On 30 April, Christian Hiltawsky will open his new gallery space, in the heart of Berlin Mitte, with photographs by Frank Horvat (*1928), who played an important role in the history of fashion photography. The gallerist has already proven his knowledge of photography art with many years of experience as the head of the aplanat galerie für fotografie in Hamburg.

The private view is on 30 April from 7pm onwards. Dr. Matthias Harder, Curator of the Helmut Newton Trust, will be giving a talk, attended by the photographer himself. On 1 May at 7pm, there will be a reading and slide show, by Ingrid Mylo and Frank Horvat to introduce the “Masken und Mandarinen” (masks and mandarins) book project.

Frank Horvat - Images of the 50s and 60s - 1 May – 13 June 2009

Galerie Hiltawsky
Tucholskystraße 41, 10117 Berlin
www.hiltawsky.com

Re-Opening of the new Johanssen Gallery in Berlin on Friday April 11th, 2008. Olaf Hajek – Maskerade. Exhibition : Start Friday April 11th, 2008

Olaf Hajek - 2008

Galerie Johanssen - Gormannstr. 23 - D - 10119 Berlin - www.johanssen-gallery.com

Illustrative is a international forum for contemporary illustrative art, allowing established and emerging artists from the UK, France, Germany and other European countries to showcase their works. Its home base is Berlin, where Illustrative is held every year in September for three weeks followed by a further Illustrative in Paris.

Showcasing a variety of themes, styles and techniques, the show captures the status quo and the newest developments in illustrative arts. Each edition of the event is composed of a main exhibition and a series of thematic sections dedicated to specific topics and approaches (book art, fashion illustration, animation, set design, young talents, etc) . In addition to the exhibition, a series of events, discussions and lectures are held around contemporary illustration and associated areas.

Here is some cool stuff from the some of the emerging artists featured in the ” Young Talents ” section in the last Paris edition :

( From Cedric Quissola )

( From Didier Blondeau )

www.illustrative.de