Opportunities (and Dangers) of Visual Storytelling

A Talk by Reif Larsen
Posted—02/2012

Gestalten proudly invites you to an evening with Reif Larsen, author of the critically acclaimed novel The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (Die Karte meiner Träume).

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Millennium Magazines

Exhibition in New York
Posted by Gestalten—02/2012

The Library of the Museum of Modern Art is hosting a survey of experimental art and design magazines published since 2000.

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Frank Huelsboemer

Group exhibition in Turin
Posted by Gestalten—02/2012

 Lasting only two days, the show No2 lives up to its name.

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100 Years Swiss Graphic Design

Retrospective in Zurich
Posted by Gestalten—02/2012

Showcasing posters and various printed matter from 1912 until 2012, the exhibit at the Museum für Gestaltung presents the coming of age of a design legacy.

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Studio Job

Exhibition in Antwerp
Posted by Gestalten—02/2012

Acclaimed designer couple Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel are presenting commissions from the years 2010 to 2012.

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BIO 23

Ljubljana Design Relations
Posted by Gestalten—02/2012

The 23rd Biennial of Design is now accepting submissions.

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Marcus Walters

Screen Print Exhibition
Posted by Gestalten—02/2012

The illustrator will be presenting a selection of artwork from the original Unplanned Magic show alongside some new screen prints.

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Where Typography meets Comedy

Project in Blackpool
Posted by Gestalten—02/2012

Created by artist Gordon Young, and designed in collaboration with Why Not Associates, the Comedy Carpet is a typographic celebration of comedy on an extraordinary scale.

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Aram Bartholl in Conversation with Evan Roth

Book Launch and Talk at Gestalten Space
Posted—01/2012

To celebrate the release of Aram Bartholl’s first monograph Aram Bartholl: The Speed Book, Gestalten will host a talk with the artist in conversation with Evan Roth.

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Whipping Jesus

On Display in Berlin
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

Solo show Punishment I has openend featuring new works by Julius von Bismarck

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Ryoji Ikeda

Exhibition in Berlin
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

The Japanese composer and visual artist has conceived an exhibition for the Hamburger Bahnhof.

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Testify!

The Consequences of Architecture
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

Curated by Lukas Feireiss the exhibition presents a selection of projects that seek to improve social, economic and environmental conditions through architectural and artistic means.

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Vandalism Vol. 1

Street Art Exhibition in Rome
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

The charity event will feature works by Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Space Invader, Ben Eine, JR, Mr.Brainwash and Slinkachu for the first time together in a group show in Italy.

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Weegee

Exhibition in NYC
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

Arthur Fellig was better known as Weegee.

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Aram Bartholl

Exhibition and Performance
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

It's the Berlin-based artist's first solo show in town.

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Skating and Art in the Limelight

Rampenlicht Exhibition
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

Enjoy the work, performance and action of various young artists, photographers and designers at Berlin's Stattbad.

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Richard Niessen

Typographic Masonry
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

TM–City, a three-dimensional installation based on the work of graphic designer Richard Niessen, will be on show in Bern. Richard Niessen will also give a lecture and a workshop.

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Jen Ray

Exhibition in Berlin
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

It's not the end of the world as you know it, but rather the Berlin-based American artist presenting whole new worlds in a solo show.

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Glazed Paradise

Sculptures and Photography by Mark Jenkins
Posted—01/2012

Gestalten is proud to present the first solo show in Germany by the renowned American artist Mark Jenkins, who uses ordinary packing tape to create life-size human or animal forms.

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Ikko Tanaka

Retrospective in Tokyo
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

Marking the tenth anniversary of the great Japanese Graphic Designer's passing, the DNP Graphic Design Archives Collection IV: Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980-2002 is on show.

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Design Works!

Exhibition in Munich
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

For this show at the Pinakothek der Moderne designer and Creative Director Mirko Borsche reduces the visual language of his original works to hand-painted posters.

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edition 21

Group exhibition in Zurich
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

The Pop-Up gallery from Berlin shows works from Studio Makkink & Bey, Martí Guixé, Kueng Caputo and Frédéric Dedelley a.o.

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Brad Downey

Talk in Atlanta
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

The Berlin-based artist will give a public talk as part of street art conference Living Walls' expansion into a year-round program. 

