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Academia & Publishing

Space for Study: The Art and Science of Modern Library Creation

Today’s academic library must take a proactive approach to modern study and research. It is not just a repository of information, not just a place for studying, and not just a building. It is all of these things and more: A vibrant, imaginative space where collaborative learning is fostered.

Arts & Humanities

In Motion: An Interview with Manuel Neukirchner

As EURO 2024 fever sweeps through Germany’s cities and stadia, the host nation’s pioneering Football Museum displays a spectacular overview of football in European modern art, representing a diverse continent united by the beautiful game. We spoke to curator Manuel Neukirchner about the exhibition and its catalogue, published by Deutscher Kunstverlag.

Arts & Humanities

Unfit Art History: Queering the Study of Art

As labels tend to oscillate between overestimation and meaninglessness, the notion of a Queer Art History requires double caution: As a discipline it may either risk domesticating a radical movement through institutionalization, or be derided as ‘unscholarly’ activism. While the latter objection may even confirm the effectiveness of queer initiatives, the former requires a constant questioning of the objectives being pursued. Charting the path forward for Queer Art History means facing these issues head on.

Arts & Humanities

Catalogue Raisonné as Artwork

In an era of digital catalogues raisonnés, artist Michael Müller has embraced printed opulence with “Ernstes Spiel – Catalogue Raisonné.” Using colors, languages and the interplay of images and texts, the supposed parergon is transformed into a Gesamtkunstwerk in its own right.

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