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The Polish artist Malwina Niespodziewana recently exhibited her latest series Comic Gold Haribo at Maniere Noire in Berlin. In the 30 drawings, the artist explores scenes drawn from her work, her family and her surroundings, while at the same time...read more
Our freshly assembled Tips take you through some of the most interesting art exhibitions and events in Berlin. See what's really worth seeing in the following weeks. THURSDAY 01.03 19.00 Falkenrot Prize 2018 + “Out of Touch / Out of Time” @...read more
With the newly commissioned curators Lena Johanna Reisner and Sylvia Sadzinski, Galerie im Turm takes on a new direction. Their two-year curatorial mandate kicked off earlier this month with “Third Lung”, a solo exhibition of the Guatemalan artist...read more
Scroll through our latest best-of in Berlin: we have some sweet exhibition openings and events lined up to get you through this short yet turbulent month gracefully. THURSDAY 15.02 17.00 Marc Desgrandchamps – "Standbilder" @ Galerie EIGEN + ART...read more
Tracey Snelling’s solo exhibition, First We Take Manhattan, at Künstlerhaus Bethanien presents intricately detailed sets filled with the minutia of everyday life – viewed through a lens that zooms both out and in – from cities to buildings to...read more
The festival season is upon us; that, of course, doesn't mean we won't give any love to the wonderful exhibition openings this month. Between mind building at transmediale and pushing your hearing limits at CTM, try to pack a slice of fine art...read more
Rejoice, freaks & geeks! It's time to look forward to two of the major, avantgarde-flavored festivals in Berlin: the 31-year-old Transmediale and its younger counterpart CTM . Marrying the best of digital art, music, technology & culture,...read more
What started with a reenactment of a WOI battlefield in Cameroon between Germany and France has now developed into an ongoing project that alludes to several important topics, such as the effects of postcolonialism on identity, economics, politics...read more
So many things to attend, so little time! Not all of them are essential to your attention, though. If you are, like us, struggling to catch up with all these exhibitions, fashion weeks, festivals, workshops and conferences, you might find our...read more
Blick Verschiebung is the third and final exhibition at Centre for Art and Public Space (ZKR) at Schloss Biesdorf. A recent press release revealed that ZKR will say goodbye per February 1st to its current building and move to a still unknown new...read more
Take a scroll through our final & first tips of the year! For the last weekend of 2017 we recommend: Friday night out at Blank and/or Säule, easy Saturday afternoon with books & arts, pamperings and treats and champagne toasts all Sunday...read more
December we're in love! Birthdays, farewells, exhibition openings, album releases & a zillion Christmas markets are calling for good vibes. Scroll through our tips and find all the essential deets. THURSDAY 07.12 18.00 I am Hungry: Cibelle...read more
In anticipation of NOME Gallery 's group exhibition, Evidentiary Realism, we spoke with curator Paolo Cirio about his development of the concept, the aesthetics of presenting and revealing evidence, and his own investigatory process of putting...read more
Three buses are towering vertically into today's bright blue sky over the 18th of March Square in the historical center of Berlin. Even from afar, you can already see "Monument“ , the disputed installation by the 32-year-old German-Syrian artist...read more
Not so sure about leaving your snuggly covers on evenings and weekends anymore? See what's really worth rushing into the fog and cold in the upcoming weeks. WEDNESDAY 22.11 18.00 Froon Timmer – „Ab und zu durch Tauben“ @ Display WHY: The...read more
We met with artist Paul McDevitt , who runs Farbvision – an elaborately tiled storefront space in which he invites individual artists to present focused exhibitions of their work. With its multi-layered past, some of which is still visible, the...read more
Warm up for colder days with a festival that brings the global South closer to the North, and try to keep up with the busy gallery hopping route throughout the next two weeks. Among many curiousity-provoking exhibitions to come, these are the ones...read more
For this Halloween we hope more masks to fall and more truth to come out, no matter how creepy. Other than that, a bloody hell of a party is in order, as per usual this time of the year. Go bold and explore the weird side on any of the given dates...read more
Emilija Škarnulytė’s cinematic installations facilitate embodiment of non-human time scales and perceptual modes by speculatively reconstructing archeological narratives from a time that does not yet exist. In Manifold , one of two video...read more
Marie DuPasquier 's project space Display , and related curatorial work, takes an open, flexible approach to exhibitions – allowing the process to unfold and remain susceptible to unexpected interactions and variations. She spoke to us about the...read more
October continues with plentiful exhibition openings, festivals, and various art-related events. For those who rather enjoy getting cultured in the comfort of their home, we found a perfect solution that only requires your online presence. Read...read more
The cover of the Bpigs September/October 2017 Issue is shining bright with a contribution by the Berlin based French/Indian artist Nadira Husain. We spoke with the artist about her current show "Rider, Path, and Vehicle" at the brand new location...read more
The Berlin-based artists Nora Al-Badri and Nikolai Nelles have spent the last eight years working together in a multidisciplinary way that encompasses visual art, documentary filmmaking, and cultural activism. Their practice earned controversial...read more
Attend to the rising post-summer blues by attending art functions as often as possible. Our list of things to see in the coming weeks includes exhibitions, performances, discussions, special presentations, all-in-one art festival experience, and...read more
