Article by A.H. McGavin – in Berlin; Friday, Mar. 13, 2015.
When curator Masha Mergenthaler-Shamsaei founded the Young Persian Artists collective in 2014, the Iranian contemporary art scene was booming. The global art market couldn’t — and still can’t — seem to satiate its hunger for contemporary Middle Eastern art. …[read on…]
Interview by Alena Sokhan – in Berlin; Friday, Mar. 13, 2015.
Performance artist Voin de Voin hails from Bulgaria with an unpredictable practice involving performance, installation, photography and film. His performance work stands out because of its endlessly exploratory aim and his at once absurd and deeply…[read on…]
Article by Nora Kovacs – in Berlin; Thursday, Mar. 12, 2015.
New York-based artist Melora Kuhn seems to have turned art history on its head with her richly detailed and heavily narrated paintings at Galerie Eigen + Art. It is difficult to transform such a small, concise space into an entirely alternate world…[read on…]
Article by Alena Sokhan – in Berlin; Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2015.
Chto Delat is an activist Russian collective that is aware of their social responsibility as artists, making engaged, accessible political statements with a particular magical realism. They focus on installations, performance art, participatory theater, murals and film for political expression and…[read on…]
Review by Nora Kovacs – in Berlin; Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2015.
KIK (Kino – International – Kunst) recently put on its fourth art/film exhibition at the landmark cinema in Berlin. In past years, KIK has organized group shows surrounding a diverse set of themes, including last year’s To the friends…[read on…]
Interview by Alison Hugill – in Berlin; Monday, Mar. 09, 2015.
As the tagline goes, Verni.us is a site that actively tries to build a “friendlier” and more accessible art market. Using a social media platform resembling Air BnB, the founder Robin Greenwood aims to connect artists directly with buyers, by arranging studio visits….[read on…]
Article by A.H. McGavin – in Berlin; Wednesday, Mar. 04, 2015.
O.K. – The Musical, written and directed by Christopher Kline, opened for the first time at KW Institute for Contemporary Art‘s fourth production of their ongoing One Night Stand series….[read on…]
Interview by Alison Hugill – in Berlin; Tuesday, Mar. 03, 2015.
Guy Maddin‘s latest cinematic venture, co-directed with fellow Winnipeger Evan Johnson, was screened as part of the Forum section of the Berlinale this year. The Forbidden Room stemmed from another project the pair are working on…[read on…]
Article by Alena Sokhan – in Berlin; Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
Waqas Khan‘s work is a meditative pause in the present moment, taking the form of a series of highly precise yet organic patterns composed of dots or lines. Khan has been working on his exhibition at the Galerie Krinzinger in Vienna for the last year, conscientiously considering how…[read on…]
Article by A.H. McGavin – in Berlin; Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
On August 19, 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria uploaded a video to YouTube of American journalist James Foley reading a prepared statement, condemning the US before being beheaded off-camera. The video was quickly removed under YouTube’s Terms of Services…[read on…]
Article by Nora Kovacs – in Berlin; Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
“Fitter, happier, more productive…” echoes a monotone voice from somewhere in the hazy, white fog that seems to have saturated each and every molecule of the room at eStamina, the latest exhibition by Berlin artist duo Grégoire Blunt and Emmy Skensved…[read on…]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Feb. 23, 2015
Christopher Kline is co-owner, with his partner Sol Calero, of Kreuzberg project space Kinderhook & Caracas. The gallery’s name refers to the founders’ hometowns, in New York and Venezuela respectively. Kinderhook, NY also…[read on]
