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Political mistake? Berlin’s School of Art Fighting against cuts berlin art prizePrize money halved, calling it cultural and political mistake, monopol the report said. In a statement on Tuesday, the academy also criticized Berlin’s mayor, Kay Wegnerhas yet to respond to two letters regarding the issue. The Berlin Art Prize was established in 1948 to commemorate March Revolution of 1848has always had political weight. Its purpose is to celebrate artistic freedom while promoting democratic self-expression. Currently, the state provides funding for seven prizes totaling 45,000 euros: 10,000 euros for the Art Prize and 5,000 euros for each of the other six prizes. Even at those levels, the amount is modest, the academy said. They warned that halving the prize would “significantly devalue” the prize and could even threaten its future. The Academy stressed that it already covers the costs of organizing the awards, running the juries and hosting events from its own budget. They said the funding cuts would only affect the winners but could have a profound impact on the prize’s prestige.
play house. President is ‘steward’ of White House, not owner, says U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon Yesterday, when questioning the current government’s rationale for demolishing the monument East Wing last year. It was reportedly razed to make way for a massive new ballroom without congressional approval. washington post. Environmentalists oppose the $400 million ballroom plan, and Judge Leon is due to rule by the end of March on whether it must be halted. Under questioning, the judge said the administration had “brazenly” claimed that the 90,000-square-foot project did not require congressional approval because the president has the authority to make alterations and maintenance of the building. “It’s hard for me to think of this as a ‘change,'” Leon said.
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Korean Gwangju BiennaleOne of Asia’s top biennales has announced the theme for its 2026 edition: “You have to change your life.” title borrowed from poet Rainer Maria RilkeThe 1908 poem “The Ancient Torso of Apollo” emphasizes the transformative power of art. (Asia Pacific Art)
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In an illuminating video interview, Lisa Yuskavage Discusses key moments in her practice and its evolution, including her discovery of Bellini sacred dialogue In Venice. “In a way…abstraction in painting, form in painting, is a sacred dialogue in itself and to the viewer,” she said. (Art Forum)
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echo chamber. artist Christine Sun Kim Trap coincides with her upcoming latest release Art Basel Hong Kong. she and financial timesbased on her experience as a deaf person, and the fraught nature of communication. Echoing forms are “an important part of deaf people’s lives,” and the article also comments on how “the same ideas echo over and over again in society, with a lack of will to change.” But the artist himself is changing. “I had the urge to try it,” she said. “I’m slowly becoming less clear – I want to work with color!”
