For more than two decades, Indian photographer Gauri Gill has been focusing on barely perceived peripheral areas of Indian society. But how did she actually come to photography, what role does friendship play in her work, and what are the backgrounds to her photographic series?
From February 3, the SCHIRN will be showing Niki Saint Phalle's diverse oeuvre in a comprehensive survey exhibition. But if you think exclusively of "Nanas" when you hear the name of the visionary artist, you are quite mistaken – a look at the diversity of her art.
From February 3, the SCHIRN will be showing Niki Saint Phalle's diverse oeuvre in a comprehensive survey exhibition. But if you think exclusively of...
How can cultural identity be represented through art? This question had already been addressed by the first national literary and art movement in...
In the second part of the interview, Mithu Sanyal talks about the German and British diaspora, mother/daughter relationships, and what her readers can...
What does the new year have to offer? From Niki de Saint Phalle and "Plastic World" to Lyonel Feininger and John Akomfrah – this is what awaits you at...
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For more than two decades, Indian photographer Gauri Gill has been focusing on barely perceived peripheral areas of Indian society. But how did she...
From February 3, the SCHIRN will be showing Niki Saint Phalle's diverse oeuvre in a comprehensive survey exhibition. But if you think exclusively of...
How can cultural identity be represented through art? This question had already been addressed by the first national literary and art movement in...
In the second part of the interview, Mithu Sanyal talks about the German and British diaspora, mother/daughter relationships, and what her readers can...
Starting with his love for music, his falling out with Picasso, or indeed the question of which of his creative phases was accompanied by herrings.
There seems to be no limit to fantasy in the oeuvre of Marc Chagall (1887–1985). He is regarded as one of the most idiosyncratic artists of modernity....
The largest painting by Marc Chagall ever acquired in Germany is in Frankfurt – but where? Not in a museum, as you would think, but in the Frankfurt...
Marc and Bella Chagall found a safe haven in New York when the National Socialists made life in Europe impossible for them. But what did the Chagalls'...
Our highlight in spring 2023: The SCHIRN presents Niki de Saint Phalle in a comprehensive survey exhibition and shows the many facets of the famous...
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In the second part of the interview, Mithu Sanyal talks about the German and British diaspora, mother/daughter relationships, and what her readers can...
The SCHIRN MAG talks to cultural studies expert and author Dr. Mithu Sanyal. Find out in the first installment of this two-part interview what...
Khabar Lahariya is a video-first rural digital newsroom run by a team of Dalit-led, but also Muslim, also OBC, also upper-caste women. In their...
Kay Shanghai is the first openly gay rapper in German. In the interview he talks about how he went from being a club owner to a musician, about his...
From studio to dining table
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Are artists particularly creative when it comes to cooking? We take a look around the kitchens of the art world, this time with ideas for a...
Are artists particularly creative when it comes to cooking? We take a look around the kitchens of the art world, this time with six ingredients from...
Are artists particularly creative when it comes to cooking? We take a look around the kitchens of the art world, this time with Carsten Höller and his...
Are artists particulary creative when it comes to cooking? A look into the kitchens of the art world. This time with Christo and Jeanne-Claude, who...
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This year’s Lyon Biennale brings together over 2,000 years of history under the title “Manifesto of Fragility”. The historical objects, places, and...
Lil Nas X’s masterful use of the internet shows how to fight discrimination with astuteness, queerness and art historical references.
Performances, panel discussion, and participation: Over the Easter weekend, artist Daria Nazarenko is inviting urban dance scene to Neuer Kunstraum...
Looking at the screen can change your own view permanently: Our favorite films from this year's Berlinale.
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Yalda Afsah’s video work “SSRC” places the focus squarely on the relationship between humans and animals. For in the Secret Society Roller Club – also...
What if Roland Barthes had been a local tourist? In his new video piece “Sight Leak” (2022), Chinese artist Peng Zuqiang re-imagines the French...
Ominous, dark premonitions define the mood of Anja Kirschner’s video work “Unica” (2022). Or is it much more repressed memories of the past?...
The Brazilian artist Igor Vidor knows the effects of German arms deliveries from personal experience. In his video work “A Praga” (2020), he confronts...
