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‘East Side Gallery’ preserved for future generations

The world-famous ‘East Side Gallery’, the east side of the Berlin wall that’s covered with paintings from artist all over the world, is constantly threatened by building-projects, vandalism and graffiti. Therefore, the Berlin city council will spend 125.000€ per year to preserve the art-piece. The East Side Gallery consists of 105 paintings from 1990, and is renowned as a worldwide memorial to… Read full history →

17 December 2013 by Jan Huisman in Art, Modern, News / No Comments
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Could tattoos hold the key to deciphering the long lost language of the Indus Valley culture?

Women of the Rabari and Bharwad communities, nomadic tribes living in the Indian state of Gujarat, are known for the elaborate tattoos they wear on their faces, arms and legs. The tattoos represent characteristics such as fertility or acquired skills. New research indicates that these tattoos closely resemble symbols used… Read full history →

11 December 2013 by Jan Huisman in Antiquity, Art, Scrutinized / 1 Comment
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Nazi-loot or rightful property: How Gurlitt sr. obtained the Munich art-treasure

The Munich art-treasure keeps raising questions. Journalists have now researched the background Cornelius Gurlitt’s father, Hildebrand Gurlitt ( 1895-1956 ). Hildebrand Gurlitt was a respected art dealer in the Third Reich and was connected to Hitler. Nonetheless, Gurlitt’s role in the nazi-era remained ambiguous. Right after the war he was suspected of… Read full history →

26 November 2013 by Jan Huisman in Art, Modern, News / No Comments
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Munich art-treasure should be open to public, says Bavarian minister of Justice

The soap on the Munich art treasure continues. Two weeks ago, the German authorities seized 1500 masterpieces with an estimated value of 1 billion euro’s on the allegation that most of them were stolen by the nazi’s in the Third Reich. The owner, Cornelius Gurlitt had inherited them from his… Read full history →

23 November 2013 by Jan Huisman in Art, Modern, News / No Comments
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Listen to a 500 year old music instrument – made by Da Vinci

Well ok, the instrument was not really made by Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1509), but designed by the Italian master. Five centuries ago Da Vinci sketched a bizarre instrument, a crossing between a piano and a cello. Da Vinci called it the ‘viola organista’. As was the case with many of his designs,… Read full history →

21 November 2013 by Jan Huisman in Art, Middle Ages / No Comments
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The power of publicity. Gurlitt will get back his paintings

For more than a week the whole art-world marveled as the German authorities claimed they had recovered 1500 masterpieces. A unworldy man, Cornelius Gurlitt, had inherited them from his father, a suspected culprit of the nazis. It was claimed that many paintings were in fact nazi-loot, and either belonged to… Read full history →

20 November 2013 by Jan Huisman in Art, Modern, News / No Comments
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Dressed to kill. Fashion in the nazi-era

It is a well-known fact that Hugo Boss designed the SS-uniform, but how people dressed in Third Reich is not a much debated topic. What did clothing of the 1930s and 40s look like? What was worn in everyday life, at home , at work or on travel? Did the… Read full history →

06 November 2013 by Jan Huisman in Art, Modern, News, Society / 3 Comments
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