Category Archive: Art & Culture

In the category Art & Culture you will find exciting stories and works by great artists and young shooting stars of the art scene. But also interesting articles about exhibitions around the world. You can also find book- and music recommendations, fancy videos as well as essays by Austrian writer Franzobel.

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KARMIC – Lighthouse

It’s getting hard to see
the fog is rolling deep
But I won’t try to fight
just let it take over me
And once it starts to clear
I will know what is real
and once I see your face
I will follow you my dear
Cause you are my lighthouse
…

Record-breaker // Auction House im Kinsky

An auction often gives rise to dramatic headlines, with stories of record prices fascinating not just collectors, auctioneers and buyers, but the wider public as well. The im Kinsky auction house currently holds 27 world records, as well as offering a range of prestigious services …

JAPAN, MY LOVE // column by Helder Suffenplan

I received some incense sticks as a souvenir from our neighbour following a trip to Asia. I was eight years old at the time and they seemed infinitely precious to me. They smelt different to anything I’d encountered up until that point, and soon the whole linen cupboard where they were put smelt the same, enchanting and exotic …

Miles Davis – Boplicity

In honor of the 70th anniversary of Miles Davis’s legendary debut, Birth Of The Cool, Universal Music Enterprises in association with Thomas Jarrett and Dreambear has created a visual interpretation of “Boplicity” …

Yayoi Kusama: Cosmic Nature

The famous polka dots used by japanese artist Yayoi Kusama will bring a splash of colour to the New York Botanical Garden from may, when both iconic and new pieces by the celebrated artist will be waiting to be discovered in a display entitled ‘Kusama: Cosmic Nature.’

CHASING SUMOS IN JAPAN an essay by Franzobel

Apparently, in Japan you can go and watch sumo wrestlers training then have breakfast with them afterwards. That was something I wanted to experience …

Post-Auction Report: 131st Auction – strong art achieves strong prices // Auction House im Kinsky

Auction house im Kinsky: the 131st Auction brought many fantastic results for the Modern Art and Contemporary Art section …

The Grand Egyptian Museum: one of the biggest cultural openings of 2020

The new Grand Egyptian Museum is 95 percent completed. The important cultural centre for ancient Egyptian history shows a collection of tens of thousands of exhibits. Many of them are on display for the first time …

Olympic and Paralympic Museum, Colorado: Design without barriers

The Olympic and Paralympic Museum of the USA in Colorado Springs is considered one of the most anticipated buildings. In May 2020 the opening of the major project designed by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro is imminent …

auction preview: 4th March 2020 // Auction House im Kinsky

In March im Kinsky will officially start the auction year 2020. In order to give you a glimpse into the selection, we are presenting some highlights from the upcoming Modern Art and Contemporary Art auction …

Billie Eilish – everything I wanted

I had a dream
I got everything I wanted
Not what you’d think
And if I’m being honest
.

auction house im Kinsky, Vienna

The auction house im Kinsky is one of the leading auction houses in the German-speaking area and auctions artworks including Old Master Paintings, Impressionist and Modern Art, 19th Century Paintings, Contemporary Art, Art Nouveau & Design and Antiques …

Björk : Losss

We all are struggling, just doing our best
We’ve gone through the grinder, suffered loss
Lost to, to which everything flows, an absence which
Attracts floral blooming softly
…

Deborah Sengl: we need to tear down the walls in our hearts.

Interview with Deborah Sengl, one of Austria’s leading artists about her newest work “Escape!” at MuseumsQuartier Wien in Vienna …

Berlin Travel Festival 2020: Where Is Paradise?

This is the title of the upcoming Berlin Travel Festival. Event founder Bernd Neff spoke to us about the search for paradise, what locations will be drawing visitors in the coming years and how travel is getting “better”…

Borders, boundaries and barriers

A border marks the edge of an area and is therefore a dividing line or delimitation. Borders separate people, countries and thoughts. Yet even if they restrict us, we need them. Not least so that we recognise freedom …

Friedrich Liechtenstein: lucky me

There is a lot you could say about borders, boundaries, barriers and limits. Tree boundaries, boundless love and things like that. Yet two phenomena at the edges of my old home are what immediately come to mind, and I would like to tell you about them …

Alessandro Painsi: think BIG

Alessandro Painsi has only just turned 23 and is already considered to be one of Austria’s great young artistic talents with huge international potential. And he is thinking big: “I want to be the greatest artist in the world!” …