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How a Forgotten German Expressionist Painting Influenced Iggy Pop and David Bowie’s Berlin Era

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January 14, 2026

Moving to West Berlin, David Bowie and Iggy Pop found unexpected inspiration in German Expressionism, most notably in the form…

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Outsiders In The Cradle of Humanity: Joji Hashiguchi’s Street Photography Across Six Cities

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July 16, 2025

In the summer of 1981, Japanese photographer Joji Hashiguchi left Tokyo on a self-directed journey through Liverpool, London, Nuremberg, West…

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Not Just Propaganda: Graphic Experimentation From the Other Side of the Curtain

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June 22, 2025

Founded in 2018, COMRADE Gallery has grown into one of the most compelling new archives of Eastern Bloc visual design.…

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In a Berlin Bunker, Asian Antiquities Converge with Contemporary Art at the Feuerle Collection

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June 18, 2025

Art collector Désiré Feuerle has spent a lifetime dissolving the boundaries between ancient and contemporary Asian art. Having transformed an…