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© Faivovich & Goldberg: El Chaco, 2006

Spotlight on Photography

© Henning Bode

“gute aussichten:” photography made in germany

In 2004, the idea of exhibiting young, unspent photography talent was still a new concept in Germany. But it found keen supporters from the get-go, not least in the Goethe-Institut Washington.More...
© Bettina Stöß Movement Frozen in Time.
An exhibition in San Francisco
© Bernd und Hilla Becher, courtesy Schirmer/Mosel The incorruptible gaze
Bernd and Hilla Becher
© Susken Rosenthal Spectator Sports
An investigation by two German artists in Chicago

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    Book Trailers 2013   deutschenglish

    Film trailers are a long-established form of advertising. But only since the mid-1980s have book trailers been in use.
    image © silversalt

    Mischa Kuball: Light Politician   deutschenglish

    There are many interviews with Kuball, about this travelling exhibit and on his Lichtpolitik. This interview isn't one of them.
    (c) Richard Nichols

    Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize 2013   deutschenglish

    This year's award to honor an outstanding literary translation from German into English goes to Philip Boehm.