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Jeewi Lee on the Traces We Leave Behind

Amelie Krone — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:28:17 +0000

We meet artist Jeewi Lee in her studio in a Kreuzberg Hinterhof. Beautiful, multicolored stained-glass windows guide the way up the staircase. The building belongs to a glassmaking company, with studios tucked away at the back. Here, Lee, who also lives in the same building with her husband and child, shares a lofty studio space

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From Berlin Salons to Bavarian Courtyards: Inside the Munich World of Ossian Fraser and Teresa Steidle

Johanna — Wed, 27 May 2026 20:28:40 +0000

In the slipstream of Berlin’s late-night tango scenes and the structured legacy of modernist architecture, Teresa and Ossian have cultivated a life defined by “Kairos” — the art of the right moment. From founding the legendary Salon am Moritzplatz in a former architectural office to reviving a rural farm in Lower Bavaria, the couple has

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Maurin Dietrich: The role of art institutions now

Johanna — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:28:38 +0000

From 2019 to 2025, Maurin Dietrich served as the second female director of Kunstverein München, where she rethought the role of the institution from within—shifting focus toward fair labour, sustainable programming, and a more conscious approach to collaboration. In this conversation, she reflects on uncertainty, ambition, and the challenge of creating spaces that don’t just

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Dora Alzamora Good on the Stoic Philosophy of Clay

Ava — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:22:02 +0000

In the sun-drenched quiet of her Mallorca studio, Dora Alzamora Good practices a form of creative resistance. Her work – sculptural, totemic, and deeply rooted in the raw textures of the Mediterranean –occupies a space where ancient craftsmanship meets a modern, minimalist soul. But as Dora reveals in our candid conversation, the “monastic” purity of

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Reclaiming the Heart of Curation with Lukas Feireiss

Ava — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:07:48 +0000

To the public, Lukas Feireiss is a master of the “curatorial gaze”—a bridge-builder between architecture, art, and spatial theory who translates complex ideas for the world’s most prestigious stages. But to understand the man behind the lectures at UdK, the high-octane exhibition openings, and his Reiki practice, one must look toward the quieter “ways of

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Patterns of Peace: Ida Johansson’s Mediterranean Metamorphosis

Ava — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:15:42 +0000

In the sun-drenched sanctuary of her home in Mallorca, multidisciplinary artist Ida Johansson has carved out a creative life defined by movement and mindful connection. Ida’s work is less about a single medium and more about a holistic philosophy — one that balances the tactile heritage of Swedish textiles with the Mediterranean’s grounding energy. In

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F\F Cultural Moments Defining 2026

Caroline Sarah Henne — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:09:56 +0000

At Freunde von Freunden, we have always been fascinated by the intersection of creativity, community, and the spaces that house them. As we look into 2026, the global cultural calendar is shifting from mere exhibition toward deeper immersion. From an AI-driven museum opening in Los Angeles to a post-industrial biennial in Germany’s Ruhr valley, the

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The Body is Not a Machine: Salomé Chatriot on Art, Data, and Desire

Caroline Sarah Henne — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:08:09 +0000

In the work of Salomé Chatriot, the boundary between the biological and the mechanical doesn’t just blur – it breathes. Raised between the classical tactile world of her mother’s sculptures and the high-octane machinery of her father’s rally cars, Salomé has developed a practice that is as much an “algorithm of the brain” as it

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Challenging rules and keeping art curious with multidisciplinary artist Allegra Pacheco

Clara Feldman — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:06:40 +0000

Allegra Pacheco is a filmmaker, painter, and multidisciplinary artist whose practice is rooted in exploration and novelty. Her documentary Salaryman, which explores the world of Japanese work culture, is available on Apple TV, Google Play Videos, and Amazon, has been shown in festivals worldwide and has received multiple awards including ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Composer’ for the DOC LA Awards. Allegra’s ‘Blood Sugar’ series was recently shown at the Craig Krull gallery in Los Angeles, as part of the group exhibition Contemporary Art in Costa Rica, curated by Hannah Sloan

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Yousef Hammoudah’s vision for Fotografiska Berlin as a platform for cultural change

Emma Hammar — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:17:19 +0000

“To be successful in the long run, we need to be of tangible value to the community and understand how to do that.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fotografiska Berlin (@fotografiska.berlin) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fotografiska Berlin (@fotografiska.berlin) “To be successful in the long run, we

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