He was one of the last great court artists and at the same time a significant trailblazer for modern art: Francisco de Goya. The Fondation Beyeler is preparing one of the most extensive exhibitions of
He was one of the last great court artists and at the same time a significant trailblazer for modern art: Francisco de Goya. The Fondation Beyeler is preparing one of the most extensive exhibitions of
The revised and extended BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors presents nearly 300 private collections of contemporary art accessible to the public ― featuring large and small, famous and the relat
The revised and extended BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors presents nearly 300 private collections of contemporary art accessible to the public―featuring large and small, famous and the relative
Although Emil Nolde is famous for his dramatic ocean views and colorful flower gardens, his love of the fantastical and grotesque has received less attention to date. Yet, it is clear from his autobio
Although Emil Nolde is famous for his dramatic ocean views and colorful flower gardens, his love of the fantastical and grotesque has received less attention to date. Yet, it is clear from his autobio
What would it have looked like, Leibniz’s Warehouse? What kinds of objects would the polymath have stored in a chamber of curiosities of his own? The artists Renate Heyne and Floris Neusüss play with
“I’m pursuing the impossible . . . I want to paint the air in which the bridge, the house, and boat are to be found―the beauty of the air around them . . .” Claude Monet wanted to capture more than ju
“I’m pursuing the impossible . . . I want to paint the air in which the bridge, the house, and boat are to be found―the beauty of the air around them . . .” Claude Monet wanted to capture more than ju
In 2008, the American photographer Hadley Hudson discovered her passion for photographing models within the privacy of their own homes– locations proving much more intimate than the usual studio setti
Roni Horn (*1955 in New York) has been working in diverse visual and material media since the beginning of her career in the late 1970s, creating drawings, photographs, texts, artist books, and sculpt
The updated BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors presents 256 private collections of contemporary art accessible to the public― featuring large and small, famous and the relatively unknown. Succinc
The updated BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors presents 256 private collections of contemporary art accessible to the public― featuring large and small, famous and the relatively unknown. Succinc
“You know, I don’t know how one can walk by a tree and not be happy at the sight of it?” writes Fyodor Dostoyevsky in The Idiot. Perhaps this sentence could also be used to explain the theme of women
The catalogue World of Malls is devoted to a type of building that was invented in the United States just less than sixty years ago and quickly spread throughout the world. Due to urban planning’s inc
When Valentin Carron (*1977 in Martigny) was free to install his sculptures in the Swiss Pavilion in the Venice Giardini within the scope of the 2013 Biennale, the international art scene long since k
To be able to simply drift in the infinity pool on the roof terrace of the fifty-seven-floor Marina Bay Sands Hotel, while in the background you can enjoy the urban soundscape of Singapore’s imposing
It may come as a surprise that a comprehensive volume on the buildings by the Liechtenstein architect has never been published. A partial reason for this may be found in the ambiguous personal backgro
The Museum of Modern Art in New York has a reputation like a thundering echo―the oldest American museum of modern art surely holds the most spectacular collection of this kind worldwide. With pioneeri
The dome gets taller and taller, one balustrade spans the next―yet this spectacular tower was never built; it is merely the result of the collage technique applied by the South Korean artist Won Beoms
With its scenic beauty and myth-enshrouded past, the Rhine has always been a popular subject in art and literature. One of the longest rivers in Europe, it inspired the masters of medieval panel paint
Stefano Cerio (*1962) directs his attention to alternative worlds: for his elaborate series he takes pictures of recreational paradises―ski arenas, cruises, water and fun parks. For the artist, Italia
The revised and expanded BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors presents 236 private collections of contemporary art accessible to the public―large and small, famous and still undiscovered. Succinct
The revised and expanded BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors presents 236 private collections of contemporary art accessible to the public―large and small, famous and still undiscovered. Succinct
When, in the eary eighties, minimalist and conceptual approaches were dominant in art, the consistently figural and emphatically sculptural representations of everyday subjects by Katharina Fritsch
Ominous, overwhelming, and harshly lit at night―Korean photographer Taewon Jang (1976 in Seoul) puts industrial plants at the center of his work. He documented abandoned steel factories, nuclear react
Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) is considered to have introduced the practice of socially engaged painting, and he is viewed as one of the most important representatives of Realism. The direct and honest
In African cities, life takes place on the streets, where public and private spheres blend. A sidewalk inconspicuously becomes a family kitchen or is suddenly transformed into a shop. A traffic jam mi
Andy Warhol silkscreened the Mona Lisa on canvas thirty times and casually titled it Thirty Are Better Than One; his ten-pack portfolio of Marilyn Monroe enjoyed wide circulation. Yet, over the course
From May 29 to August 3, 2014 the 8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, curated by Juan A. Gaitán, presents an exhibition at three venues throughout the city: Haus am Waldsee, Dahlem Museums – Nat
The representatives of Neo-Impressionism permanently liberated paint from the blend on the palette as well as from its traditional method of application, just as it had been revived through the atmosp
The representatives of Neo-Impressionism permanently liberated paint from the blend on the palette as well as from its traditional method of application, just as it had been revived through the atmosp
The exceptional photographs in this publication capture the complexity of the Cuban Revolution in all its contradictory beauty. From Constantino Arias’s portraits of poverty and wealth in pre-Revoluti
The revised and expanded BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors presents 217 private collections of contemporary art accessible to the public―large and small, famous and still undiscovered. Succinct
25 towns in the Wild West are the protagonists in this book, including famous places like El Paso, Rio Bravo, and Lahood―not as clichés, but as constructed reality. Detailed maps offer a previously no
From the utilitarian inns that punctuated ancient trade routes to the worldwide network of Hilton and Hyatt, the hotel has transitioned from a marginal building type to a cultural phenomenon within th
Belgian artist Michael Borremans (born 1963) is among the most brilliant painters of emotion of the past half-century. An heir to the sober, enigmatic character studies of Manet and Velazquez and the
In 1969 the SPIEGEL publishers moved into a new space in Hamburg, and the company had it decorated to its specifications. The Danish designer Verner Panton (1926-1998) redesigned the building, assigni
For Regina Schmeken , the depiction of motion is a focal point of her artistic work. Her serial photographs concentrate on the crucial moment between standstill and motion in dance, soccer, pole vault
