Opening: MINOR FEELINGS
The artists of the Interspace Collective draw on their personal experiences as PoC (people of colour) in a predominantly white society. The concept of “minor feelings”, elucidated by acclaimed author Cathy Park Hong, describes the dysphoric feelings that a white majority society dismisses or rejects. Curated by Julia Kochanek
Opening: Punctum – Haus am Kleistpark Art Award 2023 Nominees Exhibition
Opening and award ceremony The compellingly titled Punctum exhibition showcases works by artists nominated for the 2023 Art Award. The term “punctum,” popularised by theorist Roland Barthes, signifies a poignant moment in an artwork that elicits emotional or personal resonance in the viewer. The annual award is endowed with a generous € 5000 prize.
Stateless Solo
As part of Minor Feelings, an exhibition by the Interspace Collective, Kurdish artist Elvan Tekin presents her performance Stateless Solo. Tekin’s artistic interest is in the multiple and fluid notions of the body and language and their (trans)formations. Stateless Solo is a ceremony that reflects on death, women, and the state. In contrast to the […]
Does it move me? On the Impact of Art
What effect do works of art have? What emotional or personal resonance do individual works trigger in the viewer? This question is the focus of discussion in the workshop accompanying the Punctum exhibition, which features works by artists nominated for the 2023 Haus am Kleistpark Art Prize. The aim is to provide insight into artistic […]
Uncertain Homelands
New works by Nora Bibel focus on the paradox of water – its excess and deficiency, as she documents the impact of climate change across Indonesia, Namibia, and Germany. Her photographs, bordering on abstraction, depict landscapes that powerfully reveal water’s dual role in flood and drought. Bibel’s work underscores the reality that water is part […]
Punctum. Haus am Kleistpark Art Award 2023 Nominees Exhibition
The compellingly titled Punctum exhibition showcases works by artists nominated for the 2023 Art Award. The term “punctum,” popularised by theorist Roland Barthes, signifies a poignant moment in an artwork that elicits emotional or personal resonance in the viewer. The annual award is endowed with a generous € 5000 prize.
MINOR FEELINGS
The artists of the Interspace Collective draw on their personal experiences as PoC (people of colour) in a predominantly white society. The concept of “minor feelings”, elucidated by acclaimed author Cathy Park Hong, describes the dysphoric feelings that a white majority society dismisses or rejects. Curated by Julia Kochanek
Haus am Kleistpark
The Haus am Kleistpark exhibition venue is one of the oldest municipal galleries in Berlin, and one of the largest with 240 m² of exhibition space. The gallery presents the work of contemporary artists based both in Berlin internationally. The Haus am Kleistpark Art Prize is awarded annually in support of professional artists. A focus […]
Haus am Kleistpark | Projektraum
The Projektraum (Project Room) was founded in 2015 as an experimental space that can be used flexibly and exploits the synergistic effect of projects in the large exhibition hall. The gallery is a 69 m² space on the upper ground floor of Haus am Kleistpark and features primarily young, contemporary artists based in Berlin. A […]
Galerie im Tempelhof Museum
Located in a former Mariendorf school building dating from 1873, the southwest Berlin gallery can be easily reached by public transport, with the underground and metro buses stopping right outside the door. The gallery is a municipal space on the upper ground floor of what today is the Tempelhof Museum, where professionally practicing artists present […]