Chris Dorland – Painting and Technology

The digital permeates every artistic practice, just as it permeates every other aspect of our lives. In his paintings and videos, Chris Dorland confronts us with this all encompassing entanglement–and our simultaneous detachment from the underlying processes. In conversation with Additive, he talks about the influence of science fiction, his stance towards AI art and the power of painting in 2026.
TRON curated by Daniel Birnbaum & Jacqui Davies, Michel Majerus Estate, May 2, 2026 – March 21, 2027 © Michel Majerus Estate, 2026. Foto: Jens Ziehe, Berlin

Back to the Future – Michel Majerus’ “TRON“ series

The exhibition “TRON“ at the Michel Majerus Estate looks back at the artist’s eponymous series from 1999. At a time where hardly anyone could have imagined the influence computers and the internet would have on our lives, Majerus already used and referenced the new technology heavily. In retrospect it seems like the artist already understood what great possibilities and dangers it brought.
Installation view of the exhibition Klara Lidén – Kunstwerke at KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin 2026. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Frank Sperling.

Klara Lidén at KW Berlin – No Way Out?

Klara Lidén’s current exhibition “Kunstwerke” impressively reveals what it is like living in the city and what power human-made spaces hold over us but fails to move beyond the status quo.

Evelyn Bencicova – Symbolic Narratives

There’s something uncanny, highly contemporary about the aesthetic of Evelyn Bencicova’s work. In her interdisciplinary practice, the artist creates multidimensional worlds that blend personal questions with current topics around representation, technological development and philosophy. In conversation with Additive, Bencicova talks about spirituality, evil aesthetics, free artistic and commissioned projects.

Pierre Huyghe in Berlin – Uncertainty without Vision

Cutting edge technology and an impressive location are not enough to create something meaningful, as Pierre Huyghe’s Berlin exhibition proves. His artistic inquiry into the field of quantum mechanics remains as uncertain as its physical basis.

Contemporary Printmaking

THE FIRST ADDITIVE PRINT ISSUE IS HERE! Focussing on the topic of contemporary printmaking, the magazine was conceived in cooperation with EMIK.projects. It brings together the thoughts of various authors and offers impulses for reflection on the often overlooked medium. Available in German & English

Victor Auberjonois – What is the idea behind PASSAGE?

After they made a splash in the Berlin art scene with their exhibition “Polyphonic Views“ at Funkhaus Berlin this fall, I caught up with Victor Auberjonois who co-founded PASSAGE together with Konrad Biedenkopf. We chatted about the idea behind the project, what they are looking for in art and their plans for the future.

The Illusion of Culture and Painting

In her solo show “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities“, Amrita Dhillon uses imagery of her home country India to explore questions of cultural representation, thereby highlighting the subjectivity of perception: what somebody sees and feels is as much determined by the viewer as it is by the image.

On the relationship of humans and nature

Milk of Lime showed their Spring Summer 2026 collection “CHIME“ at Berlin Fashion Week. Drawing from their living and working environment in the rural south of Germany, their designs again stood out with a subtle roughness and their signature “poetic rural punk“ attitude.