Black Jim Gallery

The End of Black Jim Gallery

2010-05-03T14:33:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXDbO7RXfbk

R.I.P

2009-12-10T10:29:00.000-08:00

(More pictures & movies coming soon...)

Dear black jim,

It’s over

Its over…

Its’s over and I don’t even know why

Is it because I left?

Is it because I didn’t tell you I was gonna come back?

Is it because I took for granted

That you wouldn’t leave

Is it because…

Is it because...

Is it because...?

I know

I know

The door was always swinging open

For me to stumble in whenever I felt like

And stumble out

When I didn’t want

to stay

But you never took it personally

You always invited me back again

You always

Invited me back again

With open doors

And walls that smiled

Armchairs and sofas

That pulled me into their laps

Everything about you was

Tactile, warm, familiar

But you attracted me

Because you always made it new

Unconditional

My endless friend

My one time lover

Your walls that smiled

Everything about you felt

Tactile, warm, familiar

With images that always changed

faces and pictures

Your hand made stage

Of songs and words

You were my

Favourite after hour

My salon of a select few

You always knew

You always knew

You always knew

That This

wasn’t forever

But not easily forgotten

You leave

Listening

Whispering

Your space

Surrounds

These

Words

So I ask you

Is it over?

The Funeral

2009-11-16T03:10:00.000-08:00

Black Jim Gallery is closing down.

At the 5 th of December the famous venue in Kreuzberg dies.
There for we have a party, a "Funeral Party", to celebrate everything Black Jim Gallery ever was and wasn´t.

Gallery owner Martin Bengtsson says;

"The desicion to close the Gallery is based on Black Jim Gallery herself.
She has become a grown up now, ready to move on, see the world & maybe find another Gallery that she can get kids with or just have as a random fuck til she get experienced enough to settle down. I mean I know she´s just one year but this little girl has grown up so fast that she´s getting hard to handle. Our fights has been harder & harder. Yeah, we´ve even tryed "Father & Daughter" therapy for a while but nothing seems to work on this rebellious child. To celebrate that she´s crazy, just like everyone else of us, we will have a party.
Some of us might see this "Funerl Party" in one way, some other will see it differently, but the important thing is that we´re there. To support & celebrate the Gallery, ourselfs, Berlin & most important - The Art we have given & shared with each other and others during the last year in Black Jim Gallery."

Everyone. Bring your lyrics, instruments, poems and so on and feel free to perform at the hand made "Ryan Nash"-stage for the last time. Send an e-mail to blackjim@live.de or write in the guestbook down here if you´re interested in your own, short, slot. There will be a couple of performances and after that the famous Black Jim - Open Mic.
Welcome to write your last words to the Gallery aswell & share memories from this era in the guestbook or during the night at the 5 th.

See you, friends & family at the 5 th of December.
Til then;
"Everywhere we go, everywhere we go, everywhere we go, they say Damn!"

Confirmed performances:

Waldemaar
http://www.myspace.com/waldemaarmusic

Paula Varjack
http://www.myspace.com/paulavarjack

Joe Czarnecki
http://www.myspace.com/theinstrumentalguitarmassacre

Tom Rakete

Ditto

Ryan Nash
http://www.myspace.com/ryannashpoetry

Victor Bengtsson

Michael Haeflinger
http://www.myspace.com/molotovhepcatandtheholyspiritcommittee
More performances to come...

Lady Gaby
http://www.myspace.com/ladygaby

15.00-16.30 Exhibition - ”One year in Black Jim Gallery” - contributions from The Black Jim Family & Friends.
16.30 Funeral begins. Organ Intro by Preast Martin Bengtsson
16.35 Speach by the Preast
16.45 Rose (or cigarett) cermony. Share a few words by the grave.
17.15 Tory Lichterman
17.35 Van Ly
17.50 Free slot
18.00 Tom 25
18.20 Open -Mic
19.00 Tory Lichterman
19.10 Paula Varjack
19.30 Lady Gaby
19.50 Waldemaar
20.00 Ditto
20.20 Van Ly
20.30 Ryan Nash
20.50 Joe Czarnecki
21.20 Ziggy Bratwurst & Iggy Snop
21.30 The Facebookplay
21.45 Open-Mic
22.30 Christian Augrell
22.40 Party

Interview with Johan Lindström & Erik Kihlbaum

2009-11-15T02:54:00.000-08:00

pictures from the "Kaikki" exhibition

2009-11-05T03:43:00.000-08:00

New exhibition!

