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Play // ‘THEY: An Exhibition on Queer Identity’ at Galerie aKonzept
Article by Katharine Doyle in Berlin // Sep. 01, 2017
“We are not dealing with education here, this is art.” In speaking with us about the upcoming exhibition at Galerie aKonzept ‘They,’ the two curators Tal Iungman and Chantal Kirch express their desire that visitors…[read on]
Climate Change // Reflecting Nature: An Interview with Doug Aitken
Article by Berlin Art Link in Los Angeles // Aug. 30, 2017
This Spring, American artist and filmmaker Doug Aitken contributed his site-specific architectural intervention ‘Mirage’ to the group exhibition DesertX, which took place in California’s Coachella Valley…[read on]
Climate Change // Imagining Sustainable Futures: An Interview with Nicole Dextras
Article by Katharine Doyle in Berlin // Aug. 11, 2017
Increasingly, artists are being called upon to represent viewpoints on climate change into their work; this artistic phenomenon champions environmental awareness on various levels, whether in its material…[read on]
Climate Change // Nicholas Mangan’s ‘Limits to Growth’ at KW Institute
Article by Sonja Hornung in Berlin // Aug. 07, 2017
Entanglements between minerals and the currents of capitalism form the subject-matter of Australian artist Nicholas Mangan’s carefully-researched survey exhibition ‘Limits to Growth’. Across the four bodies…[read on]
Climate Change // Seen As If Through Smoke: An Interview with Benedikt Partenheimer
Article by Michelle Standley in Berlin // Jul. 25, 2017
Watching the flat-bottomed barges in Berlin-based photographer Benedikt Partenheimer’s video loop ‘It’s Never Enough’ (2013), as they roll down the Huangpu River before slowly disappearing into the rosy…[read on]
Climate Change // Desiring the Weather: An Interview with Dehlia Hannah
Article by Penny Rafferty in Berlin // Jul. 21, 2017
Dehlia Hannah’s work traverses both the world of image-making and scientific discourse: she started her research in climate change and art around ten years ago and has repeatedly asked the question…[read on]
Climate Change // The Anthropocene and the Sublime: Emilija Škarnulytė’s ‘MANIFOLD’ at Decad
Article by Katharine Doyle in Berlin // Jul. 18, 2017
“But…what if…the lens itself were an entity? An entity so large that we were utterly dwarfed by it? An entity that we might even be inside of?” Timothy Morton’s accompanying text to the exhibition…[read on]
Climate Change // ‘In the Land of Drought’: Julian Rosefeldt at König Galerie
Article by Georgina Titheridge in Berlin // Jul. 14, 2017
Berlin-based artist Julian Rosefeldt is known for his large-scale video works: often multi-channeled projections, with professional actors and high-quality production values. His films reveal the absurdity of…[read on]
Activism // The Art World is Complicit: An Interview with WHEREISANAMENDIETA
Article by Diana Arce and Nine Yamamoto-Masson in Berlin // Jul. 07, 2017
We are (of course) not the only ones who have noticed and called out a telling trend in the art scenes we are close to: the tendency of artists, curators, media…[read on]
Interview // Orlan: ‘This Is My Body, This Is My Software’
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo // July 05, 2017
On June 23rd Orlan opened her first-ever solo exhibition in Berlin with a special performance, revolving around her ‘Petition Contre la Mort’ (Petition Against Death). The infamous feminist icon and…[read on]
Activism // Be More Than an Ally: An Incomplete Guide to Working with Art in Communities
Article by Diana Arce and Nine Yamamoto-Masson in Berlin // Jul. 05, 2017
One of our main areas of research at Artists Without a Cause is to find the best practices for art projects that are beneficial to communities. In this…[read on]