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- May 01, 2012
Almost 500 years after the death of Albrecht Dürer, new details about the mysterious life of the Renaissance painter are coming to light. To uncover the secrets of his brilliant works, researchers have used X-rays and infrared cameras, uncovering information even about the sex life of the art world's first international star. more...
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- April 26, 2012
The Berlin Biennale may have disappointed in recent years, but now it's back with a bang, thanks to Polish curator Artur Zmijewski. He wants to put politics back into art -- and he's succeeding. The exhibition, which opens Thursday, includes an encampment by the Occupy movement, Palestinian stamps and transplanted trees from Auschwitz. By Ulrike Knöfel more... [ Forum ]
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- April 24, 2012
SpongeBob as a suicide bomber, Winnie the Pooh in a noose and Ernie as a degenerate drunkard: A new exhibition of crocheted artworks in Berlin uses an unconventional medium to explore the question of how fame and commercialization might affect children's favorite fictional characters. By Kristen Allen more...
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- April 20, 2012
After sitting derelict for some 15 years, Berlin's first Jewish Girls' School has been brought back to life. When the Jewish community couldn't afford renovations, two of the city's cultural fixtures came up with a slick new concept that honors the building's past with new artistic and culinary energy. By Renuka Rayasam more...
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- April 18, 2012
For years, it looked as though Berlin was set to beat out Cologne for supremacy in the German art fair world. Now, thanks to improvements introduced by its American director Daniel Hug, Art Cologne is back in the driver's seat. This year's show opens on Wednesday with many new galleries from Berlin. By Ingeborg Wiensowski more...
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- March 27, 2012
Two women brought world-famous art to the streets of Cologne on Monday in the form of body paintings sporting Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss" and Egon Schiele's "Seated Woman With Bent Knee." Police forbade the women from walking around the German city's cathedral and main shopping district. more...
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- March 09, 2012
In one of Germany's greatest art scandals, former hippie and talented artist Wolfgang Beltracchi forged dozens of paintings over a period of 35 years, earning millions and fooling top collectors and museums. Now he's about to go to jail. In a SPIEGEL interview, he reveals how he did it and why he eventually got caught. more... [ Forum ]
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- March 05, 2012
In one of the most spectacular art forgery cases in German history, fraudster Wolfgang Beltracchi was sentenced to six years in prison last autumn. Set to begin doing time this month, he tells SPIEGEL the scope of his counterfeiting was far greater than previously known, including works by some 50 artists. more...
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- February 22, 2012
One of Germany's most important museums, the Städel in Frankfurt, opens its new underground wing on Wednesday. Frankfurt's financial world played a major role in financing the expansion, and the museum's director used skills developed during his time at the Guggenheim to persuade the city's wealthy to part with their cash. By Ulrike Knöfel more... [ Forum ]
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- February 10, 2012
Hindered in the festival's ability to draw star power, Dieter Kosslick, the head of the Berlin International Film Festival, is instead focusing on presenting new discoveries, including German films and the best from abroad. The biggest star in town this week is Angelina Jolie, but Kosslick is also set on creating new ones. By Andreas Borcholte more...
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- February 10, 2012
Gerhard Richter, the world's most expensive living painter, turned 80 on Thursday, and Germany is paying tribute to its art superstar with a number of major exhibitions. Two shows in Berlin explore six decades of Richter's work, while an exhibition in Dresden gives a glimpse into the source material for the artist's trademark photo paintings. By Laura Hamdorf more...
