ALETHEA TALKS

Mischa Kuball: "My work stands for tolerance, enlightenment and interreligious coexistence."

The most significant project and probably also the most important art project in the city this year is the work "missing link_" by Düsseldorf artist Mischa Kuball. (DE  /   EN)

Groninger Museum, 2020-2021 © Peter Tahl

POP CULTURE

The Rolling Stones - Unzipped at the Groningen Museum. Why the Rollings Stones deserve their place in art history. By Lizzie Fedi

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ALETHEA TALKS

Uta Kögelsberger: "The human-made, often industrial forests are a reminder of what we have already lost."



Forest Complex is the new project by London-based artist Uta Kögelsberger. Her artistic practice focuses on the social and political effects of climate change and its impact on forests.

ALETHEA TALKS (DE  /   EN)

ART

Anselm Kiefer's "Fallen Angels" in Palazzo Strozzi:  A symbolism.  No artist has documented the Second World War as comprehensively as Kiefer. (EN)

ALETHEA TALKS

Mischa Kuball: "My work stands for tolerance, enlightenment and interreligious coexistence."

The most significant project and probably also the most important art project in the city this year is the work "missing link_" by Düsseldorf artist Mischa Kuball. (DE    /    EN)

BUSINESS

Neue Pläne für die Landeshauptstadt

ZOON Festival ab 2025 (DE)

ART NEWS

Secret Walls: “What began as a grassroots experiment has grown into a global art movement.“

Action, booming beats, passion, creativity. NFT battles, mural battles, art parties, streetwear, street art - all this awaits spectators when they encounter the productions of the English art group Secret Walls.

ALETHEA TALKS (EN   /   DE)

BOOKS

New David LaChapelle books

"Rescue the teachings of Christ"

September 2024 (EN)

ART NEWS

A German cat that was photographed 30 years ago is now making a career in the fashion world.

The love of animals by Walter Schels and Tory Burch(EN)

ART

A beauty awaits travellers at Frankfurt Airport, Deutsche Bahn buys an Andreas Schmitten artwork (EN    /    DE)

DÜSSELDORF OPERA

The surprising switch of course

the state capital of Düsseldorf decided on "Am Wehrhahn" as the new location for the opera house of the future.



This rendered the previous plans for Heinrich-Heine-Alle, which resembled an odyssey, obsolete.(EN   /   DE)

NEW BOOKS

The Biographer of Paris

"Something can always happen on any street corner." Robert Doisneau, July 2024 (EN)

ART

Wood as a relic and contemporary witness of the war

The Gesamtkunstwerk "1914/1918 - Not then, not now, not ever!" is being shown again at the Kunsthalle Rostock

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NEW BOOKS

The Biographer of Paris

"Something can always happen on any street corner." Robert Doisneau, July 2024 (EN)

ART

Anselm Kiefer's "Fallen Angels" in Palazzo Strozzi:  A symbolism. 

No artist has documented the Second World War as comprehensively as Kiefer. (EN)

ART

In April, the Dutch World Press Photo Association published its selection for the Photo Award, one of the most prestigious photo competitions in the world.

Joumana El Zein Khoury: "There are long and often passionate discussions."

Read more on Alethea Talks. (EN    /     DE)

"Marc Newson needs no introduction." By Cologne-based Taschen Verlag  (EN)

ENVIRONMENT

Seidenberg succeeded in documenting the migrant camp run by the aid organisation Baobab Experience.

"I want to create an emotional and material connection between such internal migrants and people today."

Steven Seidenberg

Read more on Alethea Talks. (EN    /     DE)

Traditional Christmas Charity Club Concert 3.0. An evening with many stars. (DE    /     EN)

SOCIETY

Human Rights Award of the Tonhalle Düsseldorf 2024 goes to Sergej Lukaschewski (EN   /    DE)

NEXT GENERATION  LEADER

"This Monk Wears Heels: Be Who You Are"  by Kodo Nishimura.  "I can inspire people to think beyond gender." Alethea Talks.

PRIVATE MUSEUMS

The Astrup Fearnley Museet celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in 2023.

"For any museum to be relevant, it needs to be responsive to the evolving concerns of the visual arts, and how larger social and political changes are impacting these concerns."  Solveig Øvstebø, Director

Read more on Alethea Talks.

