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The time is almost here: on Wednesday 20 May at 5.00 pm, the exhibition featuring the first grant recipients of ‘Support Artists in Exile Cologne e.V.’ will open at Galerie Minima in Cologne. The artists have each given their body of work its own title: Majd Suliman’s section is called DIY Expression, and Anas Kahal’s is titled SYRIA: IMAGES FROM MEMORY. You are already warmly ... read more
That would have been something! A weekend without hearing a peep from the land of the former Big Brother and its president – and then a botched attack on a meal with correspondents, leaving you wondering how anyone could check in with a weapon when it was common knowledge that the self-promoter with the simple sentence structure would be there. In every shopping centre in ... read more
Another week like this for stock market speculators who bet on rising or falling prices. Open the Strait of Hormuz – close the Strait of Hormuz! Let’s see how many times this happens again. For predictable economic planning, this is poison. For gamblers, it can lead to great wealth. The American President’s friends will soon have to finance quite a few things – in return ... read more
Another Monday, and with it a whole host of uncertainties that are slowly but surely beginning to have a significant impact on people’s travel habits. Art fairs are still taking place – those in Paris, Palma and Chicago have just come to an end. It remains to be seen, however, whether the Art Cologne spin-off in Palma, held a week before Art Düsseldorf, was able ... read more
Our Christmas cards are meant to tell stories – at least, that is the wish of our photographer, Mike Christian. The latest one illustrates a generational change. We are delighted that Ole Petter Börgers, has been appointed by our shareholder Attikon AG Managing Director of Zilkens Fine Art Insurance Broker GmbH with effect from 1 April 2026. As an art historian with additional training in ... read more
Travel broadens the mind – an old saying with a fair bit of truth to it. So now, Paris! When you haven’t been there for about six years, the sense of wonder at the changes is all the greater. Notre Dame is standing again, thank goodness. Traffic flows above ground – but only for taxis now. A 30 km/h speed limit and extensive cycle lanes ... read more