frieze d/e issue 9 out now
The April/May issue of frieze d/e turns its attention to Berlin, posing the question: ‘does Berlin need a new art school?‘ Surveying 30 of Berlin’s leading teachers, artists and writers, including Thomas Demand; Kuehn Malvezzi Architects; Monica Bonvicini and Tom Holert, frieze d/e also invites architects and artists to present their ideas of what a new art school might look like.
Three generations of feminism: An edited conversation, produced by Michaela Melián, between writer Silvia Bovenschen and artist Sarah Schumann, two of the main protagonists of the controversial exhibition Künstlerinnen international 1877–1977 that took place at Berlin’s Charlottenburg Castle in 1977. Plus, interviews with Melián herself and the feminist artist collective ff on the past 40 years of feminism and art in Germany.
Also featured in the issue: Jörg Heiser writes on the dark yet humourous paintings of Norbert Schwontkowski; Sarah James analyzes the photographic practice of Erwin Blumenfeld, from his surrealist photomontages to his New York fashion shoots; Martin Herbert examines the tactics and methods in the politically charged work of Natascha Sadr Haghighian and Lyra Kilston traces the German legacy behind of 1960s proto-hippie movement the ‘LA Nature Boys‘.
Plus:
Logistics: Bettina Pousttchi explains the technical background to her ongoing World Time Clock project.
Walser in Berlin: Pablo Larios talks to Tacita Dean about the affinities between her work and Robert Walser.
Trouvaille: Favourites from the ebb and flow of culture, as picked by artist Aleksandra Domanović.
Other highlights include: focuses on Andy Boot, Natalie Häusler and Marta Riniker-Radich. Plus, Carsten Nicolai shares an object of special importance to him in ‘Das Ding.’
Exhibition Reviews: 20 reviews from 14 cities including Berlin, Bern, Bregenz, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Langenhagen, Leipzig, London, Mönchengladbach, Siegen, Stuttgart, Vienna, Winterthur and Zurich.
Special Event:
To coincide with Berlin’s Gallery Weekend, frieze d/e with the support of Salon Dahlmann, Berlin, Galerie Barbara Gross, Munich and Karin Guenther Galerie, Hamburg will be presenting Michaela Melián‘s video installation Sarah Schumann und Silvia Bovenschen at Haus an der Marburger Straße 3, Berlin, running from 26 to 28 April.
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