Publications
The Akademie der Künste publishes its own publications in connection with exhibitions and special events, as well as new acquisitions in the archives. These include exhibition catalogues, symposia documentation, monographs on individual artists, as well as publications on thematic main focuses and on selected archival collections.
Our publications can be ordered by phone or email, and you can visit our bookstore on Hanseatenweg in Berlin, which has access to all of the Akademie der Künste’s available books and antiquarian rarities.
Sinn und Form
Every two months, the Akademie der Künste also issues the “Sinn und Form” (Purpose and Form) journal.
Founded in 1949 by Johannes R. Becher and Paul Wiegler, the cultural magazine Sinn und Form (Purpose and Form), published by the Akademie der Künste, is one of the most influential of its kind in Germany. Originally addressed to a literary audience in particular, the journal today is also a venue for philosophical, aesthetic, and social issues, for the meeting of art and science, poetry and anthropology, and is thus a key publication for many Academy members. The ambitious programme has an international focus and comprises selected letters and conversations, essays, poems, and narratives. Findings from the extensive Academy Archive continue to be presented.
Current Publications
Journal der Künste 17
Published three times a year (German/English), available free of charge ISSN (Print EN) 2627-2490 ISSN (Online EN) 2627-5198
In addition to an essay by Wilfried Wang on the question of land use, Stephan Suschke’s presentation of the new exhibition on Erich Wonder’s stage designs for Heiner Müller and poems by Meena Kandasamy, dialogues are at the centre of the 17th issue: Kathrin Röggla talks to writer Mohamed Mbougar Sarr about language and resistance, a roundtable discusses the legacy of Paul and Eslanda Robeson, Mark Gergis talks about cassette kiosks in Damascus and his collection of Syrian music in an interview. The focus is also on the opening of the Roger Willemsen Archive and a photo series by Ute Mahler and Werner Mahler. The Carte Blanche goes to JUNGE AKADEMIE fellow and visual artist Sasha Kurmaz.
To order the print edition: info@adk.de
Künstler und Kritiker. Hans Purrmann und Karl Scheffler in Briefen 1920–1951
Felix Billeter, Julie Kennedy,
Anke Matelowski
Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin
und München 2021
German, 224 pp., 50 ill.
ISBN 978-3-422-98428-8
Best.-Nr. 4039
€ 18
The correspondence between artist Hans Purrmann (1880–1966) and the editor of the magazine Kunst und Künstler Karl Scheffler (1869–1951) offers the reader a unique insight into the debates between an artist and his critic from the 1920s up to the early post-war era. The two men’s understanding of trends in art formed the basis of their friendship and questions on art.
Peter Ablinger. Against Nature
Stutio für Elektroakustische Musik, Akademie der Künste
Akademie der Künste, Berlin / Kairos Music + Zeitvertrieb Wien Berlin 2021
German/English, Booklet: 27 pp.,
8 ill.
Best.-Nr. 31054
€ 16,99
„Against Nature“ Instruments used: Voice (spoken, sung), glissando flute (approx. b–c#4), “ultrasonic flute” (organ pipes, c4–f6), bottles (c–f#1), bird pipes, and only rarely used: bass flute, piccolo, small wooden flute
72:43 min.
Werner Düttmann
Nachdenken über Architektur
Reden und Schriften
Sibylle Hoiman im Auftrag der Akademie der Künste, Berlin
Wasmuth & Zohlen, Berlin 2021
German, 304 pp.,
70 ill.
ISBN 978-3-8030-2226-4
Best.-Nr. 2076
€ 24,80
On the occasion of Werner Düttmann’s 100th birthday, the Akademie der Künste is publishing his speeches and writings, which are held in its archives. The architect, urban planner and Academy President was a humorous and astute observer, reflective and visionary: his texts read like highly topical, relevant contributions to the architectural and urban planning debates that continue to this day.
Journal der Künste 16
Published three times a year (German/English), available free of charge ISSN (Print EN) 2627-2490 ISSN (Online EN) 2627-5198
Contributions by Aleida Assmann and Max Czollek on memory, art and archives continue the “work on memory” in issue 16. The themes of the European Alliance of Academies founded by Jeanine Meerapfel - freedom of art and transnational solidarity against the Europe-wide shift to the right – resonate, among others, in an essay by Radka Denemarková and a photo series by Matei Bejenaru. “Emptiness / White / Silence” are the keywords in the issue’s focus on the exhibition “Nothing to see ness”. Also: Joseph Beuys in a photo series by Michael Ruetz, Bernhard Maaz on the correspondence between Karl Scheffler and Hans Purrmann, the Carte Blanche for Arila Siegert, and much more.
To order the print edition: info@adk.de