13 July 2013

Biography on Grete Trakl coming up in 2014

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During the last four years I have been researching the life of Grete Trakl (1891-1917), sister of the well-known Austrian 'expressionist...
17 May 2013

Happy days with pianist Andrej Hoteev

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Last week the St. Petersburg concert pianist Andrej Hoteev flew in from Hamburg, his current residence, to be interviewed and filmed about ...
07 March 2013

'Character is destiny' - Piet Mondrian and his horoscope

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Recently the Netherlands Institute for Art History acquired the Harry Holtzman Estate on Piet Mondrian. Among the very few documents Mondria...
07 December 2012

Edwin Lutyens, Charles Bressey and my mother

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In one of my previous blogs I mentioned the suffragist Lady Emily Lutyens. Emily was née Bulwer Lytton, daughter of the Viceroy of Ind...
06 October 2012

A theosophical chemist and a touchy art collector. Hermann Hille vs. Albert C. Barnes

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This story begins with the German organic chemist Hermann Hille. Hermann was born on June 7, 1871 in Mölln, Northern Germany, the city wh...
19 July 2012

The suffragette and the Dodge heiress at The Art Archives

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Muriel and Gilbert on their honeymoon, 1891. Countess Muriel De La Warr, nee Brassey (1872-1930), became a member of The Theosophica...
04 April 2012

The Victory Boogie Woogie - a corpse dissected

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Last week I received a review copy from the Amsterdam University Press: a new book on Piet Mondrian, Inside Out Victory Boogie Woogie , ed...
26 March 2012

ORF Sendung 'Schwarze Löcher der Wissenschaftskultur - die magische und technische Evidenz der Medien'

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Hören Sie die Ö1 Sendung "Dimensionen – die Welt der Wissenschaft" zum Thema "Schwarze Löcher der Wissenschaftskultur. Die m...

News and recent activities - Newsletter March 2012

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In December 2011 the IFK in Vienna hosted a conference 'Touché. Die magische und technische Evidenz der Medien', to ...
05 March 2012

Membership list Theosophical Society online at TheArtArchives

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On January 1, 1915 the Theosophical Society registered its 57.762th member at the headquarters in Adyar, India.The popularity of the soci...
03 March 2012

The story of Count Prozor

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On January 1, 1915 the Theosophical Society registered its 57.762th member at the headquarters in Adyar, India.The popularity of the soci...
11 January 2012

Two Ben Joppe exhibitions in Amsterdam

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Welcome on Saturday 14 January 2012 at the festive opening of two Ben Joppe exhibitions: 14-16 hrs : ARTTRA,Tweede Boom...
22 December 2011

Der aufgeklärte Künstler

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Konferenz: Touché! Die magische und technische Evidenz der Medien Veranstalter: IFK Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaft...

VBCN-lid spendeert nog geen 25 euro per jaar aan innovatieve curator

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Deze tekst werd ook gepubliceerd op de blog van het Register Freelance en Zelfstandige Kunsthistorici . Over de VBCN heb ik een aantal jar...
12 December 2011

Sashiburi in Amsterdam

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Sashiburi ('long time no see') Ben Joppe in Steendrukkerij Amsterdam   14 January - 18 February 2012   Lauriergracht 80,...
18 November 2011

Art & Western Esotericism: from rejected knowledge to blockbuster

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From 1996 onwards, Dutch art historians Marty Bax , Andréa Kroon and Audrey Wagtberg Hansen have realized various projects aimed at draw...
26 July 2011

The birth of Theo van Doesburg's alias

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Have you ever wondered why someone takes on an alias? I can think of a myriad of reasons. There is one thing in common: all of these reas...