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  • African art
    Art,  English,  History

    Understanding Religion and Spirit in the art of Africa

    January 13, 2026 / 0 Comments

    This journey reveals how African artists transform wood, clay, bronze, and fabric into living expressions of history, ritual, and imagination - showing African art not as decoration, but as a vital force within society.

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    Le Matin à Paris, 1911

    Pierre Bonnard – Le “prophète” de post-impressionnistes

    October 7, 2022
    Homosexuality in art

    Breaking boundaries: Homosexuality in artistic expression

    June 25, 2024
    Francisco Goya

    Die eindringliche Welt der schwarzen Gemälde von Francisco Goya

    April 2, 2026
  • Crowns covered with a pearled decoration (Yoruba), African Art
    Art,  English

    African Art: Ancient Inspirations, Modern Expressions

    July 18, 2023 / 0 Comments

    From Mauritania to South Africa and from the Ivory Coast to Somalia, statues, masks, jewelry, pottery and tapestries compose a variety of daily and ritual objects springing from these richly varied societies.

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    Black art matters

    Black Art Matters

    June 24, 2020
    Gustave Courbet, Origin of the World,

    Shelley’s Art Scandal – When Does Art Become Pornography?

    May 25, 2020
    renaissance shoes

    Step into history: Renaissance Shoes in art and culture

    March 18, 2025
  • Black art matters
    Art,  English

    Black Art Matters

    June 24, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Since the discovery of African art at the end of the nineteenth century during the colonial expositions it has been a limitless source of inspiration for artists who, over time, have perpetually recreated these artworks.

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    Le Jardin Animé, The Great History of Russian Ballet

    The Birth of the Russian Ballet – From its beginnings to the early nineteenth century

    June 27, 2022

    Keep It Simple, Stupid

    July 8, 2013
    Pierre-Auguste Renoir

    Dans les jardins de Renoir : Un festin visuel de nature et de beauté

    February 23, 2024
  • Art,  Deutsch,  Ebook

    LESEN IN AFRIKA

    October 11, 2019 / 0 Comments

    “Wenn ein alter Mann stirbt, brennt eine Bibliothek bis auf die Grundmauern nieder.” Bis vor kurzem wurden afrikanische Geschichte, Kultur und Traditionen mehr durch die Sprache als durch das Schreiben vermittelt – die Übertragung mündlicher Literatur von einer Generation zur nächsten liegt im Herzen von Kultur und Erinnerung. Sehr oft fungieren lokale Sprachen als Vehikel für die Vermittlung von einzigartigen Formen des kulturellen Wissens. Mündliche Traditionen, die in diesen Sprachformen kodiert sind, können bedroht werden, wenn die Ältesten sterben oder wenn die Lebensgrundlagen gestört sind. Solche kreativen Werke der mündlichen Literatur sind zunehmend gefährdet, da Globalisierung und schneller sozioökonomischer Wandel immer komplexeren Druck auf kleinere Gemeinschaften ausüben und oft traditionelle…

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    Art of the Eternal

    Death in Art: A Profound Exploration of the Inevitable

    October 26, 2023

    日本武士刀

    October 25, 2017

    Happy New Year 2021

    December 31, 2020
  • Art,  Ebook,  English

    Ebooks – A vehicle of cultural transmission in Africa

    September 20, 2019 / 0 Comments

    “The civilization of the twentieth century cannot be universal except by being a dynamic synthesis of all the cultural values of all civilizations. It will be monstrous unless it is seasoned with the salt of negritude, for it will be without the savour of humanity.” Leopold Sedar Senghor READING IN AFRICA When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.” Until recently, African history, culture and traditions were conveyed more through speech than in writing— the transmission of oral literature from one generation to the next lies at the heart of culture and memory. Very often, local languages act as vehicles for the transmission of unique forms of…

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    J.M.W. Turner

    July 9, 2018
    La vallée des rois

    Explorer l’héritage artistique égyptien : Une expédition au cœur des symboles incontournables de l’ère pharaonique

    July 13, 2023
    the devil in art

    The dark side of art: How artists have portrayed the Devil

    October 22, 2024
  • African Art 5
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    Die Kunst Afrikas

