Article by Rebecca Partridge // Aug. 01, 2016
2016 may be remembered as the summer when William Kentridge exploded onto the Berlin art scene. ‘No, It Is!’, an extensive solo exhibition of the artist’s three-decade-long career runs at the Martin-Gropius-Bau…[read on]
Article by Julianne Cordray in Berlin // Jul. 29, 2016
Through the interplay of flat surface and dimensional object, a thing and its representation, Dutch artist Rachel de Joode traces a line of inquiry around the nature of art and the interconnectedness of things. The temporality…[read on]
Article by Caitlin Eyre // Jul. 26, 2016
The representation of memory through nature is a central theme in the delicately crafted and carefully considered works of contemporary American-born Israeli artist Dana Yoeli. Currently living and working in Tel Aviv,…[read on]
Article by Alice Bardos // July 22, 2016
For nearly three decades Berlin’s defining feature was a monolith insidiously snaking its way through the politically ruptured city. Nowadays, it has a uniquely uniform dispersal of inhabitants averaging a…[read on]
Article by Nora Kovacs // July 19, 2016
This past week, Site Santa Fe opened its doors to the public for its second Sitelines biennial exhibition, titled ‘much wider than a line’. Featuring 35 artists from 16 different countries, Sitelines seeks to reimagine…[read on]
Article by Penny Rafferty // July 18, 2016
Jean-Francois Lyotard’s 1977 text ‘Energumen Capitalism’ sets an abstract stage from which to view ‘Inflected Objects # 2 Circulation – Otherwise, Unhinged’. The exhibition is curated by Melanie Buehler,…[read on]
Article by TL Andrews // July 15, 2016
Most artistic work related to nature often has apocalyptic undertones. And rightfully so. If we don’t change our ways of approaching the environment, we will continue to careen towards certain death. But…[read on]
Article by Nathaniel Marcus in Berlin // Jul. 14, 2016
The title of L’Atelier-ksr’s group show ‘unexpected others’ is partially an homage to a Donna Haraway text, whose introduction states: “The theory is meant to orient, to provide the roughest sketch for travel,…[read on]
Article by Rebecca Partridge in Berlin // Jul. 12, 2016
Contemporary art is no stranger to environmental issues, though the question of how artists engage in our ever more pressing crisis of nature is undergoing a fundamental shift. In the light of the anthropocene…[read on]
Article by William Kherbek in Berlin // Jul. 05, 2016
During a talk on linguistics and cognition, Noam Chomsky was asked about the limits of scientific understanding in relation to the mind. Could new discoveries push our understanding of the mind beyond the material?…[read on]
Article by Alice Bardos in Berlin // Jul. 01, 2016
Swaying robotic arms and bending frequencies are features in the playground of Joris Strijbos. His goal in tinkering with the potential of each digital and mechanical element is to produce a generative system—to make a…[read on]
Article by TL Andrews in Berlin // Jun. 23, 2016
Inasmuch as a stoic, blue-jeans wearing, pavement spitting man in the 70s would be considered a man’s man, the production of ‘Mephistoland’ at Maxim Gorki Theater…[read on]
