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FASHION AT THE MUSEUM: DER BERLINER SALON AT THE GEMÄLDEGALERIE

FASHION AT THE MUSEUM: DER BERLINER SALON AT THE GEMÄLDEGALERIE

Fashion Week Berlin is a bit of a mystery. It seems as though we’ve lost track of when, where, and how it’s actually happening. But now you can relax — because you have 20 full days to catch this one event! Berliner Salon, a platform for emerging designers, is celebrating its 10th anniversary at the Gemäldegalerie. From 04.–24.02.2025, the work of 55 design talents will be on display — set among the old masters, under the watchful eyes of portraits painted by Cranach, Titian, van Dyck and the like. It’s a moment to look backward and forward at once: how did people dress then and how might they do tomorrow? The Berliner Salon is curated by former Vogue editor-in-chief and Fashion Council Germany member Christiane Arp, in collaboration with the Gemäldegalerie team. I’m curious to see it, especially since I haven’t heard of most of the exhibiting designers before. Alongside a few familiar names — like hat designer Fiona Bennett and jewelry label Studio Ena — there will also be new names and experimental pieces. On my watch list: UdK graduate Yannick Pretzlaff, knitwear designer Katharina DubbickElodie CarstensenJing-Jie Huang, jewelry label YCCIJ, and designer Nethanel Kantor. There are sure to be plenty of new threads (quite literally) that might become new fashion favorites. And if you’re looking for more fashion events, check out our Cee Cee Calendar post for weekend tips.

Text: Nina Trippel / Photos: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, David von Becker, Anika Zachow & Franzi Stegemann

Der Berliner Salon at Gemäldegalerie, Johanna und Eduard Arnhold Platz (before. Matthäikirchplatz), 10785 Berlin–Mitte; map

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THE UNUSUAL EVERY DAY: WELCOME TO ALEX MÜLLER’S COSMOS

THE UNUSUAL EVERY DAY: WELCOME TO ALEX MÜLLER’S COSMOS

Open the door and step into the world of artist Alex Müller. At first glance, everything seems familiar: a free-standing bathtub, a jacket hanging on the wall. But Müller’s everyday objects are anything but ordinary. You wouldn’t want to lie in her bathtub — it’s covered in pale green peas. You couldn’t eat with the 354 spoons, forks and knives because they are wrapped in paper and pinned to the wall like a tally sheet, as if counting down the days of a year. In her first institutional, solo exhibition in Berlin, Müller brings together works spanning nearly twenty years. With Alexandraplatz, she not only reflects on her artistic journey but also on her life. Her works take her biography as a starting point but extend beyond the personal. The cutlery piece, “The First Year 1969”, references the first 354 days of her life. The bathtub symbolizes the bathroom where she sought refuge as a young girl when adults discussed the divided country. Growing up between East and West Germany is also central to her newly created installation, “Von der Hand an die Wand”, which consists of letters Müller’s family wrote between 1961 and 1971 to her father, who had escaped to the West. Through these works, Müller masterfully blends fiction and reality, the personal and the historical. In doing so, she offers an intimate perspective on the world and a universal commentary on Germany’s divided past.

Text: Laura Storfner / Photos: Courtesy the artist & Haverkampf Leistenschneider, Berlin

ZAK – Zentrum für Aktuelle Kunst at Zitadelle Spandau, Am Juliusturm 64, 13599 Berlin–Spandau; map
Alex Müller: Alexandraplatz 01.02.–03.04.2025. Opening: 31.01.2025

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@alexmueller_now

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PROXIMITY IN THE AGE OF ALGORITHMS — TRANSMEDIALE, THE MEDIA ART FESTIVAL, ENTERS ITS 38TH EDITION

PROXIMITY IN THE AGE OF ALGORITHMS — TRANSMEDIALE, THE MEDIA ART FESTIVAL, ENTERS ITS 38TH EDITION

In today’s fast-paced world, it often feels like time is accelerating — that the future isn’t just approaching, but already here. After all, Christmas seemed like yesterday, and suddenly, it’s the end of January. The month, notorious for moving the slowest, always concludes with Berlin’s transmediale, arguably the city’s most future-oriented art festival. Now in its 38th edition, transmediale is dedicated to media art and digital culture, and has evolved into a globally recognized platform at the intersection of art, science and politics — a connection that grows more relevant with each passing year. This year’s festival, titled (near) near but – far, runs until 02.02.2025. It focuses on algorithms and the sense of proximity they create. In a world where digital closeness often coincides with physical distance, the festival poses critical questions: How do algorithms bring us into unexpected connections? What new forms of intimacy emerge through machine interactions? How can technology help us build relationships that reflect the complexity of our individual and collective experiences? These questions are explored without falling into simplistic binaries and, as always, Haus der Kulturen der Welt and silent green Kulturquartier will transform into creative playgrounds for artists, thinkers and the curious.

