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Zilkens' News Blog Archive

As time goes by - Archeology of negotiations

Zilkens' News Blog 25 2024

Stefan Kobel will be talking a lot about Art Basel, which ended yesterday. The fair also marks the turning point of the year – until the beginning of September, activities in galleries and art dealers slow down – a kind of creative break or the opportunity to recharge your batteries by visiting exhibitions – or is there even a holiday? However, the weather is not ... read more

The Danube close to Ingolstadt on June 4th 2024

Zilkens‘ News Blog 24 2024

The sad news first: Ben Vautier took his own life last week, after his wife had died on the same day. Dietmar Werle, well known to the Cologne art market from the early days as a colleague and publisher of works by Michael Buthe, among others, has died at the age of almost 74. He was a co-signatory of a press release by Cologne gallery ... read more

Thai Shan Schierenberg; One Man , Two Masters; Courtesy Flowers Gallery, London

Zilkens‘ News Blog 23 2024

‘Welt weit Wolfen’ is the name of a festival of many art forms in the East of Germany, whose main sponsor is the Bitterfeld-Wolfen chemical park. Wolfen was once the centre of German film and photo production. AGFA and ORWO had their origins here. Nowadays, the chemical park with its many companies is the main attraction, as an employer that is well aware of the ... read more

Goes for tolerance, respect and a colorful world - even in Hamburg‘s miniature wonder land

Zilkens‘ News Blog 22 2024

Not long to go now - on the weekend before Art Basel, the European Parliament will be elected for the 10th time in Europe. In view of the growing threat from Russia and the imminent change in the world order, there is a lot at stake - but this is not reflected in the election campaign. Boring slogans that actually fit everywhere even without Europe ... read more

Venice Biennale - German Pavillion 2024

Zilkens' News Blog 21 2024

With only 4 weeks to go until the opening of Art Basel in Basel, the signals from the auctions in New York are cautious. Euphoria looks different. No wonder - the world has changed significantly since 24 February 2022. A war of aggression in Europe is the opposite of peace, which the German Rosa Luxemburg, aka Sarah Wagenknecht, is pretending to have the choice of ... read more

Zilkens' News Blog 20 2024

Please don't be surprised - every now and then you have to deviate from the usual. Since the news blog has also appeared on Instagram, there are the same photos in alternating order. Despite the author's vanity, this bores the web ... . And boredom is the last thing we want to be accused of in these exciting times. So now, in addition to Stefan ... read more