Leiko Ikemura, “de sensu” Contemporary Fine Arts / Berlin
Leiko Ikemura’s exhibition “de sensu” promises a direct, sensual contact with the world, and it is as immersive as a painting show could…
Philipp Hindahl
Berlin: After the Myth
On a balmy evening in late April, after Lina Lapelytė’s performers had finished performing, Sam Bardaouil said Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof…
Walter Pichler, “Die Bleche und ich gehen heim” Contemporary Fine Arts / Basel
What’s most striking about “Die Bleche und ich gehen heim” at Contemporary Fine Arts in Basel is how the show handles motion and stillness. This solo…
Cyprien Gaillard, “Wassermusik” / Haus der Kunst, Munich
Cyprien Gaillard is no studio artist. He wanders and finds things. In Munich, he explored the Haus der Kunst, sometimes…
Peter Fischli "People Planet Profit" LUMA Arles
“People Planet Profit” brings together several groups of works from the past decade, which Peter Fischli has combined into a…
Koo Jeong A “Land of Ousss [Kangse]” LUMA Arles
Koo Jeong A’s exhibition “Land of Ousss [Kangse]” feels oddly scattered. Contrary to what the title implies, it isn’t concerned…
“After Images” Julia Stoschek Foundation / Berlin
“After Images” at Julia Stoschek Foundation in Berlin is an exhibition without images — or almost. Most of the more…
Santozeum: Elusive Lightness on a Greek Island
The sunsets of Santorini are famous. The crescent-shaped Mediterranean island, sculpted by volcanic eruptions, faces westward and slopes toward the…
Marianna Simnett “WINNER” Hamburger Bahnhof / Berlin
Marianna Simnett’s three-channel video installation WINNER (2024) occupies a vast space in Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof. Viewers enter through a dark…
An Illegible World. Sung Tieu
Sung Tieu has a studio in a leafy courtyard in Berlin’s Wedding district, where an assistant is busy scrubbing old…
Meredith Monk "Calling” Haus der Kunst / Munich; Oude Kerk / Amsterdam
At Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, songs by Meredith Monk lure viewers into the church nave. Large LED screens, suspended from…
“HOPE” Museion / Bolzano
Across the top floor of Museion, the contemporary art institution in the Tyrolean town of Bolzano, booms the ghostly echo…
Roberto Cuoghi Fridericianum / Kassel
The first thing visitors hear upon entering the foyer of Fridericianum is a swelling, deeply unsettling noise. Cascade-like, akin to…
Expo Chicago. The Centers Do Not Hold
As the sirens of fire engines wail and the traffic drones monotonously in the background, Theaster Gates, who is dressed…
cameron clayborn “nothing left to be” Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwartskunst / Berlin
US artist cameron clayborn (b. 1992) made the sculptures homegrown #1 and #2 in 2021, and yet the wafer-thin structures…
Austin Martin White "Last Dance" Capitain Petzel / Berlin
Like coexisting layers of history, the works of Austin Martin White superimpose figure, ground, and ghostly apparitions. In the lofty…