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The Niedersächsische Landesvertretung in Berlin is showing "Bilder zur Zeitenwende" (images at the turn of time), a photo exhibition by the German-Ukrainian artist duo Sebastian Wells and Vsevolod Kazarin. Both were awarded with the " Deutscher Friedenspreis für Fotografie" (German Peace Prize for Photography) in Osnabrück this year for their mutual work, which was photographed in Kyiv in 2022.

At the opening of the exhibition there will be a talk with Sebastian Wells, the peace researcher Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schneckenkenner (University of Osnabrück) and Dr. Kateryna Rietz-Rakul (Ukraine Institute Berlin), moderated by Stefanie Sembill (Representative of Niedersachsen). Entrance is free, but registration is requested (possible from 1.11.).

Opening and talk: 13.11.23, 7 p.m.

Duration: 14 - 19.11.23

Further information here.

The „Museum für Angewandte Kunst“ in Gera is showing the exhibition of the 14th Aenne Biermann Prize, a nationwide competition for German contemporary photography, which is organised by the MAK Gera and the SV Sparkassen-Versicherung every 2 years.

Tobias Kruse will receive a recognition for his work "Deponie" (Landfill) as part of the prize, and his series will be shown in the exhibition. It is Tobias Kruse's photographic journey through eastern Germany, which began at the Schönberg landfill site near Schwerin. Kruse's associative black-and-white photographs of landscape and people stand between harshness, poetry, abstraction and representationalism. A publication will also be released on the occasion of the exhibition.

Opening and award ceremony: 21.11.23, 6 p.m.

Duration: 22.11.23 until 11.2.24

Further information here.

As part of the REVIEW OSTSEE-BIENNALE of the Kunsthalle Rostock, Espen Eichhöfer is represented with his work "Papa, Gerd und der Nordmann“ (Dad, Gerd and the Northman) in an exhibition of photographic positions from Norway and Germany. In this exhibition, the "Kunstverein zu Rostock", as a satellite location of the Kunsthalle Rostock, presents positions by Espen Eichhöfer, Andrea Gjestvang, Patrick Hinz, Hans-Christian Schink and Edgar Zippel, all of whom have in common that they artistically reflect the meaning of "home" in their works.

The Kunsthalle Rostock reopened after three years of extensive renovation. On this occasion, as organising institution, it turns to a theme with the REVIEW OSTSEE-BIENNALE, which is anchored in its history of origin: "To be a place of the Biennale of the Baltic Sea Countries, Norway and Iceland", for the organisation of which it was originally inaugurated in 1969.

Opening: 22.11.23, 7:30 pm

Duration: 23.11.23 until 14.1.24

Further information here.

Stephanie Steinkopf's work "Manhattan - Straße der Jugend“ (Manhatten - Street of Youth), created in Brandenburg, will next be on view at Galerie Fenster in Eberswalde. In the city's largest new housing estate, the Brandenburgisches Viertel, which was built from 1977-89, Galerie Fenster presents Steinkopf's series, which was also created more than 10 years ago in a new housing estate on the periphery of a Brandenburg village.

"Manhattan" - that's what the villagers have been calling two prefabricated buildings for decades. Since reunification, only 12 of the total of 40 flats are still inhabited, one block is completely empty. Stephanie Steinkopf's work has not lost any of its actuality and shows the constant development of social separation that is currently evident in many village regions in East and West Germany.

Opening in the presence of the photographer: 30.11.23, 5 p.m.

Duration: 1.12.23 until 18.2.24

Further information here.

Sibylle Fendt's photographic project Reise durch deutsches Flüchtlingskrisenland" ("Journey through German Refugee Crisis Country"), realised in 2015 and 2016, will be published in September as part of the 88-page publication "Devenir invisible - Becoming Invisible" by the French publishing house "Nouveau Palais". Combining photographs and philosophical essays (German/French), the book explores the representation of refugees at a time when refugees in Europe are caught between a policy of "return" and the rise to power of far-right governments. Pre-orders of the book are now open.

Further information and book order here.

The exhibition "Die Wanderung" (The Wandering) by Espen Eichhöfer will be on show in the Rundeindicker exhibition space at Zeche Zollverein in Essen in October. The long-term photographic project shows pictures of a hike through the Ruhr region. These address origins, belonging and today's relationship to places that were once central to the photographer's life. "When I left Moers for the east with a light pack on my back, I didn't know where I would spend the next night. On the other side of the river, Duisburg-Hauptbahnhof is the last place familiar to me. All my life I have left or arrived here. The makeshift glass facade at platform 12, repaired with duct tape, was a sight that said goodbye and welcomed me for years. Would the sense of belonging, once undoubtedly strong, return when I left?" says Eichhöfer about his work. He has not lived in the Ruhr area for 20 years, and for 10 days he travelled by foot from Moers to Bochum-Langendreer for this work.

Opening: 29.10.23, 12:00 p.m.

Duration: 29.10.23 until 17.3.24 

Further information here.

In recent years, Frank Schinski has been working on his independent project "Aiming High". For that purpose, he has travelled to various countries in Europe to accompany and document different application processes. At job interviews, castings and assessment centres, Schinski has observed the participants as they get caught up in a seemingly fixed choreography of imaginary expectations. An excerpt of this work is currently part of the 90th autumn exhibition at Kunstverein Hannover and can be seen until the end of October.

Duration: until 22.10.23

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The Goethe-Institut Bordeaux is showing the exhibition "Habitat" by Anne Schönharting in its beautiful rooms in the institute building at the Jardin Public. For this series, Anne Schönharting photographed people in their flats in Berlin-Charlottenburg for over ten years. The photographs are interiors, portraits, still lifes, stagings of the photographer and at the same time documentation of a living environment: gestures, postures, objects and furnishings of the living spaces are an expression of the social status and personal self-image of the people portrayed. Anne Schönharting will be present at the opening and will sign the accompanying book of the same name, published by Hartmann books.

Opening: 30.9.23, 3:30 pm

Duration: 1.10.23 to 9.2.24

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In the small Hanseatic town of Werben, Ute Mahler and Werner Mahler are presenting their fashion photographs realised for FAZ magazine in the summer of 2020 in an exhibition with the poetic title "These Days on the River". After three decades, they have photographed fashion again for the first time - with their large-format camera - and are now showing the black-and-white shots where they were taken: in Werben an der Elbe. Among the models personally selected by the two for the fashion pictures are their own grandchildren as well as the kids of their former models and their circle of friends.

The exhibition can be viewed daily in the so-called Salt Church, the Chapel of St. Spiritus.

Duration: until 16.9.23

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As part of the international gallery festival "Curated by The Neutral", Galerie Crone Vienna presents the exhibition "Das Dorf" (The Village) with works by Ludwig Schirmer, Werner Mahler and Ute Mahler. The title "The Village" refers to the Thuringian village of Berka, where Ute Mahler