After quite some time, there is another interview here—and I am really happy about it. This time, Birgit Susemihl answered my questions. For years, we have both been participating in Judith Peters' annual review challenge. So our paths—or threads—have crossed time and again. That's why I'm particularly pleased that we

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Es ist nichts Schlimmes passiert. Aber doch, 2025 war ein Jahr, das ich weniger erlebt, als ausgehalten habe. Es gab keine persönlichen Katastrophen. Aber das Grundgefühl des Jahres ließ von Anfang an nichts Gutes erwarten.  Es fing gleich im Januar an. Ich fühlte mich uninspiriert und innerlich leer. Es gab

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A vast winter landscape stretches out beneath a high, cold sky. In the far left foreground, three hunters are coming down the slope. You can see how exhausted they are. Their bodies are leaning slightly forward, their steps are heavy, and even the dogs look tired, exhausted and starved. Their

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Aquarellfarben gehören zu meinen liebsten Kunstmedien. Was ich mag, ist diese Mischung aus Freiheit, Leichtigkeit und Zufall. Man kann sie nicht bis ins Kleinste kontrollieren. Aquarellfarben reagieren auf Wasser, Papier und sogar auf Luftfeuchtigkeit. Weil sie sich der Kontrolle entziehen, fällt es leicht, einfach loszulassen.Außerdem lassen sich die Farben gut

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Today, I'm continuing my blog series “Art Explained”.What's it about? In exhibition texts, image descriptions, books and even in my own articles, technical terms such as sfumato, pentimento and grisaille crop up time and again. These terms often originate from Italian or French, as these were long considered the languages

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In art history, the colour blue appeared surprisingly late. For a long time, people painted with whatever they had available, using earth pigments such as ochre, red, brown and black. A natural, durable blue simply did not occur in the environment. That is why it is not found in Stone

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The world is currently moving in a direction that frightens me. In the United States, critical voices are being silenced. Foreign journalists who report neutrally are having their accreditations revoked.In Germany and Europe, too, people who call a spade a spade within the democratic spectrum are experiencing hostility and even

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Dieses Jahr ist irre. Erst zieht es sich wie Kaugummi und zack – in 4 Wochen ist schon der erste Advent. Spätestens jetzt wird es Zeit, sich Gedanken über Geschenke zu machen.Ich liebe Weihnachten, aber mit den Vorbereitungen hinke ich meist etwas hinterher. Trotzdem will ich nicht irgendwas schenken. Ich

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Did autumn take you by surprise this year as much as it did me?One minute it was still warm and summery, and the next day the leaves were changing colour. Crazy, isn't it?But when Judith Peters calls for Blogtoberfest, there's no denying that the year is coming to an end.

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I have a real weakness for heist and art theft films. Pierce Brosnan's nonchalance as Thomas Crown, the teamwork in the Ocean films, or the wit and chemistry of Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole in How to Steal a Million: art theft – that sounds like safes, disguised getaway cars

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