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Interview // Yoshitomo Nara: On Hope and History

Interview by Alena Sokhan – in Berlin; Tuesday, Sep. 22, 2015.

The current exhibition at Johnen Galerie is a well spaced, careful collection of drawings and paintings on wood, cardboard and canvas by the Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara. Nara’s work is charismatic and yet elusive in style. He paints large eyed though slightly sinister children…[read on…]

Space // An Interview with Karl Holmqvist

By Alison Hugill // Sept. 17, 2015
Swedish-born, Berlin-based artist Karl Holmqvist is coming to abc this year with a series of his iconic text-based works, represented by Galerie Neu. The artist is well-known for his poetry readings, installations, and…[read on]

Space // An Interview with Caroline Mesquita

Caroline Mesquita installation at Carlier Gebauer Galler 2015 for abc berlin

Interview by Alena Sokhan // Sept. 15, 2015
French sculptor and artist Caroline Mesquita is using the large space in the basement of the Carlier|Gebauer as a studio for the last few months, creating large humanoid figures out of metal, scattered throughout the…[read on]

Space // A Revised Look at a Radically Modern 1960s Berlin

Article by April Dell // Sept. 04, 2015
After a ten month hiatus for renovations, Berlinische Galerie reopened in May with Radikal Modern: Planen und Bauen im Berlin der 1960er-Jahre (Radically Modern: Urban Planning and Architecture in 1960s Berlin), an exhibition that aims to stimulate a fresh perspective on an era of modern architecture…[read on]

Performance // Tanz im August: Visual Art and the ‘Asian Dance Scene’

Article by Göksu Kunak – in Berlin; Tuesday, Sep. 01, 2015.

In August, when most of the galleries are closed and Berliners are on vacation, the city still has festivals like Tanz im August to heat things up. In an unusual gesture, this year’s artistic director Virve Sutinen gave space to productions from Asia, shifting the focus and introducing the audience to several approaches…[read on…]

COLLABORATION // An Interview with Julieta Aranda (e-flux)

Interview by Arielle Bier – in Berlin; Monday, Aug. 31, 2015.

Over the last seventeen years, e-flux became the ‘go-to’ platform for information and exchanges between art and academia worldwide with a readership of 90,000+ visual arts professionals. Russian artist Anton Vidokle initially conceived the project as a mailing-list for promoting exhibitions…[read on…]

COLLABORATION // An Interview with Peaches

Interview by Arielle Bier, Photos by Alexander Coggin – in Berlin; Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015.

The inimitable Peaches strikes again! The transgressive cult queen of electro-clash made waves in Berlin this summer with a fierce appearance at the YOSISSY! Festival, revelling in the one of her favorite home bases before re-igniting the flame under her vajazzled bodysuit…[read on…]

COLLABORATION // An Interview with Scotty Enterprises

Interview by Alison Hugill – in Berlin; Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015.

Artist-run project space Scotty Enterprises was founded in 2006 in Kreuzberg and played a vital role in this year’s Project Space Festival, earlier this month. What sets this space apart from others of its kind is that it is collaboratively run and organized by 15 artists…[read on…]