©Kew Wakehurst

ENGLISH CHRISTMAS

10 years of Glow Wild at Kew Wakehurst

VISIONS / Wadi AlFann

The 5 artists for the new iconic cultural destination Wadi AlFann, Valley of the Arts in AlUla have been announced. The world's most renowned artists will participate, including 3 men and 2 women, Michael Heizer, Ahmed Mater and James Turrell, as well as Manal AlDowayan and Agnes Denes.

"It's part of the vision of the country: Art."  Manal AlDowayan

Read more on Alethea Talks.

The Oscar Barnack Award at Leica Gallery Düsseldorf Sep.23

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Anne Laudel brings together Ramazan Can and Cem Sonel at Art Cologne.

MILESTONE IN ART HISTORY

On 18 May, one of Gerard Richter's major works, 4096 Farben was auctioned in New York. A buyer purchased the work for 21.8 million dollars. Bastienne Leuthe, Head of Contemporary Art, Germany, was in the sale.

“With 4096 Farben, Gerhard Richter brings the series of Colour Chart paintings to a brilliant finale." Bastienne Leuthe

Read more on Alethea Talks.

Claudia van Koolwijk: "I find correspondences in the people who surround me or whom I meet."

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Claudio Pino's Asterism"ring in Düsseldorf.

MAGNUM PHOTOS

"Then. Now. Next. Photographic art triptych exhibition at Magnum Gallery in London. 17 April, until Saturday 22 April.

For the first time in the auction's nine-year history, Magnum photographers have invited a diverse group of 'friends', artists, filmmakers and fellow photographers to participate in the final instalment of the three-part curated triptych auction.

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Gaby Fey with "La Cène"at Weingut Wagner

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Phosphene by José Parlá at Ben Brown Fine Arts, London.

ENVIRONMENT & ART

Artist Bob Landström works mainly with crushed, pigmented volcanic rock, which he sources from a mine near the Navajo Nation in the American Southwest. 

"Bob Landström: “The Socratic idea that we have complete knowledge before we are born echoes in me…"

Read more on Alethea Talks.

Asterism ring by Claudio Pino

Asterism"ring by Montreal's award-winning master jeweller, Claudio Pino in Düsseldorf. Alethea Talks

ACTOR & ARTIST

Lars Eidinger is not only one of the most famous German actors in cinema and theatre. Born in Berlin, he is also a DJ and photographer. 

 "This occupied me because our time suffers from the distinction between good and evil. Right and wrong. Black and white." 

Read more on Alethea Talks.

FOOTBALL

Mythos & Moderne. Fußball im Ruhrgebiet. Highlight at Ruhr Museum, Zeche Zollverein.

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Virgil Abloh's visionary work for Louis Vuitton and the most beautiful photographs.

DEUTSCHES FOTOINSTITUT

The winner of the Bernd and Hilla Becher sponsorship award, which the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia presents every 3 years, is Hanna Darabi, an Iranian artist. Her country of origin is the main theme of her photo series

"I still enjoy how you can create a whole new world with a medium that seems to be this much attached to reality." Hannah Darabi

Read more on Alethea Talks.

"Miteinander Rheinkirmes"  The call of the Rheinkirmes is heard far in the world.

US FILMMAKER & ARTIST

Since the 1970s, James Hayman's photographic work has documented communities around the world. His  was in Gaeta, the coastal town south of Rome.

„Being able to visually document those situations put me on a lifelong track to create photography that is socially relevant.“

Read more on Alethea Talks.

Freddie Mercury @richardyounggallery 

Freddie Mercury at Sotheby's "The most important thing... is to lead a fabulous life."

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„Die Grosse“ Düsseldorf, celebrates its artists. But many important art collections also began here.

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST

Smith & Singer, Melbourne:  The exhibition of one of Australia's most important contemporary artists, Criss Canning, has just closed.

"My aim is always to create something of Beauty."

Read more on Alethea Talks.

Courtesy of Valentino

Gioele Amaro one of Pierpaolo Piccioli's favourite artists exhibiting at  Paris Valentino boutique in Paris. 15 July 2023.

WORLD WAR II

"Unseen Colour" Werner Bischof:  One of the most important historical exhibitions in Europe  can be found at  MASI, Lugano  until 2 July 2023.

"Preserving this great legacy is a great honour and a roadmap - in this crazy world - for us all. (...) In a short sentence I would say he was an adventures with an ethic, who created images of his time with great humanistic values." Marco Bischof

Interview with Marco Bischof on Alethea Talks.

© Anselm Kiefer 

TRIP TO FRANCE

Discover the dramatic, poetic but also apocalyptic world of Anselm Kiefer on a trip to Eschaton Barjac, France.

