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Blond, blue-eyed and athletic were features of the ideal "Aryan" according to Nazi ideology. People still associate the term with the Nazis, though its roots lie elsewhere.

He was thrown out of art school at the age of 18 because of his love for Picasso. The German artist who never lost his rebellious streak has died at the age of 88.

The global image of the US has taken a blow, as many people are increasingly fed up with the constant stream of controversies surrounding the Trump administration.

Germany's last emperor, a gilded porcelain vase and a general who had a heart attack in a pink tutu: The Eulenburg Affair shook the German Empire to its core and paved the way for the downfall of the monarchy.

Following the return of Russia to the Biennale, the EU said it will carry out its threat to cut its funding from the international art show.

From 1976 through 1990, the building in East Berlin served as a symbol of the communist state's power. The "People's Palace" was controversially destroyed — and yet remains present.

The Goethe-Institut's new building in Dakar champions sustainable architecture, made from the earth. Star architect Francis Kere has blended local materials with contemporary design.

A Bonn exhibition traces the cultural history of sex work and shows how the words used to describe it have shaped stigma, policy and lived experience.

One of the world's biggest open-air music and art festivals has been hit by controversies and declining credibility — yet the world's biggest acts continue to headline.

Few actors had a career as rich as Mario Adorf. He played legendary Hollywood villains, wrote German TV history and still had film roles at age 90.

A recent study shows that as many as one in five Germans between the ages of 14 and 29 are actively thinking about moving to another country — and 40% plan to do so in the long term.