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An Archive of encounters
By Rebecca Hanna John
In Gauri Gill's "Notes from the Desert" the archival structure with its systems of identification, classification and order is sought in vain....
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Chagall in New York. Part 2
By Natalie Wichmann
Marc Chagall spent seven long years in the USA. Traces of his stay can be seen all over New York – including a majestic lion's head, Papageno's...
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Marc Chagall in 10 (F)acts
By Elena Schmidt
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.
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Chagall in New York. Part 1
By Natalie Wichmann
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'...
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Female resistance made in Sudan
By Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann
In a regime that systematically discriminated against women for decades, civil resistance rose to unprecedented heights in 2019. The leading figures...
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Five good reasons to view Amna Elhassan in the Schirn
By Schirn Magazin
In the form of Amna Elhassan’s “Deconstructed Bodies – In Search of Home” show that runs until February 12 in the Rotunda, the SCHIRN is presenting an...
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Distance becomes closeness. Gauri Gill’s “The Americans”
By Isabelle Hammer
One title, two works: With her photo series “The Americans” Gauri Gill references the 1950s photo book of the same name by Swiss photographer Robert...
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Now at the SCHIRN: MARC CHAGALL
By Schirn Magazin
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....
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Now at the SCHIRN: GAURI GILL
By Schirn Magazin
Collaborative, liberating, resistant: The SCHIRN presents photographs by the artist Gauri Gill in the first major survey of her work.
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The gravity of sovereignty
By Daniel Urban
In Aernout Mik’s videos, we encounter bodies that resemble mere shells that have lost their actual purpose. Freed from all abstract goals, they become...
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The Clown from “Uncanny Valley”
By Elodie Kalb
Who is it lying over there lost in reverie? In Ugo Rondinone’s work, the figure of the clown is a recurrent theme and represents a colorful,...
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Around the World with Rondinone
By Maja Lisewski
Magical mountains, rainbows and suns: Like few other artists, Ugo Rondinone somehow manages to bring everyday life to a halt with his simple, yet...