As one of Europe’s culturally most unusual capital cities, Berlin has become a Mecca to which national and international creatives continue to flock. The Berlin Biennale, which takes place every two years, is a forum for contemporary art of global renown and significance. Launched in 1998, the Biennale is a platform to bring together the [...]
Berlin Biennale of Contemporary Arts – 27th April to 1st July 2012
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Berlin Wall Memorial site
on September 22, 2011 2 Comments
For visitors to the Berlin Wall memorial the first decision to make will be which direction to take it in. I think the majority of people start from the visitor centre at the corner of Gartenstrasse and Bernauer Strasse having arrived via Nordbahnhof S-Bahn. The only disadvantage is that you start from the spot where [...]
Berlin’s Funkhaus – Funkhaus Art Prize exhibition 2011 & Private Views – Thursday 30th June 2011
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There is something particularly special about walking in the halls of a place which once held splendour. When the life that was once breathed into concrete spaces can still be found, gently vibrating under the surface of faded paint and dusty window sills, years later. Something of this feeling can be found when heading out [...]
Anna Steele Art Exhibition Berlin – This Side of The Lake @ Kunstraum finishes May 8th 2011
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Anna Steele is one of my favourite artists. She’s also a good friend, though I’m not biased! An Australian born artist, Steele has dabbled in various mediums and formats, and in her latest show ‘This Side of the Lake’ at the Kunstraum Berlin she explores changing light, landscape and time via a series of stunning [...]
The Moving Object exhibition at Berlin gallery Essays and Obsevations
on March 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
The still fairly new cultural space, Essays and Observations in Berlin seems to have an ethos of “anything that is interesting”. Their four previous exhibitions have variously touched on; politics, literature, art and many topics in between and beyond. There has been a refreshing and rather rule-free air to their ideas and ambitions. Their current [...]
Robert Mapplethorpe Photography Exhibition @ C/O Gallery Berlin
on March 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
Robert Mapplethorpe was labelled a lot of things in his time, but something that one could never accuse him of was being predictable. He grew up in the safe, unstimulating and flavourless confines of suburban American, yet found his spiritual niche in the ostentatious flamboyance of 1970′s Manhattan. He mixed amongst circles that included underground [...]
