Posts Tagged ‘symbolism’

In Search of a New Language: Yuya Suzuki at Künstlerhaus Bethanien

an installation view of the gallery's ground floor room with two colorful sculptures on the floor and a mounted abstract sign system

by Noushin Afzali // Apr. 30, 2021

Yuya Suzuki’s exhibition ‘Post Language Realm’ is presented at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, in the context of a series of recent shows by resident artists…[read on]

Art as Counter-Ritual: ‘A Fire In My Belly’ at JSC Berlin

a close up of a person's mouth, with the lips sewn shut with bright red thread and a blood-like substance running down the cheeks and chin

by Dagmara Genda // Mar. 9, 2021

A ritual highlights a given social practice and renders it symbolic on another, often spiritual, level, thereby legitimizing and expanding certain structures or, at other…[read on]

Nationalism // Rainer Ganahl’s ‘Ubu Trump’ at Spike Berlin

Berlin Art Link Rainer Ganahl's Ubu Trump Poster Spike Berlin

Article by Jess Harrison // Feb. 9, 2018
Taking place at Trump Tower and the Palace of Poland, Austrian-American artist Rainer Ganahl’s play ‘Ubu Trump’ employs an eclectic cabinet of characters, including President Donald J. Trump, Ivanka…[read on]