2009-10-26T01:23:00.000-07:00

2009-10-25T00:48:00.000-07:00

Black Jim Gallery open 14-19 Tuseday to Sunday.
Mondays are closed.

Right now: "Eat my soul as a bird pick a worm" by Emeli Theander

Golden Friday.

2009-10-16T02:15:00.000-07:00

Friday.
Golden jacket and Bloodhound Gang.
Black Jim Gallery member Victor still asleep. Should we wake him up?

Hela livet var ett disco...

2009-10-14T04:35:00.000-07:00

Emeli Theander interview

2009-10-09T15:33:00.000-07:00

Emeli Theander - "Eat my soul as a bird pick a worm" 7/10-09

2009-10-08T11:00:00.001-07:00

New exhibition!

2009-10-05T05:22:00.000-07:00

Black Jim Gallery presents
"Eat my soul as a bird pick a worm" by Emeli Theander
Wednesday 7/10 at
Waldemartstrasse 21, Kreuzberg. Start: 16:00

Workshop at Black Jim Gallery

2009-09-29T05:43:00.000-07:00

Come join Berlin’s newest writing group. Held October 3rd and 4th (Sat. and Sun.) at Black Jim Gallery, from 3-5pm. Focus will be on craft and style. Workshop format, so bring one work-in-progress (10 copies) to share with the group. Your host will be Ryan Nash, a poet from San Francisco. All are welcome.

Death Guitar at Black Jim Gallery

2009-09-15T07:47:00.000-07:00

Vote for Annika.

2009-09-14T11:10:00.001-07:00

Black Jim friend Annika Marklund is nominated for a Blog Prize by Veckorevyn.

http://www.veckorevyn.com/blogawards/rosta/index.xml

Copy & Paste the adress, then look for her picture at the site and vote.

Christian teaching Tom 25 how to drink Sprite

2009-09-13T05:12:00.001-07:00

Fashion-check before Winta´s Birthday Party

2009-09-11T12:13:00.001-07:00

Victor: Glasses from Buttericks, Pants, Shirt & hat from Toy Market in Nairobi, Kenya.

Marty: Shirt fromToy Market, Jeans, Cheap Monday, Shoes 390*.

Waldemaar at Mano Café yesterday

2009-09-11T08:23:00.000-07:00

Madame Claude 6/9-09

2009-09-10T02:27:00.000-07:00

Interview with Magnus Westerborn

2009-09-09T09:22:00.000-07:00

Yesterday in the gallery.

2009-09-09T05:14:00.000-07:00

Victors classmate Bertram came by and made a sign.

Madame Claude afterparty...

2009-09-07T03:33:00.001-07:00

Waldemaar at Madame Claude

2009-09-06T07:37:00.000-07:00

Tonight at 21.00

On the way to exhibition at GalerieOPEN by Udo Scheel - Fashion check.

2009-09-04T10:04:00.000-07:00

Galleristas goes Fashionistas...(harklar sig).

Victor

Shoes from Skokanonen, 99 kr, jeans from Cheap Monday, 400 kr, jacket second hand, prize unknown, glasses from Buttericks, 20 kr, hat from Goodville, Ohio, 1 dollar.

Martin

Disco shoes from Turkish Market, 3 euro, jeans, second-hand Myrorna 200 kr, jacket from Beyond Retro, 300 kr, hat from Toy Market in Nairobi, 200 ksh.

Right now...Marty teaching Tom 25 how to use Itunes.

2009-09-04T08:43:00.000-07:00

Article about the exhibition.

2009-09-01T07:27:00.000-07:00

The german journalist Tom Rakete who visted the Bikeriders for jesus exhibition by Magnus Westerborn at the Black Jim Gallery wrote this article for an art magazine.
Check it out!

www.dossierjournal.com

Getting to know the neighborhood

2009-08-26T08:18:00.000-07:00

In my search of getting to know Berlin I decided to start of small, so today I´ve been hanging out with my turcish neighbors, we´ve been drinking lods of thée and been listining to turcish hip hop for about two hours. We don´t talk alot but I can feel we have a nice connection. This was todays conversation.

- Biggie Smalls says the tucish guy.
- Yeah, he´s awesome.
- I like Biggie.
- Yeah me too. He´s great. Which one is your favorite song?
- Yeahh.....

