Tag: National Gallery
Caspar David Friedrich in the Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin: The multi-purpose melancholic – culture
The Caspar David Friedrich Year is entering the next round: The Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin shows how the Romantic artist’s art was first discovered, then forgotten and then rediscovered again and…
Post-war art New National Gallery Berlin – Culture
“Zerreißprobe” is the name of a performance by Günter Brus from 1970 – women’s underwear, razor blades, self-mutilation, lots of blood. Even by the standards of Viennese Actionism, the work…
Art vandalism in London’s National Gallery: The Hammer – Culture
London’s National Gallery has removed the so-called “Rokeby Venus” or “Venus in front of the mirror” from public hanging after the safety glass of the Velázquez painting was attacked with…
Frans Hals at London’s National Gallery: A celebration of life
Hardly anyone portrayed people as cheerfully and spontaneously as Frans Hals. The National Gallery in London is dedicating a magnificent exhibition to the painter. source site
Klimt Stuck Liebermann Secessions National Gallery Berlin – Culture
Judith is back in Berlin! Everywhere in the city she now looks down with relish – from half-closed eyelids and with a glistening incisor. And that’s just the excerpt from…
National Gallery Prize goes to four artists – culture
The shortlist is the winner: next year’s award from the Berlin National Gallery goes to four artists. Pan Daijing, Daniel Lie, Hanne Lippard and James Richards will then be honored.…
The National Gallery is showing a show by the Renaissance painter Raffael. – Culture
The young angel could do without wings. He seems to draw all the strength to jump and fly from himself, from his flexible hips, agile legs, muscular arms with which…
National treasure: national mourning for a painting?
What is an identity-establishing work of art? In London, Thomas Gainsborough’s “Blue Boy” is currently being celebrated in a show like a long-lost relative. In Germany, people have a different…
Poussin Exhibition in London and Los Angeles – Culture
Painting a smile convincingly is at least as difficult as faking a smile when you don’t feel like it. In both cases, exposing the teeth is easy to flake. One…
National Gallery Prize for Sandra Mujinga – Culture
The artist Sandra Mujinga, who lives in Berlin and Oslo, has been awarded the National Gallery Prize. The jury opted for Mujinga, who was born in the Democratic Republic of…