Details: Self Portrait is a painting produced by the German expressionist painter Ludwig Meidner in 1912. Information: The year Meidner painted this self portrait marked a turning point in his style and career. The thick impasto and unusual brush strokes of the self portrait foreshadow what was to be his personal style of painting. He Read more about Meidner[…]
Details: The Art-City-Space is a public sculpture garden located outside the Museum of Modern Art in Berlin, the Berlinische Galerie. Information: The space supports various works of art including the two visible in the adjacent photograph. The sculpture in the photograph is called ‘Trinity’ (Dreiheit) and was created in 1993 by Martin Matschinsky and Brigitte Read more about Art City Space[…]
Details: The Holocaust Memorial, or the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, is located on the Cora-Berliner Straße in Berlin. Information: The memorial was designed by the American architect Peter Eisenman and the British engineering firm BuroHappold. The memorial was first proposed in 1988 but only approved in 1999 and built in 2003-4. It Read more about The Holocaust Memorial[…]
Details: The Stoa of Attalos is located in the Ancient Agora of Athens and was built between 159 and 138 BC. Information: The building was built under Attalos II, the King of Pergamon, and thus takes his name. The Agora was a market place in ancient times and became somewhat of a museum-garden after the Read more about The Stoa of Attalos[…]