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Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 4: The Prayer, Daughter of Mine, The Real Estate
Christian Hain
  • Feb 19, 2018

Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 4: The Prayer, Daughter of Mine, The Real Estate

Day Four, 18 February The Prayer is a promotional film for the Catholic church, set in the French Alps. It tells the story of Thomas, a...
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Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 3: Dovlatov, Transit, Eva
Christian Hain
  • Feb 18, 2018

Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 3: Dovlatov, Transit, Eva

Day Three, 17 February Third day, and I already suffer from severe butt cramps. These seats reach levels of uncomfortable, you can...
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Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 2: The Heiresses, Damsel, Black 47
Christian Hain
  • Feb 17, 2018

Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 2: The Heiresses, Damsel, Black 47

Day Two, 15 February Honest now: A film promising “lesbian prison action”, you probably expect to be... different than The Heiresses....
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Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 1: Isle of Dogs
Christian Hain
  • Feb 16, 2018

Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 1: Isle of Dogs

(Berlin.) Here we go again: Berlinale 2018 has started. Like every year – well: like last year – you may follow my musings on the day’s...
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Forum Expanded, A Brand of Berlinale. So Very Political...
Christian Hain
  • Feb 16, 2018

Forum Expanded, A Brand of Berlinale. So Very Political...

(Berlin.) Berlinale’s back. And just like the past year, the film festival grants its name and logo to off-site art exhibitions in two...
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Christian Hain
  • Feb 15, 2018

(Opinion Piece) Berlinale 2018 – Some Preliminary Thoughts

(Berlin.) It’s that time of year again: Berlinale, Berlin’s foremost film festival, the fourth most important film festival in the world...
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In Daimler's Shopping Bag, From Peking to Berlin
Christian Hain
  • Jan 23, 2018

In Daimler's Shopping Bag, From Peking to Berlin

(Berlin.) Welcome back after the Christmas Break. Maybe it was the same for you as for me, the same as every year: First buying all...
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Will the Builder, and a Draughtsman
Christian Hain
  • Dec 15, 2017

Will the Builder, and a Draughtsman

(Berlin.) For a change, the latest exhibition at Kupferstichkabinett does not celebrate an artist’s anniversary or some kind of memorial....
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No Kiss, no Tanned Guy under that Mistletoe - Yves Tanguy, Scharf Gerstenberg Collection
Christian Hain
  • Dec 14, 2017

No Kiss, no Tanned Guy under that Mistletoe - Yves Tanguy, Scharf Gerstenberg Collection

(Berlin.) Stepping through the looted Egyptian portal of Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection is an impressive experience. Placed inside the...
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Christian Hain
  • Dec 6, 2017

This is Coming to You Directly from the Streets. (Or Nah.)

(Berlin.) I’ve been invited. To a blind date with art, and this is a rare occasion indeed. It makes you feel blessed, it makes you feel...
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‘Straya Now for me – The National Gallery of Australia Visits me Collectors Room
Christian Hain
  • Nov 28, 2017

‘Straya Now for me – The National Gallery of Australia Visits me Collectors Room

(Berlin.) G’day, mate! ... Let me see, what stereotypes do we have ‘bout ‘Straya? (“‘Straya”: check - ‘Strayan slang is to ‘breviate...
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China Exchange and Many ‘Faceful’ Men - Kulturforum Goes East
Christian Hain
  • Nov 8, 2017

China Exchange and Many ‘Faceful’ Men - Kulturforum Goes East

(Berlin.) Ni Hao, dearest art lover. Stepping into the sombre twilight of Kulturforum’s “Art Library”, you feel transported to an early...
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Oriental Occidentalism in many Varieties – Fahrelnissa Zeid at Deutsche Bank Kunsthalle
Christian Hain
  • Oct 27, 2017

Oriental Occidentalism in many Varieties – Fahrelnissa Zeid at Deutsche Bank Kunsthalle

(Berlin.) Deutsche Bank got itself a board member with Turkish roots lately, but that’s rather a coincidence, and not immediately...
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Who’s Skaer-ed of Lucy? A Show Dedicated to History and Language
Christian Hain
  • Oct 20, 2017

Who’s Skaer-ed of Lucy? A Show Dedicated to History and Language

(Berlin.) KW Institute starts into the winter season with a solo of Scottish artist Lucy Skaer. In the beginning, there’s a table, or...
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Just Another Art Award – Preis der Nationalgalerie, Hamburger Bahnhof Museum
Christian Hain
  • Oct 3, 2017

Just Another Art Award – Preis der Nationalgalerie, Hamburger Bahnhof Museum

(Berlin.) Generally, in art, the prelude, i.e. the opening, is also the main thing, the most important date of the six to eight weeks to...
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me Arab, You Berlin; Almost a State Visit
Christian Hain
  • Sep 28, 2017

me Arab, You Berlin; Almost a State Visit

(Berlin.) Every time, I hear about occidental art in an Arabian context, I feel unsure. When, some years ago, the Louvre of all places...
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Schering, Kindl, Schinkel. And Berlinische Galerie
Christian Hain
  • Sep 22, 2017

Schering, Kindl, Schinkel. And Berlinische Galerie

(Berlin.) Imagine for a moment, you’re dealing in art, and you represent your gallery at a fair. What could be more convenient than the...
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The Aftermath of BAW’17, or: From Berlin to Miami Beach in 23 Galleries
Christian Hain
  • Sep 22, 2017

The Aftermath of BAW’17, or: From Berlin to Miami Beach in 23 Galleries

(Berlin.) Now that Berlin Art Week is over, it’s time to focus on different things again. Or is it? We've mentioned the diffuse...
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AB, But no Longer, and Yet Still: C. With and Without Positions.
Christian Hain
  • Sep 15, 2017

AB, But no Longer, and Yet Still: C. With and Without Positions.

(Berlin.) A lot of questions surround Berlin Art Week (BAW): Is there anybody who has never confused it with Gallery Weekend Berlin...
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Marx-ist Gardens for the People (and the Privileged) – Roberto Burle Marx at Deutsche Bank Kunsthall
Christian Hain
  • Aug 17, 2017

Marx-ist Gardens for the People (and the Privileged) – Roberto Burle Marx at Deutsche Bank Kunsthall

(Berlin.) You know Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and probably even Karl, but you never heard of Roberto Burle Marx - unless you’re Brazilian, or...
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