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Cologne Art Diaries

Art Cologne means unofficial Art Week for the city. The week was jampacked with shows and more or less hot gossip. I kept a diary for the past few days.

Nov 9 •

Cologne Gallery Hopping: Gun Powder Paintings, Lesbian Catcalling & Blue Call Boys

Here's my three current favorite gallery shows to see this fall in Cologne.

Oct 12 •

Late to the Party: Wrapping up 4 Shows in Cologne

I returned to Cologne just in time...for the summer hole 🫠... Let's see a Judge Judy episode, sus hotel rooms, stationery wet dreams, and a gentle trip…

Aug 10 •

3 Spring Shows in Cologne: Youth Nostalgia, Critical Caricature & A Little Hypocricy

Come along with me to Braunsfelder, Galerie Buchholz, and Khoshbakht.

Apr 6 •

A Gallery & 3 Off-Spaces: What's Up in Cologne

On this week's menu, we have fragile lil egos, server farms, surreal theatrics, and a look at what people usually ignore.

Mar 23 •

SUPERMÖBEL at Kölnischer Kunstverein: Is Repetition Really Key?

Director Valérie Knoll (Gen X, Swiss) brought together eighteen artists on the theme of furniture...again?

Mar 16 •

Film Noir Aura, Chopped Boobs & A Rococo Closet: 3 Gallery Shows in Cologne

Let's see what's going on at Galerie Martin Kudlek, Philipp von Rosen Galerie, and Galerie Alex Serra.

Feb 16 •

Makeshift Monsters: Christian Eisenberger's Pareidolia at MARTINETZ

Christian (Gen X, Austrian) balances unhinged randomness with the consistency of recurring motives.

Jan 19 •

Home Improvement: Cristiana Cott Negoescu at artothek Köln

Cristiana's (Millennial, Romanian-German) installation invites to play hide and seek with the work that goes unnoticed.

Dec 15, 2024

3 Shows in Cologne: Ceramic Creeps, Layered Abstraction & Bra Collages

This gallery walk passes the Bechdel Test.

Dec 1, 2024 •

#3 In the studio with Sarah Kürten

I met Sarah (Millennial, German) in her Cologne studio after seeing her artothek solo show a couple weeks earlier. We talked about fake lifestyles…

Oct 13, 2024 •

Cowboys vs. Nazis: Juan Pérez Agirregoikoa Assesses the Political Climate at Clages

The artist shows how forms of entertainment may distract from, warn against, or encourage radicalization. How well do his metaphors fit? And when does…

Sep 8, 2024 •

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