Article by Ilyn Wong // June 20, 2018
In their exhibition ‘Mighty Good Men,’ the artists Andrew J Burford and Constantin Hartenstein critique masculinity as fractured and troublesome, yet always inescapably hegemonic…[read on]
Article by William Kherbek // June 14, 2018
The phrase “the personal is political” is familiar, even cliché, and it is clear enough that in an age in which personal civil liberties are being eroded by repressive governments, where historically oppressed groups…[read on]
Video by BAL Productions // June 11, 2018
Philippe Parreno is perhaps best known for his evolving artworks. No exhibition ends the way it began, and his current show at Gropius Bau in Berlin is no different. Part of the Berliner Festspiele’s Immersion program,…[read on]
Article by Lucile Bouvard // June 09, 2018
A large-scale helium balloon in the shape of a stylized rock floats over Oranienplatz in Berlin. On its top stands a small inflatable building. Below it, on the sidewalk, a group of performers…[read on]
Article by Berlin Art Link // May 31, 2018
“I see my role as an activator, an instigator, a facilitator of processes, often focused on emancipation and engagement,” Italian artist Marinella Senatore tells Berlin Art Link. The Italian artist, based between Paris and…[read on]
Article by Monica Salazar // May 28, 2018
In his artistic practice, Jordan Seiler explores the influence and monopolization of advertising media on our public spaces. In the early 2000s, the Brooklyn-based artist began his ‘PublicAdCampaign’ project,…[read on]
Article by Penny Rafferty // May 25, 2018
Human communities today are often seen as digital ironies—aka Facebook or a nostalgic nod to a once-loved concept of the Left. But in a quiet dank backyard in South-East London in…[read on]
Article by Romily Alice Walden // May 22, 2018
Artist Ayesha Tan Jones is an artist whose practice flows between object, community, spirituality and performance. Their work with Shadow Sistxrs Fight Club allows communities to practice…[read on]
Article by William Kherbek // May 18, 2018
AA Bronson and General Idea provide a perspective not only on the ways in which communities can create art, but the ways in which art can create communities. The retrospective ‘Catch me if you can! AA Bronson…[read on]
Article by Samuel Staples // May 16, 2018
In his multidisciplinary practice, Brussels-based artist Emmanuel Van Der Auwera explores topics of reality vs. simulation and the trivialization and desensitization to violence, communication and the framing of…[read on]
Article by Samuel Staples // May 11, 2018
Expression, communication and the body are themes that have come to define the practice of Danish-born multidisciplinary artist Christian Falsnaes. In his new exhibition ‘Self’, presented as…[read on]
Article by Louise Trueheart // Apr. 17, 2018
Kareth Schaffer’s piece ‘Cassandra Has Turned 2’, which premieres at Sophiensaele on the 18th of April, dwells in the layers upon layers of worlds that blossom when prophets/performers are…[read on]