Beautiful Different: Erik Frenken on developing Avelon’s signature
Erik Frenken When trailblazing fails, it is easy to follow: trends are an easy fallback. Yet, while there is comfort in the familiar, how can an art progress without the risk of innovation? Designer...
View ArticleWood Wood Wishes Upon a Star with their glitchy Disney collaboration
Collaboration between Disney and Wood Wood Few things readily summon the comforts of childhood as a warm, knitted sweater while watching a Disney classic. With Wood Wood’s latest capsule collection,...
View ArticleContemporary Tapestry: Brent Wadden at Peres Projects
Brent Wadden, “No. 5 (Reserve)”, 2014. Painting – Handwoven fibres, wool, cotton and acrylic on canvas. Courtesy Peres Projects. A Pit Pony is a small equestrian assistant to the coal miners of England...
View ArticleWritten on the Body: Female Representation in “Body Anxiety”
May Waver, “Content Aware 1″, 2014. Screen captured from bodyanxiety.com I’ll start with a disclaimer: it’s hard, as a man, to write about female self-representation in art. It’s undoubtedly harder,...
View ArticleHometown Glory: Interview with Zak Khutoresky about “ORIGINS: DVS1″
“ORIGINS: DVS1″ at Kantine am Berghain. © Camille Blake With the club’s decade-long reputation for endless queues and endless parties, Berghain’s infamous vibe has survived even American media’s...
View ArticleThe Triumph Of A Heart: Why Björk Belongs At MoMA
Still from the music video for “Moon” by Björk, 2012. Directed by James Merry. Courtesy of One Little Indian. Alongside Björk’s chiming gameleste and hypnotic gravity harp, a Tesla coil hangs from the...
View ArticleOver The Mountain And Through The Woods: “Das Numen”
Das Numen Momentum, 2013, installation view (time-exposure photography). Copyright Das Numen. Courtesy DISTANZ Verlag, Berlin. Human population is rising exponentially; icebergs are receding nearly as...
View ArticleVulcan Salute: The Winners of The Berlin Art Prize
Berlin Art Prize, Installation view, 2015. Image: Joseph Kadow, Timothy Schaumburg Post-Gallery Weekend, Berlin’s art scene falls into a comfortable standstill while the dust settles. Yet, not all is...
View ArticleBody and Distortion: Interview with Asger Carlsen
“Drawings From The Hand, 2015″, copyright Asger Carlsen, image courtesy of DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Berlin The work of Danish-born artist Asger Carlsen is a relatively irreverent take on...
View ArticleAlicja Kwade: ‘In Berlin it’s quite easy to get comfy’
A look inside the Berlin-based artist's studio The post Alicja Kwade: ‘In Berlin it’s quite easy to get comfy’ appeared first on sleek mag.
View ArticleMoving to Berlin: A Beginner’s Guide to Running Away from Your Problems
Our foolproof guide to settling in this hub of digital nomads and freelancers that we call home The post Moving to Berlin: A Beginner’s Guide to Running Away from Your Problems appeared first on sleek...
View ArticleHow to Cope with Trump in the White House in 4 Easy Steps
Have you been mourning since 20 January 2017? Here's 4 steps for healing and dealing with a bully as POTUS, and by extension the world The post How to Cope with Trump in the White House in 4 Easy Steps...
View ArticleHow to Cope with Trump in the White House in 4 Easy Steps
For the next three years, 11 months and 26 days Trump will reign in the White House as the new Supreme Commander of the United States and by extension the free world. And I, along with my fellow...
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