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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...
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...
Christian Hain
Sep 22, 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...
Christian Hain
Sep 15, 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...
Christian Hain
Aug 17, 2017


That’s Luscious - No, Excuse the Freudian Slip: That’s Lucian! The Etchings of Lucian Freud at MGB
(Berlin.) This summer, Martin Gropius Bau opens its doors to a Swiss bank. Speaking simply of a promo event would not be fair, though:...
Christian Hain
Aug 12, 2017


A Summer Hit Less Annoying than Despacito? Try Kupferstichkabinett
(Berlin.) For the fourth time already, Berlin’s public drawing collection stages a summer exhibition. This, of course, is just a title;...
Christian Hain
Aug 1, 2017


1 Museum, 4 Artists, 50 Hertz
(Berlin.) Once again, I came unprepared. All I knew was, there’s an art exhibition at a company called “50 Hertz”. The invitation was...
Christian Hain
Jul 22, 2017


Formed, Furnished, Forgotten - The Life of a Sculpture; Skulptur-Projekte Münster 2017
(Münster.) Art knows biennials, triennials, quinquennials, and even decennials. Skulptur-Projekte Münster (SPM) might not be Germany’s...
Christian Hain
Jul 19, 2017


To Document~a Crisis, or Many. Documenta 14: Your Favourite Quinquennial
(Cassel.) Nobody ever visits Cassel outside of Documenta. Thus, to say, a trip to the German hinterland before the grand opening were...
Christian Hain
Jul 6, 2017


A Labyrinth of Lies, or: Artist’s Assistant for a Day
(Berlin.) One fine day at the end of May, I happened upon a cry for help on Facebook. The team behind last year’s Dark Rooms was busy...
Christian Hain
Jun 15, 2017


Stars, Scars and Scares at KW Institute
(Berlin.) It’s always nice to find artists inspired by the same phenomena of mass culture that none of us can escape. In the case of KW...
Christian Hain
Jun 12, 2017


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
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