Diorama. Inventing Illsuion
Reality or illusion: The SCHIRN presents a major exhibition dedicated to the idea of staged vision.
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The conceptualities no longer apply
By Marie Beckmann
At the end of the 1990s the French critic Nicolas Bourriaud coined the term “relational aesthetic” for a new art trend that put interpersonal encounter at its core.
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Basquiat. Boom for Real
By Schirn Magazin
In February 2018 the SCHIRN will be hosting a large exhibition on the work of US artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
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The smell of decay
By Julia Schmitz
Every generation critically addresses their predecessors: In the 1960s, it was Funk Art in California that reacted to Abstract Expressionism and inspired Peter Saul.
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The economy of giving
By Marie Beckmann
Our community is based on constant giving and taking. But where does art fit into this social framework?
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War and society
By Marthe Lisson
Protest marches and demonstrations with 100,000 participants: the peace movement in the US mobilized the masses and reached far beyond national borders. Part 2 of the SCHIRN MAG exposé on the Vietnam War and its global...
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A million roses
By Tamara Marszalkowski
How the intellectual and activist Angela Davis became an icon of the American Civil Rights Movement, and simultaneously one of the most-wanted criminals.
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Questioning the long established
By Marie Beckmann
With the M/L Artspace project Marie Karlberg and Lena Henke develop temporary happenings and challenge the customary format of the exhibition.
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Splendor and Misery in the Weimar Republic
By Schirn Magazin
The major exhibition on moving times: the SCHIRN takes a new look at the art scene in Germany during the inter-War years.
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A dark chapter
By Marthe Lisson
The Vietnam War was a traumatic event for the USA and led to the first mass protests inside the country. For Peter Saul, it was one of the major themes he addressed in his art. A reappraisal in two parts by the SCHIRN...