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Berlin’s European Month of Photography

The six-week European Month of Photography festival pastes Berlin’s topography into a city-wide ‘scrapbook’. From its hub at Berlinische Galerie, exhibitions radiate out into 100 venues of various kinds.

Oct 15, 2010 by in Art (1 Comments)

Lemi Ponifasio: "We should listen to accountants..."

With his unorthodox childhood and politicised works, Lemi Ponifasio is not your average dancer. He doesn't have a troupe: he has a "community".

Aug 26, 2010 by in Stage

Death, nudity and sex... in the city: summer art round-up

Frida Kahlo's in town. So's Robert Capa. And don't forget Bruce Nauman, Louise Bourgeois and Art Spiegelman. Wondering who to see?

Jul 19, 2010 by | in Culture (1 Comments)

Berlin’s best ice cream

This city is an ice cream lover’s paradise. Countless parlours pop up with the first rays of spring sun, offering a vast array of frozen delights for mere pocket change. Here's our definitive guide...

Jul 16, 2010 by in Reviews (6 Comments)

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Katherine Koster: Art week in review - part two

Berlin's art fairs don't have the six-figure price tags, ultra-elite collectors, or big name artists that ArtBasel, Miami Beach, and Frieze do. But that's not necessarily a bad thing...

Oct 15, 2010 by in The Berlin Blog (1 Comments)

Katherine Koster: Art week in review - part one

A bit like orientation at college: Berlin's art fair week, inaugurating Berlin art scene's 2010-2012 season, isn't just about art...kinda in the same way that your Uni's O-Week definitely had more going on than practical orientation.

Oct 14, 2010 by in The Berlin Blog (2 Comments)

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Changing tack...

Did Dimitri Hegemann just save Berlin’s art scene? Was its structure crumbling? Kraftwerk Mitte opens its doors with Realstadt, an architectural exhibition of German cities over the past 50 years.

Nov 5, 2010 by | in Art

Mushrooming realities

Soma by Carsten Höller creates an amusement park for the art world. But is this ride more Tilt-a-Whirl than Space Mountain?

Nov 5, 2010 by in Art

Argentina's history in art

Akademie der Künste's South American excursion feels like idealized commercialism, but the works are beautiful.

Nov 5, 2010 by in Art

Tina Berning & Michelangelo Di Battista: FACE/project

Reassembling the fashion industry production line, Berning and Di Battista give a look at the industry through art – but inside out.

Oct 13, 2010 by in Art

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For those lacking the attention span to get through a six-hour Wagner opera, the late Berlin-born composer Boris Blacher's three short contemporary pieces - which blend electronic music with avant-garde costumes and set designs, and spoken dialogue - are the ticket. Boris Blacher's "Abstract Opera Number One", "Ariadne" and "The Flood" will be performed.

Sep 30, 2010 by

Lucky Trimmer cuts together the best of national and international choreography like directors cut together film. We're not sure whether “lucky” refers to the nine ballet, modern dance and performance art groups who were selected for 10-minute slots in this professional talent-showcase; the festival jury who had 200 great applications to select from; or us, the audience.

Sep 30, 2010 by

With Andy Warhol’s 1965 film Kitchen as inspiration, British theater company Gob Squad travels back in time as its actors attempt to recreate the hedonistic, experimental world of sex, drugs and wild parties of The Factory.

Sep 29, 2010 by

Japanese dancer and choreographer Yumi Fujutani's dance workshop (Sept 27-Oct 1) focused on harnessing the energy of the body. For those who were too lazy to go through the motions themselves, this performance will offer a kind of catharsis-via-yoga.

Sep 28, 2010 by

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Lebanon

OUT NOW! A real horror film, Lebanon's amazing cinematography makes the grotesqueness of urban warfare all the more intense.

Oct 14, 2010 by in Film

Review: Les beaux gosses

NOW SHOWING! A hit at Cannes 2009, this comedy about the cringe-worthy first sexual encounters of two teenage boys strikes a fragile balance between slapstick and sincerity.

Jun 30, 2010 by in Film