n honour of Mahmoud Darwish’s 84th birthday, we examine how the Palestinian wordsmith continues to inspire creativity in the region, even after his death Culture Rawaa Talass 12 March, 2025 March 13 marks the 84th birth anniversary of one of the Arab world’s most influential literary voices: Mahmoud Darwish. Born in 1941 and raised in...Continue Reading

Introductory text from the exhibition catalog Presented in this exhibition is an extraordinary collection of recent but unusual paintings by Abed Abdi, most of which have been created in the remote Hungarian village of Chokako. This remarkable showcase unveils captivating works of Abed Abdi, who hails from the vibrant city of Haifa in the Middle...Continue Reading

In the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, numerous artists from abroad were working in both the GDR and the FRG. Within the framework of grants and bilateral cultural agreements, and alongside migrant workers, exiles, and refugees, they came to a divided Germany during the Cold War to continue working on their art and to collaborate and...Continue Reading

What is the price of memory and what is the cost of amnesia? Or: Visions and illusions of anti-imperialist solidarities Workshops, Performances, Film screenings, Podcasts, Narratives, Publications, Exhibition Exhibition 2.3.–20.5.2024, opening 1.3. Artworks by Abed Abdi at the exhibition, photo by Sylvie Kürsten To look at Germany’s historical and contemporary global relations only through the...Continue Reading