May 21, 2020
In April of this year, Rachel Mason’s documentary ‘Circus of Books’ premiered on Netflix to great acclaim. The film is an intimate portrayal of her parents’ experience as a straight Jewish couple running a gay porn bookstore in Los Angeles…[read on]
Article by Elizabeth Schippers // May 15, 2020
Katherina Olschbaur’s compositions melt human bodies, objects, formal elements and animals in a cluster of different parts, creating assemblages that suggest malleability and possibilities for change…[read on]
Article by Elizabeth Schippers // May 12, 2020
Isa Melsheimer’s work is made up of an agglomeration of discourses surrounding the man-made world and the organic world and exposes underlying assumptions regarding the centering of human…[read on]
Article by Elizabeth Schippers // May 08, 2020
In response to the newfound digitalization of many art exhibitions and resources, a group of galleries in Berlin have come together in solidarity. Initiated by Galerie Tanja Wagner and OFFICE IMPART, BerlinViews…[read on]
Article by Elizabeth Schippers // May 04, 2020
The current global pandemic has triggered a frantic exploration of the possibilities of the online art market, resulting in mass-scale art events like Art Basel moving their offerings online…[read on]
Article by Denisa Tomkova // Apr. 29, 2020
Emília Rigová is a Slovak visual artist and academic of Roma origin. She teaches art at the Matej Bel University in Slovakia, where she established the Department of Roma Art and Culture in 2019…[read on]
Apr. 28, 2020
Faced with a new temporary condition resulting from the widespread effects of COVID-19, traditional avenues for art viewing are being rapidly re-conceptualized. In light of this, we’ve invited a selection of…[read on]
Interview by Lucia Longhi // Apr. 24, 2020
The current show presented online and at STATE Berlin by artist Christian Fogarolli—winner of the Italian Council Prize, which supports the project—is titled ‘PNEUMA.’ The word refers to a quite capacious concept…[read on]
Article by Hannah Carroll Harris // Apr. 22, 2020
As galleries scramble to reconsider the way audiences experience art in the wake of widespread institutional closure, it seems obvious that the world should turn to the country …[read on]
Apr. 21, 2020
In addition to online exhibitions, galleries are now offering daily interviews with artists in quarantine, studio visits, talks and performances on their Instagram stories and IGTV channels…[read on]
Interview by Denisa Tomkova // Apr. 17, 2020
We spoke to Cevdet Erek, Istanbul-based visual artist and musician about his artistic inspiration, his work in Berlin and the difference in performing as a musician in a band and presenting his work to…[read on]
Article by Hannah Carroll Harris // Apr. 16, 2020
Creatives the world over have been finding alternative ways to adapt their practices to the stringent constraints of our new socially-distant lives, with many turning to social media …[read on]