Next Friday (29.04) sees the start of Gallery Weekend 2022, with a packed program in the days leading up to it. You won’t be able to take in everything, but let us direct you to some of the highlights. Getting you in the mood is the group exhibition “Au-delà”, which opens tomorrow (22.04) at Schwarz Contemporary in Kreuzberg. On show will be art by Berlin-based artists Lisa Tiemann and Marlon Wobst, whose large-format felt works created a big impression at last year’s Positions fair at Tempelhof Airport. The show also features works by Polish conceptual artist Natalia LL, whose 1970s photos continue to influence today. Also opening early is Anahita Contemporary in Charlottenburg with the exhibition “Rivière Noire” featuring works by Daniel Butcher (from Saturday 23.04). Butcher’s latest series, “villes et visages”, is populated by futuristic cities and landscapes, recurring architectural elements, symbols and fantasy figures.
Next up, if you want to swap the opening crowds for a smaller, quieter show you should book a slot at Fka Six. Curators Pola van den Hövel, Marlene A. Schenk and Laura Helena Wurth have set up shop in a former jewelry store in the Ring Center in Friedrichshain and turned it into a place for non-commercial, progressive art. It’s home to “Notes on Fortnightism” from Gustav Düsing and Carson Chan, an exhibition that deals with the aftermath of the pandemic. Tickets for it are selling out quickly, so secure yours here. Meanwhile in Schöneberg: Heidi on Kurfürstenstraße is one of the newest galleries on the scene and is hosting the exhibition “past thought revised” from American artist Joan Jonas after opening its doors in September 2021. Housed in a former furniture store, the gallery will welcome video and performance art from Jonas starting next Thursday (28.04). Finally, experimental non-profit institution Callie’s is hosting “Bucolica. exe”, a show by performance artist Tintin Patrone based on a fictional character named “Heidi” (premiering 30.04).
Text: Hilka Dirks / Credit: Anahita Contemporary, Tintin Patrone & FKA SIX / Photos: Daniel Butcher & Callie’s
Schwarz Contemporary, Sanderstr.28, 12047 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
23.04–04.06.2022. The opening is on 22.04.2022 18-20h.
Anahita Contemporary, “Rivieère Noire” – Daniel Butcher, Schlüterstr.14, 10625 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map
23.04–11.06.2022. Opening 23.04.2022 17–20h.
Fka Six, “Notes on Fortnightism” – Gustav Düsing and Carson Chan, Ring Center 1, Frankfurter Allee 111, 10247 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Until 09.05.2022
Heidi, “Past thought revised” – Joan Jonas, Kurfürstenstr.145, 10785 Berlin–Schöneberg; map
28.04–13.08.2022. The opening is on 28.04.2022.
Callie’s, “Bucolica. exe” – Lindower Str.20, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map
30.04.2022 17h. You can register to attend online.
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