This new episode of the Art Next Door features gr_und, a nonprofit artist-run space situated in Wedding, Berlin. In this conversion we talked to James Verhille and Damien Sayer from gr_und. The other members of the project space who were not in this interview are Anna Frick, Cedric Mantel, and Nina Blume.
We talked about the space, their program of 2022 and how they plan organise their events. What makes gr_und unique is that their Sprache Stunde concept on Tuesday that allows artists to meet the members to discuss their practice, review their portfolios and discuss for a possible collaboration in the future. Check out their website and get in touch with them for an appointment to get to know them. https://gr-und.com/
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In this episode, I talked to Isolde Nagel & Oliver Möst from the Network of Berlin Project Spaces and Initiatives. We talked about their position as one of the bridges between the free scene and the Berlin Senate of Culture and Europe. We talked about the Project Space Prize, the networks' publications and money more. For the recent publication, also check out their website, including statements of the project space that received this award.
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This episode features Jaanika Peerna's upcoming artist's book, Glacier Elegies, edited by Zoë Foster. Jaanika Peerna's performance Glacier Elegy Berlin was part of the public program that I co-curated on behalf of the group exhibition Leviathan: A Capitalocene Beastiarium in July 2021. The book reveals images and text about this performance project, which is developed in the last five year.
You may find more information about the book at this link. A short documentation of the Berlin performance of Glacier Elegy Berlin is here on YouTube.
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This episodes welcomes carrick bell and Rocco Ruglio-Misurell, who are the co-founders and co-directors of Horse & Pony. We talked about the history of the place and their past program. We had this in-person interview at the last day of their show which they called a 'reunion' show, featuring more than 80 artworks in the space.
We also talked about their new upcoming program, Xanadu Berlin, that one can check their open call to collect interest in the space.
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This episode features the story of Turba Factory. I talked to one of the members, who was also co-founder of the collective, Marlene Bart. In this episode, we also talked about the exchange between oMo Art Space and Turba Factory members in October.
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This episode features the story of oMo Art Space, co-founded by Sarah Oh-Mock & Bongjun Oh. In this episode, we talked about the exchange between oMo Art Space and Turba Factory members in October.
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Berlin-based, international art platform, Art Connect invited me to be a guest curator for their Artist to Watch section to select artists from the open call in September. In this episode, I feature three of the five selected artists: Elinor Sahm, Jia-Jen Lin, and Meaghan Gates.
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The Curatorial Collective for Public Art (CCPA) develops curatorial formats for the production, mediation and representation of art in public space, public art and urban interventions. In this 20th episode, I welcomed CCPA collective members, Yael Sherill, Lianne Mol, Julia Kawka and José Délano.
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This episode features the story of Grüntaler 9 and I talked with Teena Lange, the person who there from beginning. Grüntaler 9, which is a project space dedicated to performance art only, is celebrating its 10th year anniversary this year. Tina and I had a lovely conversation how it started and how it continues. She revealed a secret for the future of the project space. :)
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I have been willing to pay a visit to Kurt-Kurt and at last it happened! I am very pleased to meet with co-founder, artists Simone Zaugg & Pfelder. They told the untold story of Kurt-Kurt which was very inspiring.
I also met Bernard Vienat who curated the current exhibition Reconnecting Earth at Kurt Kurt
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This episode features a short and lovely conversation with Yolandé Gouws, who started organizing Hot Mess Berlin during the Coronavirus lockdowns. She and her collaborators are working on the third one already in September 2021! Check them out :)
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The first part of the 17th episode features Ashley Berlin. In our conversation, Kate Brown and Stephanie Holl-Trieu told about the background of the project space and later on, we continued our conversation with Adam Fearon, who will show his ongoing portrait series at Ashley Berlin. Check out their website for the exhibition visiting time and further details of the upcoming program.
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The second part of the 17th episode features Institut für Alles Mögliche. It was one of the most inspiring conversations lately - talking about what is possible and not, how to conquer the world with art, and the concept of uncurating! I also had the chance to talk to Stephanie Imbeau and Hauke Zieseler about their installations at Stützpunkt Teufelsberg in Slow Moves, an exhibition series initiated by the Institut.
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In this episode I talked to Claire Chaulet, who is one of the co-founders of Artistania, located in Neukölln. We talked about how the project transformed since 2012 and how they built their current location since 2015. We also talked about their upcoming public space project, Carnaval for the Future, which will take place on June 12, 2021.
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In this episode, I visited the newly founded WIRWIR to talk to April and Adrian. We also talked about their project, Sonntag, which can't continue at the moment due to the Covid-19.
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In this episode, I met Howard McCalebb outdoors to talk about his story of establishing Dada Post. We talked about our experiences in Berlin as non-German actors in the art scene and also generational differences.
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The second part of Art Next Door's 14th episode features Errant Sound, a project space dedicated to sound art and sound-related related performative and visual practices. Out of 20 members of the collective, Georg Klein, Mario Asef, Laura Mello, Steffi Weismann, and Oliver Möst were available to join this conversation.
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The first part of Art Next Door's 14th episode features OKK (Organ Kritische Kunst / Organ of Critical Arts). We talked with Pablo Hermann about how OKK functions and collaborates with artists and other project spaces outside of Germany.
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In this episode of Art Next Door, I am happy to welcome my dear friends, Julia Brunner and Stefan Endewardt, who are the organizers of Kotti-Shop, located in Kottbusser Tor. Stefan was one of the first people I met in the project space / free scene in Berlin. I remember having a lovely conversation with Stefan at Kotti-Shop in 2016. In this episode, I learned a lot about the story of Kotti-Shop and their entanglement of socially engaged art, artist-run space, and artistic practice. If you like my Podcast series, you can support and buy me a coffee :)
The 12th episode of the Art Next Door features HilbertRaum. In this interview, which is done via Zoom meeting, brought together three out of eighteen members, who are also founding members of the space: Niina Lehtonen Braun, Tobias Sternberg, and Daniel Wiesenfeld. If you like my Podcast series, you can support and buy me a coffee :)