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STATE OF PALESTINE

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Governmental documents serve the explicit correlation of identity and affiliation. Palestinian artist Khaled Jarrar uses these attributes as samples for alternative models of identity and anticipates the existence of a state, which until now is mere utopia. He created a passport stamp for the State of Palestine, challenging the Israeli border regime, which he stamps [...]

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A BAD IDEA FROM THE LAND OF IDEAS

Monday, May 14, 2012

This one is in eigener Sache, as we say, as in: it’s personal – and it’s political. German government prides itself in supporting innovation, in promoting Germany as a ‘Land of Ideas’, and in nurturing the famous Mittelstand – the small companies and budding freelancers that push boundaries, develop new ideas and approaches. And a [...]

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… AND EUROPE WILL BE STUNNED!

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The Jewish Renaissance Movement in Poland (JRMiP) calls for the return of 3,300,000 Jews to Poland in order to re-establish the annihilated Jewish community. The movement was initiated by Israeli-born artist Yael Bartana in 2007 and has since spread internationally. It aims to create an atmosphere for a Jewish appearance in Europe. The Jews of [...]

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TOBIAS ZIELONY: MANITOBA

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Our ongoing obsession with youth has been the focus of many photographers these days, from our recent cover star Ryan McGinley to Dutch artist Rineke Dijkstra (who has a grand retrospective at the Guggenheim New York upcoming this summer).
But none does achieve the curiously moving balance between distance and empathy like Berlin-based photographer Tobias Zielony, [...]

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TONIGHT

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

2011 has been a year of the worldwide social protests. North African countries have overthrown their despots, but now they are facing equally significant challenges. Is the moment of the overthrow of the dictator a right moment to end protests? Eastern European countries, such as Belarus and Russia, have not yet witnessed the mass protests [...]

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THE BIG CRUNCH

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Raumlabor is a collective working on contemporary architecture, art and urbanism. Besides marketstand structures of Markthalle IX and an exhibition space for Transmediale 12, installations such as the lovely lady Rosy or the bug like structure, made out of used materials, are designed by these Berlin based architects.

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ALTERNATIVES IN PRINT: FANZINE 137

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Probably, you have already met Candy, a fashion magazine celebrating transvestism, transexuality, crossdressing and androgyny. The cover with James Franco, shot by Terry Richardson was a big thing for the press. Fanzine137 is a fanzine – as it is understood from the name -published by the same editor Luis Venegas. As Candy, Fanzine137 is self published and limited edition.

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DODO

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The first ever presentation and long-overdue rediscovery of Dodo’s graphic work provides a broad insight into an artistic life that was shaped by constant upheaval. Dodo, born in 1907 in Berlin as Dörte Clara Wolff, enjoyed a care-free upbringing in a wealthy Jewish milieu. Even as a young woman, she possessed an allure over those [...]

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KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA IN BERLIN #3

Monday, February 20, 2012

Martin Zet’s campaign Deutschland schafft es ab (‘Germany gets rid of it‘) in the framework of the 7th Berlin Biennale gave rise to strong reactions and polarized the public opinion. His call for donations of Thilo Sarrazin’s book Deutschland schafft es ab was criticized not only in numerous media reports, but the Berlin Biennale also received [...]

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Walk of life

Friday, February 17, 2012

A message from Hamish Fulton, walking artist:
“I think that global warming comes about as a result of the fact that we don’t consider other life forms. We think: only humans. Obviously it’s a stupid point to make, but the Internet only applies to human beings. You can’t have ants using the Internet. It is something [...]

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