Gala, first named Elena Diakonova, was born in the Russian Empire and moved to Switzerland at an early age then later to Paris, where she married the young poet Paul Éluard. She was a feminist of the highest order. She viewed herself simultaneously as a feisty woman but also a muse who could be called upon to serve an artist on the path to absolute success, thereby gaining fame and immortality herself. Gala is undisputedly an important figure of the…
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WHAT: The picture book project for adults Through personal objects and stories, searching for thoughts, words and images about your own „I“ : — which parts do I consist of — what is my…
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The author Ani Menua, the illustrator Ekaterina Koroleva and the Russian-Jewish painter Marc Chagall met for a (fictitious) conversation at Galerie Van Diemen in Berlin, where Marc Chagall and other Russian contemporary artists held…
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Throughout the month of September, the exhibition “Art Without Death” examines the Russian avant-garde and the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century movement of Russian Cosmism, which imagined nothing less than overcoming death. Comprised of…
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Diana Vishnevskaya & Igor Zwetkow, our favorite artist couple from St. Petersburg, are in town to present their latest video work for the exhibition “Vineta” at Gallery for Fresh Art from 24th August to 22nd…
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»Pop-Kultur« is an international festival based on three elemental foundations: 1. Live (Music, Talks, Readings, Exhibitions and films) 2. »Pop-Kultur Nachwuchs« (talents) and 3. Networking. The festival is held from August 23 to 25 in…
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Kombinatrotweiss Gallery is presenting the first solo exhibition of Russian-Berliner illustrator and artist Ekaterina Koroleva entitled Bosco. With ink, watercolor and pencil, Ekaterina Koroleva creates abstract female images in intense colors. Ekaterina’s fascination is the silhouette…
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The starting point of this concept is the lack of discourse in exhibitions of Russian art in the German art context. The goal of this exhibition is to show the result of combining two…
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Natasha Padabed was born in Smolensk, Russia although her family moved to Mogilev in Belarus which was where she grew up. It was in Minsk that she started to organize concerts for bands, many…
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The Berlin Music Video Awards (BMVA) will celebrate their 5th birthday at Nuke Club in Friedrichshain from the 17th to the 20th of May. The independent international music video festival will offer established and up-and-coming…
