Visual Arts

Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev | photo: Eduardo Knapp

Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and Documenta 13

In Kassel preparations for the Documenta, which is taking place for the thirteenth time in 2012 under the direction of Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, are already in full swing.More ...
Katharina Fritsch: Hahn / Cock. Photographer: James O Jenkins

Katharina Fritsch - Winner Fourth Plinth 2013

Düsseldorf based artist Katharina Fritsch was announced by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, as the winning artist of the commission of the year 2013 for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London.More ...
Thomas Struth: Crossroads with passers-by, Wuhan, 1995 | © Schirmer/Mosel Verlag, Thomas Struth

The World of Today – Texts on the Work of Thomas Struth

Desolate streets and densely populated museum-like interior spaces, family portraits and individual portraits: as diverse as Thomas Struth’s themes might seem, the uniformity lies in the consistency of showing what is there.More ...

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Infos on Comics in German, portraits of artists, suggested literature

Dossier: Installations in Germany   deutschenglish

Site-specific installations offer alternatives to the rampant mediatization of everyday life and heighten our awareness of the “here and now”.