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SATURATED SURREALISM: UNCANNY PHOTOGRAPHY FROM TOILETPAPER AT FOTOGRAFISKA BERLIN

SATURATED SURREALISM: UNCANNY PHOTOGRAPHY FROM TOILETPAPER AT FOTOGRAFISKA BERLIN

High-gloss, high-camp, playful and weird, the photo magazine Toiletpaper grabs your gaze and doesn’t let go, so bold and saturated are its visuals. The meticulously produced photographs in the Milan-based publication – released biannually by artist Maurizio Cattelan and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari since 2010 – are frequently jarring and unnerving. But boring they are not. Now the duo’s deranged vignettes will be even harder to miss as they migrate from shiny print to the walls of Fotografiska Berlin. The exhibition, ToiletFotoPaperGrafiska, opens tomorrow (09.05.2025) and brings together highlights from Cattelan and Ferrari’s compositions over the years. The pair say the show is akin to being at a party “where everyone is wildly intoxicated and you’re the only sober person in the room”. True to form, tomorrow’s openingwill be a decadent late-night dance-off with performances, live sets and a DJ program of trademark swing-heavy house and disco from the Toy Tonics crew, and a live concert by Myss Keta. And yes, the photographs will be there – not that you could ever miss them…

Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: Toiletpaper

Fotografiska Berlin, Oranienburger Str.54, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map

ToiletFotoPaperGrafiska (09.05–31.08.2025) – tickets for tomorrow’s opening party are available here

@fotografiska.berlin

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FREQUENCIES & DELICACIES — A WEEKEND AT THE MARKETS

FREQUENCIES & DELICACIES — A WEEKEND AT THE MARKETS

Sweet tips, fresh from the field! Music and market hustle and bustle await this weekend. First up is the FEZ in the Wuhlheide. Built in the GDR as a pioneer palace, the leisure and recreation center has been a colorful playground with educational and cultural offerings for over forty years. For three days (08.–10.05.), the ultra-modern building will serve as a resonance chamber for new developments in electronic musical instruments and sound technology. At the Synthesizer Fair Superbooth, wander around, try things out, attend concerts and talks, and join workshops for modular synthesizers. Cashmere Radio is also turning the frequency knob with their 10th anniversary this Friday (09.05.) with Fine Tuning. The cuddly radio station will celebrate the occasion for three more Fridays in May — in the way of a session, dancehall and block party. Listen to live performances for over twelve hours this Friday at The Ballroom. There’ll be drinks and the finest music from Cashmere’s musical poetry album. Of course, you can join the celebrations from anywhere via their website or 88.4 MHz Berlin. There’s also an anniversary atmosphere at Mijas in Kreuzberg. The small store for art, gifts and beautiful objects has been offering female, queer and BIPOC creatives a platform to sell for two years, and is welcoming a special guest list for its birthday this Saturday (10.05.). Puchica Pupusas is serving vegetarian pupusas – tortillas with baked-in filling. There will also be horchata – refreshing drinks made from crushed nuts or fruit. You can also have your picture drawn live by Studio Christina Mros or dance into Saturday afternoon to the multiple beats of TRU:L. The Mijas team will serve fresh palomas to toast.

Further west, the African Food Festival invites you to enjoy delicious food and sounds: the Spring Market brings together over 50 stalls with authentic and fusion cuisine, superfoods, fashion and jewelry, as well as skin and hair care on the grounds of Jules B-Part. The line-up features DJs such as Chanella with Afrobeats, Afrohouse or Amapiano (a subgenre of house and kwaito originating in South Africa). On Urban Development Day (10.05.), look behind the scenes at a particularly exciting part of the city: the Haus der Statistik invites you to the KO-Markt – an open day dedicated to cooperation and exchange. The model project for urban development geared towards the common good offers guided tours of the district and various projects. Attend panel discussions and workshops with the project’s visionary actors, or listen to the choir concert and watch the colorful goings-on at Allesandersplatz. Anyone strolling through Schöneweide on Saturday (10.05.) should stop between the riverbank and the yellow brick façade on Wilhelminenhofstraße, at the Slowfood Eco Market, created in collaboration with the Schönevibes Kollektiv neighborhood association, and opening in the AEG industrial park. Where production once took place on a piecework basis, things have slowed down. Every second Saturday, find street food and fairly produced groceries as well as talks, arts and crafts, and workshops on sustainability and conscious consumption on the meadow by the Spree. Get a little more lively on Sunday (11.05.) at the Kink in Prenzlauer Berg – it’s the perfect place to end the week. Island Universe is back for another round and is occupying the bar on Schönhauser Allee for its daytime dance experience. There, party under the afternoon sun to cosmic disco and into the (early) evening hours to funky house. It will be a safe space for music lovers, passionate dancers, and those who prefer the day to the nightlife.

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Raquel Gómez Delgado, Savannah van der Niet, Seamus Platt, Slow Food Eco Markt Schöneweide

FEZ, Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin–Wuhlheide; map
Synthesizer Messe Superbooth 08.05.–10.05.2025 from 10h.

Radio Cashmere
Fine Tuning: The Ballroom 09.05.2025 16–05.30h
You can find out more about the event here or about the radio.

Mijas, Liegnitzer Str.34, 10999 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
2nd Anniversary 10.05.2025 12–19h.

Haus der Statistik, Otto-Braun-Str.70–72, 10178 Berlin–Mitte; map
KO-Markt 10.05.2025 14–22h.

Jules B-Part, Luckenwalder Str.6b, 10963 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Spring Market 10.05.–11.05.2025 12–22h.

AEG Industriepark, 10459 Berlin–Schöneweide; map
Slowfood Eco Markt 10.05.2025 10–18h.

