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An Extended International Creamcake 3hd Festival: ‘Unhumanity’
by Judith Vallette // Aug. 12, 2020
Creamcake is launching its sixth edition of the 3hd festival in 2020. Creamcake serves as a platform for artistic positions dealing with feminism, intersectionality, queerness and decolonization, and artists…[read on]
Berlin Art Week 2020 Announces Physical (and Digital) Program for 9th Edition
by Judith Vallette // Aug. 7, 2020
In a positive turn of events, Berlin Art Week 2020 will take place once again this year, despite closures across the city this Spring. This year’s event will kick off a bustling new art season, running from September 9th to 13th…[read on]
Screenings and Artist Talk: Christa Joo Hyun D’Angelo’s ‘Past, Present, Tense’
by Judith Vallette // Aug. 6, 2020
In an upcoming screening of her film ‘Past, Present, Tense’ (2020) and artist talk, Christa Joo Hyun D’Angelo will facilitate discussions surrounding the colonial history and white supremacy constitutive of German…[read on]
Foundwork Artist Prize 2020: Seeking Contemporary Artists
Aug. 5, 2020
Foundwork, a platform aimed at introducing upcoming contemporary artists to a global art community, announces the jury and open call for the second annual…[read on]
Colonial Histories and Cultural Heritage: Barbara Marcel at Berlinische Galerie’s IBB Video Space
by Elizabeth Schippers // Aug. 4, 2020
From August 5th until September 8th, Berlinische Galerie will present three of Marcel’s recent works—’Victoria Amazonica’, ‘Arara’ and ‘The open forest’— in the IBB Video Space…[read on]
Political Art for an Uneasy Time: ‘John Heartfield – Photography plus Dynamite’ at Akademie der Künste
by Jacob Zhicheng Zhang // Aug. 3, 2020
John Heartfield, a renowned German Dada artist, currently has a long overdue retrospective on view at the Akademie der Künste (AdK), Berlin. The exhibition is a culmination…[read on]
Spatial Listening in Monom’s Sound Sculpture Gallery
by Elizabeth Schippers // July 27, 2020
Monom invites quiet listeners to close their eyes and explore their unconscious with their upcoming Sound Sculptures. This experimental performance venue hosts…[read on]
TamTam’s Sound Installation at Berghain
Article by Judith Vallette // July 24, 2020
Although its club doors remain closed for the time beings, Berghain offers to interested incomers a perpetuation of intriguing sounds and rhythms through its sound installation ‘Eleven Songs – Halle am Berghain’…[read on]
The Uncomfortable Edges of Spectatorship: Elmgreen & Dragset’s ‘Short Story’
by Elizabeth Schippers // July 21, 2020
It is quiet in the gallery when I enter: As I walk around the ground floor, a cluster of paintings and sculptures by upcoming artists are mingled with impressive names, part of…[read on]
In Defense of Tenderness: Rohkunstbau Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
by Elizabeth Schippers // July 17, 2020
At 9:45 am, I step onto a bus on Museum Island, right in the heart of Berlin. A few minutes later, the landscape changes. Old Germanic buildings make way for stretches of open fields…[read on]
E-Werk Luckenwalde Launches Digital Conversation Series
Article by Judith Vallette // July 14, 2020
In just two days, E-Werk Luckenwalde is launching a digital conversation platform titled ‘Artist as Consultant’ and featuring discussions on how to rebuild the art world. Starting with the…[read on]