Cahn’s Quarterly 2/2022 English Edition
Editorial Dear readers It was a pleasure for me to participate in two major events before the summer break. During Art Basel, Cahn Contemporary, in collaboration with Jocelyn Wolff of Paris, presented a very enriching project by artist Katinka Bock at the Cahn Kunstraum in Basel. It is extremely exciting for me to see how every artist works differently with ancient art. Sometimes it is fully integrated, sometimes only quoted. Katinka Bock's way of working differs greatly from that of Laura Lamiel; she has her very own, subtle and reserved way of interacting with the objects. The solo exhibition with her works set a very high standard. It fascinated viewers and generated a great deal of interest, particularly amongst professionals, including museum curators. The texts by Jocelyn Wolff and myself, and the photos by François Doury on pp. 9-14 provide an insight into this exhibition. The second important event was TEFAF Maastricht, which was held again for the first time after a long break, albeit in a shorter form. I was pleased to see that our policy of presenting high-quality art works, which are nonetheless within the scope of small or medium-sized budgets, continued to appeal to collectors. We were able to record a sales frequency similar to that before the Covid crisis and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, dear clients, for your loyalty. I was delighted to welcome both new and old,
loyal collectors at the fair. The next TEFAF Maastricht will be held as usual in March 2023. We are now looking forward to an eventful autumn, commencing with the exhibition The Schmassmann Collection of Ancient Silver at the Cahn Kunstraum from 1–4 September 2022. The collection, which is published in a monograph by Gerburg Ludwig, will be shown in its entirety and offered for sale as a whole. You are cordially invited to the opening on 1 September from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. For an introductory text and photos of some of the major pieces on display, see pp. 4-8. I would also like to draw your attention to an exciting project with Ulrike Ottinger that we will be showing in Paris in October. The film director and photographer was awarded the Berlinale Camera in 2020 and a retrospective of her work will be held at the Centre Pompidou parallel to our project. We will send you details of this exhibition and other projects by the Cahn Gallery at a later date.
A FEMALE IDOL OF THE PLASTIRAS TYPE, ATTRIBUTED TO THE DOUMAS MASTER. H. 18.9 cm. Marble. Early Cycladic I, Plastiras Phase, 3200-2800 B.C. Price on request
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The Blossoming of Empires The Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean By Gerburg Ludwig The Late Bronze Age in the eastern Mediterranean is one of the most fascinating periods in history. Its rich, not yet fully evaluated findings provide archaeologists with many tough nuts to crack. As excavation work continues, CQ
new discoveries make it necessary to keep revising our understanding of the complex events of that time. The following overview highlights some of the major developments in this distant era.
As of ca. 3000 B.C., new empires and citystates emerged that emulated the model provided by the advanced civilisations of the Sumerians, Akkadians, Elamites and Egyptians. A centralist government headed by a 1