Article by Nora Kovacs – in Berlin // Feb. 17, 2015
For this year’s Forum Expanded portion of the 65th Berlinale Film Festival, the Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg opened its doors or, rather, closed them to the film installations of 16 contemporary artists with its group exhibition, “To the Sound of the Closing Door”…[read on…]
German filmmaker and artist Daniel Laufer’s studio is eclectic and divided, reflecting the different work that he puts into making his film installations. Part of the room richly furnished…[read on]
BLINK by Erin Reznick – in Berlin; Monday, Aug. 18, 2013.
Filmideo is calling for art submissions for the 9th Annual Film and Video Screenings taking place on September 27th 2014. Filmideo is a yearly event, that celebrates…[read on…]
Blog post by AJ Kiyoizumi – in Berlin; Tuesday, Jul. 08, 2014.
Accompanying Berlin Fashion Week for the third time is the Berlin fashion Film Festival (BfFF), on July 9th and 10th. The programming, praised for its selective curation, has four screenings open to the public on…[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; 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; Thursday, Mar. 13, 2014.
When is the last time you heard a person described as “well-done”? This is Lara in the film “Love Steaks,” at first as the foil to “rare” Clemens, her new co-worker at a luxury hotel. As with any mismatched pair — Lara the leather jacket wearing screw-up at work or Clemens as the earnest, blushing newbie — there are bound to be some mishaps. [read on…]
Interview by Marianna Liosi – in Berlin; Sunday, Oct. 06, 2013.
Katarina Zdjelar’s research has a broad scope: as an artist she explores notions of identity, authority and community by looking at certain specific aspects of reality, in which peculiarities of our historical times are condensed. Her practice consists of…[read on…]
Blog post by Monica Salazar – in Berlin; Monday, Jul. 22, 2013.
On July 13th, the Berlin Film Society sent us into a sensational, carnivalesque night world flavored with the spirit and diversity of the city’s creative scene. A screening of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s cult circus thriller film, Santa Sangre (1989) set the tone, and was followed by the appearance of a mismatched and colorful troop of circus entertainers…[read on…]
Blog post by Emelie Flood – in Berlin; Thursday, May 2, 2013.
Salons have played a key role in the reception process of artworks, providing a forum for the free exchange of ideas and opinions since the days of Diderot and Baudelaire.Momentum, the Berlin platform for time-based art, hosts these events to coincide with…[read on…]
In the winter of 2011 we visited Jeremy Shaw in his Kreuzberg studio to preview his most recent Kirlian experiments, discuss working between art and music…[read on]
