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The Generational: Younger Than Jesus (NYC)

The New Museum in New York, founded in 1977, openes on 8 April 2009 its first triennale “The Generational: Younger Than Jesus” with works by 50 young artists from 25 countries, united by their age of less than 33. Some 145 works will be presented in the exhibit, making it quite varied, according to the background and themes of the artists, but also to the form, ranging from paintings and photography to film and animation, and from installation and performance to computer games. It remains interesting if the high artistic value implied in the exhibit’s title will meet its equivalent in reality.

Shilpa Gupta: Untitled, 2006. Photograph printed on Flex

Remembering Soldiers in Germany (Berlin)

On 29 April 2009 from 1830h, a panel discussion on the topic of “Remembering Soldiers in the Federal Republic of Germany” will be held at the Landesvertretung Sachsen-Anhalt in Berlin. The event will be organised by four associations and will include two scholars and journalists each. It will tackle both historical and contemporary aspects of remembering soldiers in a democratic society and should be worth a visit.

Ehrenmal des Heeres, Festung Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz (Wikipedia, Michael Rose)

Exhibition: War and Medicine (Dresden)

The Deutsche Hygiene-Museum (German Hygiene Museum) in Dresden presents from 4 April to 9 August 2009 the comprehensive exhibition “Krieg und Medizin” (War and Medicine). It has been organised in cooperation with the Wellcome Collection in London, where the exhibition could be seen from 22 November 2008 to 15 February 2009. The multifaceted Ausstellung exposition includes 450 exhibits on 800m²: photos, surgical instruments, prostheses, documents, but also video installations, paintings and other works of art. A visit is highly recommended.

Art Karlsruhe / “As Far as No Eye Can See”

0Pariser Platz und Brandenburger Tor, 21. April 1951 (© Fritz Tiedemann/Arwed Messmer)

art-karlsruhe2009 This year’s art Karlsruhe will take place between 5 and 8 March. The quite young “international art fair for classical modern and contemporary art” is already well-established on the market. Besides the many presentations of galleries and artists, it is not the least worth mentioning that with “Leipziger Strasse, 1952” one of the panoramic images by Fritz Tiedemann can be seen, shown at the exhibition “As Far as No Eye Can See” that had been already mentioned here. Continue reading “Art Karlsruhe / “As Far as No Eye Can See””

Nuit de Chien / This Night (Volksbühne Berlin)

On 5 March 2009 at 2000h, the Berlin theatre Volksbühne will show the movie Nuit de Chien (This Night). Its director Werner Schroeter will be present. the theatrical and opulent film is about Ossorio, the hero of a failed resistance movement who is looking in a ficticious South-American city for his past love Clara to flee with her, while the city is increasingly descending into chaos and the secret police and brutal militia are struggling for power. Continue reading “Nuit de Chien / This Night (Volksbühne Berlin)”

Alexander Seiler: Panthersprung (Schultz Contemporary Berlin)

Mutterschiff (© 2008 Alexander Seiler, plaster, 110x85x495 cm; Photo: Frank Altmann)

“I am a cheerful pessimist”

As it had been announced here earlier, Alexander Seiler is presenting some of his fascinating objects in the gallery Schultz Contemporary Berlin. The large-format works of the exhibition “Panthersprung” (“Panther’s Leap”, 28 February – 18 April 2009) make a visit worthwhile. Continue reading “Alexander Seiler: Panthersprung (Schultz Contemporary Berlin)”

Studying in Wartime (Photo Exhibition in Berlin)

Prospekt Pobedy, Grozny, November 1995 (© Stanley Greene)

The association Studieren ohne Grenzen e.V. / Etudes sans Frontières (Studying without Borders) presents its initiative Studieren im Krieg (Studying in wartime) on 28 February with a photo exhibition in Berlin. Some 40 war photos can be seen, made during and after the wars in Chechnya by Stanley Greene, Musa Sadulaev and Rumisa T. Continue reading “Studying in Wartime (Photo Exhibition in Berlin)”

Alexander Seiler: Panthersprung (Schultz Contemporary Berlin)

Panthersprung II (© 2004 Alexander Seiler, plaster, 75x65x475 cm)

The gallery Schultz Contemporary Berlin presents from 28 February to 18 April works by the Nuremberg-based artist Alexander Seiler in the exhibition “Panthersprung”: he creates fascinating objects that remind of warships and other military equipment that appear to be made into a symbiotic union with architectural elements. Continue reading “Alexander Seiler: Panthersprung (Schultz Contemporary Berlin)”

From the Spanish Civil War to the Second World War (Willy-Brandt-Haus Berlin)

GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÃOLA: LOS REPUBLICANOS Barcelona, 21-7-1936.- La miliciana Marina GinestÃ , miembro de la juventud comunista catalana, posa en la terraza del hotel ColÃ³n, donde se estableciÃ³ una oficina de alistamiento de milicianos. EFE/JUAN GUZMÃN

The Willy-Brandt-Haus in Berlin is well-known for its interesting art and photo exhibitions. For the first time in Germany, the photo exhibition “From the Spanish Civil War to the Second World War” will be shown. Continue reading “From the Spanish Civil War to the Second World War (Willy-Brandt-Haus Berlin)”

Annie Leibovitz: “A Photographer’s Life . 1990-2005” (C/O Berlin)

Sarajevo: Fallen bicycle of teenage boy just killed by a sniper, 1994 (Photograph © Annie Leibovitz/CO Berlin, Courtesy of Vanity Fair)

As already announced, on 20 February 2009, Annie Leibovitz has opened her exhibition “A Photograper’s Life . 1990-2005” in the gallery C/O Berlin. In addition to many celebrety portraits, private pictures and some landscapes, there is also a small, but fine selection of her photos from Sarajevo and Rwanda. Continue reading “Annie Leibovitz: “A Photographer’s Life . 1990-2005” (C/O Berlin)”