Article by Alice Bardos – in Berlin; Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
Ever feel like this city just isn’t Ber-Bling enough for you? Like it has lost much of that former early 2000’s consumption-based, hyper-sexualized shiny MTV swagger that it never really had in the first place? Sounds like you need a little more Zeix in…[read on…]
I’m visiting the Jean Paul Gaultier-Exhibition at the Munich Kunsthalle, while in Germany sexism is discussed in every newspaper and social media. The sexual assaults in Cologne and other cities at New Year’s Eve aren’t and can’t be forgotten, and…[read on…]
As the snow began to melt, I walked along the simultaneously overwhleming and charming Adalbertstraße on the way to Ming Wong’s studio. I was craving Sahlep drizzled…[read on]
Interview by TL Andrews – in Berlin; Friday, Jan. 08, 2016.
The fashion world is not exactly known for its profound reflections on the human condition. Most of the industry can at best be described as superficial, exploitative of women, and destructive to the environment and workers in developing countries. There are, however, a few voices crying out in the wilderness, drawing attention to…[read on…]
Article by Alice Bardos – in Berlin; Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016.
Tracing the creative current from the Sloth, to the Icebag series, to beyond, Ashley Scott’s exhibition, the Transition will showcase a fringe and exuberant use of materials and themes in fashion. These material stills captured from the Chicago native’s…[read on…]
Interview by Celia Wickham – in Berlin; Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2015.
It is safe to say that 2015 was the year that feminist DIY culture catapulted into the mainstream cultural sphere. Whether it be the emergence of the multitude of female-fronted zines and publications such as Sister and OOMK, or…[read on…]
By Alice Bardos // Dec. 28, 2015
Clemens von Wedemeyer’s latest exhibition at the KOW entitled Cast Behind You the Bones of Your Mother is inspired by Greco-Roman mythology, but is brought to life through various new forms of technology such as…[read on]
By Alison Hugill // Dec. 23, 2015
Berlin-based, Scottish artist Katie Paterson has been collaborating with scientific research institutes and space agencies for several years, to realize complex projects that consider disciplines like…[read on]
By Marc Girardot // Dec. 20, 2015
As a cosmopolitan city, Berlin is able to provide the right atmosphere for community building. Indeed, the city attracts many different people from around the world, and has impressively developed its…[read on]
By TL Andrews // Dec. 18, 2015
The irony that some of the biggest attractions in European museums were stolen from the rest of the world escapes most people. Fanny-packed tourists pour in to see the bust of Nefertiti in the Egyptian Museum…[read on]
By TL Andrews // Dec. 08, 2015
Science does not happen in a vacuum. That is the message of Robert Marc Friedman’s new play Transcendence currently running in the Berlin English Theatre. The play is a beautiful portrait of a…[read on]
