Posts Tagged ‘Berlin Art Scene’

THE WEEK July 5–11, 2021

Openings and events at transmediale, Galerie im Turm, Halle am Berghain, Dittrich & Schlechtriem, carlier | gebauer, Momentum, gr_und, Dorothée Nilsson Gallery,…[read on]

Hanna Frenzel

Hanna Frenzel, with brown hair, laughs
by Noëlle BuAbbud // Dec. 1, 2020
I arrive at Hanna Frenzel’s home studio in Charlottenburg on an overcast November afternoon. The neighborhood she has lived in since the 80s has undergone major…[read on]

Dangerous Everyday: On Rebecca Loyche

Rebecca Loyche
by Elvia Pybrun-Wilk // Oct. 26, 2011
Rebecca Loyche’s work, between photography, video, and installation, focuses on perception and communication, apprehending the silence of the banal and attending to…[read on]

ArtStars* 55 – Gilbert and George

by artstarstv.com // May 19, 2011
When UK divas Gilbert and George heard that ArtStars* was coming to Arndt Gallery in Berlin – they left the place running. We chased them down the street on the way…[read on]

BUY, TWEET, OR BURN: The Best and Worst of the Berlin Art Scene

kitty Kraus

Blog Entry by Corinna Kirsch– in Berlin; Wednesday, May 11, 2011.

Kraus takes banal and inanimate objects, then recombines and alters them in a way to imbue them with emotion and a resemblance to living things. For her “ice lamp,” she sealed a light bulb with silicone and then stuck it inside a cube of icy water and ink, causing the lamp to slowly wither and melt away. Regarding this work, Kraus has said: “When you see the lamp, there is something extremely sad about it.”

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BUY, TWEET, OR BURN: The Best and Worst of the Berlin Art Scene

Article by Corinna Kirsch in Berlin // May 4, 2011
As a freelancer, I have a small and nearly empty bank account, but I still dream about buying artworks off the gallery walls. Of course, not all great art can hang above a couch, so my fanciful thoughts then fade to debating the merits of the works on hand and the art scene itself—typical thoughts for…[read more…]

HABEN UND BRAUCHEN: What does art need?

Blog Entry by Jeni Fulton – in Berlin; Sunday, March 20, 2011.

Based in Berlin, a temporary exhibition featuring Berlin artists, has ignited a furious debate about the promotion and funding of art in the city. The exhibition is slated for a June 2011 start, and über-curators Klaus Biesenbach (MoMA, PS1), Christine Macel (Centre Pompidou) and Hans-Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Gallery) will oversee it. An Open Call for participants was issued in October, and many artists chose to boycott it. [read on…]

IT’S A SMALL ART WORLD AFTER ALL

Hello all! This blog will be used to highlight Berlin’s lively and influential art scene, considered one of today’s most radically assertive grounds for the enjoyment, development and exchange of contemporary art. The postings will include studio visits of local artists, art-related exhibitions and events around the city, as well as flaunt some of the city’s… Read more »