Ugo Dossi - Art and Space

The figurative artist Ugo Dossi presented his works in the field of metaphysics, astronomy and the cosmos, hypnosis, telepathy, tarot, alchemy, collective subconscious, Franz Anton Mesmer and Wilhelm Reich two times at t

The Art of Being a Man

A Turk and a German try their hand at the art of being a man. They love the women on the Ferris wheel, seal their male friendship with a chicken heart feast and occasionally send their philosophical thoughts on a paper b

Robert Rauschenberg - Alles ist Kunst

Kunst unserer Zeit II: Malerei

Elsa Schiaparelli - Mode ist Kunst

She turned a shoe into a hat or a chop into a headdress: fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) loved the surreal and the color pink. She came from Rome and managed to make a name for herself as a fashion designe

Nasrin oder Die Kunst zu träumen

Weg damit - Die Kunst der Entsorgung

Yoga die Kunst des Lebens

Painting covers, art uncovers

In this experimental video project, originally broadcast on the ZDF television art program "Aspekte," artist Richard Kriesche appears on a TV monitor and delivers an artist statement about the invisible wall between arti

Kunst on ainus pääsetee. Konrad Mägi eluloofilm

Marianne Kõrver's documentary is about the life and work of the painter Konrad Mägi (1878-1925). According to the author, when creating the film, she was primarily interested in Mägi's controversial and sometimes inexpli

Kunst und Kalkül - Der ganze Nolde

Looking for Modern Art: Rethinking Art History

Many twentieth century European artists, such as Paul Gauguin or Pablo Picasso, were influenced by art brought to Europe from African and Asian colonies. How to frame these Modernist works today when the idea of the prim

Art Is Only Outside Human Society

Vlado Kristl rejected the word anarchy. Nor did he like the word utopia, nor the term experimental film. As a matter of fact, he didn't like any words if they weren't freed from the conventional ways of thinking. Followi

The Rembrandt Century: How Art Became Big Business

In the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced an unprecedented artistic explosion: painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals were so prolific that they were able to make a living from their talent alone; so much so

I Lived for my Art

Opera stars face daunting competitive pressure. It's thus not unusual for some of the best among them to seek to improve their performance by secretly doping. Unlike in elite sports, this goes without punishment. The fam

Wie Weimar wohnt - Kunst und Alltag

Photographer Ina Schoenenburg and publicist Axel Völcker are neither Weimar researchers nor Weimar specialists. They are interested in people. How they dwell, work and live. This is how an art project came about.

Havana: The New Art of Making Ruins

The final moments of Havana's buildings seen through the eyes of their inhabitants: before they are renovated - or collapsed altogether.

Zwischen Wahnsinn und Kunst – Die Sammlung Prinzhorn

In his film "Between Madness and Art" director Christian Beetz takes the viewer on a voyage of discovery through the archives of the Prinzhorn Collection. The world's most important collection of pictorial works by psych

Hans Dorrestijn, De Kunst van het Lijden

Documentary about the Dutch lyricist, writer and comedian Hans Dorrestijn. Dorrestijn is known for his black comedy. In his writing he deals with subject like depression, trauma and neurosis. This documentary explores hi

Christo & Jeanne Claude - Die Kunst des Verhüllens

With their spectacular ephemeral works of art, the visual artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude had made prestigious monuments rediscovered under a new light, from the Pont-Neuf to the Reichstag. An enlightening portrait of