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What is an individual, a solitary individual, if not a tree that grows without regard for everything it suppresses and breaks, grabbing all the nourishment, air and sun, a being that is fully justified in its nature and its being? What is an individual, if not a usurper? Emmanuel Levinas,Difficile liberté. Essais sur le judaïsme
Must you stand like this in mourning white? Unshielded, you accept the dry rot of admiration, whereas the east wind incessantly moistens your fear. The cobweb of your roots tied up your happiness. You are still waiting for His breath. The Tent of Meeting will no longer protect you, and you will start to dress in green of the desert sand. His death agony made the metal dry, and seven arms disappeared in the dust of clouds. There is nobody out there.
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From injustice to generosity: Jewish heirs return restitutedCorinth painting to museumCorinth's beautiful "Eleonore" is being returned to its Jewish heirs and will remain in the Alte Nationalgalerie as a gift from them. Culture
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Marc Jancou opening his first gallery in 1991. Von barth gallery founded in 1970 as "Galerie Minimax" by Margareta and Miklos von Barth. Since 2008, the gallery has been managed by Stefan von Barth. Cecilia Alemani Named Curator of 12th SITE Santa Fe International. Galleria Continua was founded in 1990 by Mario Cristiani, Lorenzo Fiaschi and Maurizio Rigillo. Galerie Ceysson & Bénétière, team: François Ceysson, Loïc Bénétière, Bernard Ceysson, Francesca Pessarelli, Maëlle Ebelle, Margaux Niedzielski, Camille Provenzano, Loïc Garrier, Brice Lorthiois, Oscar Villareale, Ivana Garel, Dina Millard, Pierre Collet, Célia Tual, Marie Estienne. Gitte Ørskou will be the new Director of Moderna Museet. The gallery Buchholz was founded in Cologne in 1986 by Daniel Buchholz, and today is run with Christopher Müller. Armory Show Executive Director Nicole Berry. Adrienne Edwards, the curator and director of curatorial affairs at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. Portuguese contemporary art dealer Duarte Sequeira opens new gallery in Seoul, South Korea. Simon Miccio launched his new gallery in Aspen. Alfred Kornfeld, is the initiator and founder of Galerie Kornfeld, Mamuka Bliadze is co-founder and artistic director of Galerie Kornfeld, Jane Neal is an independent curator, art critic, Larissa Kikol a freelance art critic. Luigi Fassi, Artissima director since 2022. Doris Leo and Jörg Sandau founded the gallery Sandau & Leo in September 2017 in Berlin. Maurin Dietrich, Director, Kunstverein München, Munich. Marie-Anne McQuay to Curate 2025 Liverpool Biennial. Claude Adjil, Curator, Serpentine Galleries & Curator and Producer at Young Turks Records, London. Yukako Yamashita is the program director of Art Collaboration Kyoto and an advisor for Kyoto City Growth Strategy Promotion. Amadeo Kraupa-Tuskany, together with Nadine Zeidler, runs one of Berlin's most modern galleries, Gallery Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler.
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: Marc Jancou eröffnet 1991 seine erste Galerie. Die Galerie von Barth wurde 1970 als "Galerie Minimax" von Margareta und Miklos von Barth gegründet. Seit 2008 wird die Galerie von Stefan von Barth geleitet. Cecilia Alemani zur Kuratorin der 12. SITE Santa Fe International ernannt. Die Galleria Continua wurde 1990 von Mario Cristiani, Lorenzo Fiaschi und Maurizio Rigillo gegründet. Galerie Ceysson & Bénétière, Team: François Ceysson, Loïc Bénétière, Bernard Ceysson, Francesca Pessarelli, Maëlle Ebelle, Margaux Niedzielski, Camille Provenzano, Loïc Garrier, Brice Lorthiois, Oscar Villareale, Ivana Garel, Dina Millard, Pierre Collet, Célia Tual, Marie Estienne. Gitte Ørskou wird die neue Direktorin des Moderna Museet sein. Die Galerie Buchholz wurde 1986 von Daniel Buchholz in Köln gegründet und wird heute zusammen mit Christopher Müller geführt. Armory Show-Geschäftsführerin Nicole Berry. Adrienne Edwards, Kuratorin und Direktorin für kuratorische Angelegenheiten am New Yorker Whitney Museum of American Art. Portugiesischer Händler für zeitgenössische Kunst Duarte Sequeira eröffnet neue Galerie in Seoul, Südkorea. Simon Miccio eröffnete seine neue Galerie in Aspen. Alfred Kornfeld ist der Initiator und Gründer der Galerie Kornfeld, Mamuka Bliadze ist Mitbegründerin und künstlerische Leiterin der Galerie Kornfeld, Jane Neal ist eine unabhängige Kuratorin und Kunstkritikerin, Larissa Kikol ist eine freiberufliche Kunstkritikerin. Luigi Fassi, Direktor von Artissima seit 2022. Doris Leo und Jörg Sandau gründeten im September 2017 die Galerie Sandau & Leo in Berlin. Maurin Dietrich, Direktor, Kunstverein München, München. Marie-Anne McQuay kuratiert die Liverpool Biennale 2025. Claude Adjil, Kurator, Serpentine Galleries & Kurator und Produzent bei Young Turks Records, London. Yukako Yamashita ist Programmdirektorin der Art Collaboration Kyoto und Beraterin der Kyoto City Growth Strategy Promotion. Amadeo Kraupa-Tuskany betreibt zusammen mit Nadine Zeidler eine der modernsten Galerien Berlins, die Galerie Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler.