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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Just published: @21inquiries.bsky.social's summer issue #2-2026! 🔗Find the PDF/HTML of the issue open access here: doi.org/10.11588/xxi...

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Coming soon: our summer issue 2-26! Check the preview on our website: 21-inquiries.eu/en/preview #arthistory #diamondopenaccess #openaccess #arthistoryjournal Graphic design by Kaj Lehmann, cover design by Lia Schüpbach.

Cover of the journal issue with a mandala-shaped flower with 21 petals on yellow ground.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We are turning 6 today! 🎉 Six years ago, our very first issue was published: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... Since then, 21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual has been published consistently in Diamond Open Access.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Our issue 1/2026 features a selection of six book reviews by Romedio Schmitz-Esser, Edhem Eldem, Max Boersma, Pedith Pui Chan and Hanni Geiger: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #21inquiries #arthistory #visualculture #bookreview #arthistoryreviews #diamondopenaccess #scholarled #academicpublishing

Four covers of books reviewed in the journal.

Two covers of books reviewed in the journal.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Lia von Arx and Nora Lardon invite readers to revisit the Zentrum Paul Klee's exhibition "Anni Albers. Constructing Textiles" (November 2025 - February 2026) through their review published in our issue no. 1/2026. Continue reading online: doi.org/10.11588/xxi...

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Allison Stielau visited the exhibition "Schatzfunde – versteckt, verschollen, entdeckt" at the Historisches Museum Basel and wrote a review about it for our Spring Issue 1/2026: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... The exhibition is still on until 28 June 2026: www.hmb.ch/ausstellunge...

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Discover the CfP for a new, exciting dialogue series on “Pluriversal Openings. Relational Thinking and Art Historical Practice” by Birgit Hopfener, Lena Bader, Mona Schieren & Monica Juneja in our spring issue 1/26! doi.org/10.11588/xxi...

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Challenging narratives of linear progress, Sandra Neugärtner's article "Small Formations as Logistic Inversions. The Trace and Alternating Knots as Critique of Administrative Rationality" analyzes resistance against administrative rationality through the "small formation" paradigm.

Dense text forming a textile, lying mostly flat with one big, flowing fold on the right.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

From the 1840s until the late 1890s, it was – except when photographing one's own reflection – technically impossible to stand in front of the camera and operate it simultaneously. Nevertheless, photographic self-portraits have survived since the public introduction of the daguerreotype in 1839.

A black-and-white photograph of a man’s head in a special mirror: the head appears in a larger circle in the centre, surrounded by ten smaller circular images of the same head. Image: Charles Nègre, Self-Portrait in the Witch’s Mirror (1845), in the public domain.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Just published: @21inquiries.bsky.social's spring issue issue #1-2026! 🔗Find the PDF/HTML of the issue open access here: doi.org/10.11588/xxi.... Cover and graphic design by kajlehmann.ch. #21inquiries #arthistory #openaccess #diamond #academicpublishing #scholarled #bookreview #exhibitionreview

Yellow journal issue cover with an Aztec numeral for "21".

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Out now!🎉 Just in time for the holidays: @21inquiries.bsky.social's double issue 3/25 & 4/25 on “Pictorial Realism and Time. Early Modern to Now”, edited by Thomas Hughes & Rachel Stratton💫 🔗Read the open access PDF/HTML/XML Part I & II here: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... & doi.org/10.11588/xxi....

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Leuven University Press @leuvenup.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Book Review of 📘 'Women, Art, Freedom: Artists and Street Politics in Iran', Pamela Karimi @21inquiries.bsky.social 📖 Read the full review 👉 doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #IranianArt #WomenArtists #womenlifefreedom #BookReview

What Karimi’s study ultimately demonstrates is that, even in the face of a grim political reality, activist art in Iran has continually reinvented itself for decades, embracing new and creative forms of resistance. - Verena Straub, 21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Published today! Our Summer issue #2-25 - with an orbituary by Ursula Frohne for our co-founder Michael F. Zimmermann, an article "On Leisure and Limbo. Adriatic Nodes of Tourism and Migration" by Hanni Geiger, an exhibition review & 7 book reviews: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #ArtHistory #OpenAccess

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

@21inquiries.bsky.social's summer issue #2-25 is coming soon! With an obituary for our co-founder Michael F. Zimmermann, an article by Hanni Geiger on "Adriatic Nodes of Tourism and Migration", an exhibition review, and many book reviews. More here: 21-inquiries.eu/en/preview #ArtHistory #OpenAccess

Cover for "21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual"'s summer issue. The cover is illustrated with a thermometer showing 21 degrees Celsius.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Out now! Spring issue #1-25 of @21inquiries.bsky.social, with articles on board games in 17th-century France, the 19th-century painter Johann Moritz Rugendas’ "Voyage Pittoresque dans le Brésil", and on climate activism in museums: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #ArtHistory #DiamondOpenAccess

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Spring issue #1-25 of @21inquiries.bsky.social in preparation and coming soon, with articles by Sasha Rossman, Miguel Gaete Caceres, and Marlene Militz, an exhibition review and five book reviews. Sneak preview on our website: 21-inquiries.eu/en/preview #ArtHistory #OpenAccess

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Just published - in time for the holidays and highly recommended as an exciting read: @21inquiries.bsky.social's issue #4-2024💫 A special issue on "Stella Kramrisch and the Transculturation of Art History", ed. by Matthew Vollgraff & Jo Ziebritzki: doi.org/10.11588/xxi...

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Coming soon! Exciting special issue on "Stella Kramrisch and the Transculturation of Art History" in preparation, ed. by Matthew Vollgraff & Jo Ziebritzki - get a first impression here: 21-inquiries.eu/en/preview With four articles, an "Archival Dossier", seven book reviews and an exhibition review!

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

"21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual" is now on LinkedIn! linkedin.com/company/21-i... Follow us there and subscribe to our quarterly newsletter to be informed about all our activities and upcoming issues: 21-inquiries.eu/en/newsletter

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

Published today! Fall issue #3/24 of @21inquiries.bsky.social, with articles by Caroline van Eck, Aaron M. Hyman, Marina Gerber, Leena Crasemann & Anne Röhl, lots of images - and four book reviews: doi.org/10.11588/xxi.2024.3 #arthistory #openaccess #globalarthistory

Cover for #issue 3/24 of 21: Inquiries: https://doi.org/10.11588/xxi.2024.3 (illustration: three dominoes whose eyes add up to the number 21).

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

The "Placing the first pillar" of the "new Crystal Palace, Sydenham", London (1852). Find more on this special building - a legacy of the Great Exhibition of 1851 - in Andreas Fahrmeir's contribution in @21inquiries.bsky.social's special issue on world exhibitions: doi.org/10.11588/xxi...

Anonym, The new Crystal Palace, Sydenham. Placing the first pillar, 1852, Papier, in: Illustrated London News, 14.08.1852 © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy Stock Photo.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

We are preparing @21inquiries.bsky.social's autumn issue #3-24! 🍂 Check out our website for a sneak preview: 21-inquiries.eu/en/preview #ArtHistory #OpenAccess

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

Notre nouveau numéro spécial rassemble des articles sur le thème des "expositions universelles" sous des angles très différents. Ils sont présentés individuellement dans les deux éditoriaux (allemand/français) : doi.org/10.11588/xxi... et doi.org/10.11588/xxi....

Pavillon de la Tunisie construit pour l'exposition coloniale de 1907. Sources : Carte postale du CIRAD - © Photo Nathalie Tirot.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

Our new special issue brings together articles on "World Exhibitions" from very different perspectives. They are presented individually in the two editorials (German/French) - always a good starting point for a first overview: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... and doi.org/10.11588/xxi...

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 12/07/2024

Out now! @21inquiries.bsky.social's special issue #2–2024 "Welten ausstellen, Welten ordnen (19.–21. Jahrhundert)/Mondes exposés, mondes ordonnés (XIXe–XXIe siècles)", ed. by A. Haß & C. Trautmann-Waller: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #openaccess #arthistory #expositionuniverselle

Cover: https://doi.org/10.11588/xxi.2024.2

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 25/06/2024

@21inquiries.bsky.social in Lyon at the "Salon du Livre" of the 36ème Congrès du CIHA! Huge thanks to our fantastic colleagues from @arthistoricum.bsky.social for displaying our bookmarks #CIHA2024 #CIHA #Lyon #arthistory #openaccess

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

Coming soon! New special issue on: "Welten ausstellen, Welten ordnen (19.–21. Jahrhundert)/Mondes exposés, mondes ordonnés (XIXe–XXIe siècles)", ed. by Annika Haß & Céline Trautmann-Waller: 21-inquiries.eu/en/preview #Weltausstellungen #Expositionsuniverselles #OpenAccess

Cover design by Alex Balgiu (http://designingwriting.com/); graphic design by Kaj Lehmann (https://kajlehmann.ch/).

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 17/04/2024

Just published: @21inquiries.bsky.social's special issue #1–2024 "Towards a Multi-Temporal Pluriverse of Art. Decolonizing Universalized Historiographic and Temporal Frameworks", ed. by Birgit Hopfener & Karin Zitzewitz doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #openaccess #arthistory #globalarthistory #pluriverse

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

New special issue for @21inquiries.bsky.social in preparation: "Towards a Multi-Temporal Pluriverse of Art. Decolonizing Universalized Historiographic and Temporal Frameworks", ed. by Birgit Hopfener & Karin Zitzewitz. For a preview click here: 21-inquiries.eu/en/preview #arthistory #OpenAccess

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

Have you already read the five book reviews in @21inquiries.bsky.social's latest issue? You can read them online or download them free of charge here: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #openaccess #arthistory #arthistoryreviews #globalarthistory

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 16/02/2024

Paul Werling analyses how portraits generated by Nvidia’s StyleGAN2 relate to the photographic in his article "Does this Person Exist? KI-Generierte Porträts und ihre prekäre Existenz im Digitalen Raum" for @21inquiries.bsky.social: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #GeneratedPortraits #ArtificialIntelligence

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

In his article "Memetic Superposition. Evaluating the Parallels between Memes and Renaissance Emblems" Ray Drainville argues that our understanding of memes can be enhanced by a comparison with Renaissance emblems as their historical precursor: doi.org/10.11588/xxi.2023.4.100739 #arthistory

Author unknown, Object-label Internet meme (“Distracted boyfriend”; 27 November 2023).

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

Jules Pelta Feldman's article on "Reperformance, Reenactment, Simulation. Notes on the Conservation of Performance Art" (doi.org/10.11588/xxi...) focuses on works by Marina Abramović, their representations in popular media and their conservation through simulation in popular media. #OpenAccess

Documentation of Marina Abramović, The Artist Is Present, 2010–2011, Wikimedia (November 16, 2023), photo by Andrew Russeth.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 02/02/2024

In her essay "The Female Nude in Anti-Zia Feminist Painting" Kristin Plys explores the intersection of art and left politics after the 1977 coup that launched General Zia-ul-Haq’s military dictatorship in Pakistan: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #Feminism #arthistory #OpenAccess

Salima Hashmi, Morning Paper, 1983, Mixed media on paper, 38.1 × 45.72 cm, Lahore, Collection of the Artist © Salima Hashmi.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 23/01/2024

In her article for @21inquiries.bsky.social's latest issue - "Ecologies of Blue Paper. Dürer and Beyond" - Iris Brahms examines blue paper as an "ecological solution" in the drawing practice of German artists in the early sixteenth century: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #arthistory #openaccess #Dürer

Albrecht Dürer, Angel from Feast of the Rose Garlands, 1506, Brush on blue paper, 270 × 208 mm. Vienna, Albertina, inv. no. 3099 © Albertina, Vienna.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 08/01/2024

A happy, peaceful and fulfilling new year to all our readers! @21inquiries.bsky.social is entering its fifth year: We look forward to presenting you with four more exciting issues in 2024. If you would like to publish with us yourself, please send your submissions to 21-inquiries@unibe.ch.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 21/12/2023

Out today: @21inquiries.bsky.social's new issue #4–2023! With articles by Iris Brahms, Kristin Plys, Jules Pelta Feldman, Ray Drainville & Paul Werling and five book reviews: doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #openaccess #arthistory #globalarthistory

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

Coming soon - this year's last issue of @21inquiries.bsky.social, with articles by Iris Brahms, Kristin Plys, Jules Pelta Feldman, Ray Drainville & Paul Werling and five book reviews! For a sneak preview have a look here: 21-inquiries.eu/en/preview #ArtHistory #OpenAccess

