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BERLIN, YOU’RE WONDERFUL, EVEN OUTSIDE THE RING — WITH AB INS B! DISCOVERY DAYS EXPERIENCE THE CITY ANEW
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BERLIN, YOU’RE WONDERFUL, EVEN OUTSIDE THE RING — WITH AB INS B! DISCOVERY DAYS EXPERIENCE THE CITY ANEW

Like new leaves, spring is unfurling in Berlin. And while it felt perfectly okay to limit our radius of movement to work, sofa and late-night bars in winter, it doesn’t anymore. We can all feel it: the tingling in our bodies, the desire for new experiences. If you’re not southward-bound this Easter but still fancy a breath of fresh air, why not explore the city in a whole new way? “Ab ins B!” by Berlin Discovery Days is an opportunity to do just that. From 30.03. to 14.04.2024 over 250 different events are waiting to be explored across ten districts — all outside the Ring. Looking at the program, there’s so much to check out it’s hard not to get FOMO. Easter bonfires in the Britzer Garten in Neukölln, discounts at the boat rental in Treptow-Köpenick on the Müggelspree, or secret views of Berlin at a height of over 70 meters in Marzahn-Hellersdorf are just a few stand-outs on the program. Are you more interested in architecture? No problem, how about Hans Scharoun in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, a guided tour of Bruno Taut’s Waldsiedlung in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, or a tour of industrial history in Siemensstadt?

Or is art more your thing? Then I recommend the textile wonders of Sofie Dawos in Dahlem, Carol Rhodes and Jenna Bliss in the Zehlendorfer Haus am Waldsee, or the guided tours in the Liebermann Villa in Wannsee. Want to get into summer vacation mode? Visit the indoor surf wave on Landsberger Allee. Have you been to the Köpenicker Strandbad Wendenschloss? Still too cold to go for a swim? Then let’s go to the sauna in Spandau. I don’t know about you, but I’m struggling to decide what I’ll be attending, everything sounds so good. A look at the full program only makes deciding harder. From forest bathing and scavenger hunts to bondage courses and literary tours in the footsteps of Rainer Maria Rilke, there’s something for everyone. Spring in Berlin is finally here, so off to the B with you. The whole program is available here.

Text: Rosa Herbel / Photos: Hendrik Wolter, Reederei Lüdicke & CanvaPro

Ab ins B! 30.03.–14.04.2024

@ab.ins.b

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THREE EXHIBITIONS BRIMMING WITH VISUAL POETRY: GALLERY VISIT AT EIGEN+ART LAB, MEYER-RIEGGER & VON RACKNITZ+BAER

THREE EXHIBITIONS BRIMMING WITH VISUAL POETRY: GALLERY VISIT AT EIGEN+ART LAB, MEYER-RIEGGER & VON RACKNITZ+BAER

One of the privileges of living in a capital like Berlin is enjoying the free cultural offerings provided by the city’s many galleries. Perfect for leisurely weekends when you lack the energy needed for larger galleries, for moments of creative stimulation during lunch breaks, or for inspiring excursions after work. Before the city’s art dealers gear up for Gallery Weekend, here are three small exhibitions that are too good to miss. Away from the usual hot spots, Kreuzberg-based Racknitz+Baer is hosting the first solo exhibition by Canadian photographer and artist Alex De Brabant until 21.04.2024. Titled “On Earth“, the exhibition explores the uncanny interconnectedness of earthly life. De Brabant’s images depict unique ecosystems and still lifes, paying careful attention to symbolism, composition, and often a psychedelic use of color to offer viewers an experience of nature that borders on the numinous — a spiritual encounter with the natural world. Until 13.04., the Charlottenburg branch of the Meyer-Riegger mega-gallery is showcasing works by painter Alma Feldhandler that transcend time. With incredible ease, Feldhandler evokes a pulsating luminosity from the most subdued colors, blending clear motifs into blurred compositions whose diffuseness lingers long after the viewer has closed their eyes. A gentle drama arises from the aesthetics of contradiction: an ancient painting by a young French artist, Feldhandler was born in Trappes in 1996.

