Now there are only three days left of the old year, and this week a new year begins. It is time to look back a little, also in an attempt to understand why so many things are currently moving in directions that are initially confusing. To do this, I need more lines than our readers are normally expected to read – but perhaps this time ... read more
The fourth Sunday of Advent is over, and Christmas Eve is just three days away. The world around us has not become a better place this year. Putin continues to twist the truth when he claims that Ukraine started the war, drones continue to fly towards civilian targets, and people are freezing in the ruins that Russian henchmen have left them to live in. Negotiations ... read more
The world is not becoming more peaceful, and the conditions under which artists can work are not becoming more free – censorship, sales bans, obstructed publications, gallery closures and daily bombings are restricting the space in which art can develop in many places around the world. An association has now been founded in Cologne: Support Artists in Exile Cologne e.V., which will award studio grants ... read more
Two more art weeklys from Stefan Kobel with commentary on the art market, and then Christmas arrives in the 52nd calendar week. According to the calendar, the first week of 2026 will begin on 29 December... Experienced readers of our news blog know that this is when Stefan Kobel's annual reviews are due. You can go on holiday with peace of mind, we will make ... read more
Advent, Advent, a little light... But what kind of light? The light of despair, anger, ignorance, or perhaps the hope that things will turn out for the best? In Giessen, a university town in the heart of Germany, the youth organisation of a proven right-wing extremist party is being founded, and in the course of this, speeches are being made that draw their vocabulary from ... read more
Christmas is in four weeks – the first Sunday of Advent is next Sunday, and one would like to believe in the beautiful and peaceful aspects of life. After the latest proposal negotiated by the USA, in particular a coward named Wittkoff, with the Russian president who is wanted by the International Court of Justice in The Hague, one wonders how this is supposed to ... read more