What can art do in times of crisis and catastrophe? Well, it’s a way of turning emotions into forms and can be used to express opinions. It is also, of course, a way of making money, and that’s precisely the aim of They’re not OK. We are not OK, a group exhibition opening tomorrow (24.03.2023) in aid of victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Hosted at Salon am Moritzplatz in Kreuzberg and co-curated by Esra Gülmen and Noelia Gaite, the show’s title is nothing if not apt. Indeed, we have little to add other than an appeal: go take a look and (if you can) buy some art. The artist names on board are testament to the curating pair’s connections (Gülmen was Head of Design at Heimat, Gaite has a background at König and Misa). There are poppy, gaudy works from Johanna Dumet and Navot Miller, poetic colors from Ivana de Vivanco(hot tip!), post-digital chic from Sucuk und Bratwurst, art by Gülmen herself plus established names like Ahmet Öğüt. So if you can: go and buy some art – it’s for the greater good!
Text: Hilka Dirks / Credits: Esra Gülmen, Navot Miller, Sucuk & Bratwurst
Salon am Moritzplatz, Oranienstr.58, 10969 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
They’re not ok. We are not ok – 25 & 26.03.2023 12–18h. Opening 24.03. 18–21h.
Esra Gülmen “Live Portrait Paintings” performance on 25.03. & Leman Darıcıoğlu “Time is Money” performance on 26.03.2023.
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