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At the center of the catalogue Women Artists and Their Models are nine women artists, all of whom concentrated upon portraits and self-portraits and represent outstanding, exemplary positions in the h
American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) quickly became one of art history’s most luminescent personalities; his friendships with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Madonna, as well as his tragic
What would life be like without art? This is hardly a rhetorical question: for at least as long as art criticism has existed, there has been a great deal of philosophizing and speculation on the topic
Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) is considered to have introduced the practice of socially engaged painting, and he is viewed as one of the most important representatives of Realism. The direct and honest
In its most prestigious exhibition to date, the Fondation Beyeler has devoted itself to the early paintings and sculptures of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) that date from his so-called Blue and Pink perio
What would life be like without art? That is not a rhetorical question―there has been much philosophizing and speculating on it. Still, when was the last time that someone seriously tried to answer th
“We invented the Blaue Reiter while sitting at the coffee table … both of us loved blue. Franz Marc, the horses; I liked the riders. So the name arose spontaneously,” recalled Wassily Kandinsky. They
At the center of the catalogue Women Artists and Their Models are nine women artists, all of whom concentrated upon portraits and self-portraits and represent outstanding, exemplary positions in the h
“The world’s appearance would be shaken if we succeeded in perceiving the spaces in between things as things.” These words from the philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty apply to the core of Claude Monet’
This exhibition celebrates the historic moment in the history of modern art when Kazimir Malevich debuted his new non-objective paintings under the banner of Suprematism and Vladimir Tatlin introduced
In eight chapters Ulf Küster presents aspects of life and work of the painter Claude Monet. Not only the development of Impressionism and the fascinating late work with the waterlily-paintings from hi
“I’m pursuing the impossible . . . I want to paint the air in which the bridge, the house, and boat are to be found―the beauty of the air around them . . .” Claude Monet wanted to capture more than ju
“I’m pursuing the impossible . . . I want to paint the air in which the bridge, the house, and boat are to be found―the beauty of the air around them . . .” Claude Monet wanted to capture more than ju
For just a few years at the beginning of the twentieth century, Munich was the “hot spot“ of Germany‘s artistic avant-garde. Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc’s initiative as founding e
With his pioneering visual language, not least inspired by children and the mentally ill, Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) succeeded in disengaging himself from traditions and reinventing art, so to speak. D
The American artist Alexander Calder (1898–1976) and Swiss artists Peter Fischli (*1952) and David Weiss (1946–2012) have sought and found quintessential ways of rendering a moment of fragile balance
For just a few years at the beginning of the twentieth century, Munich was the “hot spot“ of Germany‘s artistic avant-garde. Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc’s initiative as founding e
He was one of the last great court artists and at the same time a significant trailblazer for modern art: Francisco de Goya. The Fondation Beyeler is preparing one of the most extensive exhibitions of
This exhibition celebrates the historic moment in the history of modern art when Kazimir Malevich debuted his new non-objective paintings under the banner of Suprematism and Vladimir Tatlin introduced
The American artist Alexander Calder (1898–1976) and Swiss artists Peter Fischli (*1952) and David Weiss (1946–2012) have sought and found quintessential ways of rendering a moment of fragile balance
Bringing together work from economists and political scientists, this volume offers empirical answers on how to achieve a good society, making it a highly relevant comparative study in political econo
With his pioneering visual language, not least inspired by children and the mentally ill, Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) succeeded in disengaging himself from traditions and reinventing art, so to speak. D