One of the most exciting aspects of this year’s program is the way public spaces within the festival venues will be activated by artists whose works explore the shifting dynamics of proximity and distance. Hana Yoo, Felicity Hammond and Hamishi Farah will present their installations at HKW. While Ali Akbar Mehta will showcase an interactive installation and cyber performance, purgatory EDIT, at transmediale Studio. As with every year, transmediale is more than just a festival, it is an open invitation to embrace curiosity and embark on an experiment in rethinking our relationships with technology and one another. Perhaps it will help us reflect on how close we truly are, or could be, in the digital world. And maybe, just maybe, it will make us wonder: Is the future already here? Or is it still waiting for us, just beyond tomorrow?

Text: Hilka Dirks / Photos: Bernd Brundert & Brandon Bowen / Still: Johannes Binotto

We are giving away 3×2 day passes for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! To enter, email win@ceecee.cc with your name, contact details, and preferred day to attend with your +1.

transmediale 2025, you can find the program and tickets here.
30.01–02.02.2025, various venues including:

Haus der Kulturen der Welt
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin–Tiergarten; map

silent green Kulturquartier
Gerichtstr.35, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map

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SIT TOGETHER & LISTEN — THE LECTURE PROGRAM “MIGHTY REAL” BY GROTTO

SIT TOGETHER & LISTEN — THE LECTURE PROGRAM “MIGHTY REAL” BY GROTTO

“I write a sentence and expect it to be good,” Sophia Eisenhut reads out loud. A large audience sits opposite her in a room of the Hansa Library, listening intently, a few laughing at the sentence (probably those who write themselves). I laugh along with them. Sophia has written the text she is reading. She is one of seven authors reading aloud for Grotto‘s lecture program. It’s called Mighty Real curated by Leonie Herweg and Meii Soh, and pursues the “deeper call to embody emotional exchange, writing, sound and narrative art”. I don’t quite know what that means, but the texts that evening are good, I identify with the storytellers, laugh along and enjoy listening to both authors. I came alone because I thought a reading would be the perfect solo date (you go, listen without anyone expecting an answer and go home). In the end, however, I did meet a friend and a few acquaintances in the audience — as is the case in the Berlin culture bubble. Recommendation: arrive early to see the current exhibition at Grotto beforehand. “Projection” by Samuel Haitz runs until tomorrow (24.01.2025), and Ayşe Erkmen’s exhibition “Emre & Dario” opens on 30.01. There will be a talk with the artist as part of the exhibition, which is sure to be exciting — whether as a solo date or with friends.

Text: Inga Krumme / Credits: Samuel Haitz, Index (Anthology (Diary), 2024), Courtesy: Grotto, Berlin and Triangolo, Cremona / Photos: Julian Blum

Hansabibliothek, Altonaer Str.15, 10557 Berlin–Hansaviertel; map 
Find all the dates & info for the upcoming “Mighty Real” lectures here.

Grotto, Bartningallee 5, 10557 Berlin–Hansaviertel; map
Projection by Samuel Haitz until 24.01.2025

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@leonieherweg
@meii_soh
@samuelhaitz

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REBELLIOUS MUSIC THEATER: A NEW CARMEN AT THE GORKI

REBELLIOUS MUSIC THEATER: A NEW CARMEN AT THE GORKI

One of the most important naysayers in the history of opera and an icon of independence returns with Christian Weise‘s production as a colorful queer-feminist narrative peels itself away from the worn-out costumes of operatic tradition: Carmen. On 24.01.2025, the premiere of Carmen extends the series of musical theater evenings at the Maxim Gorki Theater. Georges Bizet’s last opera, which immortalized him and his leading character, the rebellious Carmen, with its premiere in 1875, will be filled with new life. Lindy Larsson embodies the self-confident factory worker and Romni, who repeatedly opts for her freedom. The actor has previously appeared in Roma Armee, alongside actress and singer-songwriter Riah Knight. Together, they negotiate the stereotypical narratives about a socially marginalized identity in Carmen. To this end, they are not so concerned with Bizet’s worldview (based on the novella of the same name by the French author Prosper Mérimée) and overwrite it with the perspectives of the new production. An important part of Jens Dohle‘s musical composition is accordionist Dejan Jovanović, who dissects the fragments of Roma culture occupied by Bizet and traces them back to their contexts of origin. In addition to Larsson and Knight, other roles are played by Catherine Stoyan, Till Wonka, Via Jikeli and Marc Benner, presenting a Carmen in Weise’s music theater that is completely absorbed in the genre of opéra-comique and defies everything that its opera father has written down in image and costume.

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Esra Rotthoff, Katerina Hola

Maxim Gorki Theater, Am Festungsgraben 2, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map

Carmen 24.01.2025 19h30. Remaining tickets are available at the box office. Get tickets for February here

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@christianwei.se
@lindylarssonforss
@riah.knight
@jens_dohle
@dejanjovanovic78

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