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While our post-industrial society may lead us to believe that we have seen the last of Romanticism, its influence remains with us to this day. The ideas of late 18th and early 19th century...

Since the beginning of this century the secularised ideology underlying our Western society has changed. Ethical and religious questions have been put on the agenda – questions of good and evil

The new millennium seems to demand concise canons that present a clear selection of highlights from our national cultural history with which everyone can identify. At the same time numerous new, or...

All is design. For several years now the primacy of design has generated intense discussion in the art world, now even more so as it has become the darling of a government that holds it as the...

Today’s world is being constantly redefined by the process of globalisation in politics, world economy, media and communication, as well as in the realm of culture and the visual arts. Curators, art...

What impact has 9/11 had on the visual arts and how do artists depict the post-9/11 world? Often the terrorist attack of 9/11 and its political and military aftermath are interpreted as an appeal to...