In my interview with the Austrian artist Erwin Wurm, the artist talks about the aging of a man, the gothic posing, the body as a good, his friends Christian Ludwig Attersee and Hermann Nitsch, and the original title 1A Herrensahne. The exhibition "De Profundis" took place at the Albertina museum at the begininng of the year 2013!
This article looks at Vienna Art Week, the annual arts festival and Eyes On, the month -long photography festival, depicting Vienna as the most vibrant centre of arts in Europe standing in a kind of juxtaposition to its competitor Berlin, the notoriously famous city of arts in Europe. The article is in its original version.
As the title reveals, this article is about San Francisco. But more than that, it is about the spirit of the 60’s, the psychedelic rock music, the legendary underground club and music scene, the beat generation, and the hippies. The article gives readers a historical insight into different music genres ranging from hardcore and punk rock, psychedelic music, to funk and West Coast hip hop, simply known as “hyphy”. The article is in its original version.
We will rock you, Iran! explores the harsh conditions under which many talented Iranian musicians have to work and even risk their lives in their country. Rock music is a forbidden fruit - something that seems absurd to a western mind, is in Iran a day-to-day reality that young people, especially women, are dealing with. This article gives you a personal insight into the underground music scene of Tehran and an authentic story by the London-based BBC Persia journalist, who was born and lived in Tehran.
This article gives you a different perspective on Vienna and highlights the underground and art scene of the city, paying special attention to the street art galleries such as Inoperable, photographic galleries Ostlicht and Westlicht, or Leopold museum. The article is in its original version.
The white city, the city that never sleeps. The city with the highest concentration of Bauhaus style buildings, the city where the average age ranges from 20 – 40 years. The city on the dunes, and one of the world’s best beach cities....and the new Silicon Valley. This is Tel Aviv! The article is in its original version.
This article looks at London from an insider’s point of view, focusing on districts like Camden Town and Shoreditch, and streets like Brick Lane, Portobello Road and Edgware Road, documenting some truly local retro, art and gastro hot spots of London. It highlights the trendy, artsy, hipster Hoxton Square as the centre of young contemporary art and the YBC movement. It also explores the edgy Camden Town, a must go for music lovers and the ultimate vintage market in Brick Lane. The article is in its original version.
Music from Western countries is a taboo in public places in Iran. Musicians face persecution and arrest. The only place where anything is allowed is ‘home’. Does it remind you of the former Czechoslovakia? Whereas the rock band The Plastic People of the Universe became the icon in the former Czechoslovakia, in Iran it is the electro-rock band The Plastic Wave with its courageous female lead singer Maral Afsharian that even gained international media attention. The article is in its original version.
Music from the Western countries is a taboo in public places in Iran. Musicians face persecution and arrest. The only place where anything is allowed is ‘home’. Does it remind you of former Czechoslovakia? Whereas the rock band The Plastic People of the Universe became the icon in the former Czechoslovakia, in Iran it is the electro-rock band The Plastic Wave with its courageous female lead singer Maral Afsharian that even gained international media attention. The article is in its original version.
San Francisco, often seen as the most liberal city in the United States, is probably also one of the most diverse cities in the country. The article underlines the multicultural face of the city, the laid back, almost bohemian approach towards life and the nature that shapes the character of the city, and consequently the life-style of the people living there. The article is in its original version.
London is depicted as a city for vintage lovers. It offers anything that is retro - from trinkets, furniture, jewellery, to fashion. This article looks at London from an insider’s point of view, focusing on districts like Camden Town, Shoreditch, Brick Lane, and Notting Hill, documenting some truly local retro, art and gastro hot spots of London. The article is in its original version.
This article looks at Barcelona’s architecture, in particular at Gaudi’s work, which has greatly influenced the face of city. It gives you an insight into some of the most artsy areas of the city, such as Barri Gothic quarter, that stretches from La Rambla to Via Laietana. The article is in its original version.
One of Katerina’s first articles, if not the very first. It was written in 1999 for the Czech version of Playboy magazine. The article, which looked at the World Sports Awards of the Century that took place in the Viennese State Opera and that was attended by stars such as Carl Lewis, Muhammad Ali or Boris Becker, in fact happened by chance. The Playboy liked it and published it.