Arts

In the pandemic, many areas of life are being virtualised and shifted to the internet. This is also true of art. A lively digital art scene has emerged in India with a growing number of visual artists discovering virtual forms for themselves.

India has produced some of the world’s more creative and innovative women street artists. Street art here is as much a form of art as a form of protest. Particularly for women. It strengthens their role in society.

"We are programmed for everything, and whatever you want will be executed" – Kraftwerk’s 50th anniversary prompts Arno Raffeiner to look back on the history of the pioneers of electronic pop music, their various musical approaches and genres over time and their seminal influence on music in Germany and the US.

The colourful, stylish bands with their cool choreographies reach millions of users on social media. The wave of fascination emanating from K-Pop has long spilled over from Asia to Europe. What is it about this South Korean phenomenon that it casts a spell over people throughout the world?

2020 was a year of great upheavals, a turning point. The pop and electronic music sectors had to grapple with the basic question of how to make a living amid a pandemic, ensuing crisis and concrete policy decisions.

Was Beethoven able to negotiate his own fees? And what was the deal with the women in his life? An attempt to get to know the famous composer – frame by frame.

Two years ago the Museo Nacional in Rio de Janeiro fell victim to a major fire. Since then, Germany’s Foreign Office and the Goethe-Institut have been involved in the rescue work and in the development of a concept for a new museum. The Latest at Goethe spoke to the director of the museum, Alexander Kellner, about the challenges he is facing now.

Since 2015, the Museum of Comics and the Language Arts in Schwarzenbach has explored all aspects of the art of the comic. It pays tribute in particular to long-standing German translator of the Mickey Mouse comic books, Erika Fuchs.

The Old Master Picture Gallery in the Dresden Zwinger, the palace that serves as an art museum, is celebrating its reopening – and thrilling visitors with a skilful surprise: the exhibition has been rearranged, allowing for a new perspective on its well-known masterpieces.

Pressure on the German theatre and cultural landscape has increased significantly since the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany party won seats in parliament. The institutions have developed ways to deal with right-wing attacks – in part by joining together in solidarity.

Germany has more theatres and concert halls than almost any other country in the world. From its many small, private theatres to the large opera houses, stage designers are always working to ensure a special theatre-going experience.