Considering that the Socle du Monde biennial art event in Herning, Denmark only began in 2002, it’s somewhat surprising that it represents the country’s oldest biennial. Yet, the qualification…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Apr. 14, 2017
Hans Op de Beeck’s expansive practice has been likened to interior or set design, as it draws from typologies of architectural modelling and scenography. Often, the Belgian artist creates spatial mock-ups in a…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Apr. 06, 2017
Photographer Dirk Braeckman will represent this year’s Belgian Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale, with an exhibition of stand-alone photographs…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Mar. 14, 2017
To the linguistically untrained eye, an exhibition of graphic design in foreign characters will necessarily appear artistic rather than didactic. In the current show at Kunstbibliothek, ‘Writing Pictures…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Mar. 06, 2017
Martin-Gropius-Bau is launching an exhibition of the iconic work of Austro-American architect Friedrich Kiesler on March 11th. The architect was also…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Dec. 14, 2016
Beirut’s Temporary Art Platform is a curatorial platform that develops art projects relating to the public realm. T.A.P. supports and encourages art practices concerned with public space, urban and social design,…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Nov. 18, 2016
Norwegian artist Marianne Heier is known for her politically-charged performance and installation works. While practice work has always been underpinned by anti-capitalist aims, she’s taken on a series of pertinent issues…[read on]
The scale and placement of German artist Susanne Rottenbacher’s impressive light sculptures varies greatly from project to project, but their construction…[read on]
Self-effacing artists are hard to find these days. In the history of photographic theory, critics overzealously claimed for the medium an outward looking gaze that…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Sep. 09, 2016
It’s that time of year again! On September 13th, eight art locations that will be receiving the Award for Artistic Project Spaces and Initiatives will open exhibitions across the city to kick off Berlin Art Week. Following a packed morning-to-night program…[read on]
Article by Alison Hugill in Berlin // Aug. 29, 2016
Seven years ago, a group of artists and critical thinkers came together in Bergen, Norway under the auspices of the Bergen Biennial Conference, aiming to weigh the pros and cons of the biennial format. From this encounter, a flexible model of artistic…[read on]
Katie Paterson might be a magician. She has the impressive ability to mobilize high level astronomers, space agencies, biologists, arborists, architects, and…[read on]
