Zilkens' News Blog 28 2024
The hype surrounding crypto currencies and Bitcoin seems to have died down in the art world - at least people are no longer being flooded with it. The insurance industry has not yet developed a viable solution for Bitcoin-based NFT artworks. Perhaps it no longer needs to, because the active participants in this market have so far borne the risk themselves and an infinite increase ... read more
Zilkens' News Blog 27 2024
Europe is taking a summer break – but not before a few more balls have been kicked and crowds have been thrilled. Switzerland, Spain and Germany have already made it to the quarter-finals, Austria will soon follow suit and England has also made it, albeit in a way that should encourage us to think about introducing sportsmanship marks into the game, along the lines of: ... read more
Zilkens' News Blog 26 2024
Hopp Schwyz, you should have said, if it hadn't ended 1-1 and if there hadn't been this extra time. Bayern have won many a championship with this, because they always managed to score a goal after regular time. And where was Nagelsmann before? It's different in ice hockey - the clock is stopped for as long as the game is interrupted and tactical tip-kicking is ... read more
Zilkens' News Blog 25 2024
Stefan Kobel will be talking a lot about Art Basel, which ended yesterday. The fair also marks the turning point of the year – until the beginning of September, activities in galleries and art dealers slow down – a kind of creative break or the opportunity to recharge your batteries by visiting exhibitions – or is there even a holiday? However, the weather is not ... read more
Zilkens‘ News Blog 24 2024
The sad news first: Ben Vautier took his own life last week, after his wife had died on the same day. Dietmar Werle, well known to the Cologne art market from the early days as a colleague and publisher of works by Michael Buthe, among others, has died at the age of almost 74. He was a co-signatory of a press release by Cologne gallery ... read more
Zilkens‘ News Blog 23 2024
‘Welt weit Wolfen’ is the name of a festival of many art forms in the East of Germany, whose main sponsor is the Bitterfeld-Wolfen chemical park. Wolfen was once the centre of German film and photo production. AGFA and ORWO had their origins here. Nowadays, the chemical park with its many companies is the main attraction, as an employer that is well aware of the ... read more