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The call for entries to the 2010 Illustrative Award is now open!!

Peter Nencini's Werkbox Currently at Direktorenhaus

A new edition of Peter Nencini's Handwerk is currently exhibted in Berlin at Direktorenhaus. These works are a prelude to a larger show in September. Nencini says: "I'm showing thirty boxes... The boxed variant pieces have grown, with markmaking of granular character. Both to magnify surface and to dispense with textual information in favour of something mute." […]>

Kino: The Tuesday selection of futuristic art films, 10 August 2010 21h

KS12 bring us a video screening of three interrelated short video documentaries on self reflection in social media followed by a discussion about the techniques and principles behind the processes of Immediation and Autodocumentation. […]>

Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School Berlin, 12 August 2010 19h

“Dr Sketchy’s Meets Direktorenhaus”

A Burlesque Life Drawing Class: Lose your drawing inhibitions, and join Burlesque life drawing phenomena Dr Sketchy’s. Join is to draw, drink and win prizes. Entry to this event is absolutely free. […]>

Olaf Hajek at Johanssen Gallery

Olaf Hajek’s illustrations reveal a peculiar luminosity. They are simple and clear and each drawing seems to hide an own private mystery which contributes a dose of fairytale to them. Hajek exhibits at Johanssen Gallery in Das Direktorenhaus from 28 May. [...]»

Direktorenhaus Grand Opening

On May 28th, 2010 the Direktorenhaus will be opened a new art space in Berlin, an experimental laboratory for Gesamtkunstwerk, the synthesis of the arts. Traditional crafts will be combined with analogue techniques and digital media, and will not be limited to their own aesthetics but also seen as experimental formations with both social and asocial connotations. The exhibitions in the Direktorenhaus play cat and mouse preconceptions; they mark the opening of a space in Berlin, where art, craft, design, music and life come together. [...]» Opening Photo gallery [...]»

Grand Opening / Exhibition Shots

Illustrative opened with a big bang on Thursday, 15 October. Find a first glimpse of the Grand Opening Party and the exhitbion here [...] »

Swatch Young Illustrators Award 2009

Illustrative is proud to announce the winners of the Swatch Young Illustrators Award 2009. First prize: Julia Bruderer, second prize: Katia Fouquet, third prize: Paul-Henri Masson [...] »

OBJECTS N°4 IS OUT NOW!

The fourth issue "CRAFTPOETRY" has it all: Nick Clements broaches the issue of

Re-Enactement, the aftermath of historical occurrences and their artistic exploitation, Julie Kogler analyses the rise of the surreal-pop-artists of the last decade while Basar Önal speaks about designing time. Last but not least Julian Waite explains the meaning of his ghost story as well as the terminus performance illustration [...]

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