Dr. Sketchy Illustration Cabaret
25.02 .12 – 29.02.12
Welcome to the Dr. Sketchy Illustration Cabaret Exhibition at Direktorenhaus!
Professional illustrators and complete beginners get the chance to apply to paper extraordinary models in shrill costumes. Accompanied by the sound of the 1940ies, nihgtly birds of paradise and burlesque dancers are posing for the drawers.
Grab a pen and paper and join the new Dr. Sketchy session at Direktorenhaus!
At the same time, we'll celebrate the opening of the Dr. Sketchy’s exhibition at Direktorenhaus, presenting outstanding works of young illustrators and photographers.
Opening party: Feb 24th, 7pm
Exhibition: Feb 25th to 29th
Live-drawing 7-8pm
The exhibition shows works of:
Michael Kockelkorn
Laura Carleton
Daniela Uhlig
Elizabeth Hepworth
Jakob Schuh
Reinhard Kleist
Matthias Pflügner
Ursula Dietz
Katharina Nesterowa
Steffi Schütze
Naomi Fearn
Nina Zimmermann
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Erik Mark Sandberg - Down By The River
Erik Mark Sandberg - Down By The River
15.12.11 - 27.3.12
Down By The River is the second Berlin solo exhibition by LA based artist Erik Mark Sandberg. Since graduating with distinction from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in 2002, Sandberg has been in over 50 group exhibitions throughout all corners of the globe, including International Art Fairs in Cologne, Spain, Seoul, London, Helsinki, and Miami, and has held solo exhibitions in New York, Barcelona, Berlin, Australia, and Pasadena.
Drawing from contemporary consumer culture and its psychological effects on those most susceptible to the relentless bombardment of mass marketing - the young – Sandberg’s paintings, and sculptures create an uncanny portrait gallery of hairy adolescents.
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SPINET- AN EXPERIMENT ON TOTAL ART WORK
BY BIRGIT RAMSAUER
15.12.2011
The conceptual visual artist Birgit Ramsauer, creator of Spinet, joined by
a group of more than 15 collaborating international artists try to shed light on the question “What is Total art work (Gesamtkunstwerk) in the 21stcentury?” with panel discussions and performance of works associated with the project.
The project is concieved as a piece of Total art work itself:
a multidisciplinary event originating from and refering to the „spinet“, a historical keyboard instrument from the 16th century belonging to the harpsicord family. At the same time, it is a symposium on Total art work.
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