Blog post by William Kherbek – in Berlin; Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016.
Among the works in Syntax Error that resonates most directly with Kittler’s ideas is a piece by Christian Heck titled ‘how to make a human machine readable’. Heck’s work consists of a laptop wired to a monitor facing the ceiling which displays found images from advertising and various news…[read on…]
Article by Ruth Amelung – in Berlin; Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016.
Lada Nakonechna’s show is a mix of different objects and constructs with elements taken from the real as well as the digital world, referencing war and conflict, media manipulation and personal prejudices, challenging the audience to self-reflect….[read on…]
Article by Alice Bardos – in Berlin; Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.
Although Dirk Skreber reveals to us the childhood original of his preference for the media and materials used and portrayed in The Long Hello, the theme of this exhibition seems to be about the provenance of …[read on…]
Article by Alice Bardos – in Berlin; Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016.
Orchestrated by Indian Administered Kashmir’s first centre for contemporary art and research, the opportunity to work in tandem with their Kashmiri artist counterparts in exploring …[read on…]
Article by Alice Bardos in Berlin // Jan. 15, 2016
Berlin’s established festival, transmediale – which brings together art, culture, and media – could never really be called static. This year it’s aiming to push boundaries even further by curating its events around…[read on…]
Interview by Marc Girardot – in Paris; Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.
In the neighborhood of Saint-Germains-des-Près in Paris, sheltered in a sound studio, a fresh talent is maturing. Ben Vedren belongs to the generation of Parisian electronic musicians who have emerged from the rebirth of the city’s electronic scene in the past few years. His current projects…[read on…]
Article by Alice Bardos – in Berlin; Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016.
Tracing the creative current from the Sloth, to the Icebag series, to beyond, Ashley Scott’s exhibition, the Transition will showcase a fringe and exuberant use of materials and themes in fashion. These material stills captured from the Chicago native’s…[read on…]
Blog post by Alison Hugill – in Berlin; Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
On the flip-side of the contemporary demand for hyper-productivity lies an insidious and often untreated chronic exhaustion. This is true worldwide, but Berlin-based artist Diana Artus explores the problem within the South Korean context, as she observed it during a three-month residency…[read on…]
Blog post by Alan Smart – in Berlin; Monday, Dec. 21, 2015.
Regarding Spectatorship: Revolt and the Distant Observer, curated by Marianna Liosi and Boaz Levin, is the latest in a series of exhibitions at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, which offers an account of the contemporary condition by pulling works and practices from out of history and into the present. Unlike…[read on…]
By Marc Girardot // Dec. 20, 2015
As a cosmopolitan city, Berlin is able to provide the right atmosphere for community building. Indeed, the city attracts many different people from around the world, and has impressively developed its…[read on]
Interview by Ruth Amelung – in Berlin; Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015.
In this series, Artists In Transit, we speak to artists who are passing through Berlin as part of residencies, collaborations, or exhibitions, and explore international and multi-cultural perspectives on the city as an art space. Scott Kildall is a cross-disciplinary artist working in the barely tangible realm of new media and visual data art…[read on…]
Blog post by Ruth Amelung – in Berlin; Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015.
The online platform for artists’ editions and multiples Five & Dime, launched this September, has partnered with British-born artist Hanne Lippard for their second edition. For Note to Self 2024 Lippard, whose work is known for being deeply rooted in text as well as performance …[read on…]
