Article by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, May 27, 2014.
American artist Evan Gruzis’ new solo show is his fourth one at DUVE Berlin, and it shows his range and development as an artist. His work has become more abstract and cohesive, demonstrating mindfulness of his progression and reception as an artist…[read on…]
Next in a long line of venerable organizers, Canadian-Colombian writer and curator Juan A. Gaitán was appointed as this year’s curator of the 8th Berlin Biennale for…[read on]
Article by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, May 20, 2014.
The title of the newest group exhibition at LEAP, You Might Be A Dog, comes from a New Yorker cartoon from the 1990s. In it, one dog sits at a desktop computer, and speaks down to his fellow canine, saying “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.”…[read on…]
Article by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, May 20, 2014.
Artist Florian Meisenberg knows that we no longer need to marvel at the software of Siri, and he knows that tweeting is already an aging sport. In his second show at Wentrup Gallery, we aren’t pushed to consider magical or gimmicky aspects of technology mixed with art. Instead, he plays with the already existing…[read on…]
Article by Ester Ippolito – in Dallas; Thursday, May 08, 2014.
With the prevalence of media that showcases the automobile-centric nature of American culture, from movies to social platforms, it is no surprise that most tourists to the United States expect to see an abundance of cars. Cities with suburban sprawls, like many in Texas, amplify this consideration by a great deal. Cars are central…[read on…]
By AJ Kiyoizumi // May 07, 2014
I made my way from Kurfürstenstraße and up the busy Potsdamerstraße on Friday with the end destination of Wu Tsang and Boychild’s performance at Isabella Bortolozzi Galerie in mind…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // May 05, 2014
Gallery Weekend is kind of like an extended Nuit Blanche, with art spaces all over Berlin opening new exhibitions for an ever-rotating public. The opening night can be a non-stop marathon. Fortunately, I began my pilgrimage in…[read on…]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Apr. 25, 2014
At first glance, the current show Zephir at Deutsche Bank Kunsthalle seems like a patently traditional painting exhibition. The whole arrangement exudes the kind of banal, apolitical, and out-of-touch aesthetic that you might expect from an art institution funded by one of the country’s biggest banks…[read on…]
Article by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2014.
Ai Weiwei‘s internet presence, friction with the Chinese government, and now his 18 room solo show at Martin-Gropius-Bau and visiting professor status at Berlin’s Institute of the Arts has made him into one of our most accessible, talked-about, and beloved artists in the world… [read on…]
Article by Alison Hugill – in Berlin; Friday, Apr. 18, 2014.
Transposing architectural knowledge onto the terrain of biopolitics – the mechanism by which states police and govern the physical movements and life processes of their citizens (and, importantly, those without citizenship) – researchers from the Forensic Architecture project at the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths College have developed a variety of…[read on…]
Article by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2014.
The Odyssey has been translated into many languages, but never translated into the language of flowers. This is the work of artist Camille Henrot’s new exhibition, Snake Grass at Schinkel Pavillon. At first, the show doesn’t seem to be from the same artist who created the Silver Lion Award-winning Venice Biennale video, Grosse Fatigue in…[read on…]
