Issue #15 — Summer 2008 Haus der Kunst

“A museum should really be about memory systems—the storage of memory.” In our 40-page cover story on Munich’s HAUS DER KUNST, REM KOOLHAAS, JACQUES HERZOG, HANS ULRICH OBRIST, and MARK WIGLEY consider the museum’s history from Nazi temple to art laboratory. Meanwhile, LAM magazine transforms Moscow youth culture; art director RICHARD PANDISCIO and Marc Jacobs’s ROBERT DUFFY school us in luxury marketing; photographer COLLIER SCHORR tells THOMAS DEMAND how she made Germany hers; curator OKWUI ENWEZOR explains how there are no innocents in modernism; architect GREG LYNN curves his enthusiasm; writer JONATHAN FISCHER goes inside African pop music to find the sweet jingle of desperation; MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA celebrates its 20th; filmmaker DAVID LYNCH and the invincible Raja confuse Germany; the BERLIN REVIEW reflects on ten events, projects, and people from the past six months in Berlin; and so much more on 268 pages …

Contributors: Jens Balzer, Jodie Barnes, Shumon Basar, Florian Böhm, Carmen Böker, Carson Chan, Tabassom Charaf, Todd Cole, Nick Currie, Thomas Demand, Chris Dercon, Todd Eberle, Jonathan Fischer, Marc Fischer, Jacques Herzog, Benjamin Alexander Huseby, item idem, Katerina Jebb, Sonja Junkers, Heinz Peter Knes, Rem Koolhaas, Alison Lee, Holger Liebs, Pierre Alexandre de Looz, Niklas Maak, Ari Marcopoulos, Maison Martin Margiela, Sebastian Mayer, Markus Miessen, Kito Nedo, Alex Needham, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Wilfried Petzi, Sebastian Preuss, Jason Schmidt, Collier Schorr, Christoph Seeberger, Payam Sharifi, Heji Shin, Sally Singer, Guy Tillim, Marion Vogel, Mark Wigley, Philippe and Césarie Yard.

27Excerpts in the Archive

Secret History July 1st, 2008: Artist, architect, and OMA cofounder MADELON VRIESENDORP's retrospective at Aedes am Pfefferberg, Berlin. By Victoria Camblin. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘Secret History’
The Great Refusal July 1st, 2008: Artist ROSEMARIE TROCKEL exhibits at Galerie Crone, Berlin. By Sebastian Preuss. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘The Great Refusal’
The Mystery of the Edmund de Unger’s Keir Collection July 1st, 2008: Art Director of Berlin's Museum of Islamic Art CLAUS-PETER HAASE discusses the renowned "Keir Collection," and the museum's role in the contemporary-art landscape. By Victoria Camblin. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘The Mystery of the Edmund de Unger’s Keir Collection’
Yeasayer July 1st, 2008: Indie rock outfit YEASAYER promote their debut album "All Hour Cymbals." By Jens Balzer. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘Yeasayer’
Diplomatic Mission July 1st, 2008: American architects MOORE RUBLE YUDELL unveil their country's new embassy in Berlin on July 4, 2008. By Niklas Maak. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘Diplomatic Mission’
Sister Corita July 1st, 2008: Circleculture gallery in Berlin exhibits the nun SISTER CORITA's Pop art. By Nick Currie. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘Sister Corita’
Lost Skyway July 1st, 2008: Filmmaker DAVID LYNCH lectures in Berlin on Transcendental Meditation and super universities. By Marc Fischer. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘Lost Skyway’
A New Style of Life July 1st, 2008: A short story by architect GREG LYNN. by Greg Lynn. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘A New Style of Life’
Greg Lynn: Curve Your Enthusiasm July 1st, 2008: Curve your enthusiasm: an interview with architect GREG LYNN. By Carson Chan. Issue #15 (Summer 2008). more – ‘Greg Lynn: Curve Your Enthusiasm’
Kwaito July 1st, 2008: A portrait of South Africa's pop music, KWAITO. By Jonathan Fischer. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘Kwaito’
The Sweet Jingle of Desperation July 1st, 2008: A portrait of Congolese pop music. By Jonathan Fischer. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘The Sweet Jingle of Desperation’
The Only Thing Modernity Teaches Us: There Are No Innocents July 1st, 2008: Curator OKWUI ENWEZOR discusses re-situating African art and the globalization of contemporary art at large. more – ‘The Only Thing Modernity Teaches Us: There Are No Innocents’
COLLIER SCHORR IN CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS DEMAND July 1st, 2008: On deer skulls, smoking, and the gaps between us and the world. by Thomas Demand. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘COLLIER SCHORR IN CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS DEMAND’
Richard Pandiscio July 1st, 2008: Art director RICHARD PANDISCIO discusses rebranding the city's buildings: He is the jolly green minstrel of New York’s real estate romance, the bright-eyed boy in the bubble, the turn-around jump shot on the open court of millionaires and billionaires. more – ‘Richard Pandiscio’
Robert Duffy July 1st, 2008: American Vogue Features Editor SALLY SINGER speaks with Marc Jacobs's ROBERT DUFFY on how to sell luxury. By Sally Singer. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘Robert Duffy’
LAM: A new Moscow Scene Crystallizes July 1st, 2008: LAM magazine crystallizes a new Moscow scene. By Payam Sharifi. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘LAM: A new Moscow Scene Crystallizes’
Ridiculously Modest July 1st, 2008: REM KOOLHAAS, CHRIS DERCON, and HANS ULRICH OBRIST discuss Munich's HAUS DER KUNST: from Nazi temple to art laboratory. by Chris Dercon, Rem Koolhaas, and Hans Ulrich Obrist. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘Ridiculously Modest’
Built Ideology: Haus der Kunst July 1st, 2008: JACQUES HERZOG, REM KOOLHAAS, and MARK WIGELY on the preservation and destruction of Munich's HAUS DER KUNST. Issue 15 (summer 2008). more – ‘Built Ideology: Haus der Kunst’
Notes on CHRIS DERCON, Eisbach Surfer July 1st, 2008: A profile of curator CHRIS DERCON and his constant form irritation and inspiration as HAUS DER KUNST's director. more – ‘Notes on CHRIS DERCON, Eisbach Surfer’
Retail Jewel July 1st, 2008: Luxury goods brand Chrome Hearts opens its Tokyo store its biggest yet. more – ‘Retail Jewel’
Criticism and Celebration July 1st, 2008: The Architectural Association operates a winter outpost in Dubai. more – ‘Criticism and Celebration’
Botanical Futurism July 1st, 2008: DOMINIQUE GONZALEZ-FOERSTER harvests potential narratives for Balenciaga. more – ‘Botanical Futurism’
LONDON: Comment Is Free July 1st, 2008: British brouhaha on the GUARDIAN's opinion blog. more – ‘LONDON: Comment Is Free’
Agitprop Archaeology July 1st, 2008: Sots Art on display at Paris's Maison Rouge: the first original artistic movement in Russia since the 1920s. By Shumon Basar. Issue #15 (summer 2008). more – ‘Agitprop Archaeology’
It’s Up to You, Baku July 1st, 2008: Baku, Azerbaijan boasts oil. more – ‘It’s Up to You, Baku’
Miu Miu Macau = Alliteration July 1st, 2008: Miu Miu's first fashion show in Asia. more – ‘Miu Miu Macau = Alliteration’
Editorial July 1st, 2008: Issue #15 (Summer 2008). more – ‘Editorial’