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…]
KOCH OBERHUBER WOLFF “In the Stomach of the Predators” – ALICE CREISCHER Guided Tour: Wednesday, Apr. 16, 2014; 5pm Brunnenstraße 9 (click here for map) Thursday, Apr. 17, 2014 HAMBURGER BAHNHOF Discussion on artist publications – ALEXIS ZAVIALOFF, OLAF NICOLAI Thursday, Apr. 17, 2014; 6pm[…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Saturday, Apr. 12, 2014.
Kunsthaus Bethanien will host a night of culminating work for artist Amir Fattal on Wednesday, April 16th. Shadow of Smoke Rings on the Wall, a book of his art accompanied by essays, will be presented and celebrated with a performance. The performance, titled…[read on…]
Blog post by Graham Haught – in Berlin; Thursday, Apr. 10, 2014.
I was waiting outside of Volksbühne in Mitte, before the Jan Soldat screening, in an adjacent dirt lot that had a series of corrugated wood benches. Earlier in the afternoon, I purchased Kierkegaard’sThe Sickness unto Death…[read on…]
Interview by Kate Brown – in Berlin; Thursday, Apr. 10, 2014.
Berlin-based Rachel De Joode examines the worlds of things in her recent show “The Molten Inner Core” at Neumeister Bar-Am,and will collaborate with artist Kate Steciw in a shop-style performance and installation for Gallery Weekend in May…[read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Wednesday, Apr. 09, 2014.
Berlin Film Society will present its first screening of the month at Prince Charles on Friday, April 11th, this time showing a film about “trickery, fraud — about lies.” This is Orson Welles‘ last major motion picture, F for Fake (1973), which he co-wrote, starred in, and directed…[read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Monday, Apr. 07, 2014.
Sonja Hornung‘s Emptying Flags exhibition project last year displayed “meaningless” flags in public locations such as Haus am Köllnischen Park. Described as “interventions,” Hornung hoisted her flags at international and state institutions, as well as dull, forgotten spaces. For this week only, reactions to her project, such as letters and…[read on…]
Blog entry by Graham Haught in Berlin; Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2014.On Friday, March 21, I was in Berghain/ Panorama Bar and had to use the restroom. As I was using a stall, a man wearing a leather gladiator skirt and sunglasses — he appeared to have recently emerged from The Matrix…
Article by Anna Wallace-Thompson – in London; Tuesday, Apr. 01, 2014.
A recent retrospective of the Berlin-based performance artist in London marked 13 years of performative practice by Nezaket Ekici, including a three-day live performance and installation at Pi Artworks…[read on…]
Blog post by Graham Haught – in Berlin; Monday, Mar. 31, 2014.
Fashion films are becoming the future of fashion marketing as they blur the line between the product as designed art and as commodity. Berlin Fashion Film Festival (BfFF) is an event based on recognizing this developing film genre, which includes avant-garde performances, short films, and television commercials…..[read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014.
Director Carsten Aschmann said in 2012 rather humbly about his film, Waterscope, that “There are a lot of films about water. Now here is one more.” But the experimental film paired with the unusual, industrial sounds from Dieter Moebius draws few comparisons…[read on…]
