finding berlin

BERLIN.STATUS [2] Exhibition

Sara — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:21:05 +0000

“If the drinks ain’t free I’m not coming!” should be tattooed across my forehead. So many vernissages and openings in this city — I guess at some point you just have to go by certain criteria. There are good exhibitions and bad, but usually I don’t see a lot of the works because the crowds are in my way. So at least I’ll try to be upfront about it: I’m not here to look at art. I’m here to pretend to look at art so I can sip on my free Mate-X and have an excuse to hang around and meet my friends. We usually end up people watching on the sidewalks and from there on, make our way through the weekend.

With all that said, I was thoroughly impressed by the exhibition at the Kunsthaus Bethanien last night. Berlin.Status 2, the name of the collective exhibition, has plenty of great works to offer. Despite the crowds and my super ignorant art-approach, I was genuinely taken by our fellow contemporary Berliner artists. The concept of the exhibition is quite unique and really bundles the perspective of a whole generation. From the official texts:

It has been a little over a year since the first Berlin.Status [1] — a period in which a lot happens in Berlin. Berlin.Status [1] focused on artists living in Berlin who were born from 1973–1980. The second volume Berlin.Status [2] now follows, featuring artists born from 1978–1984.

Berlin.Status [2] is dedicated to tomorrow: presenting works by more than 50 artists it permits a look ahead to the potentials of the youngest generation of artists, although they made quite clear even during preparations for the exhibition that there would be no big bang after which everything would be different. Nonetheless, there is a broad spectrum of interventionist thinking and image-manipulating approaches, including video art, painting, non-figurative objects and a leaning towards low-budget materials that is so typical of Berlin: all this draws a firm line under the myth that Berlin would have no chance without high profile art fairs. Changes don’t come about where games are played with image-building bricks for the creative industries, but in those places where meaningful questions are raised.

This is a really warmhearted recommendation to anyone who has a bit of time on their hands and doesn’t care for crowds, music and drinks (free or not): really go and see the exhibition. It’ll run til the 16th of June.

MILK Party at st. GEORG

Sara — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:14:39 +0000

Line-up /

Reznik (keinemusik)
Wonkers Triptease
Papa Linguini (MILK residents)
Nik Patrick (BROT)
Matthias Puhlmann

Promoter /

MILK

The real MILK party returns for another house night edition at our favourite basement dive, st.GEORG on Ritterstraße, right by Moritzplatz.

This time around, we are pleased to announce the instalment of two rooms, the second of which will be musically curated by our friendly partners in crime from the BROT collective.

Reznik tops the bill on the main floor. As one part of Berlin’s keinemusik crew and a true crate digger and music expert, the experienced and sought after DJ delivers with class and finesse.

ALL YOURS. JOSI LOVES KARAOKE.

Sara — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:45:59 +0000

WILD. HOT. KARAOKE. GIRLS. PFEFFI. 80s. 90s. HIP HOP. TRASH. ALL YOURS LOVE JOSI. JOSI LOVES KARAOKE. SUMMER. SING. DANCE. PARTY. RANDALE. SKANDALE.
MUSIC.

MICKI JOSI RICHTER
JOSEEN SCHUMACHER
JOPHIE NEANDER
JOSIA LITSCHI NITZSCHIE

AKA SOJUDOMI ODER ALLE 4 ZUSAMMEN.

MORE.

PFEFFI KARAOKE. → EVERYONE WHO SINGS US A SONG WILL BE FILLED UP WITH PFEFFI SCHNAPS.
MORE WORSE → MORE PFEFFI!!!

MONEY.

DEI EURO UNTIL MIDNIGHT AND FACEBOOK RSVP.
FUJI EURO AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Pretty Neukölln Zine Launch Party

Sara — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:32 +0000

We love blogs. Especially blogs about Neukölln that like to throw parties. The new Pretty Neukölln Zine Launch Party is held at The Zone, in — where else could it be — Neukölln.

•///• We are celebrating Neukölln and launching our PRETTY NEUKÖLLN zine zwei! •///•
Our second zine is a collection of pretty nice things in and around our neighbourhood. Limited edition… be there early!

∆∆∆ Come and party with us in your local hangout The Zone ∆∆∆

Behind the decks from midnight:
∆ Redsident dj Emil doesn’t drive ∆ https://www.facebook.com/EmilDoesntDrive
∆ Studio Luce ∆
https://soundcloud.com/franz-underwear/sets/studio-luce-defender-x-ep
AKA Franz Underwear & Dimitri SoEmotional

Pretty Neukölln is a blog project founded by Victoria Gisborne-Land, Graphic Designer [UK] and Mette Muhli, Photographer [SE].
http://prettyneukoelln.tumblr.com/

Berlin Community Radio Launch Party

Sara — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:47:10 +0000

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HEATSICK LIVE
CALL SUPER
LODOWN
CREAMCAKE
NOISEY
PUEBLO
URBAN MUTATIONS
WELCOME TO THE ROOM

