Gallery Girl's Berlin Gallery Weekend Wishlist Blends Art, Fashion, and Prison Sentencing

A first-person narrative outlines a wishlist for Berlin's Gallery Weekend, starting with a TrekStor MP3 player for travel. The itinerary includes David Ostrowski's exhibition at Peres Projects and Supportico Lopez's show featuring Julian Beck, founder of The Living Theatre. Art dealer Helly Nahmad, sentenced to a year and a day in prison by a New York court for an illegal gambling ring, is mentioned as a recipient of the MP3 player. The writer plans to wear Gap slouch wide-wale cords, celebrating Frieze New York's partnership with Gap, which includes try-on spaces at the fair, co-founded by Matthew Slotover. Two copies of Philip Larkin's 'Collected Poems' are listed: one for reading on a flight back to Stansted Airport and another to send to Nahmad in federal prison, referencing his blame on his father for teaching him to gamble as a teenager. Facebook's 'Nearby Friends' app is recommended for stalking friends, with a visit to Céline Condorelli's exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery, which explores friendship in collaborative work. This ties into a collaboration titled 'How to work together' by Chisenhale, Studio Voltaire, and The Showroom in London. The final item is East Kent Goldings ale to celebrate artist collective Myvillages winning the £40,000 Create Art Award 2014, aimed at engaging Londoners in hop field work in Kent. The writer speculates Nahmad might be a front-runner for the award next year.