PEOPLE
ANNTIAN
When you think of summer, what comes to your mind? Do you think of the early morning, when the air is still cool and refreshing? Or do you think of the afternoon, when it’s so hot that everything you can do is laze in...
PEOPLE
When you think of summer, what comes to your mind? Do you think of the early morning, when the air is still cool and refreshing? Or do you think of the afternoon, when it’s so hot that everything you can do is laze in...
HAPPENING
The five meter high walls at Heliumcowboy Artspace are studded with various artwork. Paperwork next to canvases, small images next to large ones. Some are dark, some blaze with fluorescent colour. Right after entering...
THINGS
Gudberg Magazine is subtitled "Magazine for art, graphic, design, photography and loud thoughts". The editor claims that it’s not only another magazine about art, but the magazine itself is an artwork. This is true be...
HAPPENING
Once a year the CCCB at Barcelona is showing an exhibition with young and upcoming artists from all over the world. This year's subject is "Babylon", here construed as the artists' view on today's or tomorrow's megaci...
HAPPENING
"Best advice you ever got?" "No pain, no gain." We pass by the "Alte Postfuhramt" and approach the side entrance to the "Rodeo Club". We're 3 hours early for the inauguration but the place is already open to th...
HAPPENING
"Iguapop!" is my favourite exhibition at Heliumcowboy Artspace this year so far. Maybe this is because it’s a group exhibition and you get to see the artwork of 9 brilliant artists. Maybe it’s because you feel as if ...
HAPPENING
Three ovals representing eyes and mouth – if you see this simple combination it’s likely that you are confronted with one of Boris Hoppek’s pieces. But it’s not the only recognizable stylistic feature in his work. The...
HAPPENING
Were we really going to spend this beautiful spring-afternoon behind the 3 metre-thick concrete walls of the bunker? But, I have to admit, I really like this surreal building plus there was going to be a concert featu...
HAPPENING
The Stiftung Buchkunst (book art foundation) is awarding prices every year for the most beautiful books made in Germany. The main focus is set on books as objects of utility. Legibility and factors like size, weight, ...