KUNSTFORUM International. Zeichne!

Zeichne! – Von der Linie zur Kunst (Draw! – From line to art)

Just like in the 2023 Post-Vandalismus volumes art critic and author Larissa Kikol was allowed to spotlight a topic in the recent German established art magazine KUNSTFORUM International. Almost 120 pages of the February/March 2026 issue focus on the practice of drawing and also set the 308 volume’s title: Zeichne! – Von der Linie zur Kunst (Draw! – From line to art).

In graffiti just like in the world of art sketches, drawings, doodles or drafts are way more than blueprints for later artworks. With her background as art historian Larissa Kikol dives deep into the genre of drawings throughout the history of art until most recent examples and current positions. In several essays she examines and analyses work from artists like Kurt Cobain, Georg Baselitz, Cecily Brown, Stefan Marx, Romain Fueler or Daniel Weissbach (†) while an article by Jenny Graser deals with drawing machines.

The artist’s and curator’s perspective is emphasized in the insightful interviews with Markus Vater, paper positions founder Kristian Jarmuschek, Nadine Fecht, Michael Tedja and courtroom artist Isabelle Brourman. This volume’s highlight from a graffiti writer’s perspective is definitely the talk Kikol had with New Yorks legendary LEE Quiñones on paper works in the writing culture and how these drawings interact with illegal works in public space.

If you want to broaden your horizon beyond solely graffiti writing content and explore new and refreshing connections to the art world (like e.g. Art Brut and Outsider Art) we once again recommend the KUNSTFORUM International volume.