In German there is the word Spaß, and of course the word Freude. In everyday talk you will hear the word Spaß (fun) a lot, whereas Freude (being glad) ...
Religious Art
The German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) held thinking philosophically for the best way of dealing with the challenges and the ...
Misandrist Art
When I for the first time thought of “misandrist” as a distinct phenomenon in the art world, I was in a museum looking at a sculpture of a male ...
Political Art
We should distinguish between politics and morality. Some old bronze canons at the Akershus castle in Oslo carry the inscription: The King’s final ...
Diversity
“Diversity” is important. If for no other reason, then at least because it brings financial support. Estimated nine out of ten museums, galleries and ...
Nationalism
“O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?” The quotation above is a QUESTION. Never ...
Love
Some weeks ago in the Immonen House in Hohenschönhausen, by a casual meeting among artist colleagues, freedom was discussed. A comparison to ...
Kitsch
You would not like to have this dwarf on your balcony, I am sure. But do you listen to pop-music? Pop can be regarded as music-kitsch; the idea of ...
The Battle of the Sexes
Not often is the tension of the two sexes put that bluntly, but in 1995 the Städtische Galerie in Munich presented an exhibition bravely titled “The ...
January …
January is the silent month of the year. Having celebrated Christmas and Sylvester for 6 weeks or more people have had enough … The other ...