Blog post and photos by Anna Smith – in Berlin; Tuesday, April 3, 2012.
Upon entering the gallery one is confronted with a collection of what appear to be scrappy materials, elements and techniques, only to realize after a while that “Azione meccanica” is exactly that: a collection of elements.
Blog post Florence Reidenbach – in Berlin; Monday, April 2, 2012.
Berlin-Island is an art residency program for Sardinian artists in Berlin. The project was developed by the Sardisches Kulturzentrum in Berlin, and by the artist and curator, Giovanni Casu, in collaboration with the curator Giusy Sanna, and the residency program, Culturia.
Blog post and photos by Anna Smith – in Berlin; Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2012.
Peres Projects currently presents a collection of Dorothy IANNONE’s works that spans over four decades. The American artist (born in 1933) has lived in Berlin since the mid 70s.
The small collection of paintings and collages, some of which interact with video as well as audio elements, explore male-female sexual practices and invite us to imagine the relationships and the stories behind them. [read on…]
Blog post by Marta Jecu – in Lisbon; Monday, Mar. 25, 2012.
Lisbon’s Transboavista is a multiple art project installed in the Palace Marquis of Sampaio, which dates back to 1712 (and was partially rebuilt in 1952). The three stories and attic edifice, founded and directed by the collector Vitor Pinto de Fonseca, …
Blog post by Jeni Fulton – in Berlin; Sunday, Mar. 25, 2012.
Found windows, photographic fragments, fields of mark-making and an eerie soundtrack come together to a rather unsettling effect at Galerie im Turm. Artist Carla Mercedes Hihn has teemed up with composer Sebastian Zidek to create an installation which confronts the viewer with nebulous images and associations
Blog entry by Devon Elise Atkins – in Berlin; Saturday, Mar. 24, 2012
Tonight at Another Vacant Space Ian Hunter of Littoral Arts – a UK based non-proffit arts organisation – will present a seminar of Kurt Schwitters and information regarding a new residency in relation to the Elterwater Merz Barn project.
Blog post by Jeni Fulton – in Berlin; Thrusday, Mar. 15, 2012.
Since moving to Berlin, how often have you heard someone say: „Berlin… the city is just so historic, so meaningful, so, you know…?” New Eckkneipes sport the ubiquitous Boxi flea-market chic, Plattenbauten are all of a sudden spots for destination-tourism, even such horrific GDR memento-moris as the watch-towers to imprison its citizens have become mere film-set props. [read on…]
Blog post by Monica Salazar – in Berlin; Friday, Mar. 09, 2012.
On March 21th – 24th, BERLIN ART LINK will join the international art world at the 6th edition of Art Dubai; the regions leading fair which intersects the art scenes of the Middle East and South Asia. The fair attracted over 20, 000 visitors in 2011 with a curated program showing 74 galleries from 32 countries. [read on…]
Blog post by Anna Russ – in Berlin; Wednesday, Mar. 07, 2012.
This March 10 from 6-7pm, the live visual-sonic performance EDITQUETTE will take place as part of the 2012 Armory Arts Week at Printed Matter in Chelsea.
Article by Samantha Manton // Feb. 29, 2012
The HomeBase BUILD Festival promises to be one-of-a-kind, with a rich interactive programme of installations, performances, music, lectures, readings, as well as a symposium discussing the meeting of contemporary art and…[read more…]
Blog entry by Devon Elise Atkins – in Berlin; Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011.
Everyone has different ideas about what happens when we die, every culture a different way of mourning or celebrating the life we have lived. A Wake opened to coincide with the Mexican tradition Lo Dia de los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead, and explores death and the afterlife from various perspectives in moving images. [read on…]
Berlin artists will have the opportunity to get an insight into the studio and working processes of New York artist John von Bergen during a one day workshop with Bergen in his Wedding studio.