Taking the notion of repair as the foundation for this year’s Berlin Biennale, Kader Attia set himself the task of addressing and proposing a means to heal the wounds of our society’s…[read on]
It’s not easy to get a quick overview of Elske Rosenfeld’s practice, not only because her contemplative and research-driven work often comes in the forms of texts,…[read on]
With more than two decades of working with decoloniality and notions of repair as an artist, Kader Attia activates these fields of knowledge as the curator of the 12th Berlin Biennale…[read on]
Contemporary cultural production is upheld by structures that are exclusive, extractive and exhausting. Sickness Affinity Group offers an alternative to an individualized, competitive mode of artistic production…[read on]
Openings and events at Blake & Vargas, 11th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, Hamburger Bahnhof, Galerie Burster, Panke, Contemporary Fine Arts, Wilhelm Hallen, Akademie der Künste, Sub Tei, Frontviews at Haunt, Alpha Nova & Galerie Futura,…[read on]
Article by Martha Lochhead // Sept. 20, 2019
The curators of the 11th Berlin Biennale—María Berríos, Renata Cervetto, Lisette Lagnado and Agustin Pérez Rubio—are sensitive and cautious in their engagement with Berlin…[read on]
Interview by Alison Hugill // Aug. 30, 2019
On Friday, September 7th, the curators of the 2020 Berlin Biennale will open the doors of one of their venues in Wedding, the ExRotaprint architectural complex…[read on]
Openings and events at Berlinische Galerie, Galerie Eigen + Art, KOW, Kewenig, König Galerie, KINDL, Isabella Bortolozzi Galerie, Museum für Fotografie, ACUD macht neu, Contemporary Fine Arts, 10th Berlin Biennale, Weserhalle, Museum für Fotografie, Galerie Deschler,…[read on]
Article by Benjamin Busch // Aug. 14, 2018
Titled ‘We Don’t Need Another Hero,’ the 10th Berlin Biennale emphasizes a refusal of the status quo, of the imagined necessity of a savior to free us from the messy present…[read on]
Article by Berlin Art Link // July 14, 2018
Having studied fashion design, textiles are inherent to Brooklyn-based artist Susan Cianciolo’s practice. Her patchwork garments have been featured by the likes of Vogue and Barneys for the past 20 years,…[read on]
Article by Louisa Stark // May 27, 2018
First held in 1998, Berlin’s inaugural Biennale for Contemporary Art was titled ‘Berlin/Berlin’ and, under the curatorial direction of MoMA’s Klaus Biesenbach, explored the rapidly changing nature of the city…[read on]
Article by Jack Radley in Berlin // Dec. 04, 2017
While Isa Genzken’s ‘Issie Energie’ at König Galerie purports a connection between the artist and El Lissitzky for their elusive use of form and process, her latest show feels more reminiscent of Piero Manzoni: the exhibition…[read on]
