DIFFRACTIONS—Transforming

The municipal exhibition space Kunst Raum Mitte is reopening with the DIFFRACTIONS—Transforming program sequence. DIFFRACTIONS—Transforming approaches the spatial, material, and historical relationships of the location, placing them in dialogue with the present. The focus is on various upheavals—site-related, such as urban development and the gallery’s relocation, as well as political, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall—that have shaped the history of Kunst Raum Mitte. DIFFRACTIONS—Transforming highlights these upheavals through performances, discourse events, and an exhibition. Contemporary positions from partly (post-)socialist contexts will confront the space’s past. Together with selected archival material, the building’s transformation processes and everyday political activity will be illuminated.

With contributions by Jesse Darling, Green Papaya Art Projects (Norberto Roldan & Joaquin Roldan), Robert Lippok, Minh Duc Pham, Katrin Steiger, and Pam Virada.

The exhibition opening takes place on 12.09.2024. More information here.

Program

DIFFRACTIONS—Transforming

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The municipal exhibition space Kunst Raum Mitte is reopening with the DIFFRACTIONS—Transforming program sequence. DIFFRACTIONS—Transforming approaches the spatial, material, and historical relationships of the location, placing them in dialogue with the present. The focus is on various upheavals—site-related, such as urban development and the gallery’s relocation, as well as political, such as the fall of … DIFFRACTIONS—Transforming

Opening Days: Transforming

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The exhibitionTransforming recontextualizes the spatial, material, and historical relationships of the place formerly known as the galerie weisser elefant. Founded in East Berlin in 1987, the municipal exhibition space was renamed Kunst Raum Mitte by the Department of Art, Culture and History in 2024 to look back on the history of the gallery with new … Opening Days: Transforming

DIFFRACTIONS—Collecting & Un/Learning

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25.10.2024 Research Presentation26. & 27.10.2024 Performances27.10.2024 Talk Collecting & Un/Learning is a thematic sequence within the DIFFRACTIONS program that explores various research processes. It examines historical traces, relationships, and materials collected by galerie weisser elefant, as well as the research methods used in this context. The program questions what constitutes an institutional archive and how … DIFFRACTIONS—Collecting & Un/Learning

Cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB)

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How can an institution address its history? What methods can be used to approach, explore, and expand upon alternative narratives? Based on these questions, students from Isabel Lewis’s and Lissy Willberg’s Class for Performative Arts at the HGB Leipzig are exploring these issues by approaching and engaging with historical materials found at Kunst Raum Mitte. … Cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB)

DIFFRACTIONS—Commoning

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29.08.2024 Open-Air ScreeningFall break 2024 Comic Workshop DIFFRACTIONS—Commoning is comprised of various events that focus on collective action. The program sequence explores possibilities for resistance and protest through moments of togetherness, engaging with an understanding of space that includes both the neighborhood surrounding Kunst Raum Mitte and the everyday aspects of the location. The aim … DIFFRACTIONS—Commoning

Open-Air Screening

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Location: Sports field, opposite Kunst Raum Mitte (Auguststraße 21)Free admission  The open-air screening will take place on the sports field opposite Kunst Raum Mitte and will feature films by Julia Charlotte Richter, Mykola Ridnyi, and Anna Zett (Research Residency). These films open our eyes to forms of community that challenge history as an objective past; … Open-Air Screening

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