The privitization-friendly housing policies - real and planned - of Wowereit, Künast and Economics Senator/vice Mayor Harald Wolf of the co-governing socialist party “Die Linke” (’the left’) are satirized in a series of photoshopped portraits that have been popping up around Neukölln, Mitte and other inner city districts. The posters are attributed to the “Partei Continue Reading

Randomly browsing the google image search I came across a site called ‘The Lake Clinic Cambodia‘, “a project dedicated to bringing basic healthcare, as well as disease surveillance and proper medical referrals to a severely isolated and underserved region of Cambodia — the Tonle Sap.” And - listed with photo and cv there was Ralf Continue Reading

… and if you generally trust the press, then get this: according to the Thüringer Allgemeinen (a regional German newspaper) not only do hedgehogs find refuge in piles of leaves, but so do senior citizens. While taking a walk in the woods, an 83 year old man was overcome by a spell weakness.  He spent Continue Reading

In Part 2 Stroke.03 artist Morten Andersen describes the development of his technique which bridges the gap between street and fine art. Andersen’s solo show opens in Berlin on November 19.

 
Thomas Traum shows “high” and “low” culture joining hands in a quest for money, sex and power. Let the silicon, clunky bling and car grills smack you in the face. Rolls-Royce meets Ghetto Blaster. 1990’s pure. Traum’s clip reads like a requiem
 
and shows how what was once an art form of rebellion has ended up Continue Reading

Police meet Refugees in Bad Belzig
 
On 16th September a diverse group of people met for a dialogue about discimination and to start the formation of a network on the topic. Both asylum seekers from Africa and migrants from East-Europe, members of migration organisations and representatives from local and federal governmental bodies sat together and discussed Continue Reading

The name of the Big Brother Awards is taken from George Orwell’s dystopian novel, “1984″. Written in the late 1940’s, the author created an eerie vision of a totalitarian society subjected to pervasive surveillance. The award sculpture was designed by Peter Sommer and shows a figure bound at the feet with leaden bands and severed Continue Reading