This year’s Berlin Biennale interrogates many forms of oppression enacted globally, coaxing to the surface seldom-heard stories of the marginalized, forgotten and violently silenced…[read on]
Asad Raza’s expansive cross-disciplinary practice defies categorization. Situated somewhere between performance, installation and curation, its elusiveness can be attributed to many factors…[read on]
Otobong Nkanga, born in Kano, Nigeria, currently lives and works in Antwerp. Her multidisciplinary art practice focusses on the complex relationship between land and its inhabitants. Her exhibition ‘There is No Such Thing…[read on]
July 07, 2020
Last year, Nigerian-born, Antwerp-based visual and performance artist Otobong Nkanga was ‘In House: Artist in Residence’ at Gropius Bau in Berlin. On July 10th, she will open her solo exhibition at the museum…[read on]
Interview by Elizabeth Schippers // June 23, 2020
‘AmissingRoom’ is an artwork to be experienced in the evening, when it gets darker and the moon might be seen peeking from behind a tree in your housing block’s garden. Previously shown in various…[read on]
Interview by Denisa Tomkova // Apr. 17, 2020
We spoke to Cevdet Erek, Istanbul-based visual artist and musician about his artistic inspiration, his work in Berlin and the difference in performing as a musician in a band and presenting his work to…[read on]
Article by Denisa Tomkova // Mar. 20, 2020
If all goes well, the solo exhibition of Paris- and New York-based artist Lee Mingwei will open on April 19th at Gropius Bau. The expression of sharing, giving and spending time together is crucial in Mingwei’s work, as his practice often considers the role of the host…[read on]
Article by Sumugan Sivanesan // Feb. 04, 2020
If art is an indicator of social wellbeing, Gropius Bau is an example of how major institutions act as intermediaries between state sponsors, corporate interests and their publics, suggesting the…[read on]
Article by Ilyn Wong // Nov. 29, 2019
‘There is no non-violent way to look at somebody,’ an exhibition of film, sculpture, text and sound by artist and filmmaker Wu Tsang…[read on]
Article by Denisa Tomkova // Oct. 22, 2019
The exhibition ‘Walking Through Walls’ at Gropius Bau reflects on the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. As a historical event, the Fall symbolized hope for a shared future together…[read on]
Openings and events at HAU, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, SAVVY Contemporary, Kunstquartier Bethanien, District Berlin, Galerie im Turm, Galerie Wedding, Hošek Contemporary …[read on]
Article by William Kherbek // Sept. 10, 2019
Transformation seems almost too quotidian a word to describe the processes explored in Bani Abidi’s works. The exhibition ‘They Died Laughing’ features works from Abidi’s student days until the present…[read on]
