http://www.spiegel.de Daily news, analysis and opinion from Europe's leading newsmagazine and Germany's top news Web site. en Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:36:59 +0200 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:36:59 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de http://www.spiegel.de/static/sys/logo_120x61.gif http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/farah-pahlavi-ex-empress-of-iran-on-art-and-progress-a-1135573.html#ref=rss The collection of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art was to be shown in Berlin in December, but Iranian officials declined permission to send the artworks out of the country. SPIEGEL spoke with former Empress Farah Pahlavi, who assembled the collection in the 1970s. She's been living in exile for 38 years. Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:38:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/farah-pahlavi-ex-empress-of-iran-on-art-and-progress-a-1135573.html The collection of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art was to be shown in Berlin in December, but Iranian officials declined permission to send the artworks out of the country. SPIEGEL spoke with former Empress Farah Pahlavi, who assembled the collection in the 1970s. She's been living in exile for 38 years.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/museums-celebrate-500th-anniversary-of-hieronymus-bosch-a-1106684.html#ref=rss Impaled heads and burning bodies: Hieronymus Bosch, the great Dutch painter whose images depicted the horrors and terror of the past, present and future, died 500 years ago. In the era of Abu Ghraib and Islamic State, his work feels as contemporary as ever. Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:30:57 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/museums-celebrate-500th-anniversary-of-hieronymus-bosch-a-1106684.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/the-dubious-market-for-ancient-artifacts-a-1086597.html#ref=rss A new law in Germany seeks to eliminate the trade in ancient artifacts. It was written to target people like Leonardo Patterson, whose long career selling plundered objects from Central America throws a spotlight on the dubious industry. Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:16:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/the-dubious-market-for-ancient-artifacts-a-1086597.html A new law in Germany seeks to eliminate the trade in ancient artifacts. It was written to target people like Leonardo Patterson, whose long career selling plundered objects from Central America throws a spotlight on the dubious industry.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/bavarian-museums-reluctant-to-return-nazi-looted-art-a-1064113.html#ref=rss Are artworks looted by the Nazis from Jewish collectors still hanging in Bavarian museums? Twenty-nine members of the US Congress think so, and have written a letter to the German state demanding that officials stop dragging their feet on restitution. Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:35:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/bavarian-museums-reluctant-to-return-nazi-looted-art-a-1064113.html Are artworks looted by the Nazis from Jewish collectors still hanging in Bavarian museums? Twenty-nine members of the US Congress think so, and have written a letter to the German state demanding that officials stop dragging their feet on restitution.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/how-hitler-fans-smuggled-nazi-art-to-west-germany-a-1058625.html#ref=rss In one of the most curious stories of art smuggling from the Eastern Bloc prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall, two classic car dealers smuggled Nazi artworks from a Soviet barracks to West Germany in 1989. The full account is only now coming to light. Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:28:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/how-hitler-fans-smuggled-nazi-art-to-west-germany-a-1058625.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/artist-ai-weiwei-has-left-china-for-germany-a-1047793.html#ref=rss Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was finally given his passport back and immediately left the country to join his family in Germany. But he is unsettled by his newfound freedom and he is searching for a new role. SPIEGEL caught up with him in Munich. Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:36:48 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/artist-ai-weiwei-has-left-china-for-germany-a-1047793.html Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was finally given his passport back and immediately left the country to join his family in Germany. But he is unsettled by his newfound freedom and he is searching for a new role. SPIEGEL caught up with him in Munich.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/how-german-investigators-found-lost-nazi-art-beloved-by-hitler-a-1035230.html#ref=rss A Dutch detective and Berlin police spent months searching for art commissioned by Hitler that went missing after German reunification. Officials finally recovered the dubious works in raids last week -- here's how they did it. Tue, 26 May 2015 17:06:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/how-german-investigators-found-lost-nazi-art-beloved-by-hitler-a-1035230.html A Dutch detective and Berlin police spent months searching for art commissioned by Hitler that went missing after German reunification. Officials finally recovered the dubious works in raids last week -- here's how they did it. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/long-lost-sculptures-from-hitler-chancellery-in-berlin-found-a-1035251.html#ref=rss The sculptures had been missing for decades. But on Wednesday, investigators found pieces of Nazi art that had once adorned Hitler's Chancellery in Berlin. Fri, 22 May 2015 18:34:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/long-lost-sculptures-from-hitler-chancellery-in-berlin-found-a-1035251.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/world-press-photo-award-revocation-spurs-debate-a-1024744.html#ref=rss Italian photographer Giovanni Troilo won the World Press Photo Award in February, but it was revoked in March. The city he portrayed, Charleroi in Belgium, complained that his photos were more fiction than reality. Where should the line be drawn? Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:51:16 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/world-press-photo-award-revocation-spurs-debate-a-1024744.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/magnum-photographers-give-google-glass-a-test-spin-a-1013135.html#ref=rss Elliot Erwitt and Bruce Gilden are street photography legends who use Leica cameras and black and white film as their weapons of choice. When they meet Google Glass for the first time, it feels like a head-on collision between old masters and new technology. Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:20:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/magnum-photographers-give-google-glass-a-test-spin-a-1013135.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/isherwood-santa-monica-legacy-lives-on-in-don-bachardy-a-997655.html#ref=rss In 1968, David Hockney completed a portrait of one of the 20th century's most vibrant pairings: author Christopher Isherwood and artist Don Bachardy. The gay couple opened their home, where the painter still lives today, to Hollywood's luminaries. Mon, 20 Oct 2014 14:17:27 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/isherwood-santa-monica-legacy-lives-on-in-don-bachardy-a-997655.html In 1968, David Hockney completed a portrait of one of the 20th century's most vibrant pairings: author Christopher Isherwood and artist Don Bachardy. The gay couple opened their home, where the painter still lives today, to Hollywood's luminaries.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/how-east-germany-robbed-collectors-of-their-art-a-982739.html#ref=rss East German officials systematically stole from the country's art collectors and sold their possessions to raise hard currency. Families have sought for years to reclaim the treasures or to obtain compensation. In a rare success, one family in America recently retrieved some of its heirlooms. Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:39:17 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/how-east-germany-robbed-collectors-of-their-art-a-982739.html East German officials systematically stole from the country's art collectors and sold their possessions to raise hard currency. Families have sought for years to reclaim the treasures or to obtain compensation. In a rare success, one family in America recently retrieved some of its heirlooms.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/murkudis-exemplifies-why-germany-is-behind-in-fashion-stakes-a-979915.html#ref=rss Berlin Fashion Week is underway, but A-listers are keeping their distance. The event has failed to put the German capital on the clothing map. A closer look at the career trajectory of designer Kostas Murkudis provides some insight into the reasons why. Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:06:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/murkudis-exemplifies-why-germany-is-behind-in-fashion-stakes-a-979915.html Berlin Fashion Week is underway, but A-listers are keeping their distance. The event has failed to put the German capital on the clothing map. A closer look at the career trajectory of designer Kostas Murkudis provides some insight into the reasons why.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/bavaria-mulls-bans-on-export-of-paintings-in-gurlitt-collection-a-969018.html#ref=rss Before his death, Munich art heir Cornelius Gurlitt willed his collection to a major art museum in Switzerland. The move will spare Germans some headaches, but numerous disputes over the paintings' future home is brewing. Mon, 12 May 2014 18:12:50 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/bavaria-mulls-bans-on-export-of-paintings-in-gurlitt-collection-a-969018.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/new-york-holocaust-survivor-sues-germany-over-gurlitt-painting-a-958029.html#ref=rss During the Nazi era, David Toren's great-uncle was robbed of his art collection. Now one of the paintings has been recovered in Cornelius Gurlitt's Munich apartment, and Toren is fighting to get it back. But the Germans aren't making it easy. Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:31:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/new-york-holocaust-survivor-sues-germany-over-gurlitt-painting-a-958029.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/hildebrand-gurlitt-and-his-dubious-dealings-with-nazi-looted-art-a-940625.html#ref=rss Hildebrand Gurlitt, the man who assembled the astounding art collection recently discovered in a Munich apartment, was more deeply involved in the trade of looted artworks than had been previously assumed. He also profited from Nazi injustices after the war. Mon, 23 Dec 2013 17:15:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/hildebrand-gurlitt-and-his-dubious-dealings-with-nazi-looted-art-a-940625.html Hildebrand Gurlitt, the man who assembled the astounding art collection recently discovered in a Munich apartment, was more deeply involved in the trade of looted artworks than had been previously assumed. He also profited from Nazi injustices after the war. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-monuments-men-and-their-mission-to-save-european-art-from-nazis-a-937456.html#ref=rss The story of a special Allied unit dubbed the "Monuments Men" has inspired a Hollywood film set to premier early next year. But who were these men who saved countless European cultural treasures from being lost or destroyed by Nazi forces? Thu, 05 Dec 2013 17:48:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-monuments-men-and-their-mission-to-save-european-art-from-nazis-a-937456.html The story of a special Allied unit dubbed the "Monuments Men" has inspired a Hollywood film set to premier early next year. But who were these men who saved countless European cultural treasures from being lost or destroyed by Nazi forces? ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/masterpieces-from-the-prinzhorn-collection-by-psychiatric-patients-a-936148.html#ref=rss From hermaphroditic wood carvings to stacks of 250,000 papers, a collection showcases the greatest artistic works by German psychiatric patients. Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:11:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/masterpieces-from-the-prinzhorn-collection-by-psychiatric-patients-a-936148.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/bavarian-justice-minister-says-empathy-for-gurlitt-is-no-longer-any-help-a-935560.html#ref=rss Bavarian Justice Minister Winfried Bausback has defended the controversial handling of the trove of possibly looted art in a Munich apartment. He has also called for a new law to lift the statute of limitations in such cases in the future. Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:58:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/bavarian-justice-minister-says-empathy-for-gurlitt-is-no-longer-any-help-a-935560.html Bavarian Justice Minister Winfried Bausback has defended the controversial handling of the trove of possibly looted art in a Munich apartment. He has also called for a new law to lift the statute of limitations in such cases in the future.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/vienna-photographer-focuses-lens-on-people-in-costume-a-934966.html#ref=rss Cookie Monster at the kitchen table, a dragon playing the piano: Klaus Pichler likes to photograph people wearing costumes in their homes. In an interview, he talks about the unusual subjects of his work. Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:46:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/vienna-photographer-focuses-lens-on-people-in-costume-a-934966.html