Culture

Interviews

Kreuzberg as a Migrant Art History

by Hans Krestel on 06/10/2026

In conversation with the curators of the Kreuzberg show at Gropius Bau

Two silhouettes of men against a cloudy night sky and a city scape. The men appear to be sitting and facing each other, perhaps talking. It is a still from the trailer of the movie.

Reviews

The banality of evil

by Phil Butland on 03/10/2026

Two cheers for NAZA—a meticulous documentation of the Israeli genocide but lacking Palestinian voices

Reviews

DAU: Evil does exist

by Dima Elagin on 01/10/2026

The film project that has been preserving violence for more than 20 years

Campaign of the week

Bulaban Circus

by The Left Berlin on 29/09/2026

Social Circus manufacturing Clowns & Circus Creatures in Beqaa Valley

Interviews

“If you buy from Amazon, Jeff Bezos gets to have a bigger wedding”

by Phil Butland on 29/09/2026

Interview with Gabriel from the Schwarze Risse bookshop

Black and white image of 11 people sit around a table, perhaps in a classroom since there is a chalkboard on one of the walls. Some are laughing, one is gesticulating. There are notebooks and laptops on the table.

News and Analysis

Rolling Together: The workers who built a collective and made a film

by T. Giddins on 26/09/2026

A fake delivery company, real workers, and a film revealing the shady world of migrant labour

Interviews

Interview with Sara Arsalane, founder of lilipad

by Rafael Sergi on 17/09/2026

"The library is the physical space, but I think it's the relationships that give it continuity."

Campaign of the week

Unframe Festival

by Phil Butland on 16/09/2026

An independent political and cultural festival

Interviews

“A festival like Unframe can become a bridge between political discussion and political practice”

by Phil Butland on 15/09/2026

Interview with Damineh Vaezpour from the Unframe Festival

Statements

Baba Yaga puts its curse on Berlin: a new party for the Slavic community

by Dima Elagin on 12/09/2026

The Baba Yaga party will try to be a place for unity and solidarity in times of tension and conflict

Interviews

“Before culture can project an image of a city, there have to be places where people can make culture”

by Hans Krestel on 10/09/2026

Interview with María Inés Plaza Lazo about the Soft Power festival

Campaign of the week

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by The Left Berlin on 08/09/2026

Alyabani, Chris Ryan Williams, Muqata'a x Fairouz Hasan, and V1V1S3KT1ON

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