This Friday, 18th January 2013, four new exhibitions are starting at Künstlerhaus Bethanien (Kottbusser Strasse 10 in Kreuzberg) – Joris van de Moortel (Belgium), Hyein Lee (Korea), Aiko Tezuka (Japan) and Sharon Houkema (Netherlands). Lee, Houkema, Tezuka and van de Moortel are all artists-in-residence at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien … more info on www.bethanien.de. The Bethanien is also showing a retrospective of GDR artist Klaus Hähner-Springmühl. And here is the globe-M article: Kunst am Kotti.
Globe-M: “Idylle & Desaster”, Bogomir Ecker at Museum für Fotografie in Berlin – article
German sculptor Bogomir Ecker collects historical photographs from all over the world and from all decades – and the Museum of Photography here in Berlin is showing his latest photo installation “Idylle & Desaster” (exhibition website). Very worthwhile.
Here is the globe-M article: Idylle & Desaster.
Share this:
Filed under Berlin, Exhibitions
Globe-M: “…in Lack getränkt”, ancient Chinese lacquer at the Asiatische Museum at Dahlem – article
A special exihibition at the Asiatisches Museum: ancient Chinese lacquer objects from the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties – the private collection of Barbara Piert-Borgers and Walter Borgers. The lacquer art is stunning, go and see the exhibition, it’s on until 27th January (exhibition website).
And here is the globe-M article (as always, German only!): Perfektion in Lack.
Share this:
Filed under Berlin, Exhibitions
Live Talk with Takashi Murakami at Hidari Zingaro, Saturday 12th January 2013
Yes indeed, there’ll be a live talk with Murakami in Hidari Zingaro in Kreuzberg this Saturday. How cool is that?! I’ll definitely go; besides seeing Murakami live (!) it’ll also give me a chance to flirt some more with the beautiful ceramic art object by Yuji Ueda …unfortunately I still can’t afford the 136 Euro but I’m allowed to dream, aren’t I??
Share this:
Filed under Berlin
Globe-M: Japanese Pottery at Hidari Zingaro – article
Here is the globe-M article on the pottery exhibition: Traditionelle Moderne. I totally fell in love with a ceramic object made by Yuji Ueda. Unfortunately it costs 136 Euro so I shall have to wait until I win the lottery. Check out the “Junior High School Vase”, isn’t it wonderful? 
Share this:
Filed under Berlin, Exhibitions
Exhibition: Japanese contemporary pottery art at Hidari Zingaro Berlin
My calender is already chock full of all the events and exhibitions that I still want to attend before Christmas (not to mention all the Christmas markets I plan to visit and the people that I want to see!) and because this month is so short so many dates are colliding!!!
This Friday is the vernissage of a new exhibition at Hidari Zingaro gallery (http://hidarizingaroberlin.de/) in Dieffenbachstrasse in Kreuzberg – contemporary Japanese pottery! Continue reading
Share this:
Filed under Berlin, Exhibitions
Globe-M: “Prefix & Suffix”, Turkish contemporary art at Tanas gallery – article
Friday, 7th December 2012, is the vernissage of “Prefix & Suffix”, an exhibition by Turkish artist Şakir Gökçebağ – looks really interesting, check out his work here: gallery website. I’ve never been to Tanas (www.tanasberlin.de), a non-commercial arts space which specialises in contemporary Turkish art. The vernissage starts at 6pm at Tanas, Heidestraße 50, 10557 Berlin.
And here is the globe-M article: 47 Paar Schuhe.
Share this:
Filed under Berlin, Exhibitions
Globe-M: Contemporary art from Azerbaidjan at Berlin-Baku gallery – article
A very interesting show of contemporary art from Azerbaidjan in the Galerie Berlin-Baku, Großgörschenstrasse, 10827 Berlin. Vernissage is tomorrow, 30th November, and the exhibition will run until 4th January 2013. And here is the globe-M article: Kultur-Botschaft.
Share this:
Filed under Berlin, Exhibitions
Globe-M: “Glücksfälle – Störfälle” exhibition at Museum für Kommunikation – article
A few days ago I went to see the new temporary exhibition at the Museum für Kommunikation – “Glücksfälle – Störfälle. Facets of Intercultural Communication” – what a fabulous exposition. It is colourful, surprising and interactive with a very original exhibition architecture. Go and see it, it’s really worth it: exhibition website. And for those who read German: here is the globe-M article: Zwiebeln, Eisberge und ethnische Barbiepuppen.
Share this:
Filed under Berlin, Exhibitions
Store Profile: Saint Charles pharmacy in Berlin
Last week I visited a beautiful pharmacy in Berlin-Wilmersdorf – Saint Charles Apotheke (www.saintcharles.de), a partner store of the eponymous pharmacy in Vienna. They have a really unusual retail concept which is why I’m writing my December Cityscape article for Mintel on Saint Charles Berlin. Continue reading
Share this:
Filed under Berlin, Mintel, Retail, Store Profiles
TRENDS. TRAVELS. AND BERLIN 