The piece, Angelus Novus, was once owned by philosopher Walter Benjamin.

Angelus Novus,” an artwork with a fascinating back story, including most recently a wartime delay, is a late addition to an ...

Paul Klee’s “Angelus Novus,” which inspired Walter Benjamin, Laurie Anderson and Wim Wenders, will go on show to commemorate the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end. By Nina Siegal The angel is ...

Of all the icons to emerge from the left-wing politics of the last century, it is among the most talked about and the least looked at, the most mystical and the most frightening. It is probably the ...

Jacob Mühlrad: "It will be a great honor for me to hear the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra play my music." Minnesota news you can count on. From local stories to explanations on the state or federal ...

Reproduction of Paul Klee, “Angelus Novus” (1920), oil transfer and watercolor on paper (photos Natalie Haddad/Hyperallergic unless indicated otherwise) Editor's Note: The following story contains ...

In his 1940 essay “Theses on the Philosophy of History,” German Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin describes his conception of the Angel of History, an angel depicted in the monoprint Angelus Novus by ...

I have to confess I haven't read your books, but since "The Politics of Homosexuality," I've tried to push you on those who can't seem to articulate why they, as conservatives, object to civil ...