Blog post by Linus Ignatius – in Berlin; Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2014.
I am at Ufer Studios for the Crossover Projekt, a dance series curated by Isabel Gotzkowsky. Her mission is to pair young dancers in search of experience with eminent choreographers from all over Europe…[read on…]
Blog entry by Graham Haught in Berlin; Monday, Apr. 28, 2014.
Near Hermanplatz there is a place like no other in Berlin: La Ultima Cena. It’s a cold Mexican street café hued in a dark, industrial atmosphere that leaves you to wonder, perhaps feeling a bit displaced in a way that makes you think… [read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2014.
As a part of the 48h Neukölln Festival, Studio Chérie is holding a photography competition, specifically for photos inspired by the theme of “courage” and with an emphasis in conceptual photography. There will be ten winners announced, with the first prize winner receiving a weekend shoot at Studio Chérie. Other winners will be a part of an exhibition at the photography studio and project space for the festival, happening June 27-29th. …[read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2014.
Computers and technology have obviously become more accessible than its original creators and proponents could have imagined. The reach of technology is important to LEAP’s newest show, Obsessive Sensing, with many installation pieces created using technical methods rather than traditional artistic academic skills. Each piece intrigues, from controversial lie detection software to hallucinating algorithms and neural networks. …[read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Friday, Apr. 18, 2014.
Anri Sala‘s video art engages viewers with its soundscapes as much as its images. The music of Sala’s videos aren’t always separate soundtracks, but are often performances within the video, such as improvisation saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc‘s playing in Long Sorrow (2005), the first of Sala’s short films shown at this past Videoart at Midnight. …[read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Sunday, Apr. 20, 2014.
ArchitectsParty is a series of cocktail party events in architecture studios in multiple cities, and is coming to Berlin this week for the first time. The parties are a chance for all of those in the architecture and design world to have a chance to network with design companies, architects, and architecture-lovers alike. …[read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Saturday, Apr. 19, 2014.
Month of Performance Art (MPA-B) returns this May for its fourth year, this time with a new hub specially dedicated to the festival, the Ding Dong Dom – Das Theatre der Zukunft. The structure itself is described as embodying the “ephemeral nature of performance art,” as it is constructed from old windows and shipping containers by performance group Showcase Beat le Mot, architect Martin Kaltwasser, and volunteers…[read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Friday, Apr. 18, 2014.
A entrepreneur with a porn business is a surprising choice for the protagonist of a film, particularly one from the 1960’s. But Japanese director Shohei Imamura‘s surreal story, The Pornographers (1966) features no conventions, as the twice Palme d’Or winning director has included other characters in the film such as a woman who believes her husband to be reincarnated as a fish…[read on…]
On Nir Hod’s block you can still get a feeling for some aspects of old Manhattan, and the inside of his studio is no different. Barely visible in…[read on]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2014.
Despina Stokou‘s work has been compared to Jean-Michel Basquiat’s in that they both execute colorfully layered paintings that operate at both minute and distanced viewpoints. But Stokou’s current show at Eigen + Art Lab is memorable in that viewing her painted works is like an archaeological dig through our collective knowledge of recent popular culture, and involves…[read on…]
