Art

Following the general refurbishment of the Secession Building in Vienna, the venue and its works shine in a new light.

Under the heading “James Turrell – The Substance of Light,” Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden is hosting a solo exhibition dedicated to the American light artist.

The Stedelijk Museum is staging a major exhibition that reflects on the erstwhile hippy Mecca that is Amsterdam.

With her installation “The Squash”, Anthea Hamilton lays tiles through part of the Tate Gallery and incorporates a squash-like character who frolics in the space.

For Salone del Mobile Lensvelt has come up with an installation that celebrates the tried-and-tested and questions people’s continual search for something new.

Designer Paul Kelley will be showing “The Dignity of Labour” in the foyer of Taunusturm in Frankfurt/Main until June 29, 2018. For him, interaction between the installation and the viewer is key. He explained to Anna Moldenhauer why that is.

The Berlin architects Gonzalez Haase and June14 Meyer-Grohbrügge & Chermayeff have designed an installation in Munich's Kunstraum BNKR, whose colour symbolism encodes the accidents that mankind are currently bringing across the world.

At the upcoming Salone del Mobile Cos is cooperating with the artist Phillip K. Smith III.

The artists and interior architects at New York’s “Snarkitecture” have built a huge marble run in Seoul.

Gagosian Gallery in Le Bourget outside Paris is showing a solo show by William Forsythe titled “Choreographic Objects”.

Carpenters Workshop Gallery in New York City presents Mathieu Lehanneur’s furniture sculptures in a solo show entitled “Ocean Memories”.

What does Documenta 14 say about the current state of the world? What role do the curators play, and what role the artists? A commentary.

On the occasion of the "Rundgang" at the Städelschule, students gave insights into their work and the most talented were awarded. The Stylepark prize went to Ada Raczka.

Gordon Matta-Clark cut buildings in two, destroyed cars and intended to blow up the Berlin Wall. Why is his deconstructive work now on show in an arcadian palace in East Berlin?

Here and there it’s fun to take part, but it comes at a price. The central “Viva Arte Viva” exhibition orders art by concept and evokes the power of origins. Observations at the 57th Venice Art Biennale.

For the first time in its history the Documenta is taking place not only in Kassel. The first exhibition venue is Athens. Impressions from a city that is meant to be a prime example of the precarious state of our present age.

No Black Forest cottages here, only washed concrete: How Frankfurt artist Guido Zimmermann came upon “the thing with the cuckoo clocks.”

He came to fame with his photos of the construction of the new capital city of Brasília. A new monograph shows that photographer and architect Marcel Gautherot not only captured the modern architecture.

The Netflix series “Abstract – The Art of Design” is an entertaining take on designers at work and at home. In passing, it discusses what design is currently understood to mean.

A lot of dynamics in sight: Under the title “Unnatural Selection” sculptor Tony Cragg is showing a selection of his sculptures in Darmstadt.

Jaime Hayon is a master at turning his flights of fancy into three-dimensional objects. His most recent installation, “Stone Age Folk” created in collaboration with Caesarstone, is all about masks.

Again the calendar has jumped. Behind the 20 is now the 17. What is behind this number?

Once upon a time, Hollywood stars and starlets had Peter Gowland photograph them nude in erotic poses. Now the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen Mannheim reveals that as testimonies to cultural history, Gowland’s pinups are far more exciting.

While from time to time designers dream of becoming independent artists, artists like Christian Jankowski parody the role accorded them as genius, outsider or avant-gardist – and paradoxically become a global brand as a result.

A really important exhibition and at last one that is ice cold in terms of design and labeling: “Unter Waffen: Fire and Forget 2” in Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt.

Magical backdrop in the turbine hall: Using Kvadrat Soft Cells artist Phillippe Parreno has created an elaborate, ever changing art piece for Hyundai Commission 2016 at London’s Tate Modern called “Anywhen” which appeals to all the senses.

Reading educates 09: Patose paint plays a pivotal role in Ekrem Yalcindag’s ornamental abstraction.

Reading educates 05: The illustrated book "Otherwordly" celebrates fashion in the digital age. It is an homage to the potential of the 3D printer, and all the references that can be gleaned from the Internet .