Invulnerable bodies
By Daniel Urban
Embedded in a poetic imagery, three spiritual healers from Brazil talk about their beliefs and practices in Mario Pfeifer's video work “Corpo Fechado”.
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The Who’s Who of the Viennese Avant-Garde
By Rebecca Herlemann
Until the 1970s, the Galerie nächst St. Stephan was considered the central venue of the artistic avant-garde in Vienna. It was also here that Bruno Gironcoli celebrated his first successes.
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Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg
By Schirn Magazin
The encounter with the films of Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg has something of a seduction — they immediately attract the viewer into colorful worlds, accompanied by hypnotic music.
Video Art
“I’m with you. And we’re being eaten by words.”
By Daniel Urban
A distorted voice, half human, half machine, guides through Pedro Barateiro’s film “The Opening Monologue” and ponders the meaning of language.
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Visiting Mark Dion’s cabinet of wonders
By Natalie Wichmann
What does a polar bear on the heater and a crocodile on the ceiling? For a cup of tea in artist Mark Dion’s cabinet of wonders in New York.
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Visiting Mark Dion’s cabinet of wonders - Part 2
By Natalie Wichmann
For decades, Mark Dion has created a collection of miraculous finds. We were allowed to enter his home cabinet of curiosities and made all sorts of discoveries.
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From colonialism to democracy
By Natascha Meuser
From living trophy collections through museums with living exhibits to theme parks. An overview of the architectural history of the zoo.
Interview
The wilderness is on your doorstep
By Katharina Cichosch
What exactly is wilderness and can you also find it in Germany? Wilderness consultant Manuel Schweiger about nature protection, discovery trails and primeval beetles.
Interview
“I won’t prostitute myself for the audience”
By Florentin Schumacher
But then of course he’s an actor. For at least as long Lars Eidinger has also been a DJ.
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2019 at the SCHIRN
Happy New Year! An overview of the upcoming exhibitions at the SCHIRN 2019.
Interview
What do animals tell about our culture?
By Katharina Cichosch
What do we actually know about animals and how can we assess our relationship to them? A conversation with Animal Studies expert and literary scholar Roland Borgards.
Interview
Note the lizard on the circuit
By Elisabeth Pallentin
What is the key to elegance and what does Agatha Christie have to do with it? A conversation with artist Maria Loboda on that closer look, on omissions and a collection of remarkable objects.
SCHIRN Tip
10 SCHIRN Tips in Amsterdam
By Katharina Cichosch
Still on holiday leave? So off to Amsterdam and enjoy art apart from the Rijksmuseum, eat Bami Goreng from the machine or admire Zaandam’s stacked house façades.
XMAS SOUNDTRACK
XMAS SOUNDTRACK
By Markus Farr (Text), Felix Kosok (Bild)
Tired of travelling? Prefer the sofa to a winter walk? Our Schirn Xmas Soundtrack is full of contemplative songs and eternal classics without Wham! and Mariah.
Video Art
A dance of codified movements
By Daniel Urban
When the body falls victim to the code. In her work, Alexandra Bachzetsis reveals social representations of body and femininity.