Last chance art! Hungry for more
Hungry / Hungry, the current exhibition at Galerie Jochen Hempel and ending this Fri (Feb 22), puts the chaos of the world into perspective. The mixed-media buffet is one of the best of the year, so...
View ArticleEat your art out
Fridey Mickel looks into what happens when galleries meet gastronomy. At Gartenstudio (Kreuzberg), Kantine (Mitte) and Zagreus Projekt (Mitte) people are in for heady concepts as well as heavy bellies.
View ArticleParty Arty turns 10!
Renaissance man and wordsmith Yaneq hosts a birthday bash celebrating a decade of merging visual art with club beats, video, performance, and poetry. Celebrate the decennial of the Party Arty project...
View ArticleRE-OPENING! Klemm's in Kreuzberg
One of Berlin's most important galleries has moved house from gallery-exhausted Mitte to Kreuzberg, where the scene is slightly fresher. Italian painter Bernard Piffaretti's solo show christens the new...
View ArticleIna Weber in Berlin: Hier today, gone in April
Joining the ranks of artists such as Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso, Ina Weber exhibits in Haus am Waldsee. Don't miss her excellent show, "hier" through Apr 1, where she explores urban landscapes with...
View ArticleDouglas Gordon: Knives out
This isn't the first time the (not so) Young British Artist and Turner Prize winner Douglas Gordon has played with knives: in 1993 he made 24-Hour Psycho. Now Sharpening Fantasy shows new visual-audio...
View ArticleEvery Friend of My Friend is My Friend
Curator Norma Mangione allowed the artists in the lengthily titled exhibition to play dream date with one another by selecting one of the other participating artists' works to go with their own. See...
View Article"We force our audience a little bit"
INTERVIEW: Back in Feb 2012 we spoke to Ivo Wessel and Olaf Stüber, affable creators of Video Art at Midnight, offering a special platform to experience video art in a unique, unparalleled setting....
View Article"I try to work in a framework which I really know"
How can we disrupt the played-out tendencies and expectations of our western neoliberal society? Curator Stephan Köhler offers insight on his group show »Riss« at Hengesbach Gallery. Move fast to catch...
View ArticleArt insanity! The ultimate guide to Gallery Weekend
With over 300 different exhibitions, talks and parties Gallery Weekend (Apr 24-28) might seem daunting. Lucky for you, Exberliner’s art editor brings you her picks of what not to miss from both the big...
View ArticleWe are the world
Berlin might be the IT start-up capital of the world right now, but half a century ago, the original nerds hung out in Silicon Valley. HKW's newest exhibition, The Whole Earth, opening Apr 26, traces...
View Article"I’m not really compatible with rich people"
INTERVIEW. Andreas Koch may have shut down his art space Koch + Kesslau in 2004, and for good reasons, but the Berlin artist continues to have a full palette. The newest issue of his art magazine "von...
View Article"My explanation is the work itself"
INTERVIEW: Carsten Nicolai was only a pup of 18 when he had his first exhibition at Eigen + Art 30 years ago. The incomparable visual and sound artist rang in the gallery's 30th anniversary with a...
View ArticleMartin Kippenberger: Sehr gut indeed
The infamous former manager of SO36 and founder of Sehr Gut magazine would have become a sexagenarian in February. The Hamburger Bahnhof hosts an ample collection of the legend's paintings, photos and...
View Article"Underground but safe"
El Segundo, opening May 31, at Urban Spree explores Berlin's myths and reinvention as libertine playground. A cosmopolitan yet rustic, edgy yet quaint, den of dregs. A take-the-best-and-leave-the-rest...
View ArticleArt is the drug
LAST CHANCE. Pharmaceutical giant Bayer boasts a sparkling collection of modern art – is it enough to shine up their less-than-gleaming image? Check out this roll-call of artistic innovation and decide...
View ArticleShop till you pop
Artist and shop owner Yvette Mattern's The Storefront Collection offers young, hip would-be collectors a chance to take home art from the not-so-unknown players in the art world. Even if you can't...
View ArticleDon't shoot the messenger
Intrigued by the critical scorn directed at curators Christoph Tannert and Sven Drühl's latest project, Fridey Mickel interviewed Tannert about Berlin.Status[2] to hear both a defence of the exhibition...
View ArticleLose your delusion
Much-plugged Greek-born artist Despina Stokou's rather misguided first solo show is high on hype but low on real impact. Catch it and decide for yourself before it closes on June 22.
View Article“The self-educated are know-it-alls”
Hansa Wißkirchen started his exhibition series “Salon Hansa” 20 years ago, curating elegant guerrilla exhibitions with self-educated artists. Now he has initiated a new, similar exhibition programme in...
View ArticleParty: Atelierhaus Mengerzeile turns 20!
Since its inception in 1993, Atelierhaus Mengerzeile in Treptow has thrived outside of the Berlin studio programme, receiving citywide acclaim and welcoming artists from all over the world. Celebrate...
View Article"Stop being concerned with yourself!"
INTERVIEW. Artist and art-networker Thomas Eller, through his past positions at ArtNet, Temporary Kunsthalle and foremost as an artist, has collected lots of experience (not to mention contacts) from...
View ArticleFresh air at KW
Kunst Werke Institute for Contemporary Art welcomes new head curator Ellen Blumenstein with a grand "Relaunch", restoring the humanness of the earlier eras of KW. Check out the breath of fresh air on...
View Article"It's a kind of sunshine"
Messages from Reality, Volume 2, an exhibition celebrating Estonian art giants Enno Hallek, Andres Tolts and Leonhard Lapin, is a colourful shot in the arm. See Pop Art in a bright new light before it...
View ArticleChase away the dog days
Claudia Chaseling's small but powerful mixed media sketches bring fresh colour to gallery/shop hybrid The Storefront Collection for the summer months.
View ArticleGallery to watch: Invaliden1
Still bearing the name of its original Mitte address, this hard-working gallery has put itself squarely on the art map over its eight years, with bold exhibitions offering artists considerable creative...
View ArticleDark side of the toon
Musician and artist Toby Goodshank's first solo exhibition is a colourful riot of mad-eyed pop culture references with a distinctly sinister feel - don't miss the closing this evening!
View ArticleThey are the robots
Straight out of Computerwelt to the art world! Po-faced electronic pioneers Kraftwerk are offering a look at their distinctive take on 3D – visitors to Sprüth Magers can see eight of their charmingly...
View Article“We are living in incredible times of amnesia”
INTERVIEW. French-Algerian artist Kader Attia meditates on repair, culture, colonialism and impermanence through a decade's worth of objects presented in five acts in his first solo exhibition in...
View Article“Trust is all there is”
INTERVIEW. Lauded sculptor (Sir) Anish Kapoor's first solo show in the city explores changing states through his imposing, emotive works and use of crimson. See deep red on the entire ground floor of...
View ArticleChecking in with… Stephan Jung
INTERVIEW. With technically complex paintings that articulate light and colour as clearly as an LCD screen, Jung's appreciation for contemporary technology is obvious. His exhibition at Exile opens Sep 6.
View ArticleSound to art: Ari Benjamin Meyers
INTERVIEW. Before his first solo exhibition on Sep 7 at Esther Schipper, composer and conductor-turned-artist Ari Benjamin Meyers talks about combining art and music, and why his experimental work is...
View ArticleRömer holiday
Artistic partners in work (and life) Römer + Römer will debut their newest exhibition, Sambódromo, depicting scenes from Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, on Sep 7 at Galerie Michael Schultz.
View Article"I know where the naked bodies should be placed"
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE! A new exhibition by French photographer Ruben Brulat, whose work explores the connection between the nude human body and grand landscapes of natural elements, is on display now at...
View ArticleArtist to watch: Roey Heifetz
Art Week is upon us and its sheer breadth might seem crushing. Roey Heifetz, an artist exhibiting at Preview through the Israeli Embassy, has been making impressions in Berlin for a year now, and is...
View ArticleAll's fair in art
Artforum might be no more than a memory, but starting this week, on Sep 18, three Berlin art fairs will carry the torch as the official kick-off to the second annual BERLIN ART WEEK (Sep 17-22). Fridey...
View ArticleThe Exberliner Guide to Berlin Art Week 2013
TONIGHT! Berlin Art Week is in full swing and Fridey Mickel has compiled a guide to make sense of the sensory overload. Read on and take your pick of her picks as the art world takes over (Sep 17-22).
View ArticleA material mind-fuck
Aanant & Zoo present the second part of their annually curated exhibition of curated guest artists. Go get your mind blown by works from artists like Elena Bajo, Geerten Verheu and Martin Bothe,...
View ArticlePaint like an Egyptian
Khaled Hafez presents his first Berlin exhibition. Hafez's sarcastic, subversive work places pop culture next to Pharaohs, vividly contrasting East and West in a modern menagerie of mixed media....
View ArticleAfter Year Zero: Africa since WWII
INTERVIEW. With much post-1945 historical focus on the Cold War and Eastern Bloc, Africa's position in the world order is unfortunately often overlooked. In After Year Zero, HKW and Anselm Franke...
View ArticleGorki’s fall facelift
Former head of Ballhaus Naunynstr. Shermin Langhoff has taken full control of Maxim Gorki Theater. While the leaves fall around us, the theatre's opening event starting Nov 9, Herbstsalon, promises to...
View ArticleFace to face: Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Italian painter Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku brings canvases as large and wide as his name to Berlin, exhibiting solo here for the first time. "Faces and Cities" opens at De Freo Gallery on Nov 9...
View ArticleLearning to fly
Joanne Grüne-Yanoff's mixed-media exhibition "Instructions for Flight" uses body language mixed with contradictory written statements bringing the most sensitive parts of being to light. Through Nov 30...
View ArticlePicasso pub crawl, anyone?
Picassophile? The legendary Spanish painter's artwork is now showcased at two simultaneous exhibitions not to be missed. Soak up the master's multifarious work and celebrate his 132nd birthday at two...
View ArticleStructures from space: Philippe Rahm
INTERVIEW. Sat, Nov 30 sees the opening of Philippe Rahm's "Constructed Atmospheres" at Architektur Galerie. The Swiss architect rethinks architecture with meteorology in mind.
View ArticleGive the gift of art
Before shelling out your last €50 at Urban Outfitters for that special something for that special someone, think about buying them some posters, prints or paraphernalia at one of these indie art shops.
View ArticleSchlingensief: Art and life without division
INTERVIEW. Through the entire month of December, KW pays tribute to Berlin artist, actor, author and filmmaker Christoph Schlingensief with a full posthumous retrospective, curated by Anna-Catharina...
View ArticleArtist to watch: Marianna Uutinen
Everything closed for Weihnachtspause but you still hunger for art? Check out Finnish queen of painting Marianna Uutinen, our December artist to watch. Her joint exhibition with Anselm Reyle is open...
View ArticleArtist to watch: Stefan Fähler
Hungry freaks and gory disco skulls, the ambassadors of a city and a subculture, peer out of vibrantly coloured posters. Through symbolic illustration, the Greek-German artist creates faces that tell...
View ArticlePrimal experiences: Ignacio Uriarte
INTERVIEW. Working with such varied talents as Michael Winslow and Blixa Bargeld, sound artist Uriarte's works this time with a typewriter. New Blain Southern show Analog features him among seven...
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