Article by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Thursday, Jul. 10, 2014.
Many elements must be aligned for the Rohkunstbau project to exist. The Brandenburg exhibition, now in its 20th year, has hopped locations since its inception in an empty construction hall in Spreewald…[read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Friday, Jul. 04, 2014.
The annual arts festival 48 Stunden Neukölln returned this past weekend, creating an attitude of positivity and openness within an arts festival rather than one based on celebrity artists or sales…[read on…]
Fittingly, Gregor Hildebrandt arrived a bit late to our studio visit meet-up in Wedding because he was DJing the opening of the Berlin Biennale the night…[read on]
In his recent channels of work, Przemek Pyszczek has painted with concrete and ripped apart playgrounds. As hardcore as this sounds, his bright studio…[read on]
Article by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, May 27, 2014.
American artist Evan Gruzis’ new solo show is his fourth one at DUVE Berlin, and it shows his range and development as an artist. His work has become more abstract and cohesive, demonstrating mindfulness of his progression and reception as an artist…[read on…]
Article by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, May 20, 2014.
Artist Florian Meisenberg knows that we no longer need to marvel at the software of Siri, and he knows that tweeting is already an aging sport. In his second show at Wentrup Gallery, we aren’t pushed to consider magical or gimmicky aspects of technology mixed with art. Instead, he plays with the already existing…[read on…]
Article by AJ Kiyoizumi in Berlin // Friday, May 08, 2014
Berlin’s Opernwerkstätten – the enormous space of former Opera workshops here in Berlin — has been taken over by three floors of art installations all sponsored by Olympus Photography…[read on…]
Article by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2014.
Ai Weiwei‘s internet presence, friction with the Chinese government, and now his 18 room solo show at Martin-Gropius-Bau and visiting professor status at Berlin’s Institute of the Arts has made him into one of our most accessible, talked-about, and beloved artists in the world… [read on…]
On Nir Hod’s block you can still get a feeling for some aspects of old Manhattan, and the inside of his studio is no different. Barely visible in…[read on]
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…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Friday, Mar. 28, 2014.
In her exhibit now at Galerie Eigen + Art, Birgit Brenner displays just a few of the strata, neuroses, and complications of internal experience. Though that theme is not a new one to art, she draws inspiration both from the thought-stream of daily hum-drum and universal, uncontrollable insanity of self-doubt. …[read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyozumi & Photos by Emelie Flood – in Berlin; Monday, Feb. 24, 2014.
Sofie Bird Møller mixes and matches body language in her new show at Sassa Trülzsch. As with many of her previous street art “Intervention” pieces, the base layer for her art is found material like advertisements, and, as with some of her newer work, old clothes…[read on…]