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RA: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?483718

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http://berlincommunityradio.com/

NEUSPREELAND Festival at Insel der Jugend

Sara — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:43:58 +0000

Letztes Jahr platzte die Insel aus allen Nähten, nun rasten wir komplett an 2 Tagen aus. Seit 1916 beherbergt die Insel im Herzen Berlins die Liebhaber kultivierter Tanzmusik. Dieses Jahr haben sich Wiesenland und Party Arty zusammengetan und präsentieren Euch folgendes Line Up:

Freitag, 28.6. 2013 – Beginn 22 Uhr

PARTY ARTY vol. 41

UNTERDECK / Electro:

HOUSMEISTER (All You Can Beat, Boysnoize Records )
KAJAK – Live – Bobby Soulo & Kaja ( Dj x Drummerin)
MIKE OKAY (Klub7)
MATHIAS WECK (Clubsandwich, FluxFM)

SONNENDECK / Twerk, Baile Beats, Tekhouse, Future Boogie:

THROUGH MY SPEAKERS-FLOOR

SARAH FARINA
SIXFOOT
WALTER VINYL
QUMASIQUAMÉ
CHIX
VJ: MICHAEL TITZE

MASCHINENRAUM / Dubstep, Trap, Mumba, DnB

GOFI ( X / Nachbarschaftsbass )
MINO ( X / Nachbarschaftsbass )
SAN GABRIEL ( X / HHDS )
REAF ( Dope )
STINOE ( True Beatz )
QUINCY MILLION ( ANTIBLING:PROMASSIVE )

WARM UP: Andre Langenfeld ( Radio Fritz )

KUNST:

KLUB7
TEENS ON AGE (Freiluft-Kino; Regisseur Henning Gronkowski und Schauspieler anwesend)
DANIEL CHLUBBA (Dixicuzzi)
KARSTEN KONRAD (Skulptur)

Samstag, 29.6.2013 – Beginn 22 Uhr

FLASH BACK

Zeitreise auf die Insel der Jugend

Unterdeck / Hip Hop Classics:

DANETIC ( Liquid Walker)
SMOLFACE ( Beathovenz / KMC )
THAT FUCKIN SARA
THE SMELLS ( Konichiwa Bitche$ )
WERD ( Atlas Pancakes )
MK 1 ( Die Atzen / Lost Elements )
DJ DISTER ( Born 2 Roll )
ECKE PRENZE A.K.A BREAQUE & V.RAETER ( Spoken View )

Sonnendeck / Soul & Funk:

DAVY DAVE ( Pilskills / HHV )
DEJOE ( Born 2 Roll / Goldene Neunziger )
REW ( Overkill )
RESOUL ( Soul Trade / True Beatz Crew )
ROLLE ( True Beatz Crew )
MILTON JOHN
VEXKIDDY

Maschinenraum / Dancehall & Reggae:

SELEKTA MIK ( MKZWO / Eisclub )
KING MADYU ( Bandulero Sound / T.I.T.S )
B-SIDE ( Mellowbag / Status Yo ! )
FAT ERIC ( Banduleros Sound )

HOMIE LOVER FRIEND II

Sara — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:51 +0000

We’re very excited to announce that the 2nd edition of HOMIE LOVER FRIEND takes place on Sunday June 30th, 2013 at YAAM Berlin. Due to the tremendous support of all artists, partners and year-round fan mail of everyone who attended, expect twice as much artists from Berlin, Amsterdam and the UK to play the ideal open-air summer tunes all day long. YAAM’s chefs will serve you the best Caribbean and African dishes.

A special thanks goes out to our supportive friends from Amsterdam: Appelsap Fresh Music Festival, Patta Amsterdam and 22tracks and our homies from London: Earnest Endeavors and Invader Music and of course Through My Speakers Berlin.

Stay tuned for more info and line-up announcement and invite all of your homies, lovers & friends to join us on this day!

Journelles x VOO Store Designer Fleamarket

Sara — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:34 +0000

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Anish Kapoor in Berlin

Sara — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:29:57 +0000

Anish Kapoor is one of the most important of the world’s contemporary artists. Since his first sculptures – simple forms with paint pigments spread out on the floor – Kapoor has developed a multi-faceted oeuvre using various materials, such as stone, steel, glass, wax, PVC skins and high-tech material. In his objects, sculptures and installations the boundaries between painting and sculpture become blurred. For his first major exhibition in Berlin he will use the whole of the ground floor of the Martin-Gropius-Bau, including the magnificent atrium. Some of the works will have been specially designed for this venue. The show, comprising about 70 works, will provide a survey of the abstract poetic work of this winner of the Turner Prize from 1982 to the present.

Rap @ SAÜL 5

Sara — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:24:31 +0000

old rap. new rap. good rap.
SPECIAL GUEST: ELROC (EARLS OF BASS)
+ GOFI (BASS GANG)
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