This November marks the 7th edition of Contemporary Istanbul. The international art fair is rapidly becoming one of the most important meeting points of Eastern and Western art markets today and features over 100 selected galleries from Asia, Europe, the U.S. and the Middle East, creating a truly unique and international platform of contemporary art…..[read on…]
Next summer, Transart Institute’s joint MFA/PhD program is hosting a week-long art festival in Berlin and is looking for local Berlin curators and workshop/seminar leaders…[read on]
Article by Evanna Folkenfolk – in Berlin; Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012.
The Viennese ELIA Biennial Conference will celebrate its 12th installment this November and, as though a European arts biennial needed any more of a draw, Yoko Ono will be there…[read on…]
Blog entry and photos by Anna Smith – in Berlin; Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012.
A new space opened in a mainly residential Neukölln neighborhood, and its first exhibition already deals with several social as well as personal issues that reach out to the sociopolitical profile of the area. Amidst talks of gentrification, the identity of Neukölln, and a constantly growing (perhaps even saturated) artistic scene, a group of artists from diverse backgrounds and practices set up an exhibition…[read on…]
Blog entry by Natasha Klimenko – in Berlin; Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.
Brimming with guests, the maze-like space of the Atelierhof Kreuzberg on Saturday night was a dizzying array of art and stimulation, courtesy of the Pampero Colectivo. The brightly lit, white-walled rooms of the group exhibition featured photographs, prints, sculptures, and video work…[read on…]
Article by Natasha Klimenko, photos by Natasha Klimenko and Rian Davidson – in Berlin; Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012.
The recent past of political events, media broadcasts, and personal experiences exists in a curious relation to the present—so near it cannot be called historical, yet already separated by a bridge of time. This phenomenon of time just passed can be experienced at the 2011111111111s collective exhibition currently being shown at LEAP. A project started in…[read on…]
Blog entry by Angela Connor in Berlin; Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012.
The rapid increase in digital technology since the 1980’s has had a radical impact on the production, experience and distribution of art. Traditional forms of art such as painting, photography, sculpture and drawing have been transformed resulting in new hybridized genres of artistic practice. No longer defined by its physical and geographic boundaries these new art forms…[read on…]
Blog entry by Florence Reidenbach in Berlin; Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012.
10 years ago, I was a fresh graduate in London working as a gallery assistant at the Serpentine Gallery. The second show I worked on was Takashi Murakami’s KaiKai KiKi exhibition. It was a privilege to be there, I learned a great deal and it was fun…. [read on…]
C/O Berlin is seeking young photographers and art critics under the age of 35 for Talents, an international competition held every year. Now in its eighth year, the exhibition…[read on]
Blog post by Alison Hugill – in Berlin; Friday, Oct. 15, 2012.
A hallmark for many artists and art enthusiasts who moved to Berlin in the second half of the ‘noughties,’ Pampero Appartement was a weekly exhibition, party and ‘vokü’ (Volks Küche) in a former brewery building off Prenzlauer Allee until 2010. .. [read on…]
Text and photos by Barbara Confino – in New York; Wednesday, Oct. 03, 2012
Delta Airlines does not exist. They have imaginary planes that are always late. When at last they arrive you are told you have an imaginary seat. It seems the only thing that is not a figment of my imagination is the money I paid for the ticket. And when I want to change that ticket in Paris… [read on…]
