After his very impressive stop-motion film “Muto“ and after releasing several teasers over the last weeks and months, everybody’s favorite Italian Blu is back with his new film “Big Bang Big Boom.” This time he takes on the theory of evolution and shows you where life might have come from, what steps it has gone [...]
Author Archives: Thomas Mader
Papergirl
July 12, 2010 – 2:40 pm
Unlike a paperboy, a papergirl does not follow the same route. She goes where ever she wants, never takes the same road twice, talks to strangers and doesn’t even collect money at the end of the month. She is the kind of girl all the boys, and girls for that matter, want to hang out [...]
Tales, Lies and Exaggerations
June 3, 2010 – 11:01 am
Michael Wutz is a Berlin-based artist, well-known for his detailed etchings which show a stunning attention to shading and spacial depth. These works have earned him, amongst other awards and recognitions, an artist residency for printmaking at the University of Texas in 2007, the first price at the Ilse Frankenthal Stichting printmaking competition in 2009 [...]
Redo Pakistan
May 26, 2010 – 3:14 am
The nomadic contemporary art project RedoPakistan has traveled through Pakistan, London and Bangladesh and lands in New York this month. On view at The Guild Gallery until June 18th is the exhibit:
DECLARATION1 OF WAR2 AGAINST3 THE PRESENT4 TIME5
1 The formal announcement of the beginning of state or condition.
2 To deal with or end a particular [...]
Thoughts on Mos Def’s “The Ecstatic”
May 14, 2010 – 12:03 pm
It’s been almost a year since Mos Def released his latest solo album “The Ecstatic” – a year in which a lot of other records have hit the market. Twelve months in which many new artists have appeared on the scene. 365 days in which the music industry has gone further down the drain. But unlike [...]
Tempelhof Airport
May 12, 2010 – 11:40 am
On the May 8, 2010, for the first time in 80 years, the area of the now closed Tempelhof Airport was opened to the public. The city of Berlin chose the slogan “Bewegungsfreiheit” (freedom to move) for the ceremonial two day opening event, but already during the opening speech of mayor Klaus Wowereit it [...]
Crystal Castles at Ritter Butzke, Berlin
April 25, 2010 – 2:50 pm
Even though Crystal Castles played some gigs and big festivals in 2009, seeing them perform in Europe is still a rare opportunity. With a new album about to be released and some songs already leaked, the Berlin gig was not to be missed. So Ritter Butzke was packed with people eager to see the Canadian [...]
Equinox Records
February 16, 2010 – 12:59 pm
BERLIN–Equinox Records is one of those truly rare breeds–a record label created by music lovers for music lovers. Known for its innovative musicians, its interest in discovering, building and supporting new artists and its international appeal, Equinox Records successfully proves that being signed to an European label is no longer a disadvantage for non-European artists.
Henry Rollins, Travelin’ Man
February 8, 2010 – 11:40 am
I’m a travellin’ man
Movin’ through places, space and time
Gotta lotta things i got to do
But God willin’ I’m comin’ back to you
Mos Def probably didn’t have Henry Rollins in mind when he wrote the lyrics to his ‘Travellin’ Man,’ but they still fit the writer/rocker/DJ/activist like a glove. Rollins really is the constant traveler, driven [...]