- Thée? Asks the turchis guy.
- Yes please. What kind of thée is this? It´s very good.
- Yeahh....

V

Good morning!

2009-08-25T23:54:00.000-07:00

Me and the gallerista number ono went out last night. We saw Ditto jamming at the Dot club which was exciting, even if that was a blast it was something else that totally had the focus of the whole night. Before coming to dot club me and Tha Gallerista decided on having a burger, so we did at Macdonalds, this burger was so awesome we went back 4 hours later taking a U-turn just to get to Macdonalds. And for the whole night and even moring we spoke but nothing else than this burger so if you the lady with the brown hair by the cashier reads this blog I now announce that you have a free painting from the gallery to cash in, we love you!

V

I´m from now, on my own

2009-08-25T12:13:00.000-07:00

Hi!
I´m Victor, been away for awhile in Kenya, now I´m back not in Sweden as many expected but in Berlin. Here I will work with my brother in the Black Jim Gallery. My brother Marty will travel back to Sweden for a week and I will for the first time in my life be alone in the gallery. I will guide visitors in the gallery but I will also search in the jungle of bars and nightlife of Berlin, so this week you get to follow my experiences of the Berlin life!

"And if you don´t know, now you know. "

V

94 loved it!

2009-08-25T12:10:00.000-07:00

Black Jim going out....

2009-08-25T11:57:00.000-07:00

Tonight we gonna party...

Open hours for Black Jim Gallery & Victors contacts

2009-08-25T07:32:00.000-07:00

Open between 13.00-18.00. Tuesday to Sunday.
Closed Mondays.

New contacts-Black Jim Gallery:

Victor Bengtssonn
Tele: +4915126756685
Mail: blackjim@live.de

Victor at Black Jim Gallery.

Yesterdays exhibition

2009-08-23T01:57:00.000-07:00

Exhibtion today!

2009-08-22T04:42:00.000-07:00

"BIKERIDERS FOR JESUS" by Magnus Westerborn

today at BLACK JIM GALLERY, Waldemarstrasse 21

Start 16.00

Welcome!

Victors first day at work

2009-08-21T05:02:00.000-07:00

Magnus has arrived, Victor coming tonight.

2009-08-20T04:01:00.001-07:00

Photographer Magnus Westerborn arrived to Black Jim Gallery this morning. On Saturday he show the exhibition "Bikeriders for Jesus".

Tonight also Victor Bengtsson arrives. Victor is gonna work in Black Jim Gallery from now on with start tomorrow.
He´s a 20 year old Swede that´s been spending last couple of years studying in USA, Sweden & Kenya.
Victor is younger brother to Gallery owner Martin Bengtsson.

From Nairobi to Berlin.

More Open-Mic...

2009-08-19T10:00:00.001-07:00

First ever made Facebook-play

2009-08-19T07:31:00.000-07:00

Open-Mic at Black Jim Gallery 15/8 - 09

2009-08-19T04:42:00.000-07:00

Saturday night in the Gallery

2009-08-18T16:45:00.000-07:00

Sunday 17.03 at Black Jim Gallery...

2009-08-16T16:30:00.000-07:00

Open-Mic Night

2009-08-15T07:02:00.001-07:00

Open-Mic/Jam/Freestyle at Black Jim Gallery tonight. Start at: 20.00

YES!

2009-08-15T02:11:00.000-07:00

The flyer has arrived!

Pressrelease "Bikeriders for Jesus"

2009-08-13T04:35:00.000-07:00

B L A C K J I M G A L L E R Y

proudly presents
BIKERIDERS FOR JESUS
by photographer Magnus Westerborn.
Exhibition opens on the 22:nd of August at 4 pm
(exhibition period 22 august – 3 october 2009)

¨before, the motorcycle was God, now God is God¨
Precher Mike Arnold

In his work BIKERIDERS FOR JESUS Swedish photographer Magnus Westerborn portrays Preacher Mike Arnold and his motorcycle ministry The Christian Crusaders.

Magnus Westerborn:
¬– I met Preacher Mike first time in the 90:s when I visited Sturgis in South Dakota USA taking pictures at the big motorcycle rally. He had his ministry tent in the parkinglot in front of Lynn supermarket.
One evening I visited and the rough looking bikers inside praising God and Jesus aroused my curiousity. Next day I went back and sitting under a tent in the heat Preacher Mike told about his work inside the biker culture. A culture he talked about as his congregation, which embraces clubs like the Hells Angels and Outsiders as well as independent bikers and ordinarly people living in and around the subculture.
Before leaving I took his picture, him sitting on his Harley Panhead, Jesus is Lord written on the tank, looking straight in the camera. The outlook and bike symbolizes strongly the outlaw biker culture but sometimes what we see is not always whats inside.

