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4 hours ago
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How can nudity be so provocative?' Florentina Holzinger on rocking Venice with naked jetskiers, human bells and urine divers

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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

How can nudity be so provocative?' Florentina Holzinger on rocking Venice with naked jetskiers, human bells and urine divers

A Venice performance combines nude dancers, live drone music, and a crane-hoisted bell to create a violent, resonant spectacle.
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fromArtforum
3 days ago

Venice Biennale 2026: Disneyland on the Lagoon

The Biennale functions like Disneyland, offering feel-good internationalism while allowing nations to appear represented without serving political interests.
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fromBerlin Art Link
5 days ago

Top Exhibitions of 61st Venice Biennale | Berlin Art Link

A Venice Biennale pavilion was cancelled over Gaza references, yet a mournful multi-channel video installation of Elegy continues off-site in a church setting.
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fromArtforum
5 days ago

Florentina Holzinger's Venetian Tableaux

The biennale faces political controversy and institutional turmoil, yet standout performances like Florentina Holzinger’s debut offer memorable, hopeful artistic impact.
#contemporary-classical-music
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fromThe New Yorker
22 hours ago

Chaya Czernowin Gives Voice to a Wounded World

Witten Days for New Chamber Music featured Iranian, Russian, and Israeli-born composers whose works addressed war, repression, and peace through experimental musical languages.
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fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 week ago

One true inner voice: Jennifer Wright and Kathleen Supove's 'Female Gaze' * Oregon ArtsWatch

Piano duo Jennifer Wright and Kathleen Supovè used percussion-like techniques and theatrical preparation to deliver feminist, politically defiant new compositions.
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fromFrenchly
18 hours ago

12 Must-See Music Festivals in France for Summer 2026 - Frenchly

France’s 2026 summer music festivals blend global and emerging talent across diverse venues, driven by sustainability, innovation, and heritage traditions.
#electronic-music
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fromPitchfork
1 day ago

The Field: Now You Exist EP

Now You Exist keeps the Field formula while shifting to looser, more flexible drums and rougher, more breathing rhythms.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

MIN t Drops "Last Day" Visuals Ahead of Album Release - KALTBLUT Magazine

“Before The After” presents a tainted world where hope fades, using bass music and R&B to pair emotional honesty with genreless production.
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fromPitchfork
1 day ago

The Field: Now You Exist EP

Now You Exist keeps the Field formula while shifting to looser, more flexible drums and rougher, more breathing rhythms.
Berlin music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

MIN t Drops "Last Day" Visuals Ahead of Album Release - KALTBLUT Magazine

“Before The After” presents a tainted world where hope fades, using bass music and R&B to pair emotional honesty with genreless production.
Berlin music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Still collapsing after all these years: Einsturzende Neubauten on their fifth decade as a Berlin legend

Einsturzende Neubauten released a 2024 album with ominous energy, but committed to making another record, adding bassist Josefine Lukschy after Alexander Hacke’s departure.
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fromPitchfork
17 hours ago

Blondshell Plots Fall Tour, Drops New Song

Heart Has to Work So Hard previews a new Blondshell album about friendship, betrayal, enduring love, and compassion.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours ago

I had been silent for a very long time': how a chance meeting at a burger van revived techno genius the Field

A chance meeting at a food truck led to a label deal and a first record since 2018 for Axel Willner, who shifted from touring to culinary work.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Pianist Jayson Gillham's case against MSO mustn't turn into roving inquiry' on Middle East conflict, judge warns

A federal court case over a cancelled concert will not become a broad inquiry into Middle East conflict, despite public controversy.
fromThesanjoseblog
2 days ago

Symphonic World Cup Brings World Class Music to Downtown San Jose

Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 will bring the program to a stirring close, its triumphant strains echoing themes of resilience forged under historical pressure. Events of this caliber will continue to elevate San Jose's reputation as a premier destination for the arts, attracting diverse audiences and nurturing the creative spirit that drives the city forward.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 days ago

