Interview by Marta Jecu – in Istanbul; Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.
This interview focuses on some of the controversial issues surrounding the 13th Istanbul Biennial, titled “Mom, Am I Barbarian”. In a discussion with artist Funda Özgünaydin, we addressed some of the statements made by the Biennial director, Bige Örer and the curator, Fulya Erdemci. Funda is a German Turkish artist and a newly…[read on…]
Article by Henry Andersen – in Berlin; Tuesday, Oct. 08, 2013.
I’ve long been interested in the practice of time capsuling. It’s the kind of thing that happens all over the world, in little towns, schools, public spaces. A group of people get together and gather up a selection of objects – newspapers, children’s drawings, photographs…[read on…]
Interview by Marianna Liosi – in Berlin; Sunday, Oct. 06, 2013.
Katarina Zdjelar’s research has a broad scope: as an artist she explores notions of identity, authority and community by looking at certain specific aspects of reality, in which peculiarities of our historical times are condensed. Her practice consists of…[read on…]
Article by Jazmina Figueroa – in Berlin; Friday, Oct. 04, 2013.
The current exhibition, After Year Zero – Geographies of Collaboration Since 1945, at Haus der Kulturen der Welt consists of a collection of footage, texts, and collected information based on global decolonisation with universal themes relating to post colonialism after the second world war. The artists’ pieces within the exhibition work as a collaborative response…[read on…]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Sep. 26, 2013
At the packed opening of Das Numen Momentum during Berlin Art Week, visitors lined up to enter the exhibition one by one at two minute intervals. Unsure of what we were about to witness but privately thrilled by this atmosphere of built suspense, we were asked to enter alone…[read on…]
Article by Alena Sokhan – in Berlin; Tuesday, Sep. 24, 2013.
Recent visitors to the Hamburger Bahnhof will have noticed that the area to the left of the entrance, usually roped off and guarded, has unceremoniously though meaningfully been left open. This wing contains a collection of works by Joseph Beuys, including…[read on…]
Article by Alison Hugill, photos by Stephanie Third – in Berlin; Sunday, Sep. 22, 2013.
The sixth edition of art berlin contemporary (abc) showcases the work of artists from over 130 international galleries. As ambitious as that may sound, the event is not your typical art fair: abc consciously strayed from the jam-packed booth format, giving artists and gallerists free-reign on how their works were…[read on…]
Article by Jessyca Hutchens – in Berlin; Friday, Sep. 20, 2013.
When it comes to the emerging art-stars of the contemporary scene, what is it that really helps them to rise above the fray? Prestigious awards like the Preis der Nationalgalerie für Junge Kunst play a role in showcasing artists seen as destined for greater things. But other than a list of vague…[read on…]
Article by Jenny Tang – in Berlin; Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2013.
In the preface to their 1944 volume Dialectic of Enlightenment Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer wrote, while in exile from their native Germany: “We have no doubt … that freedom in society is inseparable from enlightenment thinking. We believe we have perceived with equal clarity, however, that the very concept of that thinking … already contains the germ of the regression which is taking place everywhere…[read on…]
In anticipation of the opening this Thursday of art berlin contemporary, we interviewed the director, Maike Cruse. Formerly the press secretary for Kunst-Werke and later Art Basel, Cruse came to abc last year where she continued to expand upon its ‘not-quite-an-art-fair’ format and grow…[read on…]
Article by Jazmina Figueroa – in Berlin; Friday, Sep. 13, 2013.
Modern utopian structures depend on technological developments to get closer to a perceived notion of the ideal society. In futuristic examples of a utopia, society is united by the idea of progress through technological advancement. In the current exhibition new atlantis at km temporaer the artists highlight specific technologies that originate from utopian…[read on…]