Some years later Magnus Westerborn travels to USA again to find Preacher Mike, bringing a big print of the portrait from their first meeting in Sturgis. Late one night they meet in a motel in Kennewick, Washington State.
In the following years Magnus Westerborn travels to USA a number of times to meet with Preacher Mike and his Christian Crusaders, working on his pictorial documentary BIKERIDERS FOR JESUS.

Pressrelease pictures at: http://www.westerborn.com/SE/press.htm

Welcome

BLACK JIM GALLERY
Waldemarstrasse 21
Berlin Kreuzberg
U-bahn: Kottbusser Tor
jeden tag geöffnet / open daily

Coming exhibition at Black Jim Gallery

2009-08-05T06:58:00.001-07:00

Sommerfesten

2009-07-31T09:38:00.000-07:00

(More coming up)

"Press-Down-Hold" for sale

2009-07-31T07:23:00.001-07:00

You´re now able to buy Waldemaars "Press-Down-Hold" at:

Black Jim Gallery
Waldemarstrasse 21
Berlin

Najz Prajz
Drottninggatan 20
Örebro(Sweden)
http://www.najzprajz.se/

Best video=)

2009-07-30T07:36:00.000-07:00

Sound of today.

2009-07-30T07:11:00.001-07:00

Song of the day.

2009-07-28T12:03:00.000-07:00

just briliant.

Waldemaar at Sommerfesten-09, Norway.

2009-07-28T01:57:00.000-07:00

Waldemaar just returned from a fantastic festival in Giske.
Good food, nice people and briliant music. Sommerfesten is indead "Verdens beste festival".
Thanks to Bernt-Jakob espacially and all the other people that made it such an incredible event.
(More pictures from the festival coming up shortly.)

Waldemaar on air

2009-07-22T08:59:00.000-07:00

Waldemaar talk about his new EP "Press-Down-Hold" tomorrow 11.00 at SR Örebro. (Link up soon).
Exclusive preview, get the chance to listen to some of the songs from the EP.
Official release Saturday 25/7.

Black Jim Gallery closed between 17-27 july

2009-07-16T07:19:00.000-07:00

The Gallery will be closed from 17-27 th of July because of Martin Bengtssons festival performance in Giske, Norway.
Instead it will be open to the 15 th of August so everyone who haven´t checked out Pärs exhibition "Ride the Lightning" are welcome then.

Coming week is set for reharsal in Linnefors, Sweden, where the EP "Press-Down-Hold" is recorded. On the 24 th of July Martin & Gabriel and their two men band Waldemaar fly to Norway and the lovely island Giske for the festival Summerfesten.

Update from the reharsal & pictures/video from the festival is coming up next week.

Coming weeks on Black Jim!

2009-07-15T10:27:00.000-07:00

Coming up!

July out: "Ride the Lightning" by Pär Strömberg.

25 July: Martin Bengtsson a.k.a Waldemaar releasing EP "Press-Down-Hold" that will be for sale at the Gallery.

22 August: Opening of Swedish photographer Magnus Westerborns exhibition "Bikeriders for Jesus".

Black Jim -friend releasing video

2009-07-14T10:07:00.000-07:00

Black Jim friend Martin Qvarfordt and his Happy Hippo Family have released their video "Monaco, McGordon & Me".
Check it out.

2009-07-13T07:37:00.000-07:00

Gratulations Vic!

2009-07-13T07:32:00.001-07:00

internet back in function!

2009-07-13T06:48:00.000-07:00

Pär Strömberg interview at Black Jim Gallery

2009-07-11T06:00:00.000-07:00

Ride the Lightning

2009-07-07T05:00:00.000-07:00

Black Jim Gallery is open between 13-17 every day this week.
Come down and check out Pär Strömbergs "Ride the Lightning".
For contact or questions about the exhibition: blackjim@live.de

Welcome

// Martin

2009-07-03T03:30:00.001-07:00

Kenya

2009-06-28T03:01:00.000-07:00

Martin have spended a couple of weeks i Kenya where his brother, Victor, graduated from Swedish school in Nairobi.
The trip also included a Safari in Masai-Mara, a visit to Kibera, one of the biggest slums in the world and also the wonderfull Mombasa that was like a postcard.

