Stories By Nadine Waldmann
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Monument Women: Die Prinzessinnengruppe by Schadow
July 27, 2020An unassuming and charming statue group, the Prinzessinnengruppe (Princess Group) 1795-1797, depicting Prussian Princesses Louise and Frederike, by Johann Gottfried Schadow is filled with a fascinating history. Marveled during its day, it was hidden away and...
Ancient
A Great Mystery: Sanxingdui Masks
April 1, 2020Who doesn’t love a mystery? Especially an art history mystery. Made by a previously unknown Chinese kingdom, the 3,000 year old bronze Sanxingdui masks are shrouded in many unanswered questions and continue to intrigue and puzzle...
21st century
Counting Memories, Chiharu Shiota Installation in Katowice
February 6, 2020Counting Memories (Sept 7, 2019 – Oct 4, 2020) is a current, site-specific, large scale installation by Chiharu Shiota at the Muzeum Śląskie (Silesian Museum) in Katowice, Poland. A striking and powerful work, we were able...
Contemporary Art
Billie Bond’s Kintsugi: The Crack Is Where the Light Gets in
October 30, 2019Kintsugi (金継ぎ translates as “gold joinery”) is a Japanese art form and philosophy of repairing broken or cracked pottery with gold or silver colored lacquer. Unlike normal methods of repair, the “damage” is not camouflaged or...
20th century
100 Years of Bauhaus. It’s Dance Time: The Triadic Ballet
October 5, 20192019 celebrates 100 years of Bauhaus. Widely known for their iconic design and contributions to the art world, Bauhaus concepts also extended into dance. Not as well known as their crafts, the dances nevertheless, encompassed the...
Cinema
Through Scissors and Shadows: The Art and Films of Lotte Reiniger
August 31, 2019Late one night while struggling with a bit of insomnia, I was channel surfing. I came across a stunning and hypnotic, silent, animated film that was so enthralling, I easily stayed awake to finish it. The...
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Turquoise: Art, Culture and Myth of a Gemstone
July 27, 2019The bright blue-green Turquoise has been valued and revered for centuries by all the cultures around the world that had access to it. Several original sources of the stone are now long gone, having been mined...
Baroque
Wishes & Streams: Trevi Fountain in Rome
July 4, 2019With another heat wave hitting Europe this summer, I was reminded of my visit to Rome during the last heat wave with crowds clamoring around fountains and spouts around the city. The most crowded and famous...
19th Century
The Beginning of a New World at Kröller-Müller Museum
June 20, 2019The Beginning of a new World: The Development of Modern Sculpture is the newest exhibition at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands. It pays tribute to the unique vision and incredible sculptural acquisitions of Bram Hammacher,...
Ancient
Pentelic Splendour: The Erechtheion Caryatids
June 3, 2019I visited Athens, Greece in the summer of 2016. Naturally a visit to the Acropolis was mandatory, and it was as beautiful and epic as you can imagine. One of the most striking sights was the...
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