Fab 40: Exile, Kreuzberg

032c Museum Store’s more interesting offers on show.
Read the Article: 032c Museum Store, Berlin. Aside from the usual objects on sale, the 032c Museum Store features a range of design items to boot. Some of the 032c Museum Store’s more interesting offers on show.
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The collapse of the contemporary art market has meant considerably fewer buyers negotiating Berlin’s gallery scene. But while many of the much-trumpeted international outposts that arrived a few years back have quietly shut up shop, amongst some of the younger set there’s also a very positive sense of reappraisal. The feeling is that perhaps the city can get back to the crucial business of making art, rather than marketing it.

To this end – and in the DiY fashion that Berlin is celebrated for - many emerging gallerists are developing new economic models that aren’t just dependent on a few key patrons. ‘There’s a real disillusionment with the blue chip gallery world right now,’ says Christian Siekmeier, artist and founder of the Exile gallery. ‘People are looking for alternatives. It’s an exciting time to experiment and try new ideas.’ 
 
During July and August of this year Siekmeier presented Summer Camp, an international programme offering young, emerging artists the opportunity to create and present site-specific work at his hotly-tipped Kreuzberg gallery, Exile. Artists were invited to submit proposals through, amongst other methods, an open-call on Facebook – a daring strategy that seems to have paid off.

‘At first, it seemed like a bit of risk,’ explains Siekmeier, whose previous shows have presented work by the late Al Baltrop, Joel Gibb of the Hidden Cameras and cult zine Straight To Hell.

‘But most people who have come to see Summer Camp have realised that this is a different kind of experience to what the gallery ‘normally’ does. The challenge was to make the process a little more open and accessible whilst still maintaining a high quality.’

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Restaurants with tables and chairs

Read the Article: Bullerei restaurant and cafe, Hamburg Some of Elmar Lause’s street art decked seating areas at the open plan dining Bullerei eatery in Hamburg. Bullerei’s informal decor comes courtesy of interior designer, Kathrin Bade and architect, Giorgio Gullota.

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Located in a former cattle hall, Bullerei offers both a deli, cafe and restaurant. 

Located in a former cattle hall, Bullerei offers both a deli, cafe and restaurant. Communal eating is encouraged by outsized dining tables.

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The blanched ’Wide Hall’ at Crooma, Munich

Read the Article: Crooma photographic gallery, Munich. The blanched ’Wide Hall’ at Crooma, Munich

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The brightly coloured surorunds of Berlin’s first ever Currywurst museum

Read the Article: Currywurst Museum, Berlin The brightly coloured surorunds of Berlin’s first ever Currywurst museum. Dedicated entirely to every Berliner-in-the-know’s favourite snack, the museum pinpoints every Currywurst stall in the city. Sample the myriad spices that make their way into the Currywurst’s secret sauce

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Chips and curry sause are essential addition to any good Currywurst, as is demonstrated here by the museum’s giant versions

Chips and curry sause are essential addition to any good Currywurst, as is demonstrated here by the museum’s giant versions

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A pared-down alter space at the Dusseldorf branch of the Diakonie Church

Read the Article: Diakonie Church and Camput, Dusseldorf A pared-down alter space at the Dusseldorf branch of the Diakonie Church

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The Diakonie Church defies architectural convention

Less a church, more a contemporary city block, the Diakonie Church defies architectural convention

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Part museum, part store, Etage is Berlin’s homage to beautiful design items

Read the Article: Etage Store, Berlin. Some of the high-design items on show at Etage. Part museum, part store, Etage is Berlin’s homage to beautiful design items

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Clothing is on sale alongside the objects at Etage

Clothing is on sale alongside the objects at Etage

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Christian Siekmeire’s offers up-and-coming artists the chance to both create and exhibit work in Exile.

Read the Article: Exile Gallery, Kreuzberg Berlin. A return to artistic grassroots, part gallery, part studio, Exile offers opportunities for artists to create site specific exhibitions in the space. In rejection of the Blue Chip gallery mode that has become de rigeur, Exile takes a more hands on approach. More concerned with making art than marketing it, gallerist Christian Siekmeire’s offers up-and-coming artists the chance to both create and exhibit work in Exile.

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Set on the outskirts of the Mitte, Extrafein is a gallery-cum-boutique.

Read the Article, Extrafein Boutique, Berlin. Set on the outskirts of the Mitte, Extrafein is a gallery-cum-boutique. Vaguely industrial, Extrafein embraces its original surrounds

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Designed in Mayer’s typically unconventional style, this new Berlin Residence does not cut corners when it comes to architectural exaggeration

Read the Article: New flat in Berlin by J Mayer H Architects. Designed in Mayer’s typically unconventional style, this new Berlin Residence does not cut corners when it comes to architectural exaggeration. Uber-bold, bright green graphics fill the space on the Mitte

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Meyer’s angular contour lines follow the architectural definitions of the space

Designed for a family of art lovers, the flat does not shy away from Meyer’s overstated approach. Meyer’s blinding green stylings can be found throughout the Berlin flat. Meyer’s angular contour lines follow the architectural definitions of the space

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The Karlsruhe university of Arts and Design, the Kkaarrlls collection turns traditional design values on their head

Read the Article: Kkaarrlls design, Karlsruhe. Started by a group of design graduates from the Karlsruhe university of Arts and Design, the Kkaarrlls collection turns traditional design values on their head

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Michelberger Hotel, Berlin

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Contemporary bookshop Motto launches its traveling bookshops initiative

Contemporary bookshop Motto launches its traveling bookshops initiative. Read the Article: Motto

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Super-contemporary eyewear from Berlin-based Mykita.

Super-contemporary eyewear from Berlin-based Mykita. Read the Article: Mykita

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Jan Kleihues for Onono

Eyewear from architect Jan Kleihues for Onono. Read the Article: Onono Eyewear

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Nike Air Max sneaker adornments from Berlin’s Sabrina Dehoff

Nike Air Max sneaker adornments from Berlin’s Sabrina Dehoff. Read the Article: Sneaker Jewellery

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Nike Air Max sneaker adornments from Berlin’s Sabrina Dehoff

Nike Air Max sneaker adornments from Berlin’s Sabrina Dehoff

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Architect David Chipperfield’s Berlin Town House

Architect David Chipperfield’s Berlin Town House. Read the Article: Town House by David Chipperfield, Berlin

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Architect David Chipperfield’s Berlin Town House

Architect David Chipperfield’s Berlin Town House

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Weissmann’s purist sports cars, inspired by 1950’s Jaguars

Weissmann’s purist sports cars, inspired by 1950’s Jaguars. Read the Article: Wiessmann Cars, Dulmen

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Weissmann’s purist sports cars, inspired by 1950’s Jaguars

Weissmann’s purist sports cars, inspired by 1950’s Jaguars

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Weathered steel and wood dominate in the Wohnhaus Lubbering by Drewes + Strange

Read the Article: Wohnhaus Lubbering by Drewes + Strange. Weathered steel and wood dominate in the Wohnhaus Lubbering by Drewes + Strange

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Clean lined and minimalist the Wohnhaus Lubbering typifies Drewes + Strange’s architectural approach

Clean lined and minimalist the Wohnhaus Lubbering typifies Drewes + Strange’s architectural approach

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