    June 18, 2018 / 0 Comments

    Ausstellung: Kunst aus Afrika Datum: 27 Oktober 2017 – 31 Dezember 2019 Museum: Bode Museum, Berlin Ursprung der Schwarzafrikaner Nachdem nun die Aufgabenstellung der vorliegenden Abhandlung formuliert ist, gilt es, sich der Frage nach der ursprünglichen Abstammung der schwarzen Rasse zu widmen. Aber ist es überhaupt möglich, sich diesbezüglich auf einen Ursprung festzulegen? Unser heutiger Wissensstand ist von einer eindeutigen oder gar nur befriedigenden Antwort auf diese Frage noch weit entfernt. Des Weiteren würden wir uns diese Frage wahrscheinlich überhaupt nicht stellen, wenn Afrika der einzige Ort mit Schwarzhäutigen wäre. Doch ist dem nicht so, und von den Ländern einmal abgesehen, in denen Populationen schwarzer Hautfarbe erst in neuerer Zeit…

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    The Temple of Venus

    Sensuality through the Ages in THE TEMPLE OF VENUS

    February 11, 2025
    Francisco Goya

    Die eindringliche Welt der schwarzen Gemälde von Francisco Goya

    April 2, 2026

    Au revoir, Monsieur Delacroix

    September 19, 2018
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    Art,  Art and Design,  Art Exhibition,  Ebook,  Français

    Les Arts de l’Afrique noire

    June 18, 2018 / 0 Comments

    Exposition: Au-delà de la comparaison: l’art africain Date: 27 Octobre 2017 – 31 Décembre 2019 Lieu : Musée Bode, Berlin. Origine des Noirs de l’Afrique L’objet du présent ouvrage étant ainsi défini, nous devons commencer par rechercher d’où viennent les Nègres africains. Mais est-il possible de se prononcer sur leur origine première ? Il semble que l’état actuel de nos connaissances ne permet pas encore de répondre à cette question d’une manière définitive ni même seulement satisfaisante. Aussi bien ne nous la poserions-nous pas, sans doute, si l’Afrique était la seule partie du monde à posséder des Nègres. Mais tel n’est pas le cas et, sans parler, bien entendu, des pays où l’apparition de…

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    Fra Angelico

    Der himmlische Pinsel von Fra Angelico: Meister der Frührenaissance

    December 7, 2023
    Chefs-d'Œuvre érotiques

    L’art érotique et sexualité à l’ère moderne – La révolution du corps

    August 23, 2024
    l'art persan

    Échos de l’art persan éternel

    November 7, 2025
  • African Art 2
    Art Exhibition,  English,  Printed Art Book

    African Art

    June 7, 2018 / 0 Comments

    Exhibition: Beyond Compare: Art from Africa Date: October 27, 2017 – December 31, 2019 Venue: Bode Museum, Berlin. Origin of the Negro Peoples of Africa It seems that the actual state of our knowledge does not permit us, as yet, to answer this question in a definitive or even a satisfactory manner. Undoubtedly, one would not have even asked the question if Africa were the only part of the world to possess Negroes. But such is not the case and without speaking, of course, of the countries where the advent of the Negro race has taken place only at a recent epoch, as the result of migrations which were generally…

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    2017巴西库里蒂巴双年展

    October 18, 2017

    When German soldiers used to come to my studio and look at my pictures of Guernica, they’d ask ‘Did you do this?’. And I’d say, ‘No, you did.’

    April 2, 2018

    Wie van Gogh sein Ohr verlor

    March 17, 2014
  • Art Exhibition,  English

    Learning from Africa

    July 3, 2013 / 0 Comments

    Africa has long been a source of fascination for people from the West. From Cy Endfield’s 1964 classic film Zulu starring Michael Caine and Stanley Baker, to Disney’s The Lion King, from Elton John crooning The Circle of Life, to Shakira’s foot-tapping World Cup anthem This Time for Africa*, the land of our origins still maintains a deep hold over our thoughts and is firmly embedded into our culture. When we look at Africa, we see a myriad of possibilities, destinations, languages, cultures, politics, wildlife, levels of wealth and poverty, violence and peace, landscapes, and geography.

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    De Charlize Theron à Nam June Paik

    July 25, 2013
    At the Piano, 1858-1859

    James McNeill Whistler – Born under a wandering star

    February 15, 2022
    Mucha-job-2

    Mucha: Die Roten Rosen aus Prag

    January 17, 2018
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