Diaries
Interviews
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by Maria Santos, 1 Nov 2011Suvi with a painting from the exhibition Alte Schönhauser Strasse 26 by Eemil Karila She landed in Berlin almost three years ago. Before starting the gallery under her name in Mitte, she would trace a long academic path from Finland via London and New York. Suvi first got her BA in Art History and then her... -
by Maria Santos, 27 Oct 2011The closest I have been to know them was meeting Georg Parthen and Nicolas Wollnik at their so-named space in Köpenickerstr. 159. Their paths crossed in Essen while studying Communication Design at the art school. Back in those days they thought that it would be nice to have a space of their own where to... -
by Maria Santos, 25 Oct 2011Since nights falls like big pianos lately, you can get the impression that days are shorter. But you can also grasp the best of Berlin evenings in venues with late opening hours like Subtitut (Fridays open until 21.00!). Art theoretician and independent curator Urs Küenzi established this non-profit independence... -
by Maria Santos, 18 Oct 2011This time I met Ulrike Ludwig, who spoke on behalf of the artist collective behind the Kreuzberg Gallery Scotty Enterprises. She is currently having a solo show at their space, what means that I also met the artist and saw her work, two birds with one stone. Raumbuch is an innovative project in Ulrike's career,... -
by Maria Santos, 11 Oct 2011Text and photgraphs by Maria Santos I'm almost sure that you have met her before. In fact you probably took part in a project that she curated. Remember the A0 posters at ex tip-Berlin-Shop during Gallery Weekend? Yes? Then you're in the right track, because she is behind Wert/Sache. Prior to that... -
by Maria Santos, 28 Sep 2011You have already met her if you were some of the lucky few attending the Speed portfolio viewing last sunday. In case you didn't, let me introduce you to the player behind the intriguing name of L'Atelier-kunst(spiel)raum!! Stefania Angelini (Nice, 1986) studied Psychology and Art History in Paris and London... -
by Maria Santos, 21 Sep 2011If Mitte was a worm, Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz would be one of its hearts. The other four, you can certainly name them. What you can't deny is that the corners of the Volksbühne have a lot to offer. On its newest -and most shocking- building you can find the Verein zur Förderung von Kunst und Kultur... -
by Despina Stokou, 15 Sep 2011You probably have met Enrico Centonze, director of Grimmuseum, and you almost certainly have met me...but have you met the rest of the team? WHO: Marcel Türkowsky & Francesco Cavaliere WHAT: Curators of the sound art program WHISTLE MINOTAURE! In its 9th edition, WHISTLE... -
by Maria Santos, 5 Sep 2011Picture by Laura Gianetti It was exactly fifty years after the construction of the wall when I got to talk with Lutz Henke (1981), the president of Kunstverein Artitude. Growing up in the continuously developing background that was Berlin in the nineties, and influenced by its emerging music scene, he started... -
by Despina Stokou, 10 Aug 2011Perla Montelongo and Ignacio Garcia from Node Center for Curatorial Studies (Image courtesy of Laura Gianetti) Artists teaching Curators? Perla Montelongo (Mexico, 1980) and Ignacio García Gómez del Valle (Spain,1978), founding members and directors of Node, both initially...
Book Hook
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by bpigs team, 27 Sep 2023Last week, the Berlin Art Book Festival & Fair, MISS READ, was held at the House of World Cultures (HKW). There were 340 exhibitors from 55 countries in attendance. Despite the simultaneous occurrence of the Berlin Marathon, it didn't significantly deter people's enthusiasm for exploring artists' books from around... -
by Rachel Simkover, 14 May 2013Book Hook: Yorgos Sapountzis, Eine Statue hat sich an mich erinnert, A statue has remembered me I am pleased to present Eine Statue hat sich an mich erinnert, A statue has remembered me by Berlin-based Yorgos Sapountzis because as far as exhibition catalogues go, this is one of the best. It goes far... -
by Rachel Simkover, 23 Jan 2013Interview with Kai von Rabenau of mono.kultur How did mono.kultur come about, and what were your goals with the publication? The main inspiration for mono.kultur was to feature long and extensive interviews with artists and designers that we find inspiring and thought-provoking. We simply love the format of... -
by Rachel Simkover, 17 Jan 2013The work of Riccardo Benassi encourages slow looking and acute observations of the surrounding environment. He works primarily with installation and sound, and his book projects pick up the residue of his time-sensitive and spacial works and re-present the pieces in a new way, making connections between the temporal... -
by Rachel Simkover, 10 Jan 2013The grey beginning of a new year seems like an appropriate time to look back at some of the best books spotted within the last year, especially now that you have probably cashed in on all of the returnable and unwanted gifts received over the holidays. I know the money is burning a hole in your pocket. The... -
by Rachel Simkover, 19 Dec 2012Interview with John Holten of Broken Dimanche Press If you are not yet already familiar with BDP it would be helpful to first acquaint yourself by reading an interview here with John Holten that took place at the beginning of this year. (above photo: The Narrative Machine by Lorenzo Sandoval, Installation View)... -
by Rachel Simkover, 16 Dec 2012This week’s Book Hook features two books by Berlin based artist Alexine Chanel, whose participation with Bigs goes back to last May’s Speed Portfolio Viewing. Both projects deal with the body (or absence of the body) in relation to public and private space; for those of you who managed to squeeze into the...