Article by Claudia Grigg Edo // July 05, 2017
On June 23rd Orlan opened her first-ever solo exhibition in Berlin with a special performance, revolving around her ‘Petition Contre la Mort’ (Petition Against Death). The infamous feminist icon and…[read on]
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // Jun. 19, 2017
The most visually impressive work in Warren Neidich’s new exhibition, ‘Die Politik der Farbe’ – ‘The Politics of Color’ – is a huge cloud of words in bright neon tubing connected by arrows…[read on]
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // Jun. 14, 2017
Melanie Garland is a Chilean artist, currently based in Berlin. She is a co-founder of nomadicArt, an organisation that facilitates arts workshops for migrants, creating a safe space for action and exchange…[read on]
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // May 17, 2017
‘What happened to the index? Photography always had something to do with truth.’ This is one of the many paratactical questions asked in Lorenzo Sandoval’s video piece, ‘Shadow Writing’…[read on]
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // May 15, 2017 Schöneweide certainly has changed over the past few years. A visit to the Reinbeckhallen revealed that a number of large former industrial buildings have recently been, or are in the process of being, transformed into…[read on]
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // May 08, 2017
The Venice Biennale 2017 series offers previews of curatorial and artistic projects presented in the context of this year’s biennial art event. Finnish artist Erkka Nissinen and British artist Nathaniel Mellors…[read on]
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // May 02, 2017
On the rain-swept Saturday morning-after-the-night-before, I join the tight throngs of gallery visitors in the wide streets and parking lots of Potsdamer Straße. It is a different vibe from the Friday openings…[read on]
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // Apr. 21, 2017
It’s almost the end of April, which means Gallery Weekend 2017 is fast approaching. Celebrating its 13th edition, 47 galleries across Berlin will host work by both new and well-established artists from…[read on]
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // Apr. 19, 2017
The Centre for International Light Art in Unna is the world’s first and only museum dedicated to light art. Opened in 2001, the museum is located in a former Linden beer brewery…[read on]
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // Apr. 13, 2017
Ashley Scott is a Berlin-based creator of wearable art. She studied Fine Art in her native Chicago, where she became fixated on designing accessories. This ‘obsession’ has turned her into a prolific artist: she has made 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 Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // Apr. 10, 2017
Kirstine Roepstorff is a visual artist based in Fredericia, Denmark. She studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen from 1994 to 2001. Her practice has moved between collage and sculpture,…[read on]