This article is part of our feature topic Abjection. French feminist philosopher Julia Kristeva opens her 1980 essay on abjection, entitled ‘Powers of Horrors,’ as follows: “There looms, within abjection, one of those violent, dark revolts of being, directed against a threat that seems to emanate from an exorbitant outside or inside.” Going on to describe the slippery…
Open Call for KVOST Residency and Claus Michaletz Preis
The Kunstverein Ost is announcing this year’s KVOST Stipendium, awarded in combination with the Claus Michaletz Preis since 2022. Kunstverein Ost (KVOST) was established in 2018 and is dedicated to promoting artists from Central and Eastern Europe whose life or work are shaped by the former Eastern Bloc. The €10,000 prize is established in memory of Claus Michaletz, the publisher and founder of…
Lyrical Vitality: Graciela Iturbide at C/O Berlin
The opening image of Graciela Iturbide’s retrospective ‘Eyes to Fly With’ at C/O Berlin is a poetic visualization of the title itself. It features a self-portrait of the artist holding two dead birds delicately over her eyes, their small spherical heads placed just above each eyelid. The bird in her left hand lies upside down, its beak open and its bones visible—a death cry—while the other bird…
The Week Mar. 2–8, 2026
John Smith: ‘Being John Smith’ Screening: Mar. 2–8, 2026 Part of: ‘Uglier, Louder, Taller, Weirder – Hearing the Weeds grow’ galerie-im-turm.net/weeds Frankfurter Tor 1, 10243 Berlin, click here for map John Smith: ‘Being John Smith’ Konstantino Dregos: ‘Countless Dependencies’ Opening Reception: Tuesday, Mar. 3; 6-8pm Exhibition: Mar. 13–May 31, 2026 noahklink.com Kulmer Straße…
Featured Exhibitions & Events March
Fasanenstraße 68, 10719 Berlin +4930889225890 68projects.com Opening Hours: Tuesday–Saturday; 11am–6pm Exhibition Sunjeong Hwang & Wonhae Hwang Opening Reception: Friday, Mar. 6; 6–9pm Mar. 6–Apr. 18, 2026 68projects.com/hwang-hwang Auguststraße 75, 10117 Berlin aestiftung.de Opening Hours: Tuesday–Sunday; 11am–6pm Exhibition Arno Schidlowski: ‘Jasmund | Der Sonne Mond’ Jan.