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Max Thielmann’s series Casino Boogie consists of photographs taken in Berliner bars during the last twenty years. Those who have been in Berlin in the 90s may spot some long gone places like Mary Chain Bar, Kastanienallee, or Obst und Gemüse, Oranienburger Straße. Some pictures seem to twinkle over from a hazy distant past, some are just from around the corner and could have been taken last night. Max Thielmanns ode to Berliner night- and bar-life is on exhibition at FENSTER61 until May, 15th.

A new exhibition at FENSTER61: Torsten Schumann is showing a selection of his colored photographs from the suburban area of Berlin, bizarre findings and odd looking still lifes. For an online impression of the exhibition – as always – see the FENSTER61 website and enjoy.

Unquiet slumbers for Wenke Seemann’s sleepers at FENSTER61… While Torstraße in Berlin Mitte is a quite noisy street anyway, the construction work right next to the window is still getting on our nerves. But inside the window we have the finest contrast to that – an installation of beautiful black and white photographs of people sleeping in their own private bed. Check out the series called “Mein kleiner Wecker tickt dazu/My little alarm clock is ticking to it” here. By the way – real insiders may spot two photographers amoung the people on the photographs who have showed their work at FENSTER61 in the past…

Currently at FENSTER61: Thorsten Strasas with “Berlin. Grey.” which is also part of Seconds2Real’s group show Fascination Street. See more of his very minimalistic, dark, reserved and concrete-dominated visions here.

The relaunch of FENSTER61′s website is online. Almost 70 exhibitions are in the archive by now, all about Berlin. It seems it became a real fine survey of different photographic views on the city. The new FENSTER61 blog wants to keep you update about acitivities of photographers who showed their work at FENSTER61. Feel free to add it to your blogrolls.

After the release of Henrik Verning’s book Berlin – Die Stadt und die Beute in 2008 I asked him if he would like to exhibit some of his photographs at FENSTER61. He exhibited some new work there in 2009 and some of the pictures are now part of his new publication Sampler.01/Berlin:Crash. Verning shows a collection of photographs with hard contrasts in grainy black and white. A wild mixture of steet impressions, close-ups, portraits, animals and night visions that drag you through a dark, rough and blurry version of the city.

The magazine is planned to be published as a limited edition of 100 on a regular basis. Here’s a video on vimeo that gives an impression about the first issue.

FENSTER61 is having a break. No planning in the summer => no exhibitions in the autumn. As simple as that. FENSTER61 will be back with monthly changing photo exhibitions in January 2012. Expected to be among the next photographers are Wenke Seemann, Thorsten Strasas and Torsten Schumann. Submissions are always welcome as long as they fit to the concept.

Very Berlin, very factual, very architecture – there are two exhibitions by Jörg Schmiedekind in Berlin at the time. One at galerie en passant, the other one a view blocks further at FENSTER61.

Currently at FENSTER61: The Londoner DS Allen with six photographs from his recent black/white series Night Shift. It’s his second exhibition at FENSTER61 after Berlin – Grenze which was shown in 2006.

Joab Nist is running a blog called Notes Of Berlin. Everybody can submit pictures of curious notes found in Berlin – slips of paper sticked on lamp poles, in entrance halls, public bill-boards etc. The project was started about ten month ago and became quites famous. Currenty there’s a selection of the Notes Of Berlin on exhibit at FENSTER61. It’s the only exhibition at FENSTER61 that is more about reading than about watching photographs I guess.

Currently at FENSTER61: Jennifer Kyselka with a photograph from her series Badengehen (Go swimming).

Since Florian Reischauer moved from Austria to Berlin three years ago he is driving around with his moped to explore the different areas of the city. Whenever he meets a person he finds interesting he starts a little chat and asks for permission to take a portrait with his old AGFA middle format camera he bought on ebay. He takes one photo of each person only and combines the pictures with a little text he writes about him or her. New pictures are constantly publised on his blog so the series is growing all the time. For the first time Florian Reischauer is showing some photographs of his series Pieces Of Berlin in the non-virtual world now. Until June, 14th there’s a selection of 14 photographs + texts on exhibition at FENSTER61.

Check his work his website and blog piecesofberlin.com.

Currently at FENSTER61: Anette Nordskog’s Places of Intended Beauty. Details here.

The new exhibition “Berlin Talking” at FENSTER61 shows photographs by Italian photographer Piero Chiussi he took in Berlin during the last year(s). Scenes from supermarkets, demonstrations, a wedding, public places. Piero Chiussi is a member of neunplus.

Parts of Frank Schirrmeister’s series Sonntags in Berlin [Sundays in Berlin] are now on display at FENSTER61. The series was realized within five years at public events in Berlin, mainly on weekends. The pictures were taken at fairs, museums, sports events, beauty competitions, parks, demonstrations and whereever Berliners spend their leisure time.