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Louise Bonnet at the Max Hetzler Gallery in Berlin: A strong reversal of female destinyfemale destinyWith "Reversal of Fortune", the Swiss painter Louise Bonnet proves herself to be an emotional mannerist feminist. A defiantly grotesque statement on the times. Culture
Greek wine: painter Kiriakos Tompolidis talks about his life at the Judin Galleryfrom his lifeReflections on his identity and origins: the young Greek Kiriakos Tompolidis has unrolled his family album at Berlin's Galerie Judin. Culture
Clear-cutting: Will Berlin's most popular art venues soon only have half the ration?ration?What is most magical about Berlin's art scene is being starved out by the austerity hammer. It seems that art associations and independent projects have no political lobby. A commentary. Berlin
The store runs at this level: At Grisebach, Beckmann, Klee andBlechen go to auctionThe highest prices on the art market are now only achieved with highly established names: Berlin's Grisebach auction house is gearing up for its big winter sale. Culture
Klaus Biesenbach's speech at the Nan Goldin show: "I stand for Nan Goldin'sright to speak freely"We document the speech given by Klaus Biesenbach, Director of the Neue Nationalgalerie, at the opening of the Nan Goldin exhibition. From BLZ in the wording Culture
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