Odonien: a “free state” for art and culture in Cologne
If you’re looking for art and culture off the beaten track in Cologne, you’d be hard-pressed to find anything more intriguing than Odonien. We talked to the man who created it, artist Odo Rumpf.
Art attack!
How do curators place works of art in new discourse contexts, thereby bringing a new perspective to the present? A look behind the scenes.
Kompakt Records: DJ Michael Mayer on the “sound of Cologne” and the story behind it
Michael Mayer has done many things over the past four decades. He made a name for himself internationally as a DJ, co-founded the…
Cool Colonia! How the spirit of the 1980s continues to define the city today
The 1980s saw Cologne become an international hub of art and music. Gisa Funck and Gregor Schwering were right in the middle of things when it all happened.