Author Archives: Hito Steyerl

courses run by Judith Siegmund 1. Seminar: Texte von Jacques Rancière zum Thema des Politischen und Sozialen in der Kunst und im Design Donnerstag 16-18 Uhr, Raum 303, Lietzenburger Str. 45 Beginn: 3. November 2011 Scheinerwerb: Hausarbeit Die Kunsttheorie, die … Continue reading →

We are meeting at KW at 14h on Tu Oct 25th. (instead of class meeting at UdK.) to see the show. Pay special attention to ground floor and attic (Anger!). Access is free for people who join the group. Thanks … Continue reading →

Sat, Oct. 15th, 20 Uhr, Arsenal Cinema The City Cine-Chronicles 2: Inseln der Erinnerung oder: Was macht ein Architekt den Krieg über im Seddinsee? Thomas Elsaesser präsentiert Filme seines Großvaters Martin Elsaesser. First meeting for seminar: Mo 17th, 10h R … Continue reading →

Open Call – CDA-Projects Grant for Artistic Research and Production CDA-Projects Grant is accepting applications to support the production of artistic research projects aimed at critical knowledge production with a transdisciplinary approach. 10,000 Euros will be awarded based on the … Continue reading →

Class meetings Tuesdays 14h-18h. Check wiki for exact dates, location R115. Tutorials Mo 14-17h R98. Office hours Mo 13-14h R98 Seminar Mo 10-13h. Exact dates on wiki, location R115. “…past surpassing catastrophe” Seminar on contemporary media theory and visual cultural … Continue reading →

Lets start with a well-known anecdote that summarizes Ozus Yasujiros approach as a director. Ozu told his actors to act like vegetables. He would angle them at perfect 90 degrees to each other and tell them to behave like turnips. … Continue reading →

Of all classical Japanese directors, I love Kurosawa best. Of course Western critics will cringe now, because they have decided that he is “too Western” and doesnt fit their bill  of “Japaneseness”. Point is: Kurosawa – in contrast to many … Continue reading →

Today is the first session of Christophs seminar about Japanese cinema and he´s showing Mizoguchi Kenji´s immortal Saikaku Ichidai Onna (The Life of Oharu). A brillant ressource for this movie is Helmut Färbers legendary shot by shot description of the … Continue reading →

Update Aesthetics of Resistance On Oct. 13th Ashkan will introduce a very interesting project. On Nov 17th Sergio will show some material about the Istanbul biennial and we´ll watch a key work of the show (Partisan Songspiel; Chto Delat 2009). … Continue reading →