Life? or Theater? – a »Graphic Novel« from War
Few contemporary witnesses still can tell us about the Second World War. Documentaries such as the Diary of Anne Frank provide us with accounts of the lives of the persecuted. Both artistically and partly fictional, Charlotte Salomon, who died in Auschwitz in 1943, worked out her story. Starting on March 31, her Singespiel will open the door to an unadorned world of the 1930s and 1940s for visitors to the Lenbachhaus.
The latest from Australia
A special biennial has been taking place in Sydney since 2017: The National: Australian Art Now presents contemporary art from Australia. The fourth edition opens March 31 and focuses on ideas about rapidly changing life in the 21st century.
Friendship and rivalry of two art giants
Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas: two world-famous painters whom art once brought together and also separated again. In Manet/Degas, the Musée d'Orsay shows the development of two important œuvres in the history of art. The show will be on view in Paris beginning March 28.
The Combination Matters
She is an artist about whom Kunsthalle Bielefeld probably says »the combination matters.« Yto Barrada combines a wide variety of media and colors with designer-like expertise. With Bad Color Combos, the exhibition house is granting free access to the contemporary artist's latest works starting March 25.
When Modern Art Was Born
Between 1880 and the beginning of World War I, there are literally poles apart. The conception of art changed, Impressionism paved the way for Expressionism, Cubism and Abstraction. From March 25, the National Gallery in London will take its audience back to this turning point.
Influences of Islamic Art in Europe
Art knows no borders − this has not only been true since globalization. In Re-Orientations. Europe and the Islamic Arts, 1851 to the Present, how Islamic arts have influenced and been received in Europe. The exhibition, also a plea for transcultural exchange, opens March 24.
»Ursula - That's Me. So what?«
In 1954, Jean Dubuffet recognized the value that the artist Ursula could have for his Musée de l'Art Brut. André Breton was also enthusiastic about the artist, who can be attributed to Surrealism only on the spiritual level. Her mythical hybrid creatures and »idiosyncratic pictorial inventions« should attract a young generation to the solo show at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne starting March 18.
More than just cubism
2023 will be a Picasso year: 50 years ago, the world's most famous artist died. The ALBERTINA in Vienna also honors him with works from its own collection. From March 17, Picasso. On the 50th Anniversary of his Death.
Satires and demons? The faces of old women
Renaissance artists aspired to the beauty of antiquity, but the ancient Romans were no strangers to the grotesque and demonic either. Portraits of old and deformed people were especially famous in the Netherlands. Beginning March 16, the National Gallery in London will illuminate the background with The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance.
Masters of Pastel Painting
The 18th century is considered the heyday of pastel painting in Europe: the medium had freed itself from its mere use for sketches and was extremely popular for portraits. Beginning March 14, the Getty Center in Los Angeles will introduce visitors to the world of pastels with Pastel Portraits: Drawn from Life? featuring top-notch artists such as Rosalba Carriera and Maurice Quentin de La Tour.
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