Friederike Von Rauch

From In Secret, All images © Friederike Von Rauch Cheap & Plastique‘s Violet Shuraka interviews Berlin-based photographer Friederike Von Rauch for issue #12. See more of Friederike’s work here. C & P: You live and work in Berlin. How long have you been working there? Friederike: My whole life, I grew up in former West […]

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Darren Almond

Just saw that Darren Almond is having a show in Berlin at Galerie Max Hetzler. I wish I could hop on a plane right now to go see it. I saw Almond’s Hemispheres and Continents show at Matthew Marks Gallery in 2013 and completely fell in love with his work. DARREN ALMOND / CARL BLECHEN […]

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Tobias Faisst

An interview with Berlin-based photographer/graphic designer Tobias Faisst for Cheap & Plastique #11. See more of his work here. Issue 11 also features interviews with the artists Admiral Grey, Tobias Hild, Tonya Douraghy, Shane Lavalette, Ted McGrath, Emilia Olsen, Lisa Vanin, Hidde van Schie, & Mickey Z, all articles will be coming soon to this […]

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georg parthen

untitled, 2004, 23.6 x 19.7 in, from Beaugrenelle I am bringing back some of my favorite past interviews as I prepare to release issue 11 of Cheap & Plastique. C & P interviewed Berlin-based artist Georg Parthen for Issue 10. See more of Mr. Parthen’s work here. C & P: You live in Berlin currently. […]

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christian hellmich

O.T.5, oil on canvas, 2006 Cheap & Plastique interviews Berlin-based artist Christian Hellmich for Issue 10. See more of Mr. Hellmich’s work here. Christian’s paintings are currently on view here. C & P: Where did you grow up? Did the environment you experienced as a youth influence your decision to become an artist? Or influence […]

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nicolas wollnik

untitled, 11d01, 57 x 42 cm, 2011 Cheap & Plastique interviews Berlin-based artist Nicolas Wollnik for Issue 9. C & P: You are currently living in Berlin. What do you like most about living in Berlin? Least? Nicolas: Berlin is a city that has in many ways still a lot of space to offer both […]

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Bongoût Berlin

Above spreads from Chapter One: Down The Rabbit Hole, Unique Silkscreened book, 33 x 46 cm, 2010 Cheap & Plastique interviews Berlin-based, multi-talented artists/publishers Christian Gfeller & Anna Hellsgård of Bongoût for Issue 9. C & P: How did Bongoût begin? How did you start collaborating with Anna Hellsgård? When did you open the Bongoût […]

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