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Yousef Hammoudah’s vision for Fotografiska Berlin as a platform for cultural change

Emma Hammar — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:17:19 +0000

“To be successful in the long run, we need to be of tangible value to the community and understand how to do that.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fotografiska Berlin (@fotografiska.berlin) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fotografiska Berlin (@fotografiska.berlin) “To be successful in the long run, we

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Mehdi Chouakri’s artistic world in Berlin, from his private collection to his industrial exposition space

Emma Hammar — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:01:41 +0000

Galerie Mehdi Chouakri on Fasanenplatz’s exterior is crisp and smooth, and just above the entrance lies a sculpture of the glasses Mehdi himself wears: thin, delicate, round-framed spectacles in an understated silver. All around, Summer is being beckoned into the city by the sweeping arms of the trees that line the streets. Every borough of

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Super Super Markt: Storytelling Exhibition at the FF Apartment

Julia Merkelbach — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 11:45:00 +0000

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Marina Paulenka on the future of visual culture and opening Fotografiska Museum in Berlin

Emma Hammar — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 09:46:55 +0000

With over 15 years of experience on different ends of the art spectrum, she has already worked for art fairs, photography festivals, and universities, all while pursuing her own artistic practice. Now, as the newly appointed Director of Exhibitions at Fotografiska Berlin, she is determined to confront the complicated relationship between arts and commerce, but

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Between art and urbanism: Hicham Bouzid is on a mission to inspire collective movement in his Moroccan hometown

Amelie Varzi — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:34:00 +0000

It’s raining in Tangier and Hicham Bouzid is thrilled. “I’ve been waiting for this,” he says, a spring in his step as he makes his way down rue Imam Layti under the protection of a large umbrella. In the Moroccan port city, summers are long and dry and winters are windy and wet. It’s just

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Rebuilding the art ecosystem: Super Super Markt brings together different generations of art lovers

Emma Hammar — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:51:13 +0000

From recommending an exciting show in town to advising in first art purchases, both Julius Jacobi and Rory Kirk-Duncan have always been the “designated art person” in their circle of friends. Grandson of an art historian and having co-run an exhibition space in Cologne, Julius began laying the foundations of Super Super Markt—a Berlin-based membership

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What you need to know about digital pollution according to four industry experts

Amelie Varzi — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:05:16 +0000

How can digital publishing, along with other branches of the creative industry be rendered more sustainable? In the attempt to address these questions, broaden our views, and challenge our own creative practices—an interest we share with our design team at MoreSleep—we discovered a number of eye-opening projects spanning web design, digital design, publishing, and digital communication. We spoke to four of them about their insights and learnings.

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Intimacy and desire through the eyes of three mind-opening creatives

Ellen McBride — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:27:28 +0000

The inclination of creatives to probe these themes through their work spans generations, cultures, and disciplines. Greek god of sexual desire Eros enjoys a steadfast, prominent role in many artworks and mythological tales, usually as a roguish child or a handsome youth. Songs of love and longing have been a mainstay for composers and musicians since ancient

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An anxious romance: Caroline Tompkins’ new book explores female desire and the intricate relationship between sex and fear

Emma Hammar — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:07:57 +0000

Caroline Tompkins is an American photographer known for her intimate portraits and beautiful landscapes. Her forthcoming book, Bedfellow explores the intertwining of sex with pleasure and danger. The book features friends and strangers, ex-partners and lovers, and confronts the viewer with two seemingly opposite feelings: desiring men while fearing them.

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Turning cast-off glass into functional artworks with artist duo Jeschkelanger

Lucy Pullicino — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:05:00 +0000

The founders of Jeschkelanger, Marie Jeschke and Anja Langer, welcome us into their colorful world and invite us to appreciate the artistic potential of recycled glass.

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