Eigen+Art Lab in Mitte specializes in young art and is currently hosting the exhibition “Vulnerable State” by Jens Kothe, which will only be on display until 06.04. This exhibition touches on one clear theme: skin. Everything oscillates between miracle and wound, fragility and self-exposure, pain, sensuality, and vulnerability. The result is highly aesthetic, yet it causes an almost physical reaction that’s difficult to shake off after leaving the exhibition. These small doses of art break through everyday life in the big city, just as they should.

Text: Hilka Dirks / Photos: Peter Oliver Wolff / Credit: Alma Feldhandler, Who Is the Captain of All These Boys of Death?, 2023, Meyer Riegger, Berlin/Karlsruhe/Basel; Jens Kothe, Vulnerable State, Galerie EIGEN + ART; Alex de Brabant, von Racknitz + Baer

Alex De Brabant “On Earth” until 21.04.2024
VRB Gallery, Wiener Str.18, 10999 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map

Alma Feldhandler “Who’s the Captain of All These Boys of Death?” until 13.04.2024
Meyer-Riegger, Schaperstr.14, 10719 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map

Jens Kothe, “Vulnerable State” until 06.04.2024
Eigen+Art Lab, Torstr.220, 10115 Berlin–Mitte; map

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@eigenart_lab
@meyerriegger

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EXPERIENCING ART WITH ALL FIVE SENSES — THE SPREEPARK ART SPACE OPENS WITH A GREAT PROGRAM FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
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EXPERIENCING ART WITH ALL FIVE SENSES — THE SPREEPARK ART SPACE OPENS WITH A GREAT PROGRAM FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

The bridge between art and science is constantly shifting form and finding new places of expression. Whether at universities, in exhibitions or in educational programs, artistic research is booming. This weekend, another Berlin location that’s dedicated to interdisciplinary, experimental science is opening. The Spreepark Art Space in Treptow is located in the “Eierhäuschen”. The historic location opens on 23.03.2024 with the exhibition “Park Insights: Four Positions from Artistic Research“. Once an amusement park, the Spreepark is set to become a place of change and exploration, as well as a point of discussion for changing exhibitions. The park is a laboratory and source of inspiration for the hidden layers of the past, present and future. Participating artists and researchers of the first group exhibition include Marcus Maeder, Sabine Scho, Sissel Tolaas and Annett Zinsmeister. In “Park Insights”, the Spreepark is explored and experienced using all the senses. Sabine Scho’s park alphabet invites visitors to redefine the park through a linguistic and visual collage. Marcus Maeder creates a soundscape that overlays archived sounds of the park with images of the species living there.

With “Tracing Spreepark”, Annett Zinsmeister opens up a space for explorative searches for clues and transports visitors into an otherwordly spatial installation. Scent researcher and artist Sissel Tolaas presents a section of her scent mapping and explores the historical polarities of the park. Accompanying the exhibition, the opening program of the Spreepark Art Space invites visitors to a variety of events. Children and families can take part in an exciting search for clues through the “Eierhäuschen”, exploring its history. A flavorful journey through the Spreepark awaits visitors at the Kräuterbräu-Bar by Edible Alchemy, while Marcus Maeder brings the acoustic world of the park to life with a memorable sound performance, opening up new perspectives on a place of change and transformation.

Text: Hilka Dirks / Photos: Frank Sperling

Spreepark Art Space at “Eierhäuschen / Spreepark”, Kiehnwerder Allee 2, 12437 Berlin–Treptow; map

Free admission.

@spreeparkartspace

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WHAT’S THE USE OF WALLOWING? THREE EXHIBITIONS PUTTING AN END TO LONGING