Back back to back

2009-06-21T11:21:00.000-07:00

Hi,

Here I am.

I´ve been in Africa.

It was amazing.

I´m still alive.

The vacation is over.

Thanks Malin and Joel for taking care of the Gallery!

The fantastic exhibition "Ride the Lightning" by Pär Strömberg is still up and rockin.
Don´t miss it it´s hanging to the end of July.

Pictures of Lions, Giraffs and Zebras is coming up soon also a interview with Pär Strömberg about his exhibition.

Thank you.

// Martin Bengtsson

2009-06-09T01:39:00.000-07:00

This week Malin and Joel has been running business at Black Jim Gallery. They were very happy and proud about their new found job..

until they got their salory.

Anyway if you wish to see Pär Strömbergs exhibition "Ride the lightning" at black jim gallery, please contact us at blackjim@live.de

Waldemaar on Yeah 09

2009-06-03T03:30:00.001-07:00

4 days ago Waldemaar played at the Yeah-festival in Sweden.
Here´s some pictures!

Photos by Hans Bengtsson.

Hans-Christian Thulin as Martin Bengtsson

2009-05-28T06:31:00.000-07:00

So now we know,
Swedish actor Hans-Christian Thulin is playing Martin Bengtsson in the coming play "I skuggan av San Siro" at The New Theatre in Örebro, Sweden.
Premiere is at 18th of September. Fore more info visit:
www.lansteatern.se

About Hans-Christian Thulin:(OBS! in Swedish)
Hans-Christian Thulin gick ut Teaterhögskolan i Malmö våren 2005. Dessförinnan har han också gått teaterlinjen på Fridhems folkhögskola. Han medverkade i Teaterhögskolans slutproduktioner av Ett drömspel av August Strindberg i regi av Thomas Müller, och Frankenstein – ur tjänstemännens levnad av Wolfgang Deichsel i regi av Henrik Dahl.

Hans-Christian har medverkat i flera filmer bl a Mannen som log, Y och Högtider. Under sommaren 2005 syntes han i SVT:s barnprogram Sommarlov 05. Han har dessutom spelat sommarteater i Krapperup och med Ystads Stående Teatersällskap.

Martin Bengtsson.

2009-05-24T08:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Pär Strömberg had his exhibition "Ride the lightning" at Black Jim Gallery. Here are some pictures and some more coming up.

2009-05-24T08:29:00.000-07:00

When we were out yesterday to put up some posters we found ourselfs a disco ball. This makes Black jim crew very happy.

2009-05-22T10:33:00.000-07:00

Pär has landed, now there is alot of work (and fun) to get done.

Hope to see you all tomorrow!

E-mail from Noro: "Mitte won!"

2009-05-22T09:37:00.000-07:00

Mitte won the PBS - REEL 13 Program. It will be aired this Saturday night, May 23rd at approximately 10:30 pm EST on PBS - http://www.pbs.org/.

Many thanks for your vote. This has been a fun journey - thanks for being a part of it.

There is much more Mitte & Firya Burnes to come!

Thank you

Vielen Dank (for all my German friends)

thank you.

Noro

Me, Martin want to thank all that voted in Germany, Sweden and everywhere else.
Now we looking forward to see "Mitte" at American television!
Noro, Phillip & Tony, it´s been a pleasure! Nice work!

Directions (again) to Black Jim Gallery

2009-05-21T09:34:00.000-07:00

First you go to Kottbusser Tor..

and when you get to Kottbusser Tor just go straight ahead on Adalbertstrasse until you get to Waldemarstrasse, then turn Left (links) to waldemarstrasse 21.

It´s not to hard to find.

Vote for "Mitte".

2009-05-21T02:38:00.000-07:00

Martin was acting in a short-movie last year in Berlin. The film is called "Mitte". Now you can vote for the film at the site below. The winning piece will be aired on PBS.

http://www.thirteen.org/sites/reel13/category/vote/

Words from Noro Ejaita, producer;

"Your participation would be greatly appreciated, and would be instrumental in voicing strong support for independent film-making, as well as helping to bring this film to a wider audience."

Much Love & Kind Regards to all,
Noro

p.s. feel free to pass this link along to any film lovers...

