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Sometimes I just don’t understand what you are saying.

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

Berlin/New York based artist Wolfgang Tillmans started getting attention in the art scene in the 1990s.

I read this on an art site: “He approaches his work with a democratic eye and a singular style that rejects the traditional hierarchy of subject matter”.

Does somebody have an Art/English dictionary? Cause I have no idea what that means. But I like Tillman’s photos! Very “honest” and with a bit of humor.

You can see some of his work (photos and installations) at Galerie Daniel Buchholz until December 10th.

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Sind Sie kreativ?

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Temporary art space MMX is hosting a talk next Wednesday by a representative from BMKB, an organization that offers consultation to artists for health insurance, legal advice and the artist social security system here in Germany.

The talk will primarily be in English with Q&A in both German and English. Sign up on FB today the latest!

Also, better visit the current and last exhibition soon in case you haven’t been yet. As planned MMX’s closing down in December! The guys are already working on the next project though! Stay tuned for spring!

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Last minute photo blurb

Friday, November 12th, 2010

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“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

American photographer Bert Stern was lucky enough to spend three full days taking photos of the mesmerising Norma Jeane Baker only six weeks before her death in 1962.

The result of the Vogue commisioned shoot was “The Last Sitting” which wasn’t published until after Monroe’s death.

The very authentic photos portraying Norma Jeane Baker as much as Marilyn Monroe + documentations and films featuring the femme fatale are shown at Schloss Britz until 30.01.2011.

Definately worth a visit, I think!

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Berlin. The Warhol superstar

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Berlin can refer to other things than the metropolis we live in. E.g the last name of Brigid Berlin, key member of Andy warhols entourage.

This movie clip shows a crucial moment in Warhol’s career. He claims that Berlin has been doing his work for three years. A prank that made the prices of Warhol’s pieces drop and left the question of authorship open to this day.

Photo by Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton

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Phil’s work

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Phillipp‘s presenting his work for Rub Addiction at the Bordel des Arts event on Friday. Expect something skurril – in a really, really good way!

Where: Mohrenstraße 30
When: Friday, 21:00

Previous work:

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Luckily, I have Monica!

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

This week is all about art in Berlin. Not really my field of expertise. But luckily I have Monica!

Her company Berlin Art Link does strategic marketing, public relations, and event coordination for international galleries, artists, and curators – and she’s my private expert!

On their website they do features on Berlin based artists (studio visits = many photos, short introduction = the way I like it), write about interesting events the upcoming weekend, etc.

So, if you’re looking for a direction for this week’s hodge podge of events, you now know where to go for advice. Of course they’re on FB too.

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Pigasus’s Pretty Polish Posters

Monday, October 4th, 2010

and Music and film as well! Check out the gallery in Torstraße or shop online if you’re not around…

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Neo Rauch and Vodka

Monday, September 27th, 2010

The Leipzig born artist Neo Rauch will be in Berlin to present Taschen’s limited Collector’s Edition featuring his work.

Flyer is in German but I think you get the point.

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Simply a must see

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Peter Lindbergh at C/O Berlin. 25.09.10 – 09.01.11

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“I was nothing but a Berliner”

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Being a Weimar-fan, of course I love the work of Erwin Blumenfeld. One of the most popular fashion photographers in the 40es and 50es though his carreer started way earlier.

Born into a bourgeois Jewish family in Berlin
Publishing collages mocking Adolf Hitler
Owner of a leather goods store than later went bankrupt
Arrested for allowing a strap of his bathing suit to slip.
Self-elected co-president of the Amsterdam branch of Dada

Read the full story on his life HERE
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Self portrait

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“Year of birth (78), Place of birth (Heidelberg) – who cares about it anyway?”

Monday, September 6th, 2010

I recently discovered Berlin based photographer Oliver Rath. While I find the esthetics in some of his photos a bit too “German” I like the more twisted ones and his portraits.

Check website or FB Page for more work.

‘Money Maker’