Andreas Schmidt: Transforming Vinyl, Memory, and Identity
Origins: Displacement and Identity Transformation is central to Andreas Schmidt’s artistic practice. Working mainly with discarded vinyl records, he explores memory, migration, perception, renewal, and the possibility of giving new meaning to overlooked materials. Although his work is associated with sustainability and technical innovation, its deeper source is a life shaped by displacement and cultural […]
Yaya Bela Roth: Color, Thought, and the Landscapes Within
Farbfelder 221 – Oil on canvas – 140 x 100cm – 2024
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“Art in Bloom” Opens in Chongqing, Presenting the Work of 46 International Artists
Chongqing, China — July 30, 2026 — The 2026 Jiangjin International Painting Exhibition opens on July 30, 2026, at the Hongyi Jiuzhou International Culture and Art Center in Jiangjin District, Chongqing. Presented under the theme “Art in Bloom: New Visions for a New Audience,” the exhibition will continue through September 25, 2026. Curated by Nour […]
Echoes of Empire: Kendra Troschel and the Memory of Cyrus the Great
© of all images belongs to Kendra Troschel Civilizations survive not only through monuments and texts, but through the stories that later generations choose to remember. Few figures embody this process more profoundly than Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire and one of antiquity’s most enduring rulers. More than twenty-five centuries after his […]
Speculative Architecture
Ultimates from scaling as limes-εἴδη analogous to ‘minima moralia’ of World Reason (عِلْم ˁilm) –? proerga micra in relation to futuristic (mundane, prorso-) mythologisation strategies concerning the condicio noetica (Part 1) by Andreas Ehlers, Hamburg, Germany Maximisation, carried through to its pure conclusion, is not to be feared. Is not Venice the Serenissima unsurpassed: her intensification of the ‘Stato’ concept, her nómos bíou, rendered real beyond […]
Being and Art: A Modern Aristotelian View on an Old Problem
By Nikolas van der Koelen What constitutes a work of art? Aristotle’s aperçufrom his Metaphysics XII, nóēsis noéseōs nóēsis, or “awareness [is] awareness of awareness,” allows for a surprisingly modern and profound, even refreshing view of the problem, in spite of it being the central insight in one of the most-discussed works of European philosophy. This […]
Symbols, Gardens, and Imagination: The Evolving World of Helene Kristensen
Helene Kristensen, born in 1971, is a Danish artist whose creative journey is shaped by a rich blend of cultural influences and diverse life experiences. From a young age, her passion for drawing and sketching led her to explore art classes and workshops both in Denmark and the Middle East. Kristensen’s life has been a […]
The Weight of What Endures: The Art of Nowgol Mohseni
Nowgol Mohseni’s artistic practice is rooted in rupture rather than continuity. Her work does not arise from abstract reflection on identity, but from lived experiences of exclusion, displacement, and distance from home. Born and raised in Iran, she developed as an artist within a cultural and political environment where personal expression is inseparable from social […]
Reflections and Resonances: Contemporary Art in Historic Greiz
Greiz Castle and Residence Museums (Museen der Schloss- und Residenzstadt Greiz) (Thuringia, Germany)Duration: 3 October – 22 November 2025 Curatorial TeamRainer Koch (Director, Museums Greiz)Nour Nouri (Director, Pashmin Art Consortia)Dr. Davood Khazaie (International Curator) A Living Dialogue Between Past and Present Now in its final weeks, Reflections and Resonances continues to captivate visitors in the […]
From Huangpu River to Elbe River
Post-Exhibition Press Release Hamburg, Germany – October 2025 — The exhibition “From Huangpu River to Elbe River” concluded this month at Pashmin Art Gallery in Hamburg, marking a milestone in the 40-year sister-city relationship between Shanghai and Hamburg. Bringing together six leading artists—Professor Li Lei, Lu Lan, and Jiang Hai Cang from Shanghai, and Natalja […]