Black Jim Gallery getting ready for Pär Strömberg

2009-05-20T09:19:00.000-07:00

3,5 days to go til the exhibition.
Today we have made the Gallery ready. Painted floors, and walls, cleaned & listened to Cold War Kids.

Bye Mazi & Malin!

2009-05-19T09:01:00.000-07:00

Malin & Mazi went back to Sweden early Monday morning after a couple of well spent days in Berlin.
They have promised to send som holiday pictures that they´ll share on the blog. Til, then you can listen to Malin´s songs here:

http://www.myspace.com/weisbykratz

someone who's not gonna make it to sommerfesten this year...

2009-05-17T00:48:00.001-07:00

Sommerfesten

2009-05-16T15:34:00.000-07:00

Except Waldemaar there´s another artist, booked for Sommerfesten in Norway in July, that´s doing pretty good...

Alexander Rybak won the Eurovision Songcontest yesterday.
Me? I ate a China Box with extra garlic.
There is different ways to prepare as my dad always says.

More about Sommerfesten at www.verdensbestefestival.no

Släpp aldrig in dem här.

2009-05-16T07:34:00.001-07:00

Mazi & Malin on visit - part 1. "Mazi shows that he´s a real japanese..."

2009-05-14T06:35:00.000-07:00

Yes, Mazaki & Malin came to Berlin for a visit today.
Friends from my old neighborhood St Eriksplan in Stockholm, and espacially the Mellqvist coffeabar.

Mazaki is half Japanese...I haven´t realised til now.

After 2 hours with the camera working constantly, Mazi finally took a break.

Marty back on the football pitch - winner in Metallallsvenskan!

2009-05-13T01:46:00.001-07:00

Marty was spending the weekend in Sweden where he had a book reading, did some mixing and also...played football.
It was in the tournament Metallsvenskan that took place at Behrn Arena, in Marty´s old hometown Örebro, with musicians & rockers coming from all around Sweden.
His team Örebro United won the tournament and here I give you an exclusive look at the Gold Medal.

Pictures by Åsa Jonsén, Meny.

Metallallsvenskan on Youtube.

http://www.myspace.com/metallsvenskan

Good morning!

2009-05-13T00:20:00.000-07:00

Just 10 days left to Pär Strömbergs exhibition at Black Jim Gallery. We are looking forward to it and hope you all can come join us then!

2009-05-12T13:45:00.000-07:00

In the begining of the clip it kind of sounds like this unknown guy is "threatening" his friend (or us) to start singing. And he does.

Marty & Sofia have a little guitar lesson at Black Jim Gallery...

2009-05-12T02:30:00.000-07:00

Yes, Sofia have lately been more & more interested in the guitar. So we came up with this brand new idéa.
You wish a song and we try to play it for you! Please choose an easy one, not more then 3 maybe 4 chords.
As a start we have chosen the Swedish saint Olle Ljungström and his song "Försökskanin".
Under the first clip you find the original. Olle performing "Försökskanin" in Stockholm in a wheelchair after breaking both his feet before the show.

Here is the lyrics in Swedish to sing along to...

"Jag är försökskanin, jag har ätit tvål

Jag måste dö en dag, det är ganska bra

Jag passar bra i bur, det känns flott

Det är sånna som vi som visar hur bra ni kan bli

Ahahaahahaahahahahaiiiahahahhaiahahaa

Men mest av allt vill jag va C! eh G! eh...

En man utan sorg, dansande på ett torg A! med Ingeborg

Men om jag för en sekund fick ett uns av förstånd

Skulle jag nog ändå valt A dig och förbli kanin"

For thoose who can´t understand Swedish Sofia has done a translation of the "försökskanin" lyrics, so also you can sing along. Good luck!

"I´m a labb rabbit, I´v been eating soap

I must die one day, that is pretty good

I´m looking good in cage, it feels neat

there are people like us that shows how great you could be

ahahahahahahahahahaiiahhaahaiahahahaa

But most of all I want to be C! eh G! eh..

a man without sorrow, dancing on a square A! with Ingeborg

but if I for a second got a to be a little bit less insane (?)

I would have choosen A you and continued to be labb rabbit"

freshening up die mauer

2009-05-11T02:03:00.000-07:00

On November 9, 2009, Berlin will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall.Artists, who painted the largest remaining section of the Berlin Wall in 1990 is now reparing their works.

