Article by Penny Rafferty in Berlin // Jun. 09, 2017
documenta 14 will open its doors for the second time this year, in Kassel on June 10th, under less than glowing reviews. After the first segment opened on April 8th in Athens, the exhibition has…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // May 30, 2017
Through a host of different tactics and strategies, the independent platform Artists Without a Cause (AWAC) aims to connect artists working in the political and social field with organizations and activists who are…[read on]
Article by Liam Casey in Berlin // May 17, 2017
Nearly all new automobiles are computerized in some fashion. Cellphones, of course, are now more than just appliances for calls, but rather devices that facilitate and generate 21st-century communication…[read on]
Article by Lisa Birch in Berlin // May 09, 2017
Ana Spoon is a Valencia-based, Spanish artist who specializes in drawing as a way of articulating her interests in psychology. Her work investigates a line of research into the psychology and neurotic phases that…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // May 03, 2017
High on the list of annoying questions journalists ask Canadian artist Brent Wadden, is likely the persistent inquiry into his relationship—as a young, male artist—to the tradition of weaving as an established…[read on]
Article by Ursula Ströbele in Berlin // Apr. 25, 2017
Over the last few years, there’s been an increased interest in fabrics as material in art. Berlin-based artist Anja Schwörer has been working with textiles for more than 15 years, exploring the limits of…[read on]
Article by Mitch Speed in Berlin // Apr. 21, 2017
Searching for the attitude of Liz Magor’s work, the word “terse” clings obstinately to mind. I know it isn’t quite right. Unambiguously, her sculptures also radiate the most approachable and relatable kind of…[read on]
Article by Penny Rafferty in Berlin // Apr. 17, 2017
Isaac Penn is a fibre artist, textile designer and clothier originally from Canada but now based in Berlin. Penn’s pixelated weaves slow down time. Penn uses an array of images, all familiar in our daily visual…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Apr. 14, 2017
Hans Op de Beeck’s expansive practice has been likened to interior or set design, as it draws from typologies of architectural modelling and scenography. Often, the Belgian artist creates spatial mock-ups in a…[read on]
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // Apr. 12, 2017
Egill Sæbjörnsson is a Berlin-based, Icelandic visual and performance artist. He graduated from the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts (now the Icelandic Academy of the Arts) in 1997 and studied at the University of Paris…[read on]
Article by Stephanie von Behr in Berlin // Apr. 10, 2017
Deville Cohen’s video, sculpture and performance works visualize an attempt to understand one’s immediate reality through metaphorical environments that undulate between function and fantasy. They reveal the confusion…[read on]
Article by Nat Marcus in Berlin // Apr. 03, 2017
Never have I felt more of a wariness of Übermensch masculine worship before moving to Berlin. ‘Gay mecca’ it may be, but one whose chosen people seem only to look like the men illustrated by Touko Laaksonen,…[read on]