WHAT’S THE USE OF WALLOWING? THREE EXHIBITIONS PUTTING AN END TO LONGING

Palm trees swaying in the wind, a deep red sunset, deserted streets. In her paintings, artist Simay Keles conveys a feeling we all know too well, longing. Her paintings, currently on display at Scope BLN, are dreamscapes influenced by a Westernized worldview. The scenes may appear idyllic, but they’re painted with unnatural, almost toxic dyes such as neon and cadmium, indicating something sinister bubbling beneath the surface. Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann didn’t want to write purely of summertime longing either. In her poem “Enigma” from the sixties, she places her last hope not in the sun’s warmth but in music. Anyone looking for a ray of hope can rejoice, Bachmann’s poem can be viewed until the end of April 2024 — free of charge and accessible to all — on a digital display board above the main entrance to Tiergarten Town Hall. The poem is exhibited by CCA Berlin and the district office of Mitte, alternating with Angélica Freitas’ poem “Nachhinein/Pós”. The presentation will be accompanied by readings, with the next one taking place on 26.03. in the Bärenzwinger, Kinga Tóth and Rafael Moreno, whose poems have already been on display, will present their texts. From Friday evening (22.03.) at Marie 10, British artist Alanna Lawley will demonstrate how the female body is stylized and dissected by society as an object of desire. Based on the practice of intuitive drawing, she creates paintings, sculptures, drawings and texts that describe the complexity of being a woman. Her paintings depict emotional states ranging from agony to devotion — sometimes inspired by tarot, sometimes parietal art. Instead of templates of male longing, Lawley creates self-determined archetypes on paper. With humor and strength, she creates scenes that are relatable to everyone. 

Text: Laura Storfner / Credits: Alanna Lawley, Seepage From My Primal Fountain, Photo: Nick Ash; Angelica Freitas, Displayed Words, Rathaus Tiergarten, CCA Berlin, Photo: Diana Pfammatter/CCA Berlin; Simay Keles, Sailor would you sail me back home.

Scope BLN, Lübecker Str.43, 10559 Berlin–Moabit; map
Simay Keles: Sunset Express Tours & Travels Inc. until 30.03.2024

Bezirksamt Mitte, Rathaus Tiergarten, Mathilde-Jacob-Platz 1, 10551 Berlin–Moabit; map
Displayed Words, until 30.04.2024

Bärenzwinger, Im Köllnischen Park, Rungestr.30, 10179 Berlin–Mitte; map
Reading with Kinga Tóth and Rafael Moreno, 26.03.2024

Marie 10 Showroom Jörg Johnen, Marienstr.10, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
Alanna Lawley: Seepage From My Primal Fountain
22.03., 23.03., 30.03., 06.04., 13.04., 20.04.2024
Gallery Weekend (26.–28.04.)

@scopebln 
@smykls 
@alannalawley

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OF WOMEN, BEES AND CINEMA: THREE EXHIBITIONS AT C/O BERLIN
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OF WOMEN, BEES AND CINEMA: THREE EXHIBITIONS AT C/O BERLIN

What does it mean to exist as a woman in our society? C/O Berlin is seeking the answers in two of their exhibitions. The main exhibition pays tribute to a pioneer of feminist art. Since the 1960s, Austrian artist VALIE EXPORT has challenged traditional gender roles and analyzed human behavior through performance art, film and photography. Her early performances, in particular, caused a sensation that has remained throughout the decades. Particularly “Tapp- und Tastkino” and “Aktionshose: Genitalpanik”, which criticized the “male gaze” in pornography. Export’s work criticizes misogyny in a visually powerful and humorous way. Her strength lies in her skillful exposure of social contradictions. Meanwhile, Catalan artist Laia Abril’s work addresses sexualized and systemic violence against women. At C/O, she presents a comprehensive research project on the power dynamics that enable rape. For her project “On Rape — And Institutional Failure”, she doesn’t directly reproduce stories of survivors but approaches them emphatically via archive material, legal texts and myths. From these fragments, she creates a haunting examination that has a lasting impact. Artist Aladin Borioli has also made a name for himself with a long-term project. This year, the young Swiss artist received the C/O Berlin Talent Award for “Bannkörbe”. He depicts how humans and bees co-exist through text, images and objects. For his extensive field research, he worked with bee researchers, scientists and beekeepers. In all three shows, the curators provoke political discussion, which there can never be enough of in Berlin.

Text: Laura Storfner / Credits: Military Rape, 2019, Laia Abril, Courtesy Les filles du calvaire Paris; Aktionshose-Genitalpanik, 1969, Valie Export, Photo: Peter Hassmann; Exhibition view, Photo: David von Becker 

C/O Berlin, Hardenbergstr.22–24, 10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg; map

Valie Export. Retrospektive, until 21.05.2024
Laia Abril. On Rape – And Institutional Failure, until 21.05.2024
Aladin Borioli. Bannkörbe. C/O Berlin Talent Award 2023, until 21.05.2024

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