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Tell us of “Tellers” - The Photo Stories of Jürgen Teller
(Berlin.) Two new photo shows at Martin Gropius Bau, let’s start with the less obscure: You know Jürgen Teller, of course you do, at...
Christian Hain
May 13, 2017


Protest This - Martin Luther and Other Protestantisms in a Historic Show, at Martin-Gropius-Bau
(Berlin.) The German government puts much effort into celebrating Martin Luther this year. Nailing his 99 problems - no: 95 theses - on a...
Christian Hain
May 3, 2017


Gallery Weekend Berlin Part 3 – More Galleries, Ever More Galleries... And Parties
(Berlin.) This city offers a sheer endless supply of gallery hotspots. We have not yet talked about the eminent neighbourhood of KW and...
Christian Hain
May 1, 2017


The Gallery Weekend Berlin 2017 – Part 2. More Galleries, More Nudity.
(Berlin.) The second day of Gallery Weekend Berlin, and we’ll stay in the Potsdamer Strasse sector. As usual, the first stop down there...
Christian Hain
Apr 30, 2017


Berlin Gallery Weekend 2017 Part 1. Fairs, Galleries and Nudity
(Berlin.) It’s that time of the year again! The 2017 edition of the “world’s largest art fair” (they still have not adopted that slogan),...
Christian Hain
Apr 29, 2017


Ah, Those Pretty, Pretty, Flowers! And She Knew Her Science too – Maria Sybilla Merian at KSK Berlin
(Berlin.) It’s spring again! Not only Easter is approaching, but if you live in a country celebrating Mother’s Day in May, you will be...
Christian Hain
Apr 13, 2017


For the Gold Digger in Your Life: It’s All About the Chemistry. Al-chemy at Kulturforum
(Berlin.) Much company they draw, and much abuse, // In casting figures, telling fortunes, news, // Selling of flies, flat bawdry, with...
Christian Hain
Apr 11, 2017


Black and White, and Ambivalence. Kemang Wa Lehulere at Deutsche Bank Kunsthalle
(Berlin.) The Deutsche Bank Kunsthalle is always worth a visit, and especially so if you’re invited to one of their press previews....
Christian Hain
Apr 3, 2017


Not to Praise Less Pretty Priceless but Prize-less Princesses. Three Painting Awards at BG
(Berlin.) Berlinische Gallery, one of the city’s finest venues for contemporary art, has gone full painting, hosting not only one, but...
Christian Hain
Mar 30, 2017


Installing... Installing... Installation complete. Moving Is In Every Direction at Hamburger Bahnhof
(Berlin.) “Art installed in space” may appear under many names. “Narrative spaces” would be one, “environment” another. The curators of...
Christian Hain
Mar 24, 2017


Duchamp to Daimler, Handmade, Ready-Made, Fanmade
(Berlin.) I’ve been to D.C. again. Daimler Contemporary, that is. Their latest show is about “ready-mades and beyond”, or, the exact...
Christian Hain
Mar 16, 2017


Art'n'Eels, Bugs'n'Chips. Stoschek's back.
(Berlin). Julia Stoschek Collection has opened a second show in Berlin, and this time you’re not expected to read a book or watch a film...
Christian Hain
Mar 10, 2017


The Berlinale Trilogy – A Prequel: Forum Expanded, Expanded
(Berlin.) Last time we talked about art, we stopped short at the films of Forum Expanded. A restriction on telling about those before...
Christian Hain
Feb 20, 2017


The Berlinale Trilogy Part 3: Thoughts and Winners
(Berlin.) The Berlinale is history, and soon we’ll talk about art again. But first... Berlinale Jury was composed of Paul Verhoeven...
Christian Hain
Feb 20, 2017


The Berlinale Trilogy, A Spinoff – The Interview, starring Xu Haofeng
(Berlin.) And now for something completely different... During this year’s Berlinale, the Asian Film & Television Promotion (AFTP), and...
Christian Hain
Feb 16, 2017


The Berlinale Trilogy, Part 2 – A Film Festival
This page will be updated with more reviews as the festival continues. (Berlin.) The first days of Berlinale are over and the competition...
Christian Hain
Feb 11, 2017


The Berlinale Trilogy, Part 1 – A Forum Expanded
(Berlin.) I don’t know about you, but when I realize I’ve been staring at a screen for six hours and a half – not typing, or clicking,...
Christian Hain
Feb 9, 2017


Schering Foundation and Deutsche Bank Kunsthalle, Forming the Future
(Berlin.) Feeling SAD? Schering (Pharmaceutics, now a subsidiary of Bayer, and no longer formally connected to the art activities)...
Christian Hain
Feb 2, 2017


You Haven’t Changed a Bit, KW Institute! A Reopening.
(Berlin.) Imagine a famous art venue taking a four months’ vacation to break in the new boss, and do some much needed refurbishing....
Christian Hain
Jan 25, 2017


A New Year, A New Art? Four Berlin Gallery Shows
(Berlin.) It might seem a bit late, but lest we forget: “Happy new Year!” What could be better to warm up to 2017 - not literally, mind:...
Christian Hain
Jan 19, 2017
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