Pinocchio: Behind-the-Scenes Exhibition
Back in 2008, director Guillermo del Toro announced his intention to make a film of the book Pinocchio. After a long and arduous journey, the animated film is now being released. The Museum of Modern Art in New York will give deep insights into the realisation of the project in Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio from 11 December.
These Korean artists you should know
Since the last Frieze Art Fair 2022 in Seoul, it is probably clear to everyone that South Korea can do much more than K-Pop. The international fair was held for the first time in Asia at the beginning of September simultaneously with the KIAF (Korea International Art Fair). The fact that the South Korean capital was chosen as the venue is testimony to the long overdue recognition paid to the country's impressive art history.
Here we give an overview of the most interesting current artists of South Korea, which you will surely hear about in the future.
I Build My Skin With Rocks
2021 artist Sandra Mujinga won the National Gallery Award. One year later, the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin made space for her new video installation I Build My Skin With Rocks. From December 9, she thus gives animals a voice.
Myth »Femme fatale«
Stereotypical images of women enter society through the male gaze. Thus, the myth of the femme fatale circulates in people's minds and is reflected in the tradition of images. The Hamburger Kunsthalle approaches the concept from December 9 – artistically as well as historically. Current perspectives will not be neglected.
Raw and honest
Record prices on the art market, important portrait painter and at the time »Britain's greatest living painter«: praise for Lucian Freud has been pouring in for decades. The painter, who died in 2004, would have turned 100 today. A reminder.
Songwen Sun-von Berg: »Art is my home«
The world's great cities are shaped by an ever-changing society, and the arts thereby function as a mirror of their changing inhabitants. In this interview series, we let three artists talk whose lives between cultures have brought out exciting artworks.
He was »A Gun for Hire«
Helmut Newton »shot« for money. Whether tights or cars: all luxury brands celebrated his »modus operandi«. What resulted is gathered by the Berlin Museum of Photography in the Helmut Newton Foundation from December 3 in the special exhibition Helmut Newton. Brands.
Grisebach: 23.2 million euros for a Max Beckmann
Yesterday, 1 December, the Grisebach auction house made history: it recorded the highest sum ever achieved at an art auction in Germany. The oil painting Self-Portrait Yellow-Pink (1943) by Max Beckmann changed hands for 23.2 million euros.
The Power of Photography
With Living Pictures: Photography in Southeast Asia, the National Gallery in Singapore looks at the history of photography in Southeast Asia. From archival photographs from the mid-19th century to images in social media, some 300 exhibits promise special insights into the past and present from 2 December.
Almost 300 galleries at the fair's anniversary
Bigger than ever: with 282 galleries, the 20th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach is the most extensive ever. From 1 to 3 December, visitors from all over the world can discover high-quality works of art - 26 galleries are taking part for the first time.
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