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by Despina Stokou, 20 Sep 2013And action! First thing I did on the fair was a step back, fretting from the crazy whip lady, one of the many shows/actions to be set up and taken down in the course of 2 hours in the Upcoming Exhibitions section right by the entrance. Is she performing a Julius von Bismarck? What I thought was as... -
by Nathan M., 19 Sep 2013art berlin contemporary’s sixth edition opens today at Station Berlin! Following the success of last year’s art fair format, galleries across the world were invited to demonstrate their ability as producers for artists at this year’s fair. With 133 galleries representing around 18 countries, around... -
by Maria Santos, 4 Jun 2013Marino Auriti's "Il Palazzo Encyclopedico del Mondo, (ca.1950s), surrounded by photographs by J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere Spread between the Central Pavilion at the Giardini and part of the Arsenale, the exhibition curated by Masimiliano Gioni displays, as expected, contemporary art in all shapes and sizes, but... -
by Rachel Simkover, 3 Jun 2013It’s the Olympics of the art world and the jury is a bit stingy with the Gold Lion awards, so here are some more (unfortunately only symbolic) prizes for the national pavilions and collateral events of the 55th Venice Biennale. National Pavilions Gold: Mathias Poledna, Imitation of Life @ the Austrian... -
by Adela Lovric, 26 Apr 2013What a weird, beautiful, overwhelming day. Attending the Gallery Weekend preview for the press definitely gave me some material to discuss and/or brag about. Since I wasn't familiar with this kind of event (fresh Berlin transplant!), they already got me at coffee & croissants and cute lunch bags, and it was... -
by Rachel Simkover, 15 Oct 2012During his lecture, “What is the Museum of Contemporary Art?” co-curator of the 9th Shanghai Biennale Boris Groys brought up the following scenario: We are immersed in a virtual world surrounding life, and in order to get away, to escape the glow of our computer screens, what do I do? I go to the biennale! And, yes... -
by Maria Santos, 17 Sep 2012Fall has always been my favourite season with a reason, and this past week has only confirmed that. We had Boros' refurbishing, Johann König's festive secularization of St. Agnes, Preview, plenty of Berlin galleries proudly presenting their new programs... and where all the heads were impatiently turning... -
by Maria Santos, 14 Sep 2012The long-awaited art berlin contemporary kicked off yesterday morning at Station-Berlin revealing itself as one of the most exciting events of the season. Featuring the newest positions in the contemporary art scene, this time under no subject and no curatorial supervision, this new fair format will definitely mark... -
by Rachel Simkover, 5 Jul 2012After climbing the stairs to the top floor of an old industrial building, now Delloro Contemporary Art, one enters Wolfgang Stiller’s installation, Laboratory I, an installation that feels like a combination of the backstage office at the natural history museum and a turn of the 20th century laboratory. In the... -
by Rachel Simkover, 26 Jun 2012Cia Rinne believes that if you only speak one language you are limited in your thinking because you can only express things in one way. In her show, Sounds for Soloists, at Grimmuseum, Rinne showcases her ability to express herself through an impressive array of languages, including English, German, French, Swedish,... -
by Rachel Simkover, 22 May 2012In preparation for a work included in his solo exhibition, “Shadows of Words Spoken” at Galerie Christian Ehrentraut, sculptor Andreas Blank was in an uncomfortable situation in an Italian quarry. There were only five pieces left of the good quality alabaster stone that Blank needed to execute his project... -
by bpigs team, 8 May 2012"Two thirds of what we see is behind our eyes," says Chinese proverb. Does what we see really exist or is it just a creation of our imagination? It is common knowledge that what we perceive is pretty much what our eyes see and report to our brain. But in fact information provided by eyes reaching the brain... -
by Maria Santos, 7 Mar 2012February in Madrid means the whole art scene bursting: the international Art Fair Arco opened for its 31st edition, and so did Art Madrid and the more alternative Flecha or Justmad. But all this excitement in the official art dates is not keeping everybody distracted. Almost one... -
by Rachel Simkover, 2 Mar 2012Kadar Brock and Matt Jones both push their materials to their limits. Although they each treat their materials in different ways, they set up very specific conditions in which the physical and chemical properties of the paint and canvas determine the final outcome. In the case of Kadar Brock’s paintings, the... -
by Daniel Penny, 22 Feb 2012Dash Snow’s work focuses on the lurid. Whether pulpy headline collage, wild night-life photography, or grainy super 8 film—it’s all pretty smutty. And while the short film, Familae Erase, and collection of 147 tiled Polaroids on view at the CFA offer little in and of themselves, they do present an... -
by Rachel Simkover, 2 Feb 2012Television commercials and portrait painting are brought side by side in Sebastian Biskup’s solo exhibition at 7Hours Haus 19. This unlikely pairing has been given a similar systematic treatment, and the result is a body of work that is aesthetically and conceptually cohesive. The acrylic paintings consist of... -
by Rachel Simkover, 29 Jan 2012The figure of Javier Perés doesn’t need to be introduced to those who know Berlin’s art scene. The founder of already almost legendary “Peres Projects”, which currently has two locations in Berlin (previously also in Los Angeles and Athens), and the contemporary art dealer whose critical... -
by Rachel Simkover, 26 Jan 2012The white cube is packed and the boxes are ventilated; sisters Dina and Julia Boswank are working together for the first time for this exhibit at Satellit Berlin. Although they work in different mediums, Dina using video and sound and Julia working with drawing and collage, they are interested in bringing...