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Article by Emily McDermott in Berlin // Mar. 23, 2018
In one of Nicole Wermers’ most recognized series of work, ‘Untitled Chairs’, fur coats obscure the backs of cushioned metal-frame chairs. In another series, ‘Abwaschskulptur (Dishwashing Sculpture)’, decorative…[read on]
Article by Penny Rafferty // Mar. 15, 2018
Sonja Alhäuser’s art practice takes the saying “a feast for the eyes” to a whole new level. She often constructs huge sculptural buffets for her viewers; giant butter-ball cherubs and fountains that overflow with rich red…[read on]
Article by April Dell in Berlin // Mar. 13, 2018
Khaled Hafez’s huge canvases are abstract playgrounds where ancient gods, glossy magazine bodies and comic superheroes meld together and take part in a rewritten narrative. In his multimedia practice, Hafez…[read on]
Article by Karina Griffith in Berlin // Mar. 7, 2018
One of the highlights of the Panorama program at this year’s Berlinale Film Festival was Leilah Weinraub’s ‘Shakedown’ is an intimate portrayal of south central Los Angeles’s Black queer erotic…[read on]
Article by Emily McDermott // Feb. 28, 2018
A bright orange banner covering the façade of the Tallinn Art Hall in Estonia reads Mõtleme oma emakeeles ka siis, kui selles ei räägi, or “You think in your own language, even if you don’t speak it.” This site-specific work…[read on]
Article by Jack Radley in Berlin // Feb. 8, 2018
In Canyon Castator’s world, the absinthe drinker finds comrades and the feast of the gods gets out of hand and the death of Sardonopolis is the result of frat hazing. After breaking his leg skateboarding,…[read on]
Article by Jack Radley in Berlin // Feb. 5, 2018
Berlin-based Icelandic artist Anna Rún Tryggvadottir’s most recent exhibition, ‘Garður/Garden’ at the Reykjavík Art Museum, envisioned an altered state of nature as materials coalesced in a durational performance…[read on]
Article by Rebecca Partridge in Berlin // Jan. 23, 2018
For more than two decades, Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead’s conceptual practice has spanned across video, sculpture, sound, installation and the internet, the duo often utilises live data and/or archive materials…[read on]
Article by Penny Rafferty in Berlin // Jan. 08, 2018
2017 was the year that the truth about sexual misconduct within the cultural sphere broke the headlines—and not just with high profile individual cases like Harvey Weinstein and Artforum’s Knight Landesman being…[read on]
Article by Jack Radley in Berlin // Nov. 16, 2017
Sislej Xhafa forgoes the customary interview locale inside Blain|Southern, the gallery that showcases his current exhibition ‘Shadow of Curls’ (and happens to be quiet and warm), for a damp edge of the busy parking lot,…[read on]
Article by Lisa Birch in Berlin // Mar. 27, 2017
Absolut is collaborating with Portuguese artist João Vasco Paiva to present the site-specific Art Bar, ‘Room Servive’ as part of Hong Kong Art Week 2017. The Art Bar is open from March 17th until April 2nd, exhibiting…[read on]
