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In ancient Greece, competition in art and sport, known as agon, was a fundamental principle of culture. Legendary artist duels have been known since the Renaissance, for example, between Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. The institutionalization of competition in art began in 1667 with the Salon de Paris of the Sun King Louis XIV, who propagated courtly tastes in art. In 1863, French Impressionists organized the first Salon des Refusés, the Salon of the Rejected, which is considered the beginning of Modernism. Curated exhibitions at museums and galleries, as well as competitions in which jur ..read more

Artifacts unearthed at archeological excavations prove that the Lindelbach district near Würzburg was already inhabited in the New Stone Age. The so-called “Neolithic revolution” around 7,000 years ago marked the beginning of farming, which is documented by the Linear Pottery culture. Evidence of early craftsmanship from the Bronze and Iron Ages has also been found near the village of Lindelbach, which was incorporated into the Franconian wine-growing town of Randersacker in 1975.  From July 5 to 7, 2024, Lindelbach will once again host an exhibition of applied art. The show’s atmospheric ..read more

Franziska Appel has invited a total of eight artists to present their work in her Schmagold Gallery in the city of the documenta. Five come from the field of jewelry, two are represented with ceramics. The multifaceted themed exhibition is complemented by the photographs of Riita Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth. Gabriele Hinze’s jewelry pieces are inspired by natural structures and processes. She has an eye for the small details that one hardly notice and skillfully stages them using traditional techniques such as chasing and mounting. This is also reflected in her new tree slice brooches, in which ..read more

The chairs and seating objects on display in Leipzig were designed by over 100 artists and architects from the 1960s to the present day. This extraordinary show is one of the highlights of 2024, the year in which the museum celebrates its 150th anniversary. Since the late 1990s, Geneva-based entrepreneur and collector Thierry Barbier-Mueller brought together a large number of innovative and unusual chairs with a sculptural character that goes far beyond the usual typology. The presentation of around 150 chairs was entrusted to the renown American artist, director and designer Robert Wilson. Th ..read more

Taking place from April 4 to 7, 2024 at the Grand Palais Éphémère, the 26th Art Paris presents itself as an important art event in the spring. The fair is intended to help reaffirm the artistic renaissance of the French capital. It is the most international event to date, combining modern and contemporary influences that are currently shaping the global art scene, according to Paris. A total of 136 modern and contemporary art galleries from 25 countries are taking part. It is further reported: “For the first time, the Paris Spring Art Fair presents more than 40% international galleries, underl ..read more

The Diessen pottery market has long since developed into an international ceramics festival. In 2024, it will take place as usual on Ascension Day. Over four days, around 170 participants from 14 countries gather on the shore of Lake Ammersee. “There were a particularly large number of new applications for this year, including many young ones,” market manager Wolfgang Lösche says. The jury selected 17 new workshops, including ceramists from France, Italy and, for the first time, Lithuania and Georgia. Ukraine is once again represented.  “The constant weaving of beauty into every single d ..read more

  Even her office is different. Architectural offices usually highlight minimalism and designer furniture, but Heringer’s studio has the cozy charm of a shared apartment: under a groined vault, chairs and tables from flea markets, rustic furniture, antique Biedermeier pieces and a corner full of boxes. Floorplans in watercolor or embroidered on fabrics adorn the walls. A straw figure of a Hindu deity stands on a shelf – headless. Heringer laughs. “That’s unintentional. I still have to make the head, but there’s some truth in it too because the belly and hands are more important to me ..read more

The Siegburg Ceramics Prize was awarded for the first time in 2015 as part of a redesign of the Siegburg Ceramics Market. Since then, the competition has been held every two years. In 2021, it was opened up to all professional ceramists, regardless of their participation in the ceramics market. The prize was awarded for the fifth time on February 4, 2024 at the Siegburg City Museum.  Alix Brodeur, Höhr-Grenzhausen, is the winner of the 5th Siegburg Ceramics Prize with her installation Standort. A jury of experts chose the prize winners and a total of 59 participants for the exhibition f ..read more

From 27 November to 1 December 2024, the MK&G messe will present contemporary arts and crafts in all their diversity, including young and renowned positions, international trends and fresh perspectives from many creative disciplines such as ceramics, glass art and jewellery design. As an international forum, the MK&G messe offers crafted objects of high quality for a broad audience. The Justus Brinckmann Prize 2023 went to Veronika Beckh. Her group of works intingo (Latin for “I dip”) expresses the flowing quality of glass and immersion in the glowing molten glass. The MK&G messe ..read more