The German artist explains why he puts aggression and provocation centre stage—along with his mum
Collector Helga Lauffs has donated the works, subject to conditions
A series of books, presumed to have been written by the suspect and claiming the artist's brother hid a secret stash of his works, were presented as provenance
The Moyland Castle Museum closed the exhibition but plans to appeal
A study of US arts policy and the ideology of denazification in post-war Germany
Widow claims artist’s reputation is being damaged
Reinhold Würth has converted a church for old masters
German advertising guru to show over 500 works from his private collection on a rotating basis
A growing number of mid-size European auction houses are trying to cash in on the Russian boom
The complex is expected to attract 4m visitors a year by the end of the decade
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Alexander Sokolov does not seem interested in returning looted art
A legal loophole may enable the restitution to Germany of a collection taken to the USSR by a Soviet army officer in 1945
Accord reflects fear of American cultural imperialism
Two books reveal the complexities involved in restitution
New exhibition at Kunst und Ausstellungshalle, Bonn.
The 250 puzzle pictures, revolving pictures, and distorted and double images dating from the 11th century to the present day, brought together for this exhibition (until 9 June), are ambiguous in the very best sense.
This is the richest area of Germany, and it has a buoyant cultural life; but the expense of it is beginning to drive the artists out
The contemporary art belongs to the grandson of Nazi industrialist, Friedrich Flick
The Anglophile, the Entertainer, the Benefactor and the America lover
The younger generation has asked tough questions and come up with some answers
Putin unwinds in Düsseldorf
The refurbished and extended Ludwig Museum has opened, with hundreds of Picassos on display and a colour-coded system for requesting sponsorship
A medieval stained-glass window to return to Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, while Germany will pay for the rebuilding of a 14th-century church in the Pskov region
The exhibition disappoints and leaves the collector’s passion concealed
Debate over whether it constitutes part of the original “Block Beuys” installation