INTERVIEW WITH ULRICH SEIDL

The director, screenplay author, and producer Ulrich Seidl, in an interview with journalist Thomas Hummitzsch, on his new trilogy of films, Liebe, Glaube, Hoffnung (Love, Faith, Hope).

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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.
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INTERVIEW WITH THORSTEN BRINKMANN
“And so what was there was mixed with additions to form something new.” The artist Thorsten Brinkmann in an interview with Caroline Schilling (Int. Press, Hatje Cantz) on his house installation, La Hütte Royal, and the crazy desire to combine things that don’t belong together.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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INTERVIEW WITH MAXIME BALLESTROS
Celebrated French photographer Maxime Ballesteros is known for capturing the primal themes that haunt our daily existence. His lens sees a version of life that cannot see, or perhaps have become numb. Raw emotion, revealed through flesh, leather, stockings and heels. Pictures of death and decay, freedom and exploration.
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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.
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