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Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne (1825-1905). This book is the answer to my thoughts on travel. It certainly anticipated the saga...Read more
Uncanny familiar: a photo exhibition at C/O Berlin
-> Uncanny familiar: a photo exhibition at C/O BerlinPuzzled but at the same time attracted by the title “The uncanny familiar, Images of Terror”, I went yesterday to see the exhibition at C/O Berlin, the Internation Forum for Visual Dialogues at the Postfuhramt in the Oranienburgerstrasse in the heart of Scheunenviertel. Nobody was allowed to take pictures. It would have had in fact no sense ...
continue..KW69: a project by Kunst Werk Berlin
-> KW69: a project by Kunst Werk BerlinPrestigious and easy, professional and relaxed, dynamic and unconventional: this is KW 69, the exhibition series situated in the front building of KW, Kunst Werk, Institute for Contemporary Art in the Auguststr. 69 in Berlin. Some days ago, in the still autumn like weather I met Denhart von Harling, the young PR and Communication Manager of the ...
continue..Cross media film-making: insights from Berlinale
-> Cross media film-making: insights from BerlinaleMovies, movies, movies. Good, bad, outrageous, romantic, thriller, psychological, nostalgic, the whole palette has been presented during this 61st Berlinale here in Berlin. While chasing for a new story angle to describe what is nowadays really innovative in the cinema industry, I was struck by this question: “Do you think people are only watchin...
continue..61st Berlinale International Filmfestival
-> 61st Berlinale International FilmfestivalBig opening today for the 61st edition of the Berlinale International Filmfestival starting with the movie of the Coen brothers, True Grit. Here in Berlin, already on Monday morning at two o´clock in the night, the first people began to queue in front of the ticket counters in Potsdamer Platz, Kino International and at Urania. They got up reall...
continue..Form meets substance: the green innovation in fashion
-> Form meets substance: the green innovation in fashionIn today´s moment of crisis and economical downturn, as the media call it today, there's a sector that knows no decline: sustainable fashion. Such a moment of widespread concern seems actually to be the perfect boost supported by unprecedented approval. Being sustainable today is cool! This is the clear impression that I got strolling around th...
continue..Soma in Berlin. When Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer became a drugdealer…
-> Soma in Berlin. When Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer became a drugdealer…A scientist who is also one of the most prominent contemporary artists in the world, an experiment which crosses the borders of science by landing in the realm of art. This is SOMA, the successful exhibition by Carsten Höller hosted at the Hamburger Bahnhof (Museum für Gegenwart) in Berlin. What a perfect start, I thought, for my first blog se...
continue..2011: let´s celebrate the 10th anniversary of illywords!
-> 2011: let´s celebrate the 10th anniversary of illywords!2011 is a milestone for illywords. This year we are having the tenth anniversary of the magazine and we would like to warmly celebrate it on our illywords blog which is young but nevertheless able to reach a wide group of friends. To keep track of some illywords’ thoughts of the past ten years, we came up with the idea of developing in our blog ...
continue..Italians in Berlin – an exhibit at the Embassy
-> Italians in Berlin - an exhibit at the EmbassyAt a recent event in Berlin I ran into Elena Valensise, a great conoisseur of contemporary art with whom I worked a few years back. She is also the wife of the Italian Ambassador to Berlin, and she invited me to visit their offices the following day. I happily accepted, knowing that this would be an experience not to miss, but I didn’t have any i...
continue..On the streets of Berlin, creativity is born
-> On the streets of Berlin, creativity is bornThis past Sunday was a Sunday like many others in Berlin. A breeze that every few minutes changed the weather that kept threatening to rain on the best street party I’ve ever seen. A great event that surprised me because it was the first time I’ve seen both adults and children of every ethnic group get together in the name of the environment an...
continue..A little contemporary art guide to Berlin
-> A little contemporary art guide to BerlinI asked of one of the locals who is helping us out at Galleria illy to for suggestions as I wanted to check out the contemporary art scene in Berlin. ME Collectors Room I took to heart her recommendation of ME Collectors Room Berlin, a brand new space built by Thomas Olbricht to display his collection to the public at Auguststr 68 (it opened last...
continue..Visual impact: Rehberger comes together at Galleria illy
-> Visual impact: Rehberger comes together at Galleria illyI experienced firsthand the installation of Galleria illy at KaDeWe in Berlin… an intense few days! The temporary space is installed in the department store’s great hall, which normally gives the visitor/shopper a sense of openness and a range of choices, all of which lead out – do I go check out the hypnotically fragrant perfumes? Or up the ...
continue..Announcing Galleria illy Berlin
-> Announcing Galleria illy Berlinillywords #29 on the theme of colour will be presented at Galleria illy in Berlin, which runs from September 2 to 25, 2010. Here are some photos of and details about the Galleria and what you can expect from illywords during the event. What to Expect First of all, you'll surely want to follow all the action which will be reported live on the Gall...
continue..Busy in Berlin Biennale, Fashion Week and more
-> Busy in Berlin Biennale, Fashion Week and moreYesterday I was in Berlin. You cannot imagine what this was like given that Germany just lost the soccer world cup semi-final. Both young and old were wrapped in German flags in support of their team. Some were naked underneath. Taxis and cars waved flags on antennas, from windows, big colourful traffic jams so unusual in this normally orderly city...
continue..Olafur Eliasson in Berlin
-> Olafur Eliasson in BerlinAppena entrata da Berlino, vi segnalo una bellissima mostra di Olafur Eliasson, "Innen Stadt Aussen", che ho visto al Martin-Gropius Bau in programmazione dal 28 aprile al 9 agosto 2010. Il suo lavoro spazia tra fotografia, installazioni, sculture. Leggo nella sua presentazione: Perhaps his best-known work, The weather project, installed at Ta...
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