Travel – post-ism

Berlin, Boners and Brecht

By: postism June 10, 2016June 10, 2016

Art, TravelBerlin, Carl Andre, Cosima von Bonin, Dorotheenstadt Kapelle, galerie neugerriemschneider, Hamburger Banhof, Isa Genzken, James Turrell, Julian Rosenfeldt, Lyndal Walker, Martin Gropius Bau, Sven Marquardt, Tobias Rehberger, William KentridgeLeave a Comment

Published on ocula.com, 7 June 2016 Apparently my timing sucks. One week too late for Berlin Gallery Weekend, and one month too early for the Berlin Biennale. ‘You should have been here last weekend for Berlin Gallery Weekend!’ a Berliner friend exclaimed. ‘Everyone was having orgies in the Soho House! It was the best art…

Ick bin Berliner, part II

I caught up with Luxe City Guides recently to chat about some of my favourite places in Berlin. The city is ever evolving and each year there’s a new list of must do/eat/drink/see, so I scribbled down some of my latest recommendations. Here are a few to keep you busy if you have 24 (or 48) hours…

Spray It, Don’t Say It!

By: postism January 13, 2014February 25, 2014

Art, TravelABOVE, Banksy, Blek le Rat, Invader, Melbourne, Murals, Shepard Fairey, Stencil Art, Street Art1 Comment

It’s likely that if you’ve ever been to Melbourne and embarked on a quest for the perfect latte around the CBD and inner city area, you’ve stumbled across many of the city’s renowned street-art decorated laneways. Melbourne embraced stencil art with gusto early on, leading to the first stencil festival in the world in 2004.…

Ick bin Berliner

By: postism August 30, 2013May 20, 2019

TravelAndreas Murkudis, Anish Kapoor, Arndt, Badeschiff, Bars, Berghain, Berlin, Blain Southern, Borchardt, Boros Bunker, Buck und Breck, Camera Work, Daniel Libeskind, Darklands, Das Lokal, Das Stue, David Bowie, Dr. Erich Marx Collection, Exhibitions, Fluxbau, Friedrich Christian Flick Collection, Galeria Plan B, Galerie Judin, Galleries, Grill Royal, Gropius Bau, Hamburger Banhof, Helmut Newton, Helmut Newton Foundation, Hotel de Rome, Hotels, Jewish Museum, Kaviar Royal, Klosterfelde Gallery, Konk, Kraftwerk, Lavanderia Vecchia, Martin Kippenberger, Marzona Collection, Mädchen Schule, Me Collectors Room, Michael Fuchs Galerie, Mogg & Meltzer, Muschi Obermaier, Museums, Nick Cave, Pauly Saal, Quartier 206, Restaurants, Richard, SO36, Soho House Berlin, Sprüth Magers, The Apartment, The Corner Shop, the Eigen+Art Lab, Tiergarten, TravelLeave a Comment

Countless artists, musicians and writers have flocked to Berlin over the years to recharge and seek inspiration: Christopher Isherwood, David Bowie, Nick Cave, Iggy Pop (the city seems to come with its own soundtrack). In the 1920s Berlin was all about the decadence and modernism of Weimar culture, the stomping ground of intellectuals and artists…

Visual Diary : Mongolia

By: postism May 17, 2013October 30, 2013

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Here’s some Friday inspiration. If you’re looking for a quick getaway from Hong Kong and don’t want to spend days recovering from jetlag, hop on a plane to Mongolia. Really. There is no better place to escape the maddening claustrophobia and chaos of city life and it’s only a four hour direct flight away from…