The art world has many stories to tell. Not every one gets the attention it deserves. The scene is too quick to focus on traditions or short-lived hypes that only help a few achieve their fifteen minutes of fame. It forgets what art and people are all about: diversity. The Art.Salon presents institutions and personalities that stand out through creativity and commitment and even give a voice to those who are otherwise not heard.
Irony and beauty in Chris Wehrmann's collages

Illusion of nature: Karen Clasen's intuitive compositions
Karen Clasen uses natural forms to develop independent pictorial worlds between figuration and abstraction. Her new exhibition Nature and Intuition: Paintings by Karen Clasen opens on March 15 at the Gallery of the Staatstheater Schwerin.

Riding a motorcycle through the multiverse
In her first solo exhibition in a German museum, Ayoung Kim transports visitors to alien universes with AI, simulations and sculptures. In Ayoung Kim. Many Worlds Over, the public can influence the narratives. The exhibition can be seen from February 28 at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. Kim recently received the LG Guggenheim Award, endowed with 100,000 USD.

Symbol of an immoral society
From February 18 to 22, the Grand Palais in Paris will host the important Salon Comparaisons, which presents a cross-section of the spectrum of art. The Hungarian artist Igor Eugen Prokop from the Art.Salon's artist program will be showing his work Evolution of a Scarecrow.

An innovative art exhibition without a theme
From a series of unconventional art exhibitions: The Art of Munich: The view turns at the lighthouse puts the spotlight on artists from all disciplines without an overarching theme. The exhibition can only be seen for four hours on February 14 at the new Munich cultural location KUNST BLOCK BALVE. One of the participants is Fabian Eichstaedt from the Art.Salon artist program.

Art without borders
In the exhibition Defying Boundaries: Female Vision, the Karin Weber Gallery in Hong Kong is showing remarkable positions from China, Germany, Myanmar and Wales until March 8. Tina Buchholtz from the Art.Salon artist program is represented with three paintings.

Art for peaceful coexistence
With the two-part exhibition #Living Together #Without Hate and Anti-Semitism, the Berlin Artists' Association is committed to non-violent coexistence and social exchange. The vernissage for PART ONE, in which Silke Bartsch from the Art.Salon artist program is also taking part, will take place on 10 January.

Igor Eugen Prokop among the »Top Artists of Today«
The international Art Market Magazine has published its Gold List of the most talented and inspiring artists for the eighth time. Among them is the Hungarian artist Igor Eugen Prokop, who participates in the Art.Salon artist program.

Gemma Ushengewe receives Shizuko Yoshikawa Award
The Shizuko Yoshikawa Award, which has been presented every two years since 2018, goes this year to Gemma Ushengewe, a documentary and experimental filmmaker and performance artist. The award supports Master's graduates from Swiss art academies at the beginning of their careers.

Summer workshop for photography: Klimax Klima
How can photography visualize the effects of climate change and how is it itself part of the problem? As part of the Klimax Klima summer workshop, twelve students are developing new works on the subject. On September 28 at 12 pm, they will present their results in a public discussion at Schloss Neuhardenberg.

»sā Ladakh«: about the future of immersive land art
From June 1 to 10, the second edition of the innovative land art exhibition sā Ladakh will take place in Leh in northern India. After an extremely successful premiere last year, the focus is now on immersive art experiences on the theme of climate optimism.

Igor Eugen Prokop awarded for abstract painting
The artist, who is taking part in the Art.Salon artist program, was awarded 2nd place in the Abstract Artwork category at the Chianciano Biennale. The award honored his monumental diptych Quantum Entanglement.

Swiss photography prize: winning exhibition opens
This year's Vontobel Contemporary Photography Prize A New Gaze goes to two winners: Emidio Battipaglia from Italy and Augustin Lignier from France. Their contributions on the theme of Community can be seen in Zurich from May 23.

Caravaggio successfully restored
One of four paintings by the famous Caravaggio in the Museo del Prado can now be seen again after restoration. New details came to light during the work.

Otobong Nkanga wins Nasher Prize
Because of her outstanding contribution to contemporary sculpture, Otobong Nkanga has received the Nasher Prize. The Nigerian-Belgian artist will receive $100,000 and an exhibition at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas in 2025.

Who was Emma Cadwallader-Guild?
A U.S. sculptor in Europe: Emma Cadwallader-Guild was the female artist sensation at the end of the 19th century. Self-taught, she earned a reputation as a genius in her field. Today she is largely forgotten. Many of her busts and statues are lost.

Autodidact with handicap seeks springboard into the art market
World War II bombings traced with biros, lithographic self-portraits, abstract jungle scenes painted with coloured pencils - three themes, three styles, three winners of the euward 2021. The European art prize exclusively honours »Outsider Art«. It can be the beginning of a career.
museum in progress – a museum without walls
The non-profit and private art association museum in progress (mip) presents art everywhere. Whether on building facades, billboards, in magazines, newspapers or even concert halls – nothing is safe from the exhibitors.

Berlin galleries report on digitalization and future prospects
How are Berlin art galleries positioned with regard to digitalization and online sales? The Project Future of the Senate Department for Economics has now published results of a survey on the topic.