05.02.2016
Market & Opinion

Art Aurea – The new Issue

Dialogs between Cultures is the topic of Art Aurea's spring issue. Available at german train station kiosks and leading galleries.

In our digital era, conceptual forms and ideas are disseminated around the globe within seconds over the internet. Calls for entries to major competitions are sent out worldwide. Never before have so many designers studied, worked and lived in foreign countries as nowadays. Art and designer objects are showcased and sold all over the world.

What’s the result of this? An indistinct tangle of formal idioms where national and individual identities become well-nigh indistinguishable? With its keynote theme of Dialogs, the spring 2016 issue of Art Aurea will be showcasing counter-examples. For many eminent contemporary artists and designers, dialogs with foreign cultures or their own history are a fertile source of inspiration – just like at the beginning of the modern era. Below, you’ll find a few impressions from the new issue, which will be available at train station kiosks and leading jewelry and applied arts galleries as of February 9, 2016.

The artist Yafang Qi creates ceramics and India ink paintings. In her atelier-cum-shop, visitors can experience a little bit of China in the middle of Berlin. Photo Annemie Martin
The artist Yafang Qi creates ceramics and India ink paintings. In her atelier-cum-shop, visitors can experience a little bit of China in the middle of Berlin. Photo Annemie Martin
Otto Künzli’s exhibition at the Metropolitan Teien Art Museum in Tokyo. The Japanese public is impressed by this kind of European art jewelry. Photo Miriam Künzli
Otto Künzli’s exhibition at the Metropolitan Teien Art Museum in Tokyo. The Japanese public is impressed by this kind of European art jewelry. Photo Miriam Künzli
In the 1980s Silvia Levenson fled from the military dictatorship in Argentina. The artist’s glass sculptures show that she has concerned herself with the issues of pain and exile ever since. Photo Marco Del Commune
In the 1980s Silvia Levenson fled from the military dictatorship in Argentina. The artist’s glass sculptures show that she has concerned herself with the issues of pain and exile ever since. Photo Marco Del Commune
Artists and designers will be showcasing their novelties at the Inhorgenta Fair (February 12 to 15) and the International Crafts Fair (February 24 to March 1). Art Aurea has put together an exquisite selection – including this bracelet by Claudia Hoppe.
Artists and designers will be showcasing their novelties at the Inhorgenta Fair (February 12 to 15) and the International Crafts Fair (February 24 to March 1). Art Aurea has put together an exquisite selection – including this bracelet by Claudia Hoppe.
The glass objects created by the Dutch artist Bernard Heesen elude any classification. They are spontaneously crafted, have something gestural, Baroque and anarchical about them, and are therefore highly contemporary. Photo Peter Cox
The glass objects created by the Dutch artist Bernard Heesen elude any classification. They are spontaneously crafted, have something gestural, Baroque and anarchical about them, and are therefore highly contemporary. Photo Peter Cox
Art Aurea's printed 1-2016 issue

Art Aurea’s printed 1-2016 issue

“I look forward to each and every issue of Art Aurea.”

This is what many of our readers tell us. Treat yourself to this pleasure, too. Because artistically crafted objects and authentic design are much more exciting and important than you might think. You’ll find out why in each of the four sumptuous annual issues of Art Aurea. Simply click here to subscribe.

Text Reinhold Ludwig

English translation Sabine Goodman

Preview picture: Pendants by Otto Künzli, Change / Good News from the Islands, since 2003. Silver and gold (coins). Photo Miriam Künzli