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

In her article "Distanz zeigen, Nähe erzeugen. Zu den Eremit:innen-Grafiken nach Maerten de Vos" Annette Kranen shows how these series of engravings convey a sense of the desert by visual means, thereby involving the viewers closely in the hermitages: doi.org/10.11588/xxi.2023.3.99104 #OpenAccess

Raphael Sadeler nach Maerten de Vos, Chariton, Blatt 1/29 der Serie Sylvae Sacrae, München 1594, Radierung und Kupferstich, 16.6 × 20 cm, Amsterdam, Rijksprentenkabinet, Inv. RP-P-OB-60.277 © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

"Gefühlte Nähe. Zur Mediengeschichte von Testimonial Images" - @tanjapro.bsky.social & Kerstin Schankweiler trace the media history of a communication mode that relies on intimacy and testifying: doi.org/10.11588/xxi.2023.3.99103 #Selfie #Testimonial #Proximity #ArtHistory #OpenAccess

Michelle Obama, #BringBackOurGirls, 07.05.2014, www.wikimedia.org, in the public domain.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

"...museum barriers are a material manifestation of deep-seated cultural convictions about how to approach works of art". Read more in Jan von Brevern's article on "Distanzbedürfnisse. Abstandhalter im Museum": doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #ArtReception #openaccess #arthistory

Aktion der Letzen Generation in der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, 23.08.2022, Foto: Letzte Generation (Twitter: @AufstandLastGen).

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

In her contribution to @21inquiries.bsky.social "Boundary Issues. Distance and Distinction in Lutz Bacher’s Sex with Strangers" Susanne Huber argues that Bacher's photographs stage a choreography of proximity and distance by triggering shame, desire, and intimacy: doi.org/10.11588/xxi.2023.3.99101

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Deutscher Verband für Kunstgeschichte e.V. @kunstgeschichte.org · 19/10/2023

Kunsthistorisches Publizieren im Open Access – Fragen und Antworten Unsere Informationsveranstaltung vermittelt kompakt grundlegendes Wissen rund um das wissenschaftliche Publizieren im #OpenAccess: 21.11.2023, 10–12 Uhr, online. #Kunstgeschichte kunstgeschichte.org/...

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Kunsthistorisches Publizieren im Open Access – Fragen und Antworten - Deutscher Verband für Kunstgeschichte

Diese Informationsveranstaltung soll kompakt grundlegendes Wissen rund um das wissenschaftliche Publizieren im Open Access vermitteln.

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

"Figural door knockers offer a possibility for examining diverse notions of proximity and distance for medieval doors". Read more in Tina Bawden's article on "Palms, Power, and Polished Metal. Medieval Door Knockers Up Close": doi.org/10.11588/xxi... #Threshold #Senses #Bronze #openaccess

Door knocker in the shape of a human head, south portal, St. Julien, Brioude, ca. 1200, bronze escutcheon with iron ring, 26 × 6.3 cm. Photograph: Raymond Faure, Goslar (with kind permission).

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intercomverlag @intercomverlag.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

... ever more reasons for #scholarledpublishing: substantial editorial work is what we need

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intercomverlag @intercomverlag.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

Aus Brill und De Gruyter wird De Gruyter Brill, sie fusionieren um "Kosten zu sparen, indem man Komplexität senkt, Synergien nutzt und die digitale Transformation beschleunigt" – weitere Monopolisierung im geisteswiss. Publizieren, www.boersenblatt.net/news/aus-bri...

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Aus Brill und De Gruyter wird De Gruyter Brill

Die zwei großen und traditionsreichen Verlage in den Geisteswissenschaften, De Gruyter und Brill, haben beschlossen zusammenzugehen und den neuen Verlag De Gruyter Brill mit Hauptsitz in Berlin zu fo...

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21inquiries @21inquiries.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Recently published: issue #3–2023 – a special issue on “Distanz”/“Distance”, edited by Anna Degler and Jan von Brevern, with articles by the editors, Tina Bawden, Susanne Huber, Tanja Prokić & Kerstin Schankweiler and Annette Kranen ...and with 7 book reviews: doi.org/10.11588/xxi...

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