von Martin Sauter | Jan 11, 2019 | Blog
When some years ago it was reported, that Canadian rock singer had bought an old factory in the Berlin district of Oberschöneweide, there were those who thought he’d gone mad and then again those, who already foresaw the second coming of this godforsaken...
von Martin Sauter | Jan 9, 2019 | Blog
Photo: Martin Sauter Two days ago I attended a preview of this exhibition – whose official opening is tonight – revolving around the „November Group“. The „November Group“ was a loose association of various artists – Otto Dix,...
von Martin Sauter | Jan 7, 2019 | Blog
Who would have guessed that one of the founders of the legendary jazz label Blue Note used to live right round the corner from me, in Berlin’s Friedenau neighbourhood! Wieland Strasse 22 was the address of Alfred Lion. Forced to leave Nazi-Germany because he was...
von Martin Sauter | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog
40 years after it has first been aired in Germany, the American TV-mini-series, Holocaust (1979) will be shown again on German public television for the first time ever since, starting next week. The reason, besides the series‘ 40th anniversary, is its...
von Martin Sauter | Dez 30, 2018 | Blog
One of the things visitors from outside Germany appreciate about Berlin is its liberal attitude towards anything that concerns people’s personal freedom, be that to be able to drink alcohol on the street or on the Underground, be that the non-existing closing...
von Martin Sauter | Dez 26, 2018 | Blog
Stadtbad Neukölln, photo by Sabine Gudath Unbeknownst to many – particularly visitors – Berlin has a slew of fabulous turn-of-the-century inside pools. One of Berlin’s dailies has just published a ranking, and though the article is in German, for...