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Dream In Colour 

An exhibition by Stylorouge
Posted by Gestalten—01/2012

London-based designers produce their first series of contemporary artworks to coincide with their 30th anniversary.

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Walls & Frames Book Release Event at Gestalten Space

Original handmade book sleeves by artists from the book for sale
Posted—12/2011

To celebrate the release of Walls and Frames: Fine Art from the Streets, the artists featured in the book have created original handmade book sleeves for the publication, which will be available for sale at the event for 500 euros (book included).

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Paris Forever

Artists! Artists! Artists!
Posted by Gestalten—12/2011

The show celebrates the 100th exhibition of the Parisian Magda Danysz gallery.

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Walls & Frames: Fine Art from the Streets

Release party at Pictures on Walls in London, December 8, 6 - 9pm
Posted by Gestalten—12/2011

LONDON - Pictures on Walls
Thursday, December 8th, from 6 to 9 pm
46-48 Commercial Street, London E1 6LT

To celebrate the release of Walls and Frames: Fine Art from the Streets, the artists featured in the book have created original handmade book sleeves for the publication, which will be available for sale at the event for £430 (book copies included).

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TEDxNantes

Utopia Forever Event
Posted by Gestalten—12/2011

Gestalten's Architecture Editor Lukas Feireiss will be at TEDxNantes on December 15th where he'll be presenting our Utopia Forever book. 

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7th Berlin Biennale

Associated Curators Announced
Posted by Gestalten—12/2011

Artur Żmijewski appointed the Voina group from Russia and Joanna Warsza from Warsaw as Associate Curators, who will work together to develop the concept and program of the 7th Berlin Biennale in 2012.

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GRAFT on Deutsche Welle

Video Clip about the visionary architects' exhibition in Berlin
Posted by Gestalten—11/2011

Last week Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle covered the vernissage of GRAFT'S exhibition“Distinct Ambiguity” in Berlin with a nice video clip featuring impressions from  the event and quotes by the founders Lars Krückeberg and Thomas Willemeit.

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FriendsWithYou

At Miami Art Basel
Posted by Gestalten—11/2011

Our dear FriendsWithYou take you on a journey to the inner space and its inherent secrets.

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PSJM

Exhibition in Berlin
Posted by Gestalten—11/2011

The artist duo, who are featured in Art & Agenda: Political Art and Activism, have an ironic approach.

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Miss Read

Independent Publishing Event
Posted by Gestalten—11/2011

For the third time Miss Read has invited international publishers and artists to show their books at KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin. 

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Tracing Mobility

Cartography and Migration in Networked Space Exhibition
Posted by Gestalten—11/2011

The show in Berlin is a staging of the role electronic networks play in transforming our conceptions of time, space and distance. 

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GRAFT Meets ZDF

An Interview with the Team's Wolfram Putz
Posted by Gestalten—11/2011

GRAFT architect Wolfram Putz came on German TV to talk about the new Distinct Ambiguity book and upcoming exhibition.

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Re-Cycle

Exhibition in Rome
Posted by Gestalten—11/2011

Invited to showcase their 'strategies for architecture, city and planet' is Vienna-based collective Feld72 a.o.

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Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada

Urban Analogies and Memorylithics in Barcelona
Posted by Gestalten—11/2011

See a sneak preview and video of this Cuban-American street artist's work before the exhibit opens.

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Lettres Type

Exhibition in Nancy
Posted by Gestalten—11/2011

Displaying typefaces in their context of use.

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plusminusten

Celebrating Dieter Rams's 10 Principles for Good Design
Posted by Gestalten—11/2011

Opening November 11 in Singapore: an hommage to the great German designer and his philosophy.

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GRAFT

Distinct Ambiguity
Posted by Gestalten—11/2011

The architecture team presents a wide-ranging exhibition in Berlin.

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Sculptures and Photography by Mark Jenkins
Posted—01/2012

Gestalten Space recommended in March issue of Schöner Wohnen, as part of a special on Berlin.

My Green City featured on the website of Architectural Digest Magazine.

The Urban Theater and Mark Jenkins exhibit Glazed Paradise at Gestalten Space are featured on Zeit Online.

Type Navigator reviewed on the website of the Typographische Gesellschaft München.

Utopia Forever and My Green City on german-architects eMagazin.

Doppelganger and Erratic in the dance, ballet and performance magazine Tanz.

Aram Bartholl: The Speed Book featured on Fast Company.

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