An artist’s life work is often synonymous with their entire oeuvre. It includes all the works produced in the course of a lifetime, whether they… Read on
Much of what the modern world has brought us is simultaneously a blessing and a curse. This also applies to plastics. Major developments in science,… Read on
Around 50 to 60 years ago, fundamental changes took place in all areas of arts and crafts, which are often referred to as “applied arts.”… Read on
Some people are totally indifferent to art. For others, art means a lot, or even everything, in one form or another. The similarities and differences… Read on
What are the roles of art and craft? In the summer 2022 print edition, we take a look at an aspect that typically preoccupies science-fiction… Read on
Until the 1980s, Germany’s jewelry industry was very nearly the world’s largest, second only to Italy as the global leader. Nowadays most jewelry is made… Read on
For years, Galerie Handwerk has been organizing a jewelry exhibition in the gallery’s rooms parallel to the International Crafts Fair Munich and the special show… Read on
Before the year’s first issue of Art Aurea (Spring 2022) went to press, we too could not have imagined that Putin would invade all of… Read on
Wildfires are burning and floodwaters are claiming lives around the globe –also in Germany and elsewhere in Europe with increasing frequency. Nonetheless, many people still… Read on
Während weltweit Wälder brennen und Flutkatastrophen Menschenleben fordern, vermehrt auch in Europa und hierzulande, pochen immer noch viele auf ihre persönliche Freiheit – die Freiheit,… Read on
You can already guess who called for lives to be lived as works of art. It was Joseph Beuys, whose 100th birthday is being celebrated… Read on
Sie ahnen schon, wer ein Leben als Kunstwerk gefordert hat. Es war Joseph Beuys, dessen 100-jähriges Geburtsjubiläum in diesem Jahr in zahlreichen Ausstellungen gefeiert wird.… Read on
Almost as if by chance – or was it serendipity? – the idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk as a theme for an edition of the magazine… Read on
Art Aurea What has the past year of coronavirus meant for you personally and economically? Ursula Biskup First of all, I am happy to have… Read on
Like no other event since World War II, the Corona Pandemic 2020 has influenced politics, economy, society and culture. Despite all the hardship and distortions,… Read on
All crafts have in common a profound understanding of materials – or even a consciousness of the materials per se. True masters breathe life into… Read on
There has been talk of a renaissance in arts and crafts for quite some time. The public’s interest in this is often attributed to the… Read on
Born in The Hague in 1957, Barbara Nanning studied ceramics at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam four decades ago. Since then she has developed… Read on
The ATTA Gallery in Bangkok has been representing contemporary jewelry since 2010. The gallery’s owner Atinuj Tantivit – her friends call her Atty – collected… Read on
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29.02., 6-9 p.m. Projektraum: mmilchstrasse.de, Delta: Daniela Zeilinger & Volker Atrops, 12.-13.03. Thu, Fri, 5-7 p.m., 81667 Munich, Milchstraße 4, or appointment: Tel. +49 15773443578… Read on
29.02., 18-21 Uhr Projektraum: mmilchstrasse.de, Delta: Daniela Zeilinger & Volker Atrops, 12.-13.03 Do, Fr, 17-19 Uhr, 81667 München, Milchstraße 4, oder nach Vereinbarung: Tel. +49… Read on
The first edition of the year 2020 contains several articles exploring a new self-image of the applied arts that could potentially emerge from humanity’s current… Read on
Die erste Ausgabe des Jahres 2020 befasst sich in verschiedenen Beiträgen mit einem neuen Selbstverständnis innerhalb der Angewandten Kunst, das aus der gegenwärtigen Menschheitskrise erwachsen… Read on
It is as sensational today as it was in 2002, when the Free State of Bavaria opened a modern art museum in Munich, following in… Read on
Bis heute ist es eine Sensation, dass der Freistaat Bayern 2002 in München – wie zwei Jahre zuvor in Nürnberg – ein Museum der Moderne… Read on
The conferrals of the Herbert Hofmann Prizes, along with the Bavarian State Prizes and the Talente Prizes, are highlights at “Handwerk & Design.” They are… Read on
Niessing’s design studio has a new home. Niessing’s CEO Sandro Erl explains that the studio with Nina Friesleben-Laue and Verena Darlath now occupies a new… Read on
Marjan Unger was one of the best-known experts, collectors and authors of contemporary art jewelry. At the craft fair in Munich she was a welcome… Read on
The furniture and lamps of “Neues deutsches Design” [New German Design] had been a counter concept to “Die Gute Form” [The Good Form] à la… Read on
Jewelry artist Ike Jünger grew up in a parental home that was anything but ordinary. The far-reaching influence of her father, Hermann Jünger, who is… Read on
This year, many were surprised about the laureates of the prestigious Pritzker Prize also known as the Nobel Prize for Architecture. Contrary to the usual distinction… Read on
Drinking tea brings people together, whether performed as a family ritual or as a gesture of hospitality, or while enjoying it in the company of… Read on
An alpine guesthouse near Vienna: “Simply let go!” says the tempting invitation. Yearnings are transformed into pleasures 60 kilometers south of Austria’s capital city. Read on
