Off space, artist run space, project space, independent, non-profit, temporary, contemporary, avant-garde, hype, playground, cool…yeah yeah. But what do we really know about Berlin’s cultural spaces and the people behind them? We're introducing them to you, one by one.
We often think of design objects as something positive or beautiful. Something to make our lives easier and more comfortable, like the Eames Chair or the iPhone. But what about AK-47s, Euthanasia Rollercoaster, or the Stuxnet digital virus? Those...read more
Just before the opening of her first solo show in Berlin – "Couples“ at Kanya Berlin – Lisa Tiemann welcomed us in her studio in Kreuzberg to give us a preview of the works almost ready to be displayed at the project space. In her sculptural work...read more
Bpigs team has decided unanimously: the most wanted artist to be featured on the B-Side of our May/June issue is Lorenzo Sandoval, a prolific figure in the Berlin art scene who recently presented a site-specific body of work at L'atelier-ksr. His...read more
The multimedia artist shares his thoughts on slapstick, taking art down a rung, and the power of collective work. This article has been produced by Freunde von Freunden. Follow the link for the full story. Christian Jankowski leaves no medium...read more
Olafur Eliasson supports them, and so should you! Cucula, a refugees company for craft and design is, as they themselves describe it, an association, a workshop, and an educational program, but even more so it is a unique social and design project...read more
Sofar Sounds calls itself a “global community” of artists and music lovers. With an impressive network of 242 cities, Sofar organizes secret, live music shows in interesting, klein aber fein locations featuring up-and-coming, eclectic talent. Most...read more
Bpigs had the chance to meet up with Manuel Raeder from Bom Dia Boa Tarde Boa Noite while visiting Libros Mutantes in Madrid. The all-round designer behind the German publishing house with the musical Portuguese name is certainly known to...read more
Maike Cruse doesn’t have time for morning rituals, leisurely breakfasts or long showers. Once she has taken care of her two children, the director of Gallery Weekend Berlin and abc (art berlin contemporary) art fair jumps straight onto her bicycle...read more
The Deutsche Bank KunstHalle's "Artist of the Year" 2016 award went to Basim Magdy, Egyptian artist who works in a wide variety of media, using the future to take a critical look at the present. The highlight of the award – a solo exhibition at...read more
The geeky side of the Berlin art scene is recently ruled by SPEKTRUM . For the past ten months, SPEKTRUM has been hosting a rich program of exhibitions, performances, screenings, concerts and workshops, in a spacious corner of a modernist…read more
For their next episode in the series titled "Appropriating Language", Maniere Noire gallery invited the Bucharest-born, Berlin-based conceptual and performance artist Daniel Knorr to exhibit his installation, "State of Mind". The exhibition...read more
The names Anja Henckel and Nadim Samman keep popping up lately in articles praising the best young curators in Europe / worldwide. Berlin knows them as the most charming curator couple running Import Projects, the non-profit art space located in...read more
Although only a little over a year old, HilbertRaum gives out the confident vibe of a place that has been here for ages. Behind this young independent project space is a well-organised group of 16 Berlin-based artists , who take turns curating two...read more
AETHER is a new space offering a combination of art, music, and creative cocktails crafted from a selected liquor list. It is opening its very first exhibition this week, aiming to showcase “the kind of things that are not normally commercially...read more
An image of a collection of pre- 9/11 Twin Towers memorabilia stretches over the B-Side of our March + April issue. "When the Twins were still beautiful (2013 – ongoing)" is the name of the depicted artwork which is currently waiting to be...read more
Robert Henke is a dear old friend of Berlin and a figure unavoidable in electronic music circles since the 1990s. Alongside his Monolake releases with Gerhard Behles, he is known for the music, performances, and installations he has been creating...read more
The Berlin Art Film Festival took place this past weekend in the Moviemento Theatre on Kotbusser Damm. We had the privilege of speaking to the festival’s program coordinator and organizer: film critic and aficionado Toby Ashraf. Read through to...read more
The second edition of Friends with Books is opening its doors this evening. This time, the art book fair will take place in the Hamburger Bahnhof from 11 to 13 of December and will include lectures, performances, talks, panel discussions and book...read more
The second edition of Friends with Books is around the corner. This time, the art book fair will take place in the Hamburger Bahnhof from 11 to 13 of December and will include lectures, performances, talks, panel discussions and book presentations...read more
Quarterly magazine Texte zur Kunst celebrates this Friday a quarter of a century. 25 years of politically and theoretically driven art criticism will be marked with “Canon Today” , a gala conference to be held on November 27 at the Haus der...read more
This November-December issue B-SIDE, "Mountain Tour, 462463-2", is the work of K im Asendorf ,an artist with a great passion for conceptual art, as he once said,using the internet as his playground. Asendorf currently lives in Berlin and his works...read more
Attention, foodies! Miss Violet's Supperclub has arrived with a bang. After greatly successful editions in Munich and Hamburg, the writer and cook Violet Kiani launched her concept in Berlin. Every last Thursday of the month, Violet will throw a...read more
At a time when our lives are constantly subjected to acceleration and to a massive use of technologies the exhibition 100 Years of Now takes the time to put things into perspective and make a diagnosis of our society. We had the opportunity – and...read more
While simultaneously participating at the Lyon Biennale and getting ready for the Berlin Art Week, Marinella Senatore reached back to us and shared some thoughts on her upcoming solo show “Scenografia” at Peres Projects, and the related...read more
Twice a year, Bpigs goes all-digital, and so do the B-Sides. We are happy to present you “Hypnosis”, Nicolas Pelzer's artistic contribution for our July / August online issue. The Berlin-based artist is mostly working with new media and digital...read more
