Seen today, histories of radical feminist positionality and liberational struggle reverberate with stinging intensity.
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Something Is Rotten in Germany’s Arts Sector
Thanks to selective governmental investment in the arts, a sad joke has emerged — state-funded “radicals.”
Memories of East Germany’s Bygone Era of International Solidarity
Echoes of the Brother Countries explores the ongoing traces of Germany’s ties to socialist countries via artwork and film screenings.
German Film Festival Hacked With Pro-Palestine Posts
Berlinale organizers quickly deleted the posts and disavowed the statement as filmmakers called for a Gaza ceasefire during a closing ceremony.
When a Woman Searches for a Man and Finds Herself Instead
The women-led Retrospective section of the Berlinale gives second-wave feminism a fresh look.
Maria Lassnig’s Triumphant “Little Films”
Lassnig’s short films perfectly present the artist’s uncanny talent for marrying morbidity and frolic, rigor and wantonness.
Berlinale Film Festival Curators Join Call for Gaza Ceasefire
The Forum Expanded curators’ statement comes amid an ongoing campaign to boycott German institutions accused of stifling pro-Palestine voices.
Pro-Palestine Protesters Disrupt Tania Bruguera Performance in Berlin
The Hamburger Bahnhof museum characterized the actions as “violent hate speech,” though Brugera stressed that they were non-violent.
Women Are the Post-Apocalyptic Future
Emma Talbot and Dana Schutz address societal, ecological meltdown, drawing attention to humanity’s absurdities while offering paths to eco-centric renewal.
Coco Fusco’s Fight to Rebalance Power
Throughout her decades-long career, Fusco has laid bare the many mechanisms through which subjugated bodies are stripped of their agency.
Sergio Zevallos’s Rituals of Disobedience
A member of the queer collective Grupo Chaclacayo, his transformational performances were a cry for gender equality and political freedom in Peru.
Berlin Museum Covers Rembrandt as Heavy Rains Hit Germany
A visitor to the Gemäldegalerie today noticed “a leaky ceiling” and one of the Dutch painter’s canvases protected by a plastic sheet.