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- Ayse Erkmen at Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
If minimal art has any importance, it’s in making us notice things that we wouldn’t otherwise. Ayse Erkmen has this figured out. She gives us an art that is barely there. What is it that Gertrude Stein once wrote - there is no there there. Or was it someone else? It doesn’t matter who [...]
- 5th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art: 1st Impressions
Today was the first day of the press preview for the latest installment of the Berlin Biennial, curated by Adam Szymczyk and Elena Filipovic. I generally make it a rule to see a show at least twice before I review it, but first impressions can also be good a gauge of things, so before I [...]
- IN MEMORIAM: Jan Jakub Kotík (1972-2007)
In December, the Czech Republic lost one of its most promising young artists to cancer. I first came into contact with Jan Jakub Kotík when I was commissioned to write an essay on his work by Umelec. I did not know Jan well, but I quickly became a fan of his work, and was fortunate [...]
