Top 5 Flea-Markets – A Sunday in Berlin
Curious Curiosities Sunday is the day of rest? Hardly; in Berlin people stroll the avenues and parks, or meet for brunch in any of the bountiful cafes of their Kiez (neighborhood). Many however throng to the various flea-markets across the city to browse the wares, bargain and barter for collectibles and curios, or just people-watch...
Artist-Scope on Berlin – Welcome to Zozoville!
Where the hell is Zozoville? Well it could be somewhere ‘Through The Looking-Glass’, in the hallucinations of a fluffy acid trip, or on an as yet undiscovered dimensional plane. But nope, it’s nestled on an unassuming side-street in a cozy gallery in the heart of Friedrichshain, Berlin. Zozoville is the zany algorithm of a...
Berlin Walls – A Black Book of Urban Art
A ‘black book’ is an urban artist’s portfolio. But I am not talking about ‘knights’, or ‘angels’ and their ‘window-downs’ or ‘throw-ups’, whether their ‘up’, nor how long a ‘run’ takes. Respect nonetheless, but I am just looking at urban art as if in a vast urban gallery as I walk the streets and enjoy...
A 19th Century Flaneur in 2012 Berlin
Being an urban observer’s narration of accompanying Dickens on a stroll through modern Berlin. I am a Victoriana freak, thriving on all things 19th century – as well as an avid traveler. I find it easy to turn back time, daydreaming of the age of steam when immersed in architecture, art, exhibits, literature, or films pertaining to...
Berlin: The city that was, the city that is
Whenever someone mentions Berlin, unlike most books, films or documentaries would have you believe, the first thing that pops into my mind is an up-and-coming and vibrant, if a little confused, city that is making up lost time by surpassing some of its European counterparts for being a chic, suave and fashionable destination. It succeeds...
Berlin and no time?! A guide for visitors who love to be tourists
“And I’ll tell you in advance, you will come back.” I am not a ‘Berliner’ (a person who lives in Berlin or better ‘is Berlin’). I know the city well, but still being a tourist, I took an American girl to Berlin, showing her everything you can in the small amount of time...
A day in Berlin: “how much can you fit in?” asks the first time curator
It was March 8th. I was visiting Berlin for the day for the opening of an exhibition I was curating. I woke up around 7:45 and headed down for breakfast. I thought since I am only here for a day, I might as well go the German way and ate meats, gherkins, and some other...
David Kroell’s 46 degrees at LOGE, Berlin
Since 2006, artist Martin Mlecko and art historian Wolfgang Schöddert have been running the exhibition space LOGE („lodge“). The historical porter’s lodge, located in the old Berlin newspaper quarter and in close proximity to former „Checkpoint Charlie“, is a place dedicated to space-oriented interventions and installations. Mlecko and Schöddert strictly show only one work and...