Sound of the Week: siovo - BABYBOY - KALTBLUT Magazine

With "BABYBOY," siovo passionately dives into the emotional chaos of unrequited love. The track masterfully combines melancholic guitars, thick synths, and glitching vocals to create a soundscape that beautifully encapsulates both the weight of longing and the lightness of hope.
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fromBerlin Art Link
4 days ago

Music As Material and Metaphor | Berlin Art Link

Museums increasingly program music to bridge audience-performer divides and use musical genres as material that can destabilize art’s institutional mechanisms.
fromPitchfork
4 days ago

Smerz: Easy EP

The best Smerz songs saunter by like a hostess maneuvering through the chicest soiree in town: by the time you catch her eye, she's already off to a new room. Fleeting moments are the fascia of the Norwegian duo's enigmatic post-pop; brevity is both the medium and message.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Dancing on a Volcano album review a glorious technicolour snapshot of pre-war musical Germany

The program presents German music from 1920–1933 that Nazis rejected, and all featured composers later ended up in the United States.
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fromTime Out New York
3 days ago

The Met and Neue Galerie are officially merging, but what does that actually mean?

The Neue Galerie will merge with the Met in 2028 while remaining in its Fifth Avenue building, expanding the Met’s Austrian and German art holdings.
fromVulture
3 days ago

'If Those Stockings Had a Sound, What Would It Be?'

Congratulations on your first Tony nomination. Had you ever written incidental music for a play before?I helped out with a National Theatre production of The Crucible, and we adapted for the girls onstage, but I didn't write anything new. And then I wrote music for an onstage pianist to perform in a production of Hedda Gabler at the Old Globe in San Diego. But Salesman is very different.
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Berlin music
fromIndieWire
3 days ago

'Gentle Monster' Review: Lea Seydoux Learns the Truth About Her Husband in Marie Kreutzer's Tough Study of Child Sex Abuse

A family relocates after a husband’s arrest, forcing a mother to confront terrifying doubts about child abuse and the irreversible nature of love and pedophilia.
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
3 days ago

Antje Schomaker Unleashes "Mascara": An Edgy Anthem for the Empowered Breakup! - KALTBLUT Magazine

“Mascara” is an ironic and laid-back breakup anthem that explores themes of freedom, letting go, and the radiant glow that often follows a breakup.
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fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

Iconic German musician Udo Lindenberg turns 80

At its unveiling in 2015, Lindenberg himself described the monument as the “Statue of Liberty of Gronau.” Years later, the statue collapsed and had to be restored, but this did little to diminish its symbolic value.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Gentle Monster review disquieting drama about two women facing the truth about the men they love

Two women become trapped by loyalty and duty as investigations and caregiving obligations expose hidden truths about the men in their lives.
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fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

To play Mozart, Will Sharpe had to mine the contrasts of his life and music

Portraying Mozart focused on imagining his daily reality and human character rather than replicating historical fact.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Renowned feminist artist and film-maker Valie Export dies aged 85

Valie Export used provocative performance art to invert the male gaze and expose the objectification of women’s bodies.
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fromLondon Unattached
4 days ago

Tulsa Ballet: Made in America Review

Tulsa Ballet’s UK debut featured three works showcasing strong American performance qualities and versatile technique, despite uneven choreographic structure in parts.
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fromArtforum
4 days ago

Looking for Depth in Venice

Venice’s constant sinking and choppy arrival create immediate physical disorientation while art-world events unfold across palazzi and canals.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Martinu: The Symphonies 1-6 album review Hrusa is a persuasive guide to this distinctive and likable cycle

Six Martinu symphonies, long neglected, receive a first Deutsche Grammophon appearance with vivid performances capturing Czech spirit, rhythmic energy, and distinctive orchestral textures.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Samson et Dalila review their two voices combine as if made to measure

Akhmetshina and Baek deliver compelling performances that make the Royal Opera revival of Samson et Dalila highly worth seeing despite uneven elements.
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fromConde Nast Traveler
5 days ago

