“I won’t paint the war. I am not Francis Bacon.” Interview with an Ukrainian artist
What are the artists doing in the heavily bombarded Ukraine and how do they feel about the war? In the…
Body bags from Hong Kong at xpon Art Gallery
Paving stones, newspapers from Hong Kong, and just these disturbing, black body bags: The artist Pia Kintrup could not find…
Art on the head – Jan Holtmann’s extravagant hats at the Kunsthalle
In the Hamburg art scene he is an outstanding character, easily recognized from a distance: Jan Holtmann, the man with…
Young Art in Dictatorship: 5 Questions for Varvara Sudnik from Belarus
An artist amazes visitors with her political embroidery works: Varvara Sudnik is the youngest here in the group exhibition ANTIKÖRPER….
Bucerius Kunst Forum: Emil Nolde – the painter who was a Nazi
Is it even allowed to exhibit Emil Nolde in this time? How do we relate today to the artist who…
Street Photography – Allen Bourgeois in the Amerikazentrum Hamburg
When he mingles with the people in the crowded streets of Chicago, Allen Bourgeois sees more than others: The photographer…
Wim Wenders: “The revolver was real – and it was loaded.”
Star director Wim Wenders captures the audience right away with an anecdote of his early work “The American Friend”: He…
Rothenburgsort: The avant-garde in the gatehouse
Hamburg’s new insider tip in the art scene is Reginenstrasse No. 8, an address that sounds friendly and homely, reminiscent…
Tangerine: From iPhone to the big screen
Late in the credits, “shot entirely on iPhone 5s” appears on the screen. Tangerine, from filmmaker Sean Baker, counts as…
Nida in Lithuania: Creative oasis in the dunes
Nestled among trees, surrounded by dunes, directly on the wild coast of the Curonian Spit, the Nida Art Colony is…
The Pine Tree Villa – ARTE Short Film Award
The short film “The Pine Tree Villa” (German: “Eine Villa mit Pinien”) makes its mark not only with its unusual…
Short Film Festival 2016
All short film admirers and enthusiasts got their money’s worth again this year. The yearly Short Film Festival in Hamburg…
11 containers for creativity
At the Reeperbahn Festival 2014, members of the club Hamburg Hoch 11 set up a village made of shipping containers….
Art meets fashion
When art and fashion get together, sparks can fly – and before you know it, something new and unique can…
Flash Chorus in Durham, NC
The idea is wonderfully simple and the great thing about it is how incredibly well it works. Once a week,…
Fun in chorus with Seamus Kenney
They meet up on Mondays in the Motorco Music Hall in Durham, North Carolina. They want to sing together, even…
“Documents of arresting sameness” – documenta 14
Street Photography by Hans Eijkelboom from Amsterdam That there is not much humor at documenta may well be true, but…
Workshop in Nida – Lithuania’s fashion designers of tomorrow
Fashion Design from Lithuania I was particularly looking forward to this workshop in the arts center of Nida: Fashion Design….