WESTHOFF FINE ARTS

Global Voices of Art – Tokyo

Tokyo competes for the pole position in the Asian art scene alongside Seoul, Hong Kong and Singapore. Detmar Westhoff and Dr. Robert Woitschützke  present the current evolution of the art city Tokyo in this talk hosted by the journalist and television presenter Bettina Böttinger.

Photo (left to right): Bettina Böttinger, Detmar Westhoff, Dr. Robert Woitschützke

Global Voices of Art – Istanbul

The first talk of „Global voices of art“ dedicated to special art locations worldwide presented the Istanbul art scene with special guest Ekrem Yalcindag, one of the best-known contemporary Turkish artists from Istanbul. In this talk with Detmar Westhoff he reported on the art city of Istanbul and explained the reasons for its ongoing success.

Photo (left to right): Ekrem Yalcindag, Detmar Westhoff

“BANKSY IN MUSEUMS – HAS SUBCULTURE MADE IT’S WAY?” WITH PROF. DR. CHRISTIANE LANGE

The director of Staatsgalerie Stutgart Prof. Dr. Christiane Lange held a lecture on “From the street into the museum. One year Banksy at the Staatsgalerie”, followed by a talk with her, Klaus Klinger (street artist and director of the “40 Degree Urban Art Festival”) and Selim Varol (Urban Art collector), hosted by C. F. Schröer (art journalist).

Photo (left to right): Selim Varol, Prof. Dr. Christiane Lange, Klaus Klinger, C.F. Schröer

FILM “JÖRG IMMENDORFF” BY WERNER RAEUNE

Talk with the director Werner Raeune and special guests Gerhard Schröder and Markus Lüpertz, followed by a dinner at the Art Academy Düsseldorf.

Werner Raeune is a former editorial journalist at the ZDF (a German public-service television broadcaster) and works in the domain of culture journalism.

INTERVIEW AND LUNCH WITH REIN WOLFS

Talk with Rein Wolfs as he was still director of the Bundeskunsthalle and new appointed director of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

TALK WITH THE DIRECTOR WERNER RAEUNE AND SPECIAL GUEST HANS MAYER

Film about the Düsseldorf gallerist Hans Mayer, by Werner Raeune.

Werner Raeune is a former editorial journalist at the ZDF (a German public-service television broadcaster) and works in the domain of culture journalism.

TALK WITH DR. MITSUE NAGAYA, VICE-DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ART CENTER TOKYO

Talk with Dr. Nagaya and special guests curator Dr. Yamada (NACT) and artist Leiko Ikemura, followed by a lunch.

Photo: Dr. Mitsue Nagaya (middle)

TALK WITH DR. FELIX KRÄMER, DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM KUNSTPALAST

INTERVIEW WITH JONGSUK YOON

Interview with the artist Jongsuk Yoon about “The art system of South Korea”
On the occasion of the exhibition “Cody Choi. Culture cuts”

Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz

Yongsuk Yoon: Woman and mountain (2012)

INTERVIEW WITH ANDREAS GURSKY

Lehmbruck-Museum Duisburg