What It Takes to Design the Stage for Eurovision, According to the Set Designer Who Has Done It 10 Times

Florian Wieder designs Eurovision stages to create emotion and party atmosphere rather than high-tech spectacle, drawing on major international experience for Vienna 2026.
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fromArtforum
5 days ago

Bringing the Bodies: Florentina Holzinger Corrupts the Female Nude

Bodily training in TANZ shifts from enforcing historical ballet posture to guiding explicit self-touch, exposing contradictions of authority, pleasure, pain, and history.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
6 days ago

Blending resonances: ChatterPDX's new LATEworks series * Oregon ArtsWatch

ChatterPDX debuted their LATEworks series. The ensemble took to the Hallowed Halls studio to perform music by Steve Reich, Andy Akiho, Kaija Saariaho, John Luther Adams, and ChatterPDX artistic co-director James Shields. They also premiered Slip by Kimberly Osberg, one of Chatter's three composers-in-residence, who wrote the piece in only forty-eight hours.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

A lost' Vaughan Williams song is exciting news but what else remains to be found'?

A newly found Vaughan Williams song reveals creative process and underscores how overlooked archives can hide major works by marginalized composers.
fromKqed
5 days ago

The 11 Best Plays and Musicals to See This Summer in the Bay Area | KQED

Jean-Michel's dad Georges is the master of ceremonies at a Saint-Tropez drag nightclub. Anne's dad is head of the Tradition, Family and Morality Party that's trying to close drag clubs. How will these two get along now that their kids are in love? A bevy of lies ensue to try and assuage Anne's family, yet by the end, everyone needs each other and drag artists win the day.
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#contemporary-music
fromArtforum
6 days ago
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Haus Der Kunst curator Xue Tan on Aphex Twin and Alexej von Jawlensky

A live Aphex Twin performance at Sónar Festival felt like entering an audiovisual system, while 1989 China/Avant-Garde embodied converging experimentation and debate.
fromThe Village Voice
1 week ago
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When the Lights Went Down in Taipei: How Jennifer Hsieh Carries American Contemporary Music Across Oceans - The Village Voice

Jennifer Hsieh's concert in Taipei showcased modern compositions alongside classical pieces, inviting audiences to experience music in a new, immersive way.
Berlin music
fromArtforum
6 days ago

Haus Der Kunst curator Xue Tan on Aphex Twin and Alexej von Jawlensky

A live Aphex Twin performance at Sónar Festival felt like entering an audiovisual system, while 1989 China/Avant-Garde embodied converging experimentation and debate.
Berlin music
fromThe Village Voice
1 week ago

When the Lights Went Down in Taipei: How Jennifer Hsieh Carries American Contemporary Music Across Oceans - The Village Voice

Jennifer Hsieh's concert in Taipei showcased modern compositions alongside classical pieces, inviting audiences to experience music in a new, immersive way.
Berlin music
fromCN Traveller
6 days ago

Eurovision host Victoria Swarovski on the places in Vienna that inspire her

Victoria Swarovski will host Eurovision in Vienna with calm confidence, citing limited visibility of global viewers and special live feedback from the venue.
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fromColossal
6 days ago

Bubbles, Algae, and Plastics Go Haute Couture in 'Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses'

Iris van Herpen’s couture merges art, science, and technology through sustainable, sculptural designs using advanced materials and processes.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
6 days ago

maroon mashrabiya pavilion hosts performances and communal rituals for qatar in venice

At the future site of the permanent Qatar Pavilion in the Giardini, the country's national participation at Venice Art Biennale 2026, named 'untitled 2026 (a gathering of remarkable people)', transforms the pavilion grounds into an evolving cultural meeting place shaped by performance, cuisine, sound, and collective participation. Anchored by a maroon tent-like structure designed by Rirkrit Tiravanija, the exhibition brings together artists, musicians, poets, and chefs from across the Arab world and the broader MENASA region.
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fromTime Out New York
6 days ago