More from 1 mai kreuzberg

2009-05-08T11:30:00.000-07:00

Kreuzberg 1. Mai

2009-05-08T05:54:00.000-07:00

Black Jim Gallery presents "Ride The Lightning" by Pär Strömberg

2009-05-08T04:14:00.000-07:00

Exhibition by Swedish artist and WeSC-activist Pär Strömberg at Black Jim Gallery.

Start: Saturday May 23 at 16.00

Waldemarstrasse 21, Berlin/Kreuzberg

More info about Pär:

Pär Strömberg, born 1972 in Örebro, Sweden – lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Stockholm, Sweden. Teaching at Örebro College of Art, Sweden. Four time nominated for the Royal Dutch Painting Prize (2004-2007) and winnar of the Wim Izaks Painting Prize in 2002. Travells and exhibiting all over the world in fairs, galleries and museums.

2009-05-08T04:11:00.000-07:00

Nostalgia X 3

2009-05-02T10:05:00.000-07:00

I have flashbacks from my youth. It´s just how it is sometimes...

1 May - Kreuzberg-night....

2009-05-01T16:45:00.001-07:00

1 May - Kreuzberg.

2009-05-01T14:55:00.001-07:00

More pictures coming up...

Eels new song turn the cards around...

2009-04-30T13:33:00.000-07:00

Eels new song "Fresh Blood" is one of top 10 best things that have happened this year...
I´m blown away.

New demo up on Waldemaar´s myspace....

2009-04-30T12:56:00.000-07:00

Waldemaar have put up a new demo on www.myspace.com/waldemaarmusic

Recorded in September 2008, Berlin.
"Fingerprints"

Pictures from Linnefors.

2009-04-30T03:08:00.000-07:00

Waldemaar spent last week in Sweden and Linnefors where he recorded his first EP together with Gabriel Rådström.
Here´s some pictures from the recording session.

Gabriel Rådström on the guitar.

Waldemaar recording "The Bohemian".

"...we start by the river we finish at Leushnerdam..."

Waldemaar

Reharsing.

Gabriel on the bas, recording "United States of Happiness.

Gabriel Rådström.

Gabriel & Waldemaar having a break.

Jacqueline Music

2009-04-29T06:59:00.000-07:00

(Martin Qvarfordt performing with T.Ditto at Black Jim Gallery, 2009)

Black Jim friend Martin Qvarfordt has started his own record label. It´s called Jacqueline Music, check there website and wish them good luck!

http://www.JacquelineMusic.com/

Beatles & Jay-Z

2009-04-25T05:20:00.000-07:00

O yeah!

Busy May - Birthdays and Exhibition

2009-04-24T07:54:00.000-07:00

May is not only the best month of the year (says Sofia) but it´s also a very busy month at the Black Jim Gallery. We have two birthdays coming up, and of course the best way to celebrate those are with the legendary black jim jam session.

In the end of may there will be an exhibition by the Swedish artist Pär Strömberg.

Check out his work at www.parstromberg.com

More info coming up shortly.

Waldemaar perform at Yeah09

2009-04-24T03:54:00.000-07:00

Waldemaar will perform at the musicfestival Yeah09 at the end of May.
Visit there website for more info: www.yeahfestivalen.se

The festival started in 2007 and it take place in Stadsparken, Örebro.

Today Waldemaar and Gabriel Rådström start the recording of the EP "Waldemaar".
We will update you with pictures and info during the process.

Sofias art on the cover of a book

2009-04-24T01:53:00.000-07:00

"The Many miles to berlin,a selection of poems from 2002- 2008"

Follow a young man’s journey across the globe as he comes to terms with the curse of a poetic mind amidst the grandiosity and despair of manic depression and alcoholism only to find deliverance in music, motorcycle and Berlin.

The writer is Paul from the Anonymous Poets of our time , a australian poet now living in Berlin.

Sofias contributes with 11 paintings + the cover of this fantastic book. It will be published next month in the Uk, but you will also be able to buy it online.

Welcome to Sweden!

2009-04-23T23:52:00.000-07:00

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

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The Stockholm Syndrome

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The Stockholm Syndrome Pt. 2

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Thank you Annika!

2009-04-23T09:16:00.000-07:00

Black Jim wants to thank Annika Marklund for the donation of cloths to black jim shop!

Annika is not only a sweet donator she is also a Swedish actor,model and journalist. Visit her blog at aftonbladet.

If you have something to donate (maybe like an Lp-player) please don´t hesitate!