Posts Tagged ‘Sumugan Sivanesan’
Letter from the Editor: Cycles
by Alison Hugill // Jan. 10, 2025
At the top of our news cycles right now are the devastating wildfires engulfing much of Los Angeles. These kinds of climate catastrophes…[read on]
Fundraising for the Roof: ‘No! More White Money’ at Sophiensaele
by Sumugan Sivanesan // Nov. 26, 2024
‘No! More White Money’ begins before we enter the theater, when Konstantin “Kunst” Kunze of Flinn Works—acting as a representative of a funding organization…[read on]
‘The Melancholic Melody’ Exposes Berlin’s Tech Culture
by Sumugan Sivanesan // Sept. 24, 2024
After the performance of ‘The Melancholic Melody of the New Economy’ at Ballhaus Naunynstraße, first-time director Ariel William Orah told an appreciative audience that…[read on]
Reparative Architecture: Anujah Fernando’s ‘Kantstraße 104a’
by Sumugan Sivanesan // Oct. 13, 2023
‘இனி வந்தென்ன வராமல் என்ன [Does It Matter Now If I Come or Go]–Letters from Kantstraße 104a’ (2023) is a docu-fiction film and visual arts installation, currently on view at…[read on]
The Week May 9–15, 2022
Openings and events at Kupferstichkabinett, Centrum, Prater Galerie, Stella A., HOTO – home to artists, Haus der Statistik, ACUD Galerie, nGbK, Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, St.-Thomas-Kirche, Xanadu,…[read on]
Funny Feelings: ‘camouflage’ by Sonya Lindfors and working group
by Sumugan Sivanesan // Nov. 12, 2021
Sonya Lindfors and working group’s ‘camouflage’ (2021) contains props, gestures, dialogues and citations that make us laugh, but not always comfortably…[read on]
Healing Berlin: ‘Rituals of Care’ at Gropius Bau
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]
Defying Sex Laws: ‘Around the World: An Evening of Lavani’ at Sophiensaele
by Sumugan Sivanesan // Jan. 17, 2020
Savitri Medhatul from Kali Billi Productions appears on stage before the full house of Sophiensaele’s Hochzeitssaal. “Namaste!”, she beams and the not-exclusively-white audience…[read on]
Society Must Be Upended: ‘Manifestos for Queer Futures’ at HAU
Article by Sumugan Sivanesan // July 05, 2019
Catalysed by an open call for Berlin-based artists, the performance event ‘Manifestos for Queer Futures’ premiered at HAU’s multi-venue festival, ‘The Present is not enough…[read on]