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50th birthday of the Van Gogh Museum and royal guest of honour.

TURNER PRIZE

Towner Eastbourne, the oldest gallery on the south-east coast of England, is turning 100. In addition to its own Towner 100 celebrations, it will host the Turner Prize, one of the world's leading prizes for contemporary art.

"Now positioned at one of the nearest geographic points to our neighbours in Europe, we see our role as critical in maintaining a cultural conversation internationally post Brexit." Joe Hill

Read more on Alethea Talks.

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The Living Hotel De Medici.  A work of art for Düsseldorf. Alethea Talks

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ART PHOTOGRAPHY

Corina Gertz:  "Garments as non-verbal communication."  Alethea Talks.

HORSES

Katerina Morgan, US gallerist dedicated to  Equestrain Art. Some of her artists  created commissioned works for royal collections, such as the late HRH Queen Elizabeth II or for the Royal Family of Dubai.

"The British Royal Family is one of the biggest enthusiasts of equestrian art." Katerina Morgan

Read more on Alethea Talks.

Azulejos, Hetjens. The German-Portuguese friendship was celebrated in the presence of 4 Consuls General.

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Friedrike Näscher Düsseldorf artist and great admirer of Heinrich Heine.

ARCHITECTURE & POLITICS

The "Abrahamic Family House" by the British architectural firm Adjaye Associates combines a church, a mosque and a synagogue in one complex. The foundation stone was laid by an interdenominational committee that wants to bring peace between nationalities and faiths.

The most important design element of the buildings is sunlight.

By Lizzie Fedi

Düsseldorf's Goldsmith: Friedrich Becker Award 2023. Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf from 6 May.

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©Sebastian Drüen Rights Leon Löwentraut

"Wer weiß denn sowas" duel Leon Löwentraut against Rötger Feldmann alias "Brösel",

ENTREPRENEUR BECOMES ARTIST

Vasily Klyukin is a well-known figure on the social scene, and seen at amfAR Gala in Cap d'Antibes, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Gala, St. Tropez. Living in Monte Carlo, behind his glamour façade is a businessman who founded banks and companies with his brother. Now he works as an artist.

"Inspiring people to dream and travel with art." 

Read more on Alethea Talks.

Do you already know Düsseldorf? The most important dates in 2023.

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Inside Palazzo Grassi ©Pinault Collection

CHRONORAMA, treasures from the Condé Nast archive.

ENTREPRENEUR BECOMES ARTIST

Sophie Hayes is the pseudonym of a British woman who was trafficked from the United Kingdom to Italy for sex trafficking. Today, her story is one of resilience. The Sophie Hayes Foundation supports survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking through a variety of programs.

“Escape does not mean freedom, freedom comes from independence and independence comes for employability and education." Red Godfrey-Sagoo

Read more on Alethea Talks.

Invictus Games 2023 in Düsseldorf, tickets available online from today.

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"Gold und 1.000 Farben-Kunstgewerbe aus Japan". The Hetjens Museum.

PASSION FOR COLOUR

British rock band Placebo is releasing a limited edition 7-inch vinyl featuring versions of Tears For Fears' "Shout" and Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill". The limited edition, titled "Placebo Paint", was designed by English artistic genius Stuart Semple. 

"I saw a Van Gogh at the National Gallery when I was 8 and since then I've become more and more obsessed with different colours, and ways to make my own paint to use in my works." Stuart Semple

Read more on Alethea Talks

The extraordinary museums of Florence in 2023.

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Auction house owner Robert Ketterer: "The international art market is undergoing fundamental change."

VETERAN & ARTIST

Marcus Jansen is said to be of the most important contemporary American artists. His œuvre has been described as a sharp knife that cuts through politics and society. His paintings are a perfect blend of expressionism, surrealism and graffiti art.

Marcus Jansen: "Art as an essential sense to survive. To do something that lives longer than I do"

Read more on Alethea Talks

What major events in art, culture and society are we facing?

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Invictus Games, Prince Harry in Düsseldorf

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RESTITUTION

Restatement of Restitution Rules for Nazi-Confiscated Art and the current status of an research project at the University of Bonn. Does Germany need a restitution law?

"The stories and fates of the original owners behind the artworks are always moving."

Read more on Alethea Talks.

© Michael Gstettenbauer

Dr. Clarence Epstein: “And here we are. The settlement is behind us and is a good conclusion.“ Alethea Talks