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]
By Alan Smart // Sept. 16, 2015
Over Skype, I spoke with Fred Scharmen of the Working Group on Adaptive Systems from his Baltimore studio to discuss his latest “speculative utopian design proposal” for a Nonhuman Autonomous Space Agency…[read on]
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]
The Icelandic Pavilion, transformed into a functioning mosque by Christoph Büchel, was closed down on the 22nd of May, only 2 weeks after the preview opening, causing an immense controversy. The Mosque is situated in the Santa Maria della Misericordia church…[read on…]
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]
Interview by Alena Sokhan in Berlin // Sept. 02, 2015
With its second exhibition, NOME Gallery is already building up an impressive reputation for bringing bold, politically engaged new media art to Friedrichshain. The first…[read on…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Article by Alena Sokhan – in Berlin; Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015.
Something strange happens in Christoph Keller‘s current exhibition at Esther Schipper Gallery. Occupying the border zone between art and science, the exhibition, titled Grey Magic is a revival of parapsychological experiments and fringe science from …[read on…]
Interview by Celia Wickham – in Berlin; Monday, Aug. 10, 2015.
For Julia Baylis and Mayan Toledano, their feminist fashion line and creative project Me and You has provided them a space to create a refreshing and emboldening alternative to the commonly oppressive and destructive modes of female representation…[read on…]
