essay Space and Time for New Art The Hallen für Neue Kunst von Christel Sauer The Hallen für Neue Kunst – the name, which means “Halls for New Art”, speaks for itself – was born out of a firm belief in an art that is direct and not fictive. The understanding of the works as facts was the premise underpinning the design of the institution. Everything was to be able to be what it is: the art, the space, the light, and not least the visitors. [more]
essay Presence and Memory: Thoughts on Kounellis’s Work by Urs and Christel Raussmüller To think of Jannis Kounellis is to think of the vital energy of his activity, which – like a tireless flywheel – drove the artist and his work forward. Now that the wheel is no longer turning, the question of his oeuvre poses itself anew. In memory of Kounellis, we have recorded the following thoughts on his work. [more]
