Posts Tagged ‘Berlin Art Link’

Art as a Means of Survival

A majestic entrance lobby of an old bank with two statey columns, tiled floors and coffered ceilings
by Dagmara Genda // Sept. 26, 2022
The idea of art as a means of survival has a long history in former Soviet republics. Take this verse from the poem by Latvian poet Ojārs Vācietis, which was the inspiration and provided…[read on]

Beto Shwafaty: Oil as a Global Lubricant

Image of a half black Brazilian flag and a framed newspaper clipping to the right of the flag
by Juan José Santos // Sept. 16, 2022
Half of the Brazilian flag is blacked out with oil, its green colour progressively devoured by black. Titled ‘From Abstract Orders to Material Progress’ (2010–2011), it is one of the…[read on]

Open Call for Neukölln Art Prize

A graphic for the Neuköll Art Prize
Sept. 15 , 2022
The Department of Culture of the Neukölln District Office is sponsoring a visual arts award for artists based in Berlin-Neukölln. In cooperation with Kulturnetzwerk Neukölln e. V. and…[read on]

Anna Ehrenstein

A woman in a bandana sitting on the floor leaning against an exercise ball
by Aoife Donnellan // Sept. 14, 2022
Anna Ehrenstein leads us up a few flights of stairs to her Lichtenberg studio where we enter a large room with windows overlooking a particularly grey industrial corner of Berlin…[read on]

Berlin Art Week: The Hit List 2022

a sculpture in which the globe is represented using steel and neon light
Sept. 9, 2022
The 11th edition of Berlin Art Week kicks off next week from the 14th-18th of September. Annually, Berlin Art Week becomes a platform for Berlin’s most important 50 art institutions…[read on]

Letter from the Editor: Oil

an installation view of a gallery exhibition in which a wall with a black and white pattern is scene and two plinths
by Dagmara Genda // Sept. 1, 2022
Oil, that black viscous substance trapped in reservoirs below the earth’s surface, is burned in the blink of an eye but takes millions of years to form. 70% of the “black gold” powering…[read on]