A first look at the 5th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art. The Berlin Biennale was founded in 1996 by Klaus Biesenbach, founding director of KW Institute for Contemporary Art, and a group of collectors and patrons of the arts. The aim of Berlin Biennial is to organise a representative, international exhibition of contemporary art in Berlin every two years and to attract attention to less established younger artists.
The artists Gert and Uwe Tobias (German, born Romania, 1973) are twin brothers. Their collaborative work centers on large-scale woodcuts, but also includes typewriter drawings and watercolors, handmade ceramic sculptures, and wooden constructions. They became internationally known with their exhibition at the Museum of Moderna Art MoMA in New York in 2007/2008.
At the same time as the Gallery Weekend Berlin 2008 six art spaces open up in a warehouse situated directly behind the Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart and close to the new central railway station of Berlin. The art dealers Kristian Jarmuschek and Friedrich Look (Wohnmaschine) and the collector / gallerist Harald Frisch had the idea for the "Hallen am Wasser" near the Berlin-Spandau canal. The other galleries are Arndt & Partner, Andersen S Contemporary and Bodhi Berlin. Jarmuschek + Partner inaugurated their space with the young British artist Martha Parsey (born 1973 in London, lives and works in Cologne). Her show titled "Milk of Human Kindness" is the fourth exhibition held in conjunction with the gallery. Jarmuschek + Partner, Hallen am Wasser, Berlin. Opening reception, May 2, 2008.
Preview: Art 39 Basel week. Part 2: Art 39 Basel Public Art Projects.
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