Article by Louisa Elderton in Berlin // Nov. 30, 2016
I first encountered the work of Belgian-born Philip Aguirre y Otegui at this year’s Ireland Biennale, EVA International, being struck by his new installation ‘Cabinet Mare Nostrum’. Monotone blue, coffin-shaped boats…[read on]
Article by Nat Marcus in Berlin // Nov. 28, 2016
The textual, alphabetical characters spelling out subtitles also become acting, narrative characters in the films of Berlin-based Amelia Umuhire. As self-taught director, Umuhire represents the…[read on]
Article by Beatrix Joyce in Berlin // Nov. 27, 2016
Speech is perhaps the most direct form of communication available to the human race. By selectively using words that have been sourced from a vast vocabulary, any given person is able to express their thoughts and…[read on]
Article by Brit Seaton in Berlin // Nov. 25, 2016
Akademie der Künste’s exhibition ‘Uncertain States’ presents an contemporary and archival works, standing as artistic resistance against human crisis…[read on]
Article by Nat Marcus in Berlin // Nov. 21, 2016
As a premise, Embassy for the Displaced could seem like a bureau written into a Borges story: the design-based collective remains anonymous, and explicitly defines itself as an institution, a consulate general of…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Nov. 18, 2016
Norwegian artist Marianne Heier is known for her politically-charged performance and installation works. While practice work has always been underpinned by anti-capitalist aims, she’s taken on a series of pertinent issues…[read on]
Article by Brit Seaton in Berlin // Nov. 14, 2016
Through the photographic and sculptural works in ‘Unnecessary Warsaw Correspondent’, Katharina Marszewski presents a meditation on her migration from her native city of Warsaw, and her own…[read on]
Article by Nina Prader in Berlin // Nov. 09, 2016
Berlin is brimming with transient artists. Originally from Uruguay, Madrid-based artist Veronika Marquez was artist-in-resident at Institut für alles Mögliche in Wedding for the past three months…[read on]
Article by TL Andrews in Berlin // Nov. 04, 2016
How do you argue against ideas that should have died long ago; ideas that, theoretically, should have been debunked by 70 years of scholarly analysis; ideas that against all odds still seem to be roaming the earth like…[read on]
Article by Mitch Speed in Berlin // Nov. 02, 2016
Should you become stranded in space, fear not. You have only to consult the shuttle’s closet. There you will find supplies to jerry-rig a quick fix. This was the no frills solution suggested by the big-budget 1995 American…[read on]
Article by Louisa Elderton in Berlin // Oct. 31, 2016
Refractions of light emanate from the gaps between the edges of a mirrored cube, patterned beams echoing around the room over and over again, creating an expanding immaterial matrix; bright light peeps …[read on]
Article by Lee Escobedo in Dallas // Oct. 28, 2016
Aurora—Dallas’ biennial, public and free art exhibition— will take over the Dallas Arts District again in 2017, and if this past weekend’s Prelude was any indication, it will be a much-improved version. Much of the…[read on]