Lincoln Center is building a new outdoor theater and garden space

A $335 million Lincoln Center West redesign will replace Damrosch Park’s concrete edge with gardens, open entrances, and a new 2,000-seat free amphitheater by 2028.
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

Parliament of Pop: Ticketing Takes Center Stage at Bundestag - KALTBLUT Magazine

“The exploitation of sports and music fans must come to an end. It is unacceptable that tickets for concerts or football games are resold at exorbitant prices on the secondary market. We need clear and effective rules for the ticket resale market that protect consumers and organisers, securing fair prices. Culture and sport must not become a lucrative model for exploitation.”
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#music
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
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A new firebird rises: Dudamel, Kissin, and the New York Philharmonic's Spring Gala | amNewYork

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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Olof Dreijer: Loud Bloom

Olof Dreijer stepped back from music to support more marginalized artists, then returned with new releases, remixes, and solo club EPs.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

Dive into the Soundwaves of SON Estrella Galicia: A Night to Remember at Bi Nuu - KALTBLUT Magazine

SON Estrella Galicia concert on May 21 features Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Meagre Martin, and ULEX at Bi Nuu, Berlin.
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fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

A new firebird rises: Dudamel, Kissin, and the New York Philharmonic's Spring Gala | amNewYork

Music can assert its importance in society through beauty and force, creating a profound emotional impact without needing justification.
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fromVulture
1 week ago

Putting the 'Deus' in Amadeus

Salieri’s loss of faith and envy drive him to vow to kill Mozart after realizing his talent is insufficient before God.
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 week ago

Eurovision Host Victoria Swarovski on the Places in Vienna That Inspire Her

Custom-made shirts at Gino Venturini, one of the oldest shops in the city, just around the corner from St. Stephen's Cathedral. Once you've been measured there, you don't have to worry about anything anymore and your shirts can be shipped all over the world.
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fromArtforum
1 week ago

Gallerist Bruno Bischofberger, Who Catalyzed Basquiat/Warhol Collaboration, Dies at 86

Bruno Bischofberger built enduring relationships with US Pop artists, enabling Warhol and Basquiat’s collaboration and shaping European Pop art through influential gallery work.
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fromwww.dw.com
10 years ago

Architecture of remembrance and hope: Daniel Libeskind at 80

Libeskind remains a leading architect, creating deconstructivist cultural and residential projects that engage historical memory through major institutions and new centers.
#ballet
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fromLondon Unattached
1 week ago

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Review

Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo returns to London, showcasing comedic ballet with exceptional technique and a unique twist on classic performances.
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fromLondon Unattached
1 week ago

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Review

Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo returns to London, showcasing comedic ballet with exceptional technique and a unique twist on classic performances.
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fromLondon Unattached
1 week ago

Il Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Inventione Review

Il Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Inventione pairs de Keersmaeker’s geometric, endurance-testing movement with Mriziga’s rigor in a mostly silent, neon-lit performance inspired by Vivaldi.
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

We Are Taiwan: A Contemporary & Folk Dance Showcase

Experience the vibrant spirit of Taiwan! Join us for a world-class performance by the elite dancers of the National Taiwan University of Sport. Through breathtaking choreography, youth, and music, “We Are Taiwan” reveals an island's soul of diversity and freedom. From traditional rhythms to modern artistry, this is a must-see cultural event for all ages.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Add to playlist: the magnetic, uncanny songwriting of Frances Chang and the week's best new tracks

No Avatar pairs conversational, serene vocals with skittish drums, softly flaring synths, and internal logic that resists outward definition.
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fromThe Walrus
1 week ago

My Year of Listening Obsessively to Keith Jarrett after My Father-in-Law Died | The Walrus

A solo, unprepared performance at Cologne in 1975 produced The Köln Concert, a best-selling solo piano landmark that reshaped jazz and influenced New Age music.
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fromVulture
1 week ago

