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dOCUMENTA (13) – BEHIND THE SCENES: INTERVIEW WITH WALTHER AND FRANZ KÖNIG

Interview with Walther and Franz König, Booksellers and Publishers.

Art journalist Claudia Herstatt spoke to Dr. Wolfram Völcker.

The art critic Annette Lettau interviews Dr. Andreas Schumacher, Curator of the Botticelli Exhibition at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt.

INTERVIEW WITH MATTHIAS STEINKRAUS

In an interview with Leona Koldehoff, Matthias Steinkraus talks about the background of his work.

INTERVIEW WITH VOLKER STAAB

Volker Staab makes room for art: the Berlin-based architect helps water flow through walls, loves installations beneath staircases, and hates the tyranny of industrial norms. Above all, Staab is known for his museum buildings, from Nuremberg to Ahrenshoop, as well as for the sensitive way he embeds the buildings in their often historical surroundings.

INTERVIEW WITH LATIF AL ANI

Latif Al Ani was one of the first photographers in Iraq. He had an active career for more than twenty years, starting in the early 1950s. Al Ani presented the vivid Iraqi culture in its abundance and complexity: besides documenting the westernized everyday life, the political culture and industry, he also captured images of Iraq from the air for the Iraq Petroleum Company.

INTERVIEW WITH KEMANG WA LEHULERE

“In his wall drawings, collages, and complex performances, he revisits his own history and the pain of his society by creating poignant images that are never literal or explanatory, but are instead a territory to be traversed, understood, and revealed,” writes Victoria Noorthoorn, the directors of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, describing Kemang Wa Lehulere’s art.

INTERVIEW WITH JOCHEN RAIß

In the current issue of the German art magazine »art. Das Kunstmagazin«, the book »Women in Trees« was presented as »the most charming photobook of the summer«. Jochen Raiß is the man behind this considerable project, that brings together 52 old black and white amateur photos of women sitting in trees.

INTERVIEW WITH STEFAN HANKE

A »portraitist of the soul«, the Regensburg-based photographer Stefan Hanke was called by one of the contemporary witnesses. More than ten years he spent visiting concentration camp survivors in seven different countries to portray them for his photo project »KZ überlebt« (Concentration camp survivors).

INTERVIEW WITH KRISTIN FEIREISS

Dr. h.c. Kristin Feireiss is a member of the jury for the renowned Pritzker Architecture Prize, which was awarded to Alejandro Aravena on April 4, 2016, at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York City.

INTERVIEW WITH NORA GOMRINGER

Finding a shared harmony, the poet Nora Gomringer and photographic artist Andreas Herzau have collaborated with the Bamberg Symphony to create a fascinating anniversary publication. The result: over 150 packed pages giving visual form to sound. We talked to Nora Gomringer about the project.

INTERVIEW WITH DR. THOMAS GIRST

Our publisher, Dr. Cristina Steingräber, met with Dr. Thomas Girst, the head of BMW Group Cultural Engagement, to talk about the special program.

INTERVIEW WITH FRANK HORVAT

Nadine Barth, Photography Program Consultant for Hatje Cantz, in Conversation with the Photographer Frank Horvat. (Cotignac, April 12, 2015)

INTERVIEW WITH WILLIAM LIM

"The history of contemporary art in Hong Kong is probably less than twenty years old. It is still a very young art scene, and there will be many new developments in the future. As collectors of Hong Kong art we are just at the beginning, and there is definitely a long way to go." Christoph Noe interviews William Lim.

INTERVIEW WITH ALFRED SEILAND

The photographer Alfred Seiland has spent years exploring the traces of the global Roman Empire, and he now presents the essence of this large project under the title Imperium Romanum.

INTERVIEW WITH MONIKA FISCHER AND MATHIAS BRASCHLER

Journalist Nadine Olonetzky interviewed Mathias Braschler (*1969 in Aargau) and Monika Fischer (*1971 in the Rhine Valley, Switzerland) about their book, The Human Face of Climate Change. The two photo-journalists spent eight months traveling through sixteen countries and across every continent, in the attempt to put a face to climate change.

INTERVIEW WITH DIRK BOLL

Art journalist Claudia Herstatt spoke to Dirk Boll, managing director of Christie’s, Zurich.

CHRISTIAN HUTHER IN CONVERSATION WITH INGRID PFEIFFER

Art critic Christian Huther in conversation with Ingrid Pfeiffer, curator of Surreal Objects at the Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt.

INTERVIEW WITH MARKUS SCHADEN

Journalist Markus Weckesser in Conversation with Markus Schaden on the phenomenon of photography books.

Andreas Herzau

The art journalists Nicole Büsing and Heiko Klaas talked to the Hamburg photographer Andreas Herzau.

INTERVIEW WITH DR. FELIX KRÄMER

Art critic Dorothee Baer-Bogenschütz spoke to Felix Krämer, who is curating an exhibition about Ernst Ludwig Kirchner at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt.

INTERVIEW WITH MEL RAMOS

Hans-Joachim Müller, a well-known German art journalist, spoke to Mel Ramos, American Pop Art painter.

INTERVIEW WITH KATHARINA DOHM

The Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt will be the first museum in Germany in almost thirty years to present a survey of works by Georges Seurat. Barbara Luik, Marketing Hatje Cantz, spoke with Katharina Dohm, Curator at the Schirn Kunsthalle.

INTERVIEW WITH OLIVER MARK

Oliver Mark is known for his portraits of artists and celebrities, as well as for fashion spreads and architectural photographs, among other things.