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deconarch.com interview with the artist about the intersection of philosophy and architecture in Nebe´s film work. The interiew is available in German language only.

deconarch.com focuses on art and architecture and how they meet. deconarch.com wants to be a platform for discussion and information for everybody who is interested in architecture and art and how they meet. In reports and interviews deconarch.com will introduce – young and innovative – artists whose work circles around questions of architecture, space, building,…

The Interview "„Ich sehe Kunst als Moeglichkeit, aus Antworten neue Fragen die generieren.“" has been published on deconarch.com, 13th october 2011

deconarch.com, october 2011


The essay "Crushing Shadows" by art historian Rebecca Schoensee has been published in HUMANIZE MAGAZINE, issue 8, pg. 44-61. The essay describes the video art series Philosophical Cartoons as an experience "driving full speed against the wall only to find out that you just crushed into a some kind of hyper nothingness".

Humanize Magazine is a completely bilingual publication (Spanish and English) that deals with indie and alternative culture in an innovative manner.
The complete essay is available only in English.

Humanize Magazine issue 8, october 2010


"I feel a burning desire to break the spell and to step out into the open to take a deep breath of the fresh salty fall air. As I feel the wind caressing my lungs, I hear Nebe’s “Totems Toons” uttering a faint, sardonic chuckle."

The essay "Tunes of Trauma" by Rebecca Schoensee describes the intriguing visual play of the video series "Totem Toons" as interaction of trauma and female/male role models.
"Tunes of Trauma" has been published in Humanize Magazine, issue 9, p. 26-35

Humanize Magazine issue 9, february 2011


"Some people have legs but no reason to dance. Others have none yet fields they waltz through are infinite. Legs are overrated most days."

The essay "Video Artists on Video Art, Joas Sebastian Nebe´s Encyclopedic Cartoons" presents a choice of artist voices on one of Nebe´s big video projects.
"Video Artists on Video Art" has been published in Humanize Magazine, issue 10, p. 16-27

Humanize Magazine issue 10, may 2011


"Nebe in a clever move takes the reason prisoner, only to appoint reason to be the king of his game of chess. He calls for a close review of the encyclopedia of our philosophical and cultural foundations. In his opinion reason has the potential to direct a path away from the horror vacui he is depicting."

The essay "Gaming Into Mindfulness" by Rebecca Schoensee analyses the interaction between pattern and words on the screen and viewer´s expectation in Joas Sebastian Nebe´s film "Machine Fair".
The essay "Gaming Into Mindfulness" has been published in Humanize Magazine, issue 11, p. 20-31.

Humanize Magazine issue 11, july 2011


The essay "Schattenhaus, Ein Nachtstueck" by art historian Rebecca Schoensee
The essay is about shadow house sculptures and figurative paintings of the 1990´s
It´s only in German available

"Schattenhaus" article, essay by Rebecca Schoensee (in German only)


Only avalable as printed version:

"Yet although the imagery is tied to a concrete city, it is not subjected to common perception. Rather than sharing the spectator's perspective by listing popular sights, Nebe alienates the familiar by picking four scenes consisting of static (architecture) and moving (traffic) elements, in order to fragment, rearrange and precipitate them almost beyond recognition. This blend of a specified and an abstracted site parallels the audio-visual experience of a person not familiar with the sights, sounds and speed of urban life. Overwhelmed by the size of architecture and the dynamics of traffic such a person would hardly be able to focus on individual human beings. Consequently individuals are substituted by dummies – indistinct shapes constituting “just another brick in the wall.” "

The essay "Machine Fair by Joas Sebastian Nebe" by Charlotte Lindenberg focuses on the overwhelming Machine Fair´s images´s impact on viewer´s perception.

The Visual ARTBEAT Magazine is created in English for European and Middle Eastern Art Collectors and Art enthusiasts. It is an Art Magazine of new ideas. Talented young artists roll players of the art markets and the art works, with increasing values of contemporary art world talk here.

The essay "Machine Fair by Joas Sebastian Nebe" has been published in The Visual ArtBeat Magazine, issue 8, 2012, Index no. 35.

Visual ArtBeat Magazine, issue 8, january 2012