Donatello's first solo exhibition in Germany
A unique opportunity: numerous sculptures and reliefs that have never been shown together before will come together in Berlin's Gemäldegalerie from 2 September. About 90 exhibits tell the story of Donatello. Inventor of the Renaissance.
The spontaneity of light
His paintings reflect the tropical light conditions of his homeland Colombia and at the same time recall the spontaneous working methods of the French Impressionists - Juan Rodriguez Varon's works testify to an openness to the immediate impressions that nature gives us. We spoke with the artist about pictorial experiments, light reflections and the ambiguity of colors at dawn.
Drawn Paintings in »Eighteenth-Century Pastels«
In the mid-18th century, pastel painting achieved unprecedented popularity and recognition. Pastels were particularly well suited for portraits in bright colours. The Getty Museum in Los Angeles is showing works from the heyday of this painting technique in Eighteenth-Century Pastels from 30 August.
The Spider, a loving predator: Bourgeois' great triumph
In 1999, Louise Bourgeois received the Golden Lion for her life's work at the Venice Biennale − yet she had not even created her most famous work. She devoted an entire decade to researching the mother figure, culminating in the monumental spider sculpture Maman. This and its six casts fascinate viewers worldwide.
Art fair at the centre of life
A city of cultural diversity with an equally diverse art fair: ART-O-RAMA opens in Marseille on 25 August. It is considered an important fair for European galleries and a highlight of the art year.
Contrary to a European Fairy Tale
Beginning August 23, the Getty Center clears away the European view of the history of the American double continent and instead gives space to other perspectives. (Re)Inventing the Américas: Repeat. Erase, Construct also questions its own collection.
»Strangers we are ourselves«
It is probably not new that human perception can be influenced depending on the staging of something. The exhibition Strangers we are ourselves: Portraits from Paula Modersohn-Becker to Zanele Muholi by the Von-der-Heydt-Museum in Wuppertal goes one step further, however, and claims that self-perception also depends on it. It can be seen starting August 21.
Artist collectives: Traditional ways of working rediscovered?
Whether at Documenta, the Biennale or Art Basel, there are more and more group positions worldwide. We let the artist duos Tamsjadi & Schmidt and Mazenett/ Quiroga have their say and ask them about the appeal of working together, how they deal with clichés and conflicts, and what still makes working as a collective so attractive.
David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020
Just recently, on July 9, David Hockney celebrated a round birthday: he turned 85. Two years ago, he immediately took advantage of the pandemic to travel to France and capture the awakening of spring. The resulting, typically Hockney, garishly colorful snapshots will be on display at the Art Institute in Chicago beginning August 20.
100 Years of the Folkwang: How Expressionism Shaped a Museum
Beginning August 20, the Museum Folkwang in Essen will focus on the Expressionists from its own collection. On display are 250 works by central figures such as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Wassily Kandinsky. The museum has a long tradition with Expressionism, and so it is retelling its own history of the art movement with Expressionists at the Folkwang - the occasion being the centenary of the exhibition house.
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