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Soon at the Schirn: Aernout Mik
By Schirn Magazin
In his spatial and video installations, Aernout Mik examines the behavior and interaction of groups in society. As a premiere, his new work "Threshold...
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Rainbows in art
By Elena Schmidt
We take a look at ten particular rainbows in art: For modern and contemporary artists what began many centuries ago as an artistic reflection of a...
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Coming soon: Ugo Rondinone
By Schirn Magazin
From June 24 the Schirn will dedicate the first major survey exhibition in Germany to the Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone. A first insight.
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Meet Me in the Archive
By Carlotta Döhn
In the German Exile Archive 1933-1945 lie, (still) untold and wrapped in acid-free paper, the stories of people fleeing the National Socialists. A...
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Events around armor
By Moshtari Hilal und AVAH (Afghan Visual Arts and History) Collective
In 2015, artist Kubra Khademi took to the streets of Kabul for her performance “Armor,” wearing a metal breastplate that mimicked sculptured breasts...
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The Baumeister Archive at the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
By Ilka Voermann
Artists’ estates are often an important port of call in the planning of exhibitions. We talk to Hadwig Goez, Head of the Baumeister Archive, about the...
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The influence of Nazi terminology on language
By Matthias Heine
After 1933, the Nazis established a specific vocabulary in a large number of areas. Author Matthias Heine turns his attention to the term...
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Artists turn to walking
By Deirdre Heddon, Maggie O’Neill, Clare Qualmann, Morag Rose, Harry Wilson
What is the significance and potential of walking for artistic practice in pandemic times? The team of the research project "Walking Publics / Walking...
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Walk(ing) – a search for traces
By Johanna Laub
What is left behind? The connection between walking and the traces it leaves is shown by artists whose practice incorporates moving by foot as a key...
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Between painting, architecture, and performance
By Lisa Beißwanger
In the context of the WALK! exhibition, Carlos Bunga has realized an installation in the Schirn Rotunda. Moving between architecture, painting, and...
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I’m walking here!
By Daniel Urban
Whether "Jackie Brown" or "Forrest Gump" - there are countless films with legendary running scenes. Here we present our favorites.
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And how do you walk through the museum?
By Maximilian Wahlich
Strolling is still the first-choice mode of movement when it comes to art exhibitions. From the salons of the turn of the century to our behavior in...