Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Berlin Shows 2013

As my time in Berlin draws to a close, this post recaps the past few months of studio work, exhibitions, my show and Tyson's, as well as other activities and observations.

Tyson and I leave Berlin at the end of the month, spending August in California visiting family and friends before heading to New York City to take up residence. A lot of changes and things to do in the coming weeks!

Recently, we also spent a week in Venice to see the Biennale and visit family. Another post will be coming soon, focusing on the "The Encyclopedic Palace" at the Biennale, this year's curatorial theme!

For the month of June, Tyson and I were artists in residence at the BÜRO FÜR BESTIMMTE DINGE a project of INSTITUT FÜR ALLES MÖGLICHE in Neukölln to present our work in the gallery space there. The following images are from my show, followed by images from Tyson's exhibition:

Left: Accuracy vs. Precision, right: In Sun and Shadow

 Accuracy vs. Precision, 2013, watercolor/gouache on mounted paper, wall-painting, 74" x 81"

From left: In Sun and Shadow; AE's Moon Crop; Constellations, Celmins/Richter
 

 From left: Constellations, Celmins/Richter; The Passengers; Partial Vision I & II
 Vanishing Point/Crop Cross

 Constellations, Celmins/Richter

 Depth of Field II

AE's Moon Crop

Partial Vision I & II

In Sun and Shadow

The Passengers

The following are images from the reception:




 Dusk on Sonnenallee outside the space

 I mounted my paintings on paper to board, and then hung them with velcro

During the de-install of my show

The following images are from Tyson's Project Space: Landscapes, comprised of photos and videos made in Berlin over the past two years. Five videos were projected on a loop, and two of them can be seen here:
http://vimeo.com/50369754
https://vimeo.com/50384781

From left: Landscape Interaction I; Landscape Interaction IV; Landscape Interaction II; Untitled Landscape (Thread)

 From left: Untitled Landscape (Thread); Watch Tower II; Watch Tower I

Watch Tower II

Watch Tower I; Landscape Interaction III

 Video projection at the reception

The following images are observations from around Berlin:

 The wall of Valley's at the "V" Bar

The only image I remembered to take during Gallery Weekend in Berlin, quickly becoming an established component of the art landscape here (taken outside KW)

Before a terrific thunderstorm this summer

Graffiti and roses

Biergarten umbrella


Very organized sandbox play--reminds me of all the construction taking place within the city


 Summer planting at the Schloss gardens


We think Lewis deSoto would like this Buddha with black cars

At the UferHallen cafe near my studio in Wedding

 Tempelhof birthday BBQ for Lindsey!

 Lindsey and her puppy, Ossa

Van, Joe and TKW



 View along my bike ride to the studio

Studio courtyard

The following are photos of a work in progress, now all packed up for shipping:





And now to other activities:
 At the Hamburger Bahnhof with Ben and Jess!!!!

Hilma af Klint retrospective....

 can't wait to see it again before we leave

A lovely time seeing David Webb and Jess, in town from London

Ben and Jess, stopped in to see us after Menorca and before heading back to the Bay Area

The newly renovated Museum Berggruen in Berlin is worth seeing. The collection focuses on Picasso, Matisse, Klee and Giacometti:
 Matisse, Vegetal Elements, 1947

Matisse, Cover Design for Verve IV, No. 13, 1943

Klee (forgot to get the wall text)

 Klee, Dream City, 1921; Red Nuances, 1921; Floodgates, 1922; Architecture Plain, 1923

 Picasso, Still Life in Front of a Window, 1919

From the window of the train on the Ringbahn

 From the window of the train on the Ringbahn

 From the window of the train on the Ringbahn

Angela Merkel's office

 Fat Tire bikes tours and a very interesting history lesson!

 At the Brandenburger Tor

As always, a more comprehensive set of images can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caetlynn/sets/72157634685503400/

XO Caetlynn

Monday, April 22, 2013

Spring 2013!

Spring has arrived in Berlin! Included in this post are images of a recent painting, life in Berlin, and a recap of the exhibition I co-curated with my husband, artist Tyson Washburn. I hope this finds you well and enjoying the sun wherever you are.

In June, I will show work from the past two years at the Büro für bestimmte dinge a project of INSTITUT FÜR ALLES MÖGLICHE. This exhibition, titled "Zeitgleich," will be up during the 48 Stunden Neukölln event taking place June 14-16, 2013. So I will be working hard until then!

Work in progress

Accuracy vs. Precision (Orientations), 2013, Watercolor and gouache on paper, acrylic wall painting, 72" x 84", 12 parts. I have yet to mount the paintings onto their backing, but this is approximately what the completed installation will look like.

Additional images of new work can be viewed on my website: 
www.caetlynnbooth.com

 Studio in Berlin-Wedding

We had a good turnout and great response to the group show "10 Years Too Late" that Tyson and I organized and curated in March at ABTEILUNG FÜR ALLES ANDERE a project of INSTITUT FÜR ALLES MÖGLICHE in Berlin. Participating artists included: Liv Aanrud, Megan Cotts, Richard Haley, Loie Hollowell, Lindsey Landfried, Amy Lincoln, Alan Prazniak, Tyson Washburn, David Webb, Viktor Witkowski
 Prepping the space for "10 Years Too Late"

 A fresh coat of paint!

 And the show once it was installed...

 10 artists: 5 women and 5 men


At the reception

Tyson gallery-sitting during open hours

And now on to other topics:

  
The grand-daddy of all peppers

 
 It was still snowy in late March...

 And continued to snow...


One of the buildings framing the courtyard where my studio is located

 Persisting...

 Outside the U-bahn station

 Underground, ironically preempting the spring that should have been.

 Room decor at "The Seaside" in Chemnitz, nowhere close to a body of water... but a nice hotel.

View of Chemnitz out our window

 At the D.A.A.D. conference with Tyson, Lindsey, Warren and Joe!
The underbelly of the lid to a 21-lock chest at the Schloss in Chemnitz during our tour there

 One of the other exhibitions included cut paper works from the 1700s to the early 1900s

 An etching showing the process for rendering an exact profile

 
 This one was about Napoleon

Tyson's favorite on the left, my favorite from the show on the right

So, this was the first time I had snow on my birthday! But I made up for it indoors with amazing blooming jasmine.

Tyson cooked me a delicious feast with produce from the local meat market, Rogacki, and our wonderful farmers market, blocks from our house

A fine cheese selection

And two of my favorites: Schüttelbrot (mountain bread) and walnut bread

 Mmmm so delicious

 The Hauptbahnhof with lots of construction underway around it

 A building I notice often from the bus--I like the sentiment as it applies to architecture and urban spaces and how an environment can be defined or enhanced.

 This wall painting on the side of this building is a great example--it mimics other roof lines with aesthetic playfulness.

 Other buildings in our neighborhood...

 Simple and awesome


Recently, Tyson and I celebrated our 2-year wedding anniversary. Cheers to many more together!

As always, there are additional pictures from our adventures. To see more, visit my Flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/caetlynn/sets/72157633284988939/

Until the next time,
XO CJB