Posts Tagged ‘Activism’
Poetry as Survival Ritual: An Interview with Cana Bilir-Meier about Semra Ertan
by Nina Prader // Apr. 6, 2021
Semra Ertan’s family have collectively published and co-edited a bilingual book of her poetry, entitled ‘Mein Name ist Ausländer | Benim Adım Yabancı.’…[read on]
The New Brutalism: An Interview with Álvaro Guilherme
by Sofia Bergman // Oct. 8, 2020
He and his work could be mistaken for Jean-Michel Basquiat but Álvaro Guilherme is no impersonator. Rather, he is creating the Art Brut of today, and he calls it New Brutalism…[read on]
The Revival of Language: An Interview with Synnøve Persen
Interview by Denisa Tomkova // May 12, 2020
We talked to Synnøve Persen about her Sámi origin, her work as a visual artist, activist and poet, and about her video work in the upcoming exhibition ‘The White, the Green, and the Dark’ at…[read on]
The Fear of the Unknown Seen Through the Faceless Image
Article by Samuel Staples // May 18, 2018
In the latest iteration of the exhibition series ‘FACELESS’, presented at the Austrian Cultural Forum Berlin, we the viewers are the exhibited… [read on]
Nationalism // Archiving the Alt-Right: An Interview with Tomáš Rafa
Article by Jess Harrison // Feb. 23, 2018
Artist and filmmaker, Tomáš Rafa discusses democracy, the refugee crisis and the increasingly indistinguishable boundary between legality and illegality as far-right parties become part of official politics…[read on]
Open Call for Female, Non-Binary and Trans* Artists // District ‘Decolonizing 68’ Studio Fellowship 2018
Berlin // Nov. 18, 2017
For their 2018 Studio Fellowship, ‘Decolonizing 68’, District invites artists and collectives to engage with the 1960s student movement in Germany from de-colonial and feminist perspectives. With a focus on…[read on]
Exhibition // ‘Black Matters’ at Galerie Barbara Thumm
Article by Jack Radley in Berlin // Oct. 24, 2017
The title of Galerie Barbara Thumm’s current exhibition, ‘Black Matters,’ functions twofold: the show both centers around the concerns of the Black community and recalls the 1992 Toni Morrison essay that emphasizes…[read on]
Climate Change // Imagining Sustainable Futures: An Interview with Nicole Dextras
Article by Katharine Doyle in Berlin // Aug. 11, 2017
Increasingly, artists are being called upon to represent viewpoints on climate change into their work; this artistic phenomenon champions environmental awareness on various levels, whether in its material…[read on]
Activism // nomadicArt: An Interview with Melanie Garland
Article by Claudia Grigg Edo in Berlin // Jun. 14, 2017
Melanie Garland is a Chilean artist, currently based in Berlin. She is a co-founder of nomadicArt, an organisation that facilitates arts workshops for migrants, creating a safe space for action and exchange…[read on]