Diaries
Tips This Week
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by Adela Lovric, 7 May 2014The huge Gallery Weekend fuss is (finally) over; some are already nostalgic, others relieved. It still does not mean that all of the galleries in Berlin took a break. On the contrary: there are still places to go, things to see, people to meet! THURSDAY 08.05 19.00 Anonymous Drawings Project WHY: The project... -
by Adela Lovric, 30 Apr 2014Particularly eventful and exciting days ahead require some good planning. Choose your events wisely to make the best of the jubilee edition of the Gallery Weekend (02. - 04.05), or keep it simple with our top ten recommendations for the week. WEDNESDAY 30.04 19.00 Markus Manowski "Nothing Can Go Wrong... -
by Adela Lovric, 23 Apr 2014After a long and lazy holiday weekend, we are starting to miss the gallery hopping routine. For those who feel the same: use this week's events as a mild-tempo preparation for the marathon called Gallery Weekend (starting 02.05 - more info here). WEDNESDAY 23.04 20.30 MULTI7 V.E @ Altes Finanzamt WHY:... -
by Adela Lovric, 16 Apr 2014Happy holidays, folks! Easy on the Easter feast; this week there are plenty of places to go and things to see! WEDNESDAY 16.04 18.00 Amir Fattal – Book launch & music performance @ Kunstquartier Bethanien WHY: ‘Shadow of Smoke Rings on the Wall’ is a monograph presenting the work of the... -
by Adela Lovric, 9 Apr 2014Newsflash! This week OZEAN allows a view through its closed doors for a new exhibition, the winner of the GASAG Art Prize celebrates with a show at Berlinische Galerie, Praxes presents two new modules, Das Gift and ReTramp gallery share a single opening, die raum hosts a New Year's Eve party, and Import Projects... -
by Adela Lovric, 2 Apr 2014An exciting week ahead -- we look forward to the opening of the largest solo exhibition to date by Ai Wei Wei, our editor-in-chief Despina Stokou's solo show at EIGEN + ART Lab, LEAP's first exhibition at their new space, DJ-slash-painter Markus Manowski's show at L'atelier-ksr, and many more.... -
by Adela Lovric, 26 Mar 2014From the show by a Turner Prize winner, to the obscurities of the Berlin art scene - it is all here in our weekly tips. Be generous to art this Saturday and invest in an artwork or two at the Autocenter's benefit auction! WEDNESDAY 26.03 19.00 PRESENT TENSE SERIES III: Nathalie Mba Bikoro @ SAVVY... -
by Adela Lovric, 19 Mar 2014Places to appreciate art (and its makers) this week are Haus am Lützowplatz, Galerie Buchholz, Das Gift, L'Atelier-ksr, and Junefirst Gallery. More treats for the creative souls can be found at the Berlin's first Fashion Circus, and Hauschka's record release concert. THURSDAY 20.... -
by Adela Lovric, 11 Mar 2014Our tip #1 is to go out immediately, lie on the grass in a comfortable position (we suggest the one in Falk Haberkorn's drawing – see above), and soak up the sunshine until the moon replaces the sun. The next best thing to do is to nurture your mind with art and music, preferably at the places we recommend... -
by Adela Lovric, 5 Mar 2014As usual, we highlight a balanced mix of different events and places, from the relatively familiar to completely new, including a contemporary music performance in a planetarium. Bonus tip: give some extra attention to your appearance and styling, because you just might encounter Berlin's most dreaded fashion... -
by Adela Lovric, 25 Feb 2014Leave your predictable weekend routine for Saturday, because Friday offers too many reasons to choose an art space over a bar. This week the spotlight is on Galerie Pavlova, which now officially opens its doors, and Kino International where a new exhibition series will be inaugurated with an opening and an afterparty... -
by Adela Lovric, 18 Feb 2014Five-day art forecast: very diverse throughout the whole week, especially busy on the west, mildly naked on Wednesday and with high possibility of geeky on Saturday. Now that you know what to expect, go out, pick a means of transportation, and let it take you to the events carefully chosen by the Bpigs staff. ... -
by Adela Lovric, 12 Feb 2014This week's schedule is particularly busy on Valentine's day even in the anti-conventional world of art. From "One Night Stand" to a three-day (af)fair, there will be plenty of special happenings for every (art) lover's taste. To the more adventurous ones who want to make it really memorable this... -
by Adela Lovric, 4 Feb 2014John Waters (Thursday 06.02 @ Sprüth Magers Berlin) The hot topic of this week is obviously Berlinale that is starting on Thursday with the ten-day red carpet marathon. Since we are more into supporting the local yet to become superstars, we would heartily recommend Boddinale, Neukölln's alternative to... -
by Adela Lovric, 28 Jan 2014Another week, another festival! These days we truly feel privileged to live in Berlin. Transmediale is just about to begin and join forces with the ongoing CTM, which gives you plenty of reasons to leave the house and start camping in the festival sites. Besides the festival madness, pay attention to some great... -
by Adela Lovric, 21 Jan 2014The unmissable CTM Festival mixes this week with an extensive list of art openings. Despite the unpopular winter time, we suggest enthusiastically not to miss the upcoming events! WEDNESDAY 22.01 19.00 Athi-Patra Ruga – The Future Women of Azania / The FWWOA @ SAVVY Contemporary WHY: In the performance The... -
by Adela Lovric, 15 Jan 2014Athi-Patra Ruga (18.01 @ SAVVY Contemporary) This week Berlin is all about fashion, but the opening calender indicates that the force is almost as strong with art. Good luck to everyone who will try to coexist both in the art and the fashion world these days - we dedicate our weekly tips to You (see the Fashion Week... -
by Adela Lovric, 14 Jan 2014We do not need to remind you that this week is all about fashion, darling! But the schedule is dense and impossible to coordinate with the less fabulous daily life, so we are bringing you a narrowed choice based mostly on the criteria: 1.fun and 2.free. Naturally, we had our third eye open for spotting the...