Update on Robbie: Concert starts tomorrow at 16:00!

That`s it ;) He will be playing a couple of songs from his new album on a truck …

Free, Live & “Secret” Robbie Williams Concert near Mauerpark TOMORROW night (Friday 22nd of october)

According to German news magazine BILD Robbie Williams will be giving a free live concert  in front of Max Schmeling Halle in Prenzlauer Berg (right by Mauerpark) tomorrow (friday) night.

He will be singing songs from his new album “Reality killed the video Star”.

Well that sounds exciting – too bad I can´t be there eventhough its around the corner!

Danceworks Chicago preparing in Berlin …

A young group of dancers is ready to conquer Germany … we supported them with some TShirts for their start if you want to find out more keep on reading:

Based on the characters from the ballet Petrushka (Petrushka, the Moore, the Columbine and the Charlatan) which was commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev with a libretto by Alexandre Benois and music by Stravinsks, “Love Hurts … Petrushka” explores the dreams that love inspires, the pain of loss and the elusiveness of peace.

Mario Schröder, Ballett direktor of Ballett Kiel, choreographs together with Julie Pecquet, who is responsible for the Hip Hop parts.

With the addition of original music by hip-hop pioneer DJ Opossum and set / costumes by Claus Stump, this new, evening-length production is already a much-anticipated dance event in Europe, set to premiere on October 24, 2009, in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Executive Producer: Dirk Elwert

“Love Hurts … Petrushka” is a production of The.Lab Art & Media.

Performances on

Ocotber 24, 2009 in Ludwigshafen, Germany (Premiere)

October 25, 2009 in Ludwigshafen, Germany

November 3, 2009 in Leverkusen, Germany

November 10, 2009 in Wolfsburg, Germany

Tbc in 2009!

More: www.thelab-berlin.de

Until October 10th: Disfigurement in the Face of Illusion: The Detroit Riots, Michael Heizer and Drexciya

Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Edgar Arceneaux in the Berlin gallery space. Based on an ongoing dialogue with author and historian Julian Myers, the exhibition is an investigation of subterranean Detroit. In a complex series of drawings, Arceneaux has developed a visual and linguistic constellation of contradictory yet interconnected historical events which orbit around Michael Heizer s seminal earthwork Dragged Mass Displacement, the buried basement at Clairmont and Rosa Parks Boulevard where the urban riots of Detroit in 1967 began, and Drexciya, a fictional underwater city in Lake Michigan imagined by two techno musicians and two artists in the early 1990s.

The name Drexciya refers to an imaginary subcontinent populated by water breathing mutants called Drexciyans. It is based on a mythology that links genetic mutation to recent breakthroughs in liquid oxygen technology and retracts both back to the Slave Trade. “…Pregnant America-bound African slaves were thrown overboard by the thousands during labor for being sick and disruptive cargo. Is it possible that they could have given birth at sea to babies that never needed air? Are Drexciyans water-breathing aquatically mutated descendents of those unfortunate victims of human greed? (Kodwo Eshun) The band Drexciya released their first LP in 1992. They composed their music using the TR-808 drum machine, an evolved instrument of pure sonic wave form that has no earthly equivalent. Drexciya refers to a place, to a mythological people, and to a sound that evolved by merging myth, nature and humanity into one technological self.

The Detroit Riots of 1967 were sparked by a police raid of a welcome home party for returning Vietnam war veterans where 82 people were arrested. Rumors of a riot were heard through the city for months before, as this was but one of seven major riots in the 60s and 70s in the United States and abroad.

Unlike previous works, Michael Heizer s Dragged Mass, was not installed in the desert but on the front lawn of the Detroit Institute of Art in 1971. The city officials of Detroit’s had decided to leave the scorched buildings standing after the upheaval of 1967, and these ruins became an affectual backdrop for Heizer s vision. He believed his 35 ton monolith (as object of fossilized geological time) could be performed in the confines of another monolith, the city. This new performance stood in stark contrast to the sublime beauty and desolation of the desert in the surreal reality of Detroit, desolation meant a constant reminder of desperation as well as isolation.

