#15 art talk – Katharina Krenkel
11. July 2024
Katharina Krenkel works both sculpturally and graphically. Her sculptures are created from wool and other crochetable materials such as barrier tape, rubbish bags, wire, video tapes and rubber profiles. She creates "soft sculptures", in contrast to the conventional understanding of sculpture, wh...
#14 art talk – Richard Serra
3. July 2024
The recently deceased American sculptor Richard Serra (1939-2024) was the most important steelworker of the 20th century. His trademark: sculptures weighing several tonnes in rusted steel. He created sculptures for over 100 public places, from Philadelphia and St. Louis to São Paulo and Dillingen...
#12 art talk - in conversation with Mélodie Meslet-Tourneux
21. March 2024
French artist Mélodie Meslet-Tourneux talks about her exhibition TERRE (Earth) at Castel Coucou in Saargemünd in Lorraine, France. As a ceramicist and travelling photographer, Mélodie Meslet-Tourneux explores the world of those who give form to clay. Here she juxtaposes two production sites, one ...
#11 art talk - a visit to Castel Coucou in Lorraine
13. March 2024
Our first podcast in French takes us to Castel Coucou, an art space in Saargemünd in Lorraine. We talk to Estelle Scali, the artistic director of Castel Coucou. She tells us about her mission and vision for this art space. Subtitles available.
#10 art talk – Till Neu
7. December 2023
The artist Till Neu is one of the most important artistic personalities on the regional art scene. His works are represented in both national and international exhibitions. Till Neu talks to us about his artistic work over the past 55 years, which is being shown in the exhibition "Das Glück zu ma...
#9 art talk - with the Ickrath family of artists
12. November 2023
3 generations of the Ickrath family make art: Joachim Ickrath, born in 1940, Sebastian Ickrath, born in 1965, and Lilith Ickrath, born in 1997. We visited them in Joachim Ickrath's studio in Völklingen in Saarland and found out how they came to develop their respective working methods. The occasi...
#8 art talk – with Veronika Olma
31. October 2023
The artist Veronika Olma, who lives near Kaiserslautern, has been walking and hiking in the landscape since 2011 (Kunstforum). The paths are determined by the respective specifications. Her dog Bazi is her constant companion and essential co-creator on these whimsical walks, which is why she also...
#7 art talk – in in the gallery [SALI E TABACCHI]
31. October 2023
The [SALI E TABACCHI] gallery in a former store in Saarbrück's Feldmannstraße is a firmly established meeting place for wine and art lovers. Albert Herbig takes care of the art, while his colleague Jörg Schmauch is responsible for the wine. How Albert Herbig and his Gallery [SALI E TABACCHI] has...