Tag Archives: Berlin

Buy a Brick for HomeBase V

After four successful years in New York, the acclaimed site-specific public art project HomeBase is going international, with its first stop in Berlin. To kick-start the effort, they’re throwing a weekend-long fundraiser starting tomorrow in the East Village. There will be drinks, food, performances and incredible art for sale, which is currently affordable thanks to [...]

Tempelhof Airport

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 became [...]

Magnus Westerborn – Bikeriders for Jesus @ Black Jim Gallery

In his book about the Hell’s Angels, Hunter S. Thompson harshly demonstrated that the image of the American motorcycle gangs did not exclusivley derive from their outlaw attitude towards society, but that the media also played a crucial part in molding this image to suit certain political and financial interests, oftentimes by blowing certain incidents [...]

Armsrock – A Horrible Jungle

Armsrock is a hunter and gatherer. A hunter and gatherer of photos, newspaper clippings, images, impressions, of information in general. The artist sits enthroned on this towering inferno of human remnants called archives and tries to see beyond the madness in order to share his point of view with you. Yes, you! Armsrock’s work can [...]

Seven Star Gallery Open in Berlin

This historic house, which used to be a brothel, is now a meeting for photography and fashion. The recently opened Seven Star Gallery combines a fashion boutique, internationally recognized masters, avant-garde photography, and previously unpublished limited edition prints and oversized formats.

Sommernachtstraum at the Schaubühne

Ah the Schaubühne! If the only there was an American theatre like it. Thomas Ostermeier brought Hedda Gabler to New York last year making Cate Blanchett’s production look super dusty. I don’t get to the Schaubühne that often but I watch all the trailers on their YouTube page. Here is Sommernachtstraum (of course). There’s nothing [...]