Article by Candice Nembhard in Berlin // Mar. 10, 2017
In line with KW’s goal to create a programme that investigates dialogue as a profoundly political act, Adam Pendleton’s exhibition ‘Shot him in the face’ is an attempt at dealing with the complexity of language, by…[read on]
Article by Candice Nembhard in Berlin // Mar. 02, 2017
In celebration of the 30th anniversary, transmediale extended their three-day festival programme with a month long series of excursions. Panels, discussions and exhibitions concentrated…[read on]
Article by Candice Nembhard, Photos by Sandra Camey in Berlin // Feb. 19, 2017
‘In the Carpet’ (Über den Teppich) examines the relationship between North Africa and Europe through a display of weaving and textile…[read on]
Article by Liam Casey in Los Angeles // Feb. 17, 2017
The Los Angeles gallery Regen Projects, which boasts a roster of artists including Wolfgang Tillmans, Matthew Barney and Glenn Ligon, has bestowed its chasmal interior to Theaster Gates for his exhibition…[read on]
Article by Candice Nembhard in Berlin // Feb. 07, 2017
Music and art collective NON showcased a knockout performance in collaboration with acclaimed choreographer Ligia Lewis. Commissioned and debuted at Hebbel Am Ufer 2 — HAU2 as part…[read on]
Article by Marta Jecu in Lisbon // Feb. 07, 2017
The idea of a potent architecture (a box that not only contains, but also generates solutions) has been a favored utopia across the ages: a house that is mobile, turns into a vehicle and flies…[read on]
Article by Liam Casey in Los Angeles // Feb. 3, 2017
The crowds in and around the Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hangar were plentiful as Thursday, January 26th marked the opening day of Art Los Angeles Contemporary’s weekend-long…[read on]
Article by Candice Nembhard in Berlin // Jan. 27, 2017
KW Institute for Contemporary Art opened its doors to announce its Spring Programme for 2017 after a brief closure due to renovations. Under the new directorship of Krist Gruijthuijsen, the…[read on]
Article by Louisa Elderton in Berlin // Nov. 30, 2016
I first encountered the work of Belgian-born Philip Aguirre y Otegui at this year’s Ireland Biennale, EVA International, being struck by his new installation ‘Cabinet Mare Nostrum’. Monotone blue, coffin-shaped boats…[read on]
Article by Nat Marcus in Berlin // Nov. 28, 2016
The textual, alphabetical characters spelling out subtitles also become acting, narrative characters in the films of Berlin-based Amelia Umuhire. As self-taught director, Umuhire represents the…[read on]
Article by Beatrix Joyce in Berlin // Nov. 27, 2016
Speech is perhaps the most direct form of communication available to the human race. By selectively using words that have been sourced from a vast vocabulary, any given person is able to express their thoughts and…[read on]
Article by Nat Marcus in Berlin // Nov. 21, 2016
As a premise, Embassy for the Displaced could seem like a bureau written into a Borges story: the design-based collective remains anonymous, and explicitly defines itself as an institution, a consulate general of…[read on]