Klicken Sie hier, um zu unserer deutschen Version zu gelangen.
This is the 599th Art Week of all. Looking back on 2014, we remember that insurance companies suddenly declared that they would no longer provide coverage for certain regions: Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk. And this went unchallenged. After all, it was so far away – and the paramilitaries, who were actually Russian soldiers, were simply accepted – only Putin was disinvited from the G8, leaving ... read more
For Christians, Pentecost is the feast that marks the end of the Babylonian confusion of tongues because, according to the relevant sources, everyone suddenly spoke to each other in all languages and was able to spread the message of the Lord. In Germany, we still get two days off for this holiday, which is why we won't be posting anything until Tuesday. When messages are ... read more
Last week, a photo of immigration in Singapore, and now one from Frankfurt am Main – what does this have to do with art and culture? It's actually quite obvious: where do you feel more welcome? In a queue in front of unfriendly machines or in a seemingly open control system? What's more, control devices have now been set up at Frankfurt Airport for non-EU ... read more
Next Sunday is going to be an eventful day – Herrman Parzinger, head of the Stiftung preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation), is retiring and Marion Ackermann is taking over. The latter has done good work in both Düsseldorf and Dresden, also as a bridge builder between West and East. It will be interesting to see whether a different pace will be set in the ... read more
Today marks the 595th edition. Kobel's Art Week has now been published for almost 11 1/2 years, accompanied by our news blog. At the suggestion of a gallery owner from Mexico, the entire publication has also been available in English for several years, and for exactly one year (blog 21/2024), the news blog has been adorned with a wide variety of impressions that the author ... read more
Some exhibitions require years of preparation: Skulpturen Münster (a sculpture exhibition) only takes place every 10 years, Documenta (an art exhibition) every 5 years and can lead to heated political and artistic debates. Biennials, of which there are many worldwide for all kinds of genres, also require concept and inspiration from the top down. For the visual arts, the Venice Biennale is still the most ... read more