In Arceneaux’s opinion, the history of upheaval in Detroit rendered Heizer s work as a moral allegory that resulted in a violent public reaction to the work which led ultimately to its destruction by the museum itself. As Dragged Mass Displacement attempted to submerge, it met the chaos which extended from the subterranean basement. Through montage, Arceneaux is weaving together myths, political events, and historical facts into associative relationships, pointing to the multiplicity of meanings within a highly codified time and space of Detroit’s history.

Edgar Arceneaux has shown his drawings, sculptures, and installations in solo exhibitions at ArtPace, San Antonio, Texas; at the Kitchen, New York; at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; at the Witte de With Museum, Rotterdam; at Gallery 400, University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois; at the UCLA Hammer Museum; and at the Studio Museum in Harlem, among others. Most recently, his work was included in the Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and in the California Biennial 2008 , Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach. His collaboration with Charles Gaines, entitled “Snake River”, has been shown at the Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz, Austria, and at the REDCAT Gallery, Los Angeles. Arceneaux s work has been included in Code Share: 5 continents, 10 biennales, 20 artists , Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania; in Black Is, Black Ain t , The Renaissance Society, University of Chicago; in the 2nd Moscow Biennale, Moscow, Russia, and in exhibitions at the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Art, Oslo, Bard College and the Serpentine Gallery, London; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Halle für Kunst e.V., Lüneburg; the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco; in “Double Consciousness: Black Conceptual Art Since 1970″, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, in “Quicksand”, de Appel, Amsterdam, Netherlands; and in Persoenliche Plaene , Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland, among others.

Susanne Vielmetter Berlin Projects is located at Holzmarktstrasse 15/18 in Berlin Mitte. From the U/S train stop Jannowitzbrücke turn right and walk approximately 300 meters towards the Aral gas station. At the Aral gas station turn right towards the galleries which are located in the arched spaces underneath the rail road tracks. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday from 11 am – 6 pm.

Tonight & Tomorrow: Gneisenaufilms 64 – 64 movies each 64 seconds all about Gneisenaustr. Berlin Kreuzberg

On thursday, Octoer 1st. 2009, the 64 videos of the series Gneisenaufilms are going to be presented at Martinski Fine Arts, Gneisenaustraße 64.
For 64 weeks three young Berlin-based artists made a series of 64 64-second videos, all of which were shot on Gneisenaustraße in Kreuzberg. What started as a framework for experimental and audiovisual studies ended up as a kind of diary in which the everyday life of the street and neighbourhood is either directly shown or indirectly reflected.
The projection starts at 7 p.m., after which we would be glad to welcome you for a sip of Portuguese wine.

The films will be screened Thursday (01.10.09) & Friday (02.10.09) from 4pm to 7pm as well. We look forward to see you there!

Es ist gewählt … (Elections are done)

Alright so Germany just voted and we are welcoming  our probably new gay foreign minister. Can anyone teach him english? PLEASE!

Tonight: CONTEMPORARY SCOTTISH ARTIST DAVID SHRIGLEY COLLABORATES FOR AN EXCLUSIVE PROJECT WITH PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND

PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND IS THE ICONIC BRAND FOUNDED IN 1815 AT THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE SCOTTISH

KNITWEAR INDUSTRY. FROM THE BEGINNING ITS INNOVATIVE SKILLS LED TO THE INTRODUCTION OF KNITWEAR

AS OUTERWEAR, THE CREATION OF THE CLASSIC TWINSET AND THE SIGNATURE ARGYLE PATTERN.

Innovation as integral part of the Pringle brand continues with the exciting colaboration

betwen Pringle of Scotland and Glasgow – based Artist David Shrigley in September 2009.

As part of the celebrations for 25 years of London Fashion Week , Pringle of Scotland is set

to showcase the iconic twinset as part of an unexpected and impactful bilboard created by

Shrigley .

The series of drawings , bearing the unmistakable Shrigley humour , WILL ALSO BE extended to a

limited product series TO BE LAUNCHED in select Pringle flagship stores and wholesale acounts

globaly on Sept 10th – aded by stuning window concepts and in -store promotions .

“I didn ’t know what a twinset was before I colaborated with Pringle . I thought it was underwear

or something . Now I do know what it is I think everybody should wear one . Always . All the time .”

Says shrigley .

Pringle of Scotland is thriled to SHOWCASE HIS fresh aproach , underlin ING its desire to

suport Scotish Visual Art , Design and Architecture .

PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND IS THE ICONIC BRAND FOUNDED IN 1815 AT THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE SCOTTISH KNITWEAR INDUSTRY. FROM THE BEGINNING ITS INNOVATIVE SKILLS LED TO THE INTRODUCTION OF KNITWEAR AS OUTERWEAR, THE CREATION OF THE CLASSIC TWINSET AND THE SIGNATURE ARGYLE PATTERN.

Innovation as integral part of the Pringle brand continues with the exciting colaboration betwen Pringle of Scotland and Glasgow – based Artist David Shrigley in September 2009. As part of the celebrations for 25 years of London Fashion Week , Pringle of Scotland is set to showcase the iconic twinset as part of an unexpected and impactful bilboard created by Shrigley. The series of drawings , bearing the unmistakable Shrigley humour , WILL ALSO BE extended to a limited product series TO BE LAUNCHED in select Pringle flagship stores and wholesale acounts globaly on Sept 10th – aded by stuning window concepts and in -store promotions. “I didn ’t know what a twinset was before I colaborated with Pringle . I thought it was underwear

or something . Now I do know what it is I think everybody should wear one . Always . All the time .”

Says shrigley .

Pringle of Scotland is thriled to SHOWCASE HIS fresh aproach , underlin ING its desire to suport Scotish Visual Art , Design and Architecture .

Q&A with David Shrigley:

1. Where do you get your inspiration for your work?

From God

2.    Please describe your work in 6 words.

What I do when I’m awake.

3.    What are your first thoughts when you hear about PRINGLE of Scotland?

Scottish sweaters worn by golfers.

4.    How did the collaboration with PRINGLE occur?

Pringle wanted a Scottish artist and I am the Scottish artist they chose. I was hoping to get a free sweater so I agreed.

5.    TWIN-Set, Argyle Pattern and David Shrigley how does it fit?

It fits very comfortably. Not too tight, not too loose.

6.    What are your impressions of Scotland, the homeland of David Shrigley and Pringle of Scotland

Scotland has beautiful scenery, interesting cities and it rains a lot.

7.    What does heritage mean to you?

Heritage is society’s baggage (if you’re being cynical).

8.    What do you know about the fashion-world?

Everything I know I learned from watching Ugly Betty

9.    Why is drawing your preferred medium?

Because it’s the easiest way for me to express myself.

Pl   Please describe the work process with PRINGLE? What about the exchange of ideas?

They said “do some drawings about twin sets” and I said “What’s a twin set” and they told me and I did some drawings about twin sets.

Last but not least: Presentation tonight 18:00 – 00:00 @ Andreas Murkudis Münzstr. 21 (this is the reward for scrolling down all the way :P

IFA Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin

Quite an interesting day with lots of shows and free coffee pretty much anywhere for everyone. I haven`t seen that many flatscreens, coffee mashines, washing machines as well as computers in one place. All pretty flat. Following some impressions. Above you can see the pretty amazing Samsung dome.

Pretty amazing soccer tricks going on at Sony to test out their latest cameras.

German Star Cooks from “Die Kochprofis” cooking live!

IFA is  going on till this wednesday (september 4th – september 9th) – feel free to come by for some free coffe!

Want to visit Iraq without leaving Berlin?

Was asked on an invitation we got the other day … and yes – we did!

The Green Zone seems to really exist in Berlin! What does it take to run a party in an old Iraqi embassy in the middle of Berlin? Well I suppose not a lot. A generator, two lapt tops, speakers and a but more. Setup a bar invite people and word  to mouth in Berlin works for itself in Berlin. That`s it your are set to go and have a great time!

Find the video of me entering the property below!

done

One of the DJ`s “alone in a burnt room”.

Mingling … where the ambassador probably used to chill in the sun.

done

Day 4 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Impressions

Oops, as a tennis star Sabine Lisicki is used to showing her panty though ;)

German, tennis, topmodels and casted girl bands galore!

The Photographer Wall – very impressive! But what do they all do with the same image?

Blink! Very Extravagant!