Friday 26th April to Sunday 28th April was Gallery Weekend – when galleries all over Berlin had exhibition openings. There were 51 official participants, but a lot of other galleries opened their doors to visitors during this time too, which was useful, because most Berlin galleries have random opening times. Continue reading »
My first ice hockey game: short of whacking opponents on the head with their hockey sticks, players can do whatever they want… Continue reading »
The first large-scale retrospective of R.B Kitaj’s work in fourteen years is currently on at the Jewish Museum Berlin. Continue reading »
A lot of people in Berlin are sporting beards and big plastic glasses at the moment, which reminded me of this video… Continue reading »
…and apparently, only the bloggers can kiss. For more, read the Berliner Morgenpost article on why everyone is moving to Berlin.
What a lovely way to start the year. Beth, who writes the bi-lingual (German/ English) blog Phoenixrisesagain, has nomiated me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Continue reading »
Lots of songs are about or feature Berlin. Here are my favorite! Continue reading »
Last Wednesday, I learnt a new word that filled me with a mixture of glee and shame at Hans Vaget’s lecture Vansittartism Revisited. Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, and the Threat of World War III Continue reading »
Yes, it is. I went to see the new James Bond film, Skyfall, there yesterday, and remembered why I stopped going there about a year ago. They play over an hour of adverts before the film starts. First, they played normal adverts, then trailers, then they switched back to normal adverts again! It’s enough to … Continue reading »
I had no idea who Dirk Nowitski was until the Bavarian announced we were going. Continue reading »
On Wednesday night, Google officially opened its offices at Unter den Linden 14. We used our best gate-crashing skills to get in, but the party was disappointing. Continue reading »
Yes, I’m one of the English people who live here, but I don’t do yoga or have children – phew! Continue reading »
The Bavarian and I have been very busy. One of the things we’ve been doing is conducting some research. A survey in fact, of burger places in Prenzlauer Berg… Continue reading »
This unique little book by Berliner Johannes CS Frank combines prose and poetry, words and images, diverse voices and languages (with sections in Hebrew, English and German). Continue reading »
Yesterday saw the opening of Condition Humaine, an exhibition organised by the Ingeborg-Leuthold-Stiftung, a foundation promoting the art of women – especially realistic fine art in Berlin, at the Laden gallery in Tempelhof. Continue reading »
Gerhard Richter: Panorama, a comprehensive retrospective of Germany’s greatest living artist at the Neue Nationalgalerie near Potsdamer Platz, is awe inspiring. Around 130 paintings and five sculptures, made between 1962 and 2011, are exhibited in the light, open space of the upper floor of the gallery. The work is displayed chronologically, although there is no … Continue reading »
Following on from my last post about Berlin Street Art I recently discovered what must be the best Berlin Urban Art Blog, run by JUST, who’s been recording the street art movement for over ten years. You may have seen the word JUST graffitied across buildings all over Berlin – that’s him… Continue reading »
So Will McNeice over at Bohemian Breakdancer has nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. Hooray! The requirements of the Award are as follows: 1. Thank the award-givers and link back to them in your post. 2. Share 7 things about yourself. 3. Pass this award along. 4. Contact your chosen bloggers to let them … Continue reading »
Despite the fact that we live in a city renowned for its clubbing scene, the Bavarian and I hardly ever bother. Thank god that Berghain has just this week fallen off the top ten list of best clubs in the world to place no. 13, so now when people ask us how come we’ve never … Continue reading »
Two funny videos about Expat Americans in Berlin! Continue reading »