Kink Bar & Restaurant Schönhauser Allee 176, 10119 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
Island Universe 11.05.2025 15–23h.

@fez.berlin
@superbooth_berlin
@cashmere_radio
@shop.mijas
@puchica.pupusas
@larisa.tru.l
@hausderstatistik
@chorderstatistik
@africanfoodfestivalberlin
@chanelllla
@slowfoodecomarkt.berlin
@schoenevibes_kollektiv
@kink.bar.restaurant
@island.universe.sounds

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HIGH ART, HIGH GEAR — WALL-SIZED PAINTINGS AND TEST DRIVES AT THE ÜRBAN ART EXHIBITION

HIGH ART, HIGH GEAR — WALL-SIZED PAINTINGS AND TEST DRIVES AT THE ÜRBAN ART EXHIBITION

If you like your art large – wall-sized even – then you might want to head to Haus der Visionäre, where for four days starting today (01.–04.05.2025) the event space next to Arena Berlin will be hosting an exhibition of large scale paintings and installations. Twenty-five contemporary and urban artists from 11 countries will be participating in “The Ürban Art“, which is a co-creation by Mercedes-Benz and Berlin creative agency for art projects Über Fresh. The artist line-up includes the likes of Berlin-based artist Onur, whose large-scale murals deal with environmental themes, and Spanish artist duo PichiAvo, known among other things for painting the legendary Houston Bowery Wall in New York. Besides taking in 1600 square meters of exhibited works, you can purchase all paintings, fine art prints and other specials to take home and witness live painting every day by South Korean artist Lee Gihun. And this being a car brand collab, the exhibition will also be showing off Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG models – in case you want to shift your visit up a gear with a test drive!

Text: Scott Moss / Credits: Onur, PichiAvo, Stefan Stanojevic

Haus Der Visionäre, Eichenstr.4a, 12435 Berlin–Alt-Treptow; map
The Ürban Art 01.–04.05.2025

@the.uerban.art
@mercedesbenz_de
@ueber_fresh

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CELEBRATING THE ART OF WASHI TAPE: JOIN THE MT SUPER TAPE FESTIVAL ACROSS TOWN

CELEBRATING THE ART OF WASHI TAPE: JOIN THE MT SUPER TAPE FESTIVAL ACROSS TOWN

Chances are, if you’ve ever wrapped a gift with care, sent mail with flair, or hung a poster the creative way, you’ve crossed paths with it: washi tape. The little rolls of colorful adhesive come in every width, pattern, and mood imaginable, equal parts functional, fun, and fantastical. The original masking tape from Japan was created by the company mt — short for “masking tape”. Now, the brand behind it — Kamoi from Kurashiki, Japan — is taking over Berlin with the “mt Super Tape Festival”, running through May 10. The heart of it all is an exhibition at Aedes, where tape scales up to the architectural. Expect an immersive installation by mt’s longtime art director Koji Iyama, alongside experimental works by students of the Raumklasse at Berlin University of the Arts under the guidance of Prof. Gabi Schillig and Tape That. Think tape as furniture, structure, and free-form expression. The exhibition runs through Gallery Weekend, so consider adding it to your route at Pfefferberg. But the tape takeover isn’t just about looking — it’s about doing. Eleven Berlin shops are joining in with pop-ups, live taping events, and creative workshops. From the mother of all things material, Modulor, to stationery favorites like Luiban or R.S.V.P., you’ll find plenty of spots to dive in, whether you’re after some creative downtime or a fun family activity. Or simply stop by to grab the limited-edition tapes and rekindle your love for paper and pattern — this one’s worth sticking with.

Text: Nina Trippel / Photos: Ruby Watt

Aedes, Christinenstr.18–19, 10119 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
Finissage at Aedes 09.05.2025 19h. Free admission.

@mt_masking_tape_global
@atelierpapier.berlin
@boesner_berlin
@luibanberlin
@modulorberlin
@_papierhaus_
@polly_paper
@rsvpberlin
@ting.shop.berlin
@wlkmndys

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THE JOY OF GARDENING IN THE CITY — WORKSHOPS AND SEEDLING SALES AT PRINZESSINNENGARTEN KOLLEKTIV

THE JOY OF GARDENING IN THE CITY — WORKSHOPS AND SEEDLING SALES AT PRINZESSINNENGARTEN KOLLEKTIV

Spring is in full swing! And boy have the green-fingered folks at Prinzessinnengarten Kollektiv been busy: sowing, planting, pruning, composting and – following a record dry spell in March and April – praying for rain. If, on the other hand, you’ve been procrastinating and are still staring at a barren balcony or bare window boxes, the horticulturists on Hermannstraße will be only too happy to help. This Saturday (03.05.2025) the community garden – based at St. Jacobi-Friedhof near Tempelhofer Feld since relocating from Moritzplatz in 2020 – is hosting a seedling sale where you can pick up young plants raised on the 7.5-hectare site. Besides getting some new shoots for your old pots, you can spend the day seeing what the relocated Prinzessinnengarten has been doing – which, as it turns out, is quite a lot: a community garden with 100 raised beds, a cafe serving organic weekday lunches, an event space in the old chapel and free workshops on everything from beekeeping to seed saving. Guided tours of the garden run at 13h and 16h on Saturday, but the site is really always open to everyone. Check out the website for the weekly gardening days and upcoming events and get ready to roll up your sleeves…

Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: Daniel Pecsi, Ruby Watt

Prinzessinnengarten Kollektiv, Hermannstr.99–105, 12051 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Plant Sale 03.05.2025 11–18h

@prinzessinnengarten_kollektiv

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