Article by Valentina Iancu – in Bucharest; Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015.
The death of painting, which was emphatically announced after 1935 and has been repeatedly acclaimed in modernism, post-modernism, while still debated in some artistic mediums, is becoming an actual problem in the new capitalist cultural geographies of Eastern Europe. Being an instrument of communist propaganda, painting is mistrusted by the avidly reformed artistic community of the 90s…[read on…]
Article by April Dell – in Berlin; Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.
Contemporary painting is often quoted as commercial, unoriginal, and irrelevant. Theorists have been claiming the death of painting since the establishment of Modernism, and shouts of its resuscitation have echoed since the 1980s. Though perhaps not leading the avant garde in recent decades, painting continues to carry weight in the collections of art institutions…[read on…]
Interview by Nora Kovacs – in Berlin; Saturday, Jun. 13, 2015.
Beatriz Morales puts a contemporary spin on artistic styles of the past with her colorful, emotive, and (sometimes) nuanced paintings. As a Mexican artist living and working in Berlin, her works are charged with a political and cultural energy that is unique to her background and the Mexican Embassy in Berlin recently invited her to do a solo exhibition, titled HIDDEN…[read on…]
Artist Nicky Broekhuysen welcomes us to her neat studio in Moabit, a high ceilinged, concrete room that looks industrial but comfortable, the walls hung with…[read on]
Article by Nora Kovacs – in Berlin; Thursday, Mar. 12, 2015.
New York-based artist Melora Kuhn seems to have turned art history on its head with her richly detailed and heavily narrated paintings at Galerie Eigen + Art. It is difficult to transform such a small, concise space into an entirely alternate world…[read on…]
German filmmaker and artist Daniel Laufer’s studio is eclectic and divided, reflecting the different work that he puts into making his film installations. Part of the room richly furnished…[read on]
Blog post by Alena Sokhan – in Berlin; Friday, Oct. 30, 2014.
On Friday Oct. 3 to Sunday Oct. 5, Greenhouse Berlin will host Signs of Dexterity, an art convention and market. 73 artists from 23 countries, both emerging and established talent…[read on…]
Blog post by Alison Hugill – in Berlin; Friday, Jul. 11, 2014.
Aurelia Gratzer‘s solo show at Galerie Hunchentoot has been extended into August. The small commercial gallery in Mitte is showing 8 of her paintings, the majority of which are presented on large format canvasses…[read on…]
Article by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Thursday, Jul. 10, 2014.
Many elements must be aligned for the Rohkunstbau project to exist. The Brandenburg exhibition, now in its 20th year, has hopped locations since its inception in an empty construction hall in Spreewald…[read on…]
In his recent channels of work, Przemek Pyszczek has painted with concrete and ripped apart playgrounds. As hardcore as this sounds, his bright studio…[read on]
Article by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, May 27, 2014.
American artist Evan Gruzis’ new solo show is his fourth one at DUVE Berlin, and it shows his range and development as an artist. His work has become more abstract and cohesive, demonstrating mindfulness of his progression and reception as an artist…[read on…]
Next in a long line of venerable organizers, Canadian-Colombian writer and curator Juan A. Gaitán was appointed as this year’s curator of the 8th Berlin Biennale for…[read on]
