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It was a pleasure to speak at the Rotary Club Berlin-Tiergarten about my research topic: The Creators of the Art Market Who has played a decisive role in shaping the art market and thus our understanding of art over the last 100 years? The focus of my lecture was the significance of Joseph Duveen and […]

At this year’s edition of what is perhaps the most beautiful art fair in the world, fantastic works from prehistory and early history to the present day could once again be admired. Perhaps the oldest work at the fair was a small, beautifully preserved Cycladic figurine, while at the same time you could find a

Impressions from this year’s art fair – the oldest fair for contemporary art The overall impressions of the represented art works can be summed up: The image above shows Prof. Dr. Nadine Oberste-Hetbleck at her booth of ZADIK on the right (and me on the left). Oberste-Hetbleck is the very engaged director of the centre

5 questions on the art market It was an interesting conversation on the new role of China, the future of NFT’s, possible strategies how to deal with the challenges of the present art market and some personal impressions of my work as an art coach and adviser.

# 18 Anselm Kiefer zwischen Mythos und Mystik, 46 Min. (Anselm Kiefer between Myths and Mystics) Podcast ARTdoc- – Spiegelbergers Kunstpodcast Available on: Soundcloud und Spotify In this ARTdoc episode, we attempt to decipher Anselm Kiefer’s complex oeuvre, starting with his work cycle “Himmelspaläste (Heavenly Palaces)” from the late 1980s. Without doubt, he is one

The film starts with a calm scene in Anselm Kiefer’s studio in France where the artist is riding his bike. There is no current interview between the artist and the filmmaker but there are several historical interviews with Kiefer. The viewer can follow the artist’s career over the different studios he had and has in

On Friday evening, March 3, 2023, Nan Goldin held an impressive, very personal speech when receiving the Käthe-Kollwitz-Prize 2022 at Akademie der Künste in central Berlin. Nan Goldin was the last lecturer after a pathetic and warm speech by Klaus Biesenbach, now director of the Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) in Berlin, whose first exhibition

Which forecast can I seriously make now in the beginning of the year? First: In the last decades the art market tend to react slighly time delayed to recessions. We saw this in 1990/1991 and in 2008/2009. Therefore, the extremely wealthy will continue to support the high-end market. The prices for a very few artists

Yesterday, the Paul G. Allen Collection achieved more than $ 1.5 billion. This is the highest amount one single auction has ever achieved at an auction house. Christie’s New York sold masterpieces from Allen’s Collection. In 1975 Paul G. Allen founded Microsoft together with Bill Gates. After separating in 1983 Allen continued to invest in

From September 12 to 18, 2022 the blockchain week takes place in Berlin. The program offers a wide range of possibilities for everybode to connect within the blockchain community. There are workshops about crypto currency and networks such as Polkadot & Kusama or symposia on themes such as the intersection of blockchain, politics and futurology