‘Spring,’ the first part of Cemile Sahin’s new series ‘Four Ballads for my Father’ (2022), tackles the geographical and demographical changes that have taken place after the…[read on]
While the two long years the pandemic had us feel disconnected and isolated, muffling all our interactions with masks, screens and an obligatory two-metre long distance, curators…[read on]
Perhaps it’s because art hasn’t centred on handwork for at least a good six decades now that exhibitions tend to veer toward immersive, experiential formats. Surround sound,…[read on]
Spanning an artistic journey over 30 years, Farkhondeh Shahroudi’s oeuvre encompasses installation, poetry, sculpture, and painting through which themes of displacement…[read on]
“Hey, why do you look so tired?” is a rather meddlesome question to be asked and, as if by self-fulfilling prophecy, somewhat tiresome to answer. Considering the times we are living in…[read on]
Called ‘Floating on Silence,’ Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar’s second solo exhibition now on at Setareh gallery comprises 14 paintings of gorgeous garish colours that leave little room for…[read on]
Mara Lee, born 1972, poet and author, sets out to scrutinise the assumption that good intentions, expressed through love and care, are enough to prevent one from being racist…[read on]
It is disappointing that Hack’s work is rarely shown outside Germany (and never, by my count, outside Western Europe) because he deserves greater recognition than he currently enjoys…[read on]
Working with illusion, the appearance of motion, and the fragility of material, German-Luxembourgish artist Vera Kox seeks to challenge many preconceived notions of sculpture…[read on]
‘Don’t Panic,’ on view at soft power until November 20, is part of 3hd 2022, the annual interdisciplinary festival from Berlin-based art platform Creamcake. The exhibition brings together…[read on]
Interfilm 38 International Short Film Festival kicks off this year on the 15th of November and will feature an array of films spanning multiple genres, themes and artistic approaches…[read on]
Supposedly video game players make good soldiers, or at least the French and American armies think so. Both recruit fighters through video games, explains filmmaker Antoine…[read on]
