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NATIONAL IDENTITY

Thursday, November 7, 2013

In the so called multicultural streets of Berlin, say, in this cacophony of nations,  – eating Pastel de Nata after several encounters with Eastern melodies reverberating through the neighbour’s window – how is German identity formed? Recalling the notions of nation-state, how othering continues? Who is ‘the nation’?Where/who is the margin? Starting from this Friday, [...]

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COLLABORATION

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Collaboration is an ongoing performance series by William ‘Bilwa‘ Costa and Jasmin Schaitl. In their own words collaboration ‘explores the correlation between, and the potentials of; transformation, alteration, duration and ephemerality’.
Collaboration #1, #2 and #3,  took place in mo.e (Vienna), Friday Exit (Vienna), Grünthaler 9 (Berlin). The appealing point of the series is their simplicity: everyday movements, [...]

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PLATEAU EFFECT

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Seemingly interesting dance piece by choreographer Jefta van Dinther and the Cullberg Ballet investigating body and raw materials. Remaining performances in Stockholm, Vienna and Paris.

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BERLIN MEETS GLASGOW

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

THE GLASGOW WEEKEND is a 3-day festival of innovative, diverse and highly acclaimed visual art, film, performance, music and design from Glasgow, presented at the Volksbühne Theatre and BQ, during Berlin Art Week 2013. THE GLASGOW WEEKEND is co-curated by Berlin-based gallery BQ and SARAH LOWNDES (author of “Social Sculpture: The Rise of the Glasgow [...]

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OPENING BERLIN ART WEEK

Monday, September 16, 2013

OPENING BERLIN ART WEEK
Tomorrow, September 17, 2013, 7 pm, Auguststraße, Berlin-Mitte
Dates: September 17–22, 2013
Berlin Art Week kicks off together with the joint exhibition Painting Forever! with an outdoor celebration on Auguststraße. Join for an exciting evening program on the main stage and additional live acts and additional offerings at the local galleries, institutions, bars, and restaurants to celebrate the start of six days of art [...]

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GIBCA

Monday, September 9, 2013

Gothenburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art presents Play! Recapturing the Radical Imagination in hopes of raising questions of institutional boundaries and those of the mind in relation to art and creating under subtitles like Art & Crime and The Politics of Play. International artists and influential pioneers like Carolee Schneemann and Guerilla Girls will take part as well [...]

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24 HOURS HOLIDAY

Friday, August 30, 2013

Wandering around the city without ID, cards, money, cell phones, the photo of your mum or lover etc. to find food and shelter… Inevitably, spontaneous encounters would also be included. This challenge of 24 hours is organized by the artist group KABA HAT from Istanbul as a part of B_Tour Festival that explores the city of [...]

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THE SHOWCASE OF THE FEMALE

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Sunday read in The Wire. The article looks at the appearance of female DJs at festivals. The statics proved that there is a massive imbalance. The reaction is a festival dedicated to female DJs. Perspectives is going to take place in Berlin, with workshops, talks, club nights with DJs and live performances. You can find the [...]

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Kickstart an Institute

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Now only 10 days remain of the (proposed) Marina Abramovic Institute’s ambitious Kickstarter campaign.
With the goal of raising $600,000 to fund the design phase of the project – which involves the architectural might of Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) – there’s still time to chip in, should [...]

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Nuances of No

Thursday, August 1, 2013

It should be no secret to our readers by now our enthusiasm and support of Broken Dimanche Press’ continuously growing list of published titles. The latest, Hanne Lippard’s ‘Nuances of No’ is no exception and coming out in such a special season, it makes for the perfect summer treat.
Best enjoyed outside in the park, pool, [...]

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