HAMBURG.- JMW Turner was known to his contemporaries as a painter of the elements. In his landscape paintings, he created new and unusual combinations of earth, water, air and fire and closely examined their interactions. Turner’s vision of the el…
Over 300 Photographs by Artist Roni Horn on View at Hamburger Kunsthalle
HAMBURG.- On the occasion of the 5th Triennale of Photographie in Hamburg, the Hamburger Kunsthalle shows the exhibition Roni Horn. Photographic Works. New Yorker Roni Horn (*1955) is one of the world’s most renowned artists. Living alternately in…
Over 300 Photographs by Artist Roni Horn on View at Hamburger Kunsthalle
HAMBURG.- On the occasion of the 5th Triennale of Photographie in Hamburg, the Hamburger Kunsthalle shows the exhibition Roni Horn. Photographic Works. New Yorker Roni Horn (*1955) is one of the world’s most renowned artists. Living alternately in…
International Artists Deal with Unsharpness in "Blur After Richter" at Hamburger Kunsthalle
HAMBURG.- Blurred surfaces, dissolving contours, hazy appearances and indistinct motifs: More and more often images that are out of focus appear in both contemporary painting and photography. Like no other artist, Gerhard Richter (*1932) has been empl…
Eighty Images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s at Hilaneh von Kories Gallery
HAMBURG.- Between January 27 and April 28, 2011, Hilaneh von Kories Gallery in Hamburg is going to show “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”, an exhibit of more than eighty images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s. Maier, who in her…
Eighty Images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s at Hilaneh von Kories Gallery
HAMBURG.- Between January 27 and April 28, 2011, Hilaneh von Kories Gallery in Hamburg is going to show “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”, an exhibit of more than eighty images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s. Maier, who in her…
Exhibition Dedicated Exclusively to Contemporary Cutouts at Hamburger Kunsthalle
HAMBURG.- Scherenschnitte, or “paper cuts,” have reemerged as a highly relevant trend in contemporary art in recent years. What is interesting are the different ways in which artists deal with form and content within the “cutout” me…
Hamburger Kunsthalle Opens First Major Philipp Otto Runge Retrospective in Thirty Years
HAMBURG.- Marking the 200th anniversary of his death, the Hamburger Kunsthalle is presenting the first major retrospective exhibition in over thirty years dedicated to Philipp Otto Runge (1777–1810). Runge, who grew up in Wolgast, then lived in Co…
Canadian Artist Rodney Graham’s Through the Forest at Hamburger Kunsthalle
HAMBURG.- Canadian artist Rodney Graham’s (*1949) exhibition entitled Through the Forest provides insight into the development of his complex body of work. The exhibition brings together close to 100 works, dating between 1978 and 2010. They come …
Overview of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s Creative Development at Hamburger Kunsthalle
HAMBURG.- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938), founding member of the Die Brücke (The Bridge) artists group in Dresden, Germany 1905, is among the most influential artist personalities in German classical Modernism. A trailblazer for Expressionist art, …