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The Lost Lectures at Stattbad Berlin

The Lost Lectures, Berlin

Article by Sarah Gretsch; photos by Chloé Richard in Berlin // Apr. 08, 2013
Held in the basin of what used to be the larger of two swimming pools inside of the Stattbad Wedding, the popular London series “The Lost Lectures” made its way…[read on]


Artist Trong Gia Nguyen plays in his “Mann Cave”

Trong Gia Nguyen "Win, Win" (2013) Mirror, wood, paint

Blog post by Sarah Gretsch – in Berlin; Saturday, Apr. 06, 2013.

On April 25th opens a show in Frankfurt called “Mann Cave” by the artist Trong Gia Nguyen. Though not in our neighborhood, the show is worth noting and the artist even more so. Filled with allusions that deepen the harder you look or the more you learn, Nguyen’s artworks blur the line between…[read on…]

BLINK // Wood and Water: Virginia Overton’s Installations

Overton-Untitled (Juniperus virginiana), Untitled (hot tub)

Blog post by Sarah Gretsch – in Berlin; Friday, Apr. 5, 2013.

Virginia Overton is the kind of artist who can fill a gallery with just two pieces. Either she’s that respected, or the works have that much of an impact. It may be both, but just one image of the sculptures proves it is unquestionably the latter…[read on…]


Open Call: Thinkaboutspace

Flyer Open Monument, designed by Alessandro Geri Rustighi
by Sarah Gretsch // Apr. 4, 2013
Calling all artists, architects, curators, or theoreticians – do you have ideas regarding new forms of public monuments that you’d like to share? Here’s your chance…[read on]

RHIZOME SEVEN ON SEVEN CONFERENCE 2013

Blog post by Lauren Albrecht – in New York; Saturday, March 30, 2013.

Presented by HTC, the Rhizome Seven on Seven Conference pairs seven leading artists with seven game-changing technologists in teams of two, and challenges them to develop something new—be it an application, social media, artwork, product, or whatever they imagine—over the course of a single day.[read on…]


Open Call: First Come, All Shown

Macht Kunst
by Sarah Gretsch // Mar. 28, 2013
The Deutsche Bank KunstHalle/Unter den Linden in a grandiose – or rather overzealous – spirit for contemporary art, is opening its doors and clearing its walls for everyone. Literally…[read on]

NICK CAVE’S HEARD•NY

Nick Cave Heard NY

Blog post by Liberation Iannillo – in New York; Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2013.

For HEARD•NY artist Nick Cave created 30 life-sized horses that will be on display in Vanderbilt Hall, that is, when they are not roaming around Grand Central and the Main Concourse…[read on…]


Berlin Film Society Launches ‘Documentary Donnerstag’ Series

Blog post by Natasha Klimenko – in Berlin; Tuesday, March 26, 2013.

In our media dominated world it’s normal to be familiar with noise. It’s not the noise of Sonic Youth or the loud sound of the streets, but the noise produced by the huge amount of information we exchange every day. Transmitting data there is sometimes a failure in the process, which can be…[read on…]


BERLIN ART PRIZE: An open call for Berlin-based artists!

Berlin Art Prize

Blog post by Sarah Gretsch – in Berlin; Monday, March 25, 2012.

Are you an artist living in Berlin for at least 6 months? Would you like to be in a group exhibition with an accompanying catalog? What about a residency in an Italian villa and prize money… even a trophy designed by a famous artist? Yes. This actually exists…[read on…]

Glitch Art: an in(tro)duction.

Rosa Menkman, Vernacula of File Formats, 2010, Compression Macroblocks

Blog post by Andrea Ongaro – in Berlin; Saturday, Mar. 23, 2013.

In our media dominated world it’s normal to be familiar with noise. It’s not the noise of Sonic Youth or the loud sound of the streets, but the noise produced by the huge amount of information we exchange every day. Transmitting data there is sometimes a failure in the process, which can be…[read on…]


Look out digital media, PRINT IS NOT DEAD

Blog post by Angela Connor – in Berlin; Friday, Mar. 22, 2013.

For many artists, Gestalten is the holy grail of graphic design and publishing. Setting trends for the latest typography, layouts, concepts and book design, the publishing house garners champions in international print innovation and visual culture…[read on…]


New York WalkAbout: City of Trash

Barbara Confino: New York WalkAbout: City of Trash

Blog post and photographs by Barbara Confino – in New York; Thursday, Mar. 21, 2013

WalkAbout: the World as Image, Imagination, and Idea is a new series by artist and writer Barbara Confino’s. A leisurely inquiry into the interplay between the real and the fantastic, each WalkAbout takes place at the crossroads between the mind and the world at large.[read on…]