Nadja Sayej has interviewed them all: From Susan Sarandon, to Yoko Ono, Dita Von Teese and James Franco. In seven years she found her way into the worlds of the rich and famous, and listened to extravagant stories told at VIP parties over champagne glasses at pool bars. But, despite all these quirky talks about glamour, life philosophies, and bizarre scenarios some celebrities took their time to mention the German capital and what role it played in their life or for their work. Nadja Sayej’s new Celebrity Interview Book, a collection of 21 interviews of some of the world’s biggest stars, will be published on October 26th and we have already collected a few Berlin anecdotes for you…
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by Andy | People, Stories
Olafur Eliasson is one of the most famous artists living and working in Berlin in contemporary art. But probably not many of you know that he has his own school situated here in Berlin. On Friday we went to explore the Institut für Raumexperimente when its doors opened for the latest exhibition Accidental Accomplishment featuring a bunch of upcoming artists, among them is Raul Walch, whose impressive sculptures got a lot of attention lately. Our impressions from the opening after the jump.
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by Claudio | Art
Olafur Eliasson – The blind pavilion, 2003
If you have seen giant mirrors being driven through the city lately or a strange bike with mirror wheels standing around at the one or other corner in Mitte, then chances are high you actually saw the Danish-Icelandic artist and UdK professor Olafur Eliasson at work. His conceptual work is mainly focused on light, which of course also includes reflection. On April 28 he openes his first solo exhibition in Berlin at Martin-Gropius-Bau with the title Innen Stadt Außen. Part of it is also The blind pavillion, a bizzare and futuristic architectual construction that you can at the Pfaueninsel now until October. More of his work and the details after the jump.
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by Frank | Art, Events
