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Berlin Art Link is a contemporary art online magazine highlighting some of the most intriguing creatives and exhibitions around the globe. Through original articles and video, we feature the latest in art, design, music, film, fashion and architecture from a unique contemporary art perspective. Berlin Art Link online magazine is published by BAL Productions. Discover what else we're creating here: http://www.berlinartlink.com/productions/

In ‘Zilijifa,’ Ibrahim Mahama’s exhibition at Kunsthalle Wien, a full-size diesel locomotive—hollowed out and elevated h...
08/08/2025

In ‘Zilijifa,’ Ibrahim Mahama’s exhibition at Kunsthalle Wien, a full-size diesel locomotive—hollowed out and elevated high enough for visitors to walk beneath—rests on pillars made of thousands of enamelled iron headpans: worn, dented and deformed vessels that once balanced on the heads of Ghanaian women to carry goods weighing up to a thousand kilos a day. In this haunting arrangement, the burden of colonial infrastructure is reimagined as one toiled by the bodies of the most exploited.

Mahama spoke to us about the deconstructed train and the symbolic void at the center of it, as well as about labor, scale, collaboration and global inequality, emphasizing the role of artistic production in rethinking freedom, legacy and collective accountability.

Read Adela Lovric’s interview at the link below:

Adela Lovric reviews Ibrahim Mahama’s solo exhibition ‘Zilijifa’ at Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna, Austria

At the Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin, David Hartt’s ‘Metabolic Rift⁠’—a video installation featuring dancer Will Meadows pe...
07/08/2025

At the Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin, David Hartt’s ‘Metabolic Rift⁠’—a video installation featuring dancer Will Meadows performing a silent piece choreographed by Jimena Paz— transforms the garden into a space of memory and resistance. Referencing Marxist theory, it explores the “metabolic rift” between humans and nature, shaped by colonialism and industrialization.

The dancer’s ghost-like presence in the video contrasts the rigid forms of Kolbe’s ‘Dancers’ Fountain’—the latter symbolizing power and oppression—offering a quiet yet powerful reclaiming of Black subjectivity. Hartt’s work invites reflection on reparation and the museum’s role in shaping the culture of remembrance.

Read more in Carolin Kralapp’s review:

Carolin Kralapp reviews David Hartt’s exhibition ‘Metabolic Rift’ at the Georg Kolbe Museum as part of the featured topic, Water

“At all times, the artists are in control, they dominate us despite having to direct us through space.”Last week, Schink...
01/08/2025

“At all times, the artists are in control, they dominate us despite having to direct us through space.”

Last week, Schinkel Pavillon presented a multi-sensory experience by Caique Tizzi and Young Boy Dancing Group (YBDG) as part of their summer program ‘FOOD.’ Lars Holdgate writes on communication beyond language and words, tongue-shaped ice lollies, and the melting separation between artists and viewers in his review.

Read the full article:

Lars Holdgate reviews the first event of the ‘FOOD’ summer program at Schinkel Pavillon, featuring Caique Tizzi and Young Boys Dancing Group

Our feature topic Water continues through August, with pieces approaching humanity’s vital connection with water. Pieces...
01/08/2025

Our feature topic Water continues through August, with pieces approaching humanity’s vital connection with water. Pieces include reviews of Wellcome Collection group show ‘Thirst’ and exhibition ‘Metabolic Rift’ by David Hartt at Georg Kolbe, as well as an interview with María José Arjona on her current exhibition ‘SEDIMENTS’ at Galerie Barbara Thumm.

For an insight into the Water topic, see Alison Hugill’s letter from the editor:

Editor-in-Chief Alison Hugill highlights some of the contributions to be published under the theme ‘Water’ in July and August

“Parts of the memoir start to wander around, being left here and there, for someone else to pick up. Maybe part of it ev...
29/07/2025

“Parts of the memoir start to wander around, being left here and there, for someone else to pick up. Maybe part of it even goes home with you.”

Künstlerhaus Bethanien presents solo exhibitions by six of the institution’s residents, ranging from memoir fragments fluttering in the air, to custom-built circuit boards housing slime mold.

In his review, Lars Holdgate discusses the exhibitions by Krys Huba, Valinia Svoronou, Gyuchul Moon, Uri Zamir, Sjur Eide Aas, and Areez Katki, reflecting on themes of deconstruction and emotional processing.

Read the full review:

Lars Holdgate reviews the exhibition of current residents at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Kreuzberg

“Abolition isn’t reform. Abolition is the ending of a social order. And dereliction is another way of saying that, but i...
29/07/2025

“Abolition isn’t reform. Abolition is the ending of a social order. And dereliction is another way of saying that, but it looks to the built environment to do some of that work of taking apart the structures that govern us.”

This spring, the ‘Identity Crisis Network’ conference at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb addressed how contemporary art can move beyond established identity categories to provoke institutional, aesthetic, philosophical and political change. Jack Halberstam, author and Professor of Gender Studies and English at Columbia University, delivered a keynote talk, exploring trans embodiment through the lens of the 1970s art collective Anarchitecture.

Following on from the conference, Adela Lovric interviews Halberstam, discussing the architectural language we use to describe our bodies, how artists including Kiyan Williams and Yve Laris Cohen relate to anarchitecture, and accepting the nothing that unworlding offers us:

Adela Lovric speaks with author and professor Jack Halberstam about his lecture exploring trans embodiment through the lens of anarchitecture

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