Berlin, Germany – The House of World Cultures in Berlin, Germany, has announced the launch of its international artists online database. The new research tool for the international art and culture scene is calledculturebase.net.
This free service provides detailed portraits on artists from more than 150 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zanzibar. So far culturebase.net contains information on about 1,000artists who
work in the genres of visual arts, film, photography, design, theatre, dance and music, as well as literature and science.Profiles written by experts offer detailed information about the included artists. Additionally, audio and video files, images and texts enable the user to have direct insight into artists’ work. All information can be accessed in English and partly also in German, Danish and
Swedish in this initial phase.
Furthermore, there is a search method for so-called ‘crossroads’. An example of a ‘crossroad’ is a term like ‘Islam’, ‘Globalisation’ or ‘Deconstruction’. The list of results from a search like this
includes all artists who deal with such topics in their works—listed by relevance.
culturebase.net is the result of a strategic cooperation between four European partner institutions: The House of World Cultures in Berlin, The Danish Center for Culture and Development in Copenhagen, Intercult in Stockholm and Visiting Arts in London. The database is a tool for
collaboration, which has been initiated by the House of World Cultures. culturebase.net is funded by the European Union program Culture 2000.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
