Blog Entry by Melissa King – in Berlin; Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.
HERE OR THERE is predominately a portraiture exhibition, a space where Oliver Jeffers takes an anthropological approach in rendering subjects of various religious and ethnographic backgrounds…[read on…]
Blog entry by Philomena Schurer Merckoll, Photos by Peter Cairns – in New York; Monday, Dec. 17, 2012.
Pop philosopher Alain de Botton talks of our modern day status anxiety, our concern of climbing not only the social ladder but the right one at that….[read on…]
Blog entry by Florence Reidenbach – in Berlin; Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012.
Freischwimmer, Kazue Taguchi’s solo show at Lorch+Seidel Contemporary presents several works made of mylar spirals suspended from the ceiling, curves glued on the wall, and rings…[read on…]
Blog entry by Melissa King – in Berlin; Monday, Dec. 10, 2012.
Whether it is the fossil fuels that power our devices or rather the human neurons fired in creation of digital content, physical matter subsists the virtual world and the buzzing swarm of ‘info-matter’, which we find online…[read on…]
Blog entry by Melissa King – in Berlin; Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.
In anticipation of next year’s edition Contemplative Pathways, Toolkit Festival is hosting an open call to artists aged between 20-35 working in interactive new media art…[read on…]
Article by Evanna Folkenfolk – in Berlin; Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012.
For festivals focusing on arts, media and digital culture, newer and better are synonyms; technology and innovation are the paragons. This year, however, Berlin’s 2013 transmediale is doing things differently…[read on…]
Post by Monica Salazar – in Berlin; Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012.
GYNAECEUM, historically a place of domestic seclusion (some would say “shelter”) from the outside world for women (wives, daughters, slaves), also served as a platform where they shared their desires and intimacies, as well as where they talked amongst themselves in a language of their own.
In an investigation of the GYNAECEUM, four young women…[read on…]
Article by Gustav Åkerberg – in New York City; Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012.
Once again, lights shine from a somewhat dreamy Manhattan skyline.
Same same but different as some buildings still gape empty, tearing
up dark holes in the dramatic scenery, reminding one of what went down…[read on…]
Article by Adela Yawitz – in Berlin; Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012.
The European Month of Photography’s theme this year is “The View of the Other”; technically a definition wide enough to include almost any photograph, except maybe self-portraits…[read on…]
Text and photos by Barbara Confino – in New York; Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012
The backyards of Bay Ridge are like housewives who never get dressed. Slovenly, overweight, gone soft in all the important spots, yet not altogether lacking allure, they somehow remain endearing. Unlike their fastidiously pruned counterparts in more upscale neighborhoods, these gardens have reverted to the wild and wild life loves…[read on…]