'I Want to Make Theater for the Millions'

A new Broadway musical adaptation of The Lost Boys delivers large-scale spectacle while following a family fleeing abuse into a vampire-filled town.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Helen Charlston: A Poet's Love album review original and absorbing

A Poet's Love pairs Schumann's Dichterliebe with Heine settings and a new companion work, using expressive mezzo-soprano and inventive piano performance.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

Lyyla Unveils Captivating New Track "Betrunken" Ahead of Debut Album Release - KALTBLUT Magazine

Alcohol shapes honesty and intimacy, while intoxication, longing, and loneliness drive a cycle of emotional confrontation and self-searching.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

The organ is back: How a fiendishly complex Baroque instrument has become fashionable again

Montserrat Torrent became a lifelong organist, overcame early training barriers, and later helped create a named grand organ in Barcelona.
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fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Death of Classical's After the Fall' and the architecture of listening | amNewYork

Music's acoustic and emotional impact fundamentally depends on architectural space and ritual context, transforming how listeners perceive and experience sound.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

The Abidjan African Performing Arts Market: A stage for African music, theater and dance

It's amazing to see so many professionals and artists from across the continent here, said Christine Semba, representative of the Womex international music fair.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Shostakovich's First at 100 how prodigious genius sounded before Stalin set about silencing it

Shostakovich's First Symphony, premiered in 1926, showcases boldness and sardonic humor, subverting traditional orchestral expectations with its unique structure and character.
fromSleek Magazine
1 week ago

Why Is Beeple So Successful? Why Is Beeple So Successful?

Beeple's robot dogs, which include the heads of figures like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, have been described as a 'dad joke' and a one-liner, provoking mixed reactions from the art community.
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fromConsequence
1 week ago

Blood Incantation and Alamo Drafthouse Team Up for One-Night Screening of Documentary

Blood Incantation and Alamo Drafthouse will present a one-night showing of the documentary All Gates Open on May 20th.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 week ago

WDC Campus connects students, start-ups and researchers to explore planet-centric design

The WDC Campus represents the radical ingenuity of the next wave of creators, who perceive design as a transformative tool for society, marking a crucial transition from human-centric to planet-centric design.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

Step On The Pink Carpet! Berlin Music Video Awards 2026 - KALTBLUT Magazine

The Berlin Music Video Awards showcase innovative fashion and promote optimism through a vibrant atmosphere, emphasizing connections within the music video industry.
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fromArtforum
1 week ago

After the Afterparty: Berlin Art Tests Its Pulse during Gallery Weekend

Berlin's art scene remains vibrant despite challenges like censorship and funding cuts, with significant exhibitions still attracting audiences.
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fromBerlin Art Link
2 weeks ago

Report from Gallery Weekend 2026 Schoneberg | Berlin Art Link

Gallery Weekend in Schöneberg offers a vibrant festival atmosphere with intimate art experiences and community engagement.
fromDesign Milk
1 week ago

Thilo Reich Debuts Urban Tissue Collection at Milan Design Week

Milan Design Week has become a behemoth-ontologically bursting at the seams and drifting from its original purpose as the world's primary agora for innovations in furniture and furnishings.
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fromArtforum
1 week ago

Venice Biennale 2026: Poland's Bogna Burska and Daniel Kotowski on Liquid Tongues

Sign language is an entirely different medium from spoken language, though both are embodied and occupy phonic and physical dimensions. I asked myself what new aesthetic might emerge from combining them.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

OPFER: Embracing Vulnerability and Power in a Collective Art Journey - KALTBLUT Magazine

The exhibition delves into the multifaceted notion of 'Opfer,' a German term that encapsulates both sacrifice and victimhood, stirring a profound dialogue between devotion and loss.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 weeks ago

illspeeds surrender by Valentina Parati ft Arno Frisch - KALTBLUT Magazine

Valentina Parati's short film for Illspeed features Arno Frisch exploring themes of hope, image culture, and detachment in contemporary society.
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