Koster, Katherine

Changing tack...

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:40:00 GMT

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.

Mushrooming realities

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:38:21 GMT

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

Argentina's history in art

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:32:33 GMT

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

Berlin’s European Month of Photography

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:37:00 GMT

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.

Katherine Koster: Art week in review - part two

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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...

Katherine Koster: Art week in review - part one

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.

Tina Berning & Michelangelo Di Battista: FACE/project

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:39:00 GMT

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

Three Short Operas by Boris Blacher

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:32:51 GMT

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.

Lucky Trimmers #15

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:05:59 GMT

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.

Gob Squad's Kitchen

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:32:00 GMT

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.

Yumi Fujutani

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:10:31 GMT

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.

Drama Queen

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:04:11 GMT

This dancing queen is not so self-absorbed: rather than acting out personal theatrics, Zöe Knight attempts to capture and connect the stage 'dramas' of body, light and sound. Drama Queen runs from October 1-2.

Storyboard

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:29:14 GMT

In the movie Storyboard, film directs feet: Swedish dramaturge and choreographer Malin Elgán cut together a wide range of feature films and documentaries to direct a live dance piece. The performance was recorded, and Storyboard is the result. A lecture by dance studies professor Elisa Ricci accompanies the screening.

Storyboard

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:22:26 GMT