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Article by Alison Hugill, photos by Jana Koschack – in Istanbul; Monday, Oct. 22, 2012.
The weekend of October 13th marked the opening of the first Istanbul Design Biennial in the Beyoğlu district of Turkey’s largest city. Working from the theme ‘Imperfection,’ the curators Emre Arolat and Joseph Grima developed two separate exhibitions highlighting over 100 projects by…[read on…]
Article by Adela Yawitz – in Berlin; Monday, Oct. 15, 2012.
Over the summer, the entrance level hall of KW Institute became a branch of the Occupy movement, getting dirtier, less museum-like and more Zuccoti-park-like as the Berlin Biennial went on. More confusing were the occupy Kassel tents, outside of the main hall of dOCUMENTA (13), where Wael Shawsky’s work was among the pieces on view. The visual effect of the two camps was almost identical, even…[read on…]
Article by Anna C. Purcell – in Berlin; Saturday, Oct. 06, 2012.
Article by Angela Connor in Berlin // Oct. 02, 2012.
German artist Thomas Demand (b. 1964) is well known for his large-format photographs of life-sized three-dimensional sculptures made from cardboard and paper. Trained as a sculptor at the prestigious Kunstakademie…[read on…]
Article by Evanna Folkenfolk – in Berlin; Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2012.
“It is the representation of ideal feelings,” he says, and somehow this makes sense. “It is the romantic tension between interiority and exteriority, the tension between what I try to do with the space inside of my self and the space outside.”… [read on…]
Article by Angela Connor – in Berlin; Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2012.
Interview by Anna C. Purcell in Berlin // Sep. 11, 2012
With the diversity of contemporary works, it seems implausible to find a space that fits all artists, methods, and content range too dramatically. Two Berliners embraced the need for change, initiating the search for individualistic…[read on]
Article by Adela Yawitz – in Berlin; Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012.
To admit, I spent an inordinate amount of time, last month, watching olympic gymnasts do impossible things on the barbie-pink mattresses of the London gymnastic hall. In glittering one-pieces, their makeup running with tears and sweat, these girls’ bodies were hypnotizing, their efforts communicating no message besides years of practice and physical ability. I watched on safely from my couch…[read on…]
Interview by Francesca Brooks – in London; Monday, Aug. 20, 2012.
French Riviera is closed over August, but disappointed visitors should feel free to call and leave a message. Sebastiaan Schlicher’s answerphone project is a sign that all is not dead at the other end of the line. The second installment in an ongoing sound art series, Schlicher’s piece will function as the interim performance piece…[read on…]
