Interview by Marianna Liosi – in Berlin; Sunday, Oct. 06, 2013.
Katarina Zdjelar’s research has a broad scope: as an artist she explores notions of identity, authority and community by looking at certain specific aspects of reality, in which peculiarities of our historical times are condensed. Her practice consists of…[read on…]
Article by Jazmina Figueroa – in Berlin; Friday, Oct. 04, 2013.
The current exhibition, After Year Zero – Geographies of Collaboration Since 1945, at Haus der Kulturen der Welt consists of a collection of footage, texts, and collected information based on global decolonisation with universal themes relating to post colonialism after the second world war. The artists’ pieces within the exhibition work as a collaborative response…[read on…]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Sep. 26, 2013
At the packed opening of Das Numen Momentum during Berlin Art Week, visitors lined up to enter the exhibition one by one at two minute intervals. Unsure of what we were about to witness but privately thrilled by this atmosphere of built suspense, we were asked to enter alone…[read on…]
Article by Alena Sokhan – in Berlin; Tuesday, Sep. 24, 2013.
Recent visitors to the Hamburger Bahnhof will have noticed that the area to the left of the entrance, usually roped off and guarded, has unceremoniously though meaningfully been left open. This wing contains a collection of works by Joseph Beuys, including…[read on…]
Article by Alison Hugill, photos by Stephanie Third – in Berlin; Sunday, Sep. 22, 2013.
The sixth edition of art berlin contemporary (abc) showcases the work of artists from over 130 international galleries. As ambitious as that may sound, the event is not your typical art fair: abc consciously strayed from the jam-packed booth format, giving artists and gallerists free-reign on how their works were…[read on…]
Article by Jessyca Hutchens – in Berlin; Friday, Sep. 20, 2013.
When it comes to the emerging art-stars of the contemporary scene, what is it that really helps them to rise above the fray? Prestigious awards like the Preis der Nationalgalerie für Junge Kunst play a role in showcasing artists seen as destined for greater things. But other than a list of vague…[read on…]
Article by Jenny Tang – in Berlin; Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2013.
In the preface to their 1944 volume Dialectic of Enlightenment Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer wrote, while in exile from their native Germany: “We have no doubt … that freedom in society is inseparable from enlightenment thinking. We believe we have perceived with equal clarity, however, that the very concept of that thinking … already contains the germ of the regression which is taking place everywhere…[read on…]
In anticipation of the opening this Thursday of art berlin contemporary, we interviewed the director, Maike Cruse. Formerly the press secretary for Kunst-Werke and later Art Basel, Cruse came to abc last year where she continued to expand upon its ‘not-quite-an-art-fair’ format and grow…[read on…]
Article by Jazmina Figueroa – in Berlin; Friday, Sep. 13, 2013.
Modern utopian structures depend on technological developments to get closer to a perceived notion of the ideal society. In futuristic examples of a utopia, society is united by the idea of progress through technological advancement. In the current exhibition new atlantis at km temporaer the artists highlight specific technologies that originate from utopian…[read on…]
Article by Jazmina Figueroa – in Berlin; Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2013.
The most recent exhibition at Tanya Leighton Gallery, A Day Before This Place, explores concepts relating to urban frameworks, collective conduct in relation to virtual or real spaces, and the myriad ways urbanism can influence behaviour. The artists presented revisit architectural components…[read on…]
Interview by Marta Jecu in Berlin // Sep. 03, 2013
Recently divulged, the press release of the 2013 Lisbon Architecture Triennial titled Close, Closer, makes foremost a visual statement, three paper clippings…[read on…]
