100 years of Nosferatu
People are creeped out by the news that the Nosferatu spider is now spreading to Germany. It almost reads like a PR stunt that its cinematic namesake is celebrating its 100th anniversary this very year. Starting December 16, the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection will encounter the iconic work with the exhibition Phantoms of the Night. 100 Years of Nosferatu – and reveals how the horror film relates to visual art.
Drawings from the Shelter
Henry Moore is ostensibly known as a sculptor of semi-astract figures. But he also made a name for himself as a draughtsman. St Albans Museum + Gallery is showing Moore's drawings of London civilians in the Second World War in Henry Moore: Drawing in the Dark from 16 December.
The world in pastel
With simple portraits and landscapes in pastel, the Swiss painter Nicolas Party succeeded in rising to the top of the art league. The former graffiti artist captivates with universal themes and used the pandemic for monumental projects.
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 2011, 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.
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