, Geneva or Brussels, people are getting the chance to buy art in tents or closed rooms. Some of them with the $ signs in their eyes and the expectation that they can ... read more
For almost a century, the pavilions of Germany and France stand opposite each other in the Giardini in Venice, with Great Britain forming the bracket in the centre. This is somehow also an image of an old Europe-centred world. If you read the list of artists exhibiting there from April - Julien Creuzet for France, Yael Bartana and Ersan Mondtag for Germany and John Akomfrah ... read more
Paintings don't scream or even need food when they are being transported. For example, a Picasso and a Chagall, which were stolen in Tel Aviv in 2010 together with diamonds worth around EUR 700,000, could not be found until last week, when they were discovered by the police in Antwerp. Diamonds and Antwerp have a common history. This is not quite so pronounced with Chagall ... read more