On May 7, the German Bundestag, which is the national parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, passed a unique resolution. The federal government now has to recognize nightclubs and live venues in Germany under building law as facilities for cultural purposes. According to a Club Commission statement, the resolution's main goal is to protect…
“Techno unites us,” says one sign that a protestor in Lebanon holds up to the night sky as hundreds of people gather in Martyrs’ Square in Beirut. Nationwide protests in Lebanon began last month as a response to the government’s lack of initiative in finding solutions to the economic crisis, the worst since the end…
If you love to museum hop and have visited the museums in your city five times over, look no further for inspiration on where to go. Get ready to go globetrotting because our comprehensive list of the most unusual museums covers all corners of the world, from New York to the bottom of the Caribbean…
French pop singer Petite Meller finally released her anticipated single "Milk Bath" and its eccentric music video over the past week. As with her video for "Baby Love," Meller once again shows her love of travel and culture. Shots from "Milk Bath" were taken in Germany and Senegal, while the song was recorded between London and Johannesburg, South Africa. The…
"Words are life." Filming a novel whose sole purpose is to defy the death of books and liberate actual reading, The Book Thief is a rarity in the neverending book-to-movie influx. Armed with a whole off and onscreen team of Oscar-winners, calculated cinematography, Schindler's List composer and costume designer and a genuinely wholehearted cast, Downton Abbey director…
Michael Sailstorfer Kunsthalle Recklinghausen Große-Perdekamp-Straße 25 45657 Recklinghausen, Germany July 14 - September 29 After Michael Sailstorfer received the art prize Young West by the city of Recklinghausen in 2011 his upcoming solo exhibition at the Kunsthalle will feature his most recent project Antiherbst that the artist realized in the nearby Emscher region.
Manfred Kuttner Langen Foundation Raketenstation Hombroich 1 41472 Neuss, Germany July 19 - October 6 Recently held at Villa Merkel, Esslingen the first institutional solo exhibition of Manfred Kuttner (1937-2007), one of the co-founders of Capitalist Realism, will travel to Langen Foundation. The exhibition provides an overview of the artist's oeuvre from the early 1960's. To…
Manfred Kuttner @ Villa Merkel Galerien der Stadt Esslingen am Neckar Pulverwiesen 25 73726 Esslingen am Neckar April 28 - June 30 Manfred Kuttner (1937-2007) was one of the co-founders of Capitalist Realism. In 1963 he organised the legendary Demonstrative exhibition in the Kaiserstraße, Düsseldorf, together with his artist friends and colleagues Konrad Lueg, Sigmar…
Austrian-born New York-based fashion designer Helmut Lang unveiled his 2009 sculpture piece, Front Row, at Barneys New York on Madison Avenue as part of the store’s collaboration with Greek art patron Dakis Joannou and his Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art. The sculpture was revealed alongside pieces from Jeurgen Teller and Parisian design partners M/M, Mathias Augustyniak and…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IdEhvuNxV8 On Thursday, May 17th, at the age of 63, five-time Grammy award winner Donna Summer, lovingly nicknamed "The Queen of Disco," passed away in her home in Key West, Florida after a long battle with lung cancer. Donna Summer was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines to a devout Christian household in Boston in 1948. Summer began singing as…
The German artist Andy Hope 1930 is currently exhibiting his show "Medley Tour London" at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in London. The exhibition will include "X-Medleys," a new series of paintings that combine graphic elements with re-imagined images from pop culture, which will be presented alongside new and reinterpreted installations. The exhibition is a…
Dita Von Teese's retro red lips, thick, winged eyeliner, and porcelain skin have long been her personal trademark, but now anyone can get the burlesque siren's look with her new makeup line for Artdeco, a leading German makeup manufacturer. The launch of Dita Von Teese's new line of cosmetics comes just a year after the…
Galerie Gabriel Rolt and Paradise Row have come together to create a new pop-up exhibition at the Mindpirates gallery in Berlin called Fracture. The exhibition, which includes a divers range of artistic mediums and styles, will coincide with the gallery weekend held annually in Berlin. The exhibition is focused around the theme of ruptures and…
Deux Ex Machina Julian Schnabel CFA Berlin April 28-July 28 Julian Schnabel will be presenting his first major solo exhibition, since his retrospective in 2004, entitled Deus Ex Machina in Germany at the CFA Berlin from April 28-July 28. The show consists largely of work that uses enlarged snapshots and photographs of images such…
EMERSON - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Initially inspired by a doll produced in Germany during World War Two, Emerson designer Jackie Fraser-Swan’s began to research, and was soon immersed in, the style of 1940s women who were entering the workforce for the first time. It was out of these images that Emerson’s Fall 2012 collection…
