Elisabeth von Eicken: picturesque landscapes and economic independence in the 19th century
Ahrenshoop, located on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula chain in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, will present Die Eicken - oder: Malen gegen männliche Vorurteile (The Eicken - or: Painting against Male Prejudices), a show of works by the artist Elisabeth von Eicken, who has strong ties to the region, at the local art museum starting December 5. Around 150 works and life documents can be seen in it.
Hair sculptures and digital-based art in year-end exhibition at ARoS
ARoS in Aarhus will showcase not one but two female artists in the changing exhibition on Level 1 from December 4, 2021: Icelandic Shoplifter (real name: Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir) and Chinese Lu Yang will share the exhibition space there until April 24, 2022.
»Songs for dying / Songs for living« - Life and death as atmospheric narrative
The young artist Korakrit Arunanondchai knows how to translate his own experiences into atmospheric stories and make them experienceable as narratives. Starting on December 4, the Kunstverein Hamburg is dedicating a solo exhibition to him entitled Songs for dying / Songs for living, in which the cycle of life and death is retold.
Of life between the islands as well as the cycle of life and death
This week there are a couple of exhibitions that deal with life. While the Tate Britain is highlighting the lives of Caribbean artists in Britain in a group exhibition, the Kunstverein Hamburg is showing the cycle of life and death through an atmospheric narrative by Korakrit Arunanondchai. In addition, the Art Miami fair and a special exhibition on hair sculptures and digital art are running at ARoS.
Regional art from Central Switzerland: Lucerne presents selected newcomers and last year's winner of the Solo Prize
The Kunstmuseum Luzern combines the annual group exhibition zentral! with the associated solo exhibition Solo by last year's winner of the Ausstellungspreis Kunstgesellschaft Luzern (exhibition prize) of the same name. From 14 December onwards, cross-disciplinary works by up-and-coming talents from Central Switzerland as well as objects and performance interventions by Lucerne artist Mahtola Wittmer can be seen here.
The Gemäldegalerie in Berlin honors the painter Anna Dorothea Therbusch
On the occasion of her 300th birthday, the special exhibition »Anna Dorothea Therbusch. A Berlin Artist of the Age of Enlightenment« in Berlin. Important works from the National Museums in Berlin's own holdings show the skills of a remarkable painter.
»Domestic Drama«: about the humanity of things and how they create identity at home
The fact that home is so much more than an arbitrary collection of objects is proven by the exhibition Domestic Drama at the Halle für Kunst Steiermark in Graz from 4 December. Here, the assumption of the humanity of objects, the idea of one's own four walls as the stage of daily life as well as the revelation of social categories via the construct of living are illustrated with the help of works partly designed especially for the exhibition.
On the first two »Mathematics and Arts« minisymposia at annual meetings of the German Mathematical Society
At first glance, the areas of mathematics and arts seem very separated and almost impossible to combine within a given project. Yet, history is surprisingly rich in examples for such fruitful interplays and the last decades saw an increase in both conference- and journal formats to further support interdisciplinary interaction between mathematics and arts. A new event along these lines is a minisymposium which provides opportunities for further exchange, networking, and inspiration.
More broadly positioned than ever: Art Basel in Miami Beach
Art Basel Miami Beach, a sister fair to Art Basel, will offer an expectedly extensive and high-quality program from December 02 to 04, 2021, ranging from rare historical masterpieces to emerging young artists.
Exhibition on the occasion of the Förderpreis of the Rainer Wild Art Foundation
The artist Sofia Duchovny is this year's winner of the Rainer Wild Art Foundation's sponsorship award, which is accompanied by a solo exhibition in the STUDIO of the Kunsthalle Mannheim. Starting on 2 December, the exhibition Sofia Duchovny: Going Red will show how the artist deals with the themes of concealment and exposure, change of gaze and withdrawal of gaze.
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