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The world is not becoming more peaceful, and the conditions under which artists can work are not becoming more free – censorship, sales bans, obstructed publications, gallery closures and daily bombings are restricting the space in which art can develop in many places around the world. An association has now been founded in Cologne: Support Artists in Exile Cologne e.V., which will award studio grants ... read more
Two more art weeklys from Stefan Kobel with commentary on the art market, and then Christmas arrives in the 52nd calendar week. According to the calendar, the first week of 2026 will begin on 29 December... Experienced readers of our news blog know that this is when Stefan Kobel's annual reviews are due. You can go on holiday with peace of mind, we will make ... read more
Advent, Advent, a little light... But what kind of light? The light of despair, anger, ignorance, or perhaps the hope that things will turn out for the best? In Giessen, a university town in the heart of Germany, the youth organisation of a proven right-wing extremist party is being founded, and in the course of this, speeches are being made that draw their vocabulary from ... read more
Christmas is in four weeks – the first Sunday of Advent is next Sunday, and one would like to believe in the beautiful and peaceful aspects of life. After the latest proposal negotiated by the USA, in particular a coward named Wittkoff, with the Russian president who is wanted by the International Court of Justice in The Hague, one wonders how this is supposed to ... read more
For almost 16 years, Silivia Zoerner was responsible for finance and projects at the BVDG office. She has now announced by email that she has not been working for the BVDG since November and is turning her attention to other tasks in the field of cultural and artistic promotion. We are all eager to find out what her new role will be.In a wave of ... read more
Last week in Germany, everything revolved around Art Cologne. Stefan Kobel reports on this in detail. For us, the focus was on the sponsorship we have been providing for years for young buyers at the Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst e.V. (Society for Modern Art) and a joint event with Handelsblatt and Weltkunst. Dr. Susanne Schreiber spoke with Stephan Zilkens about the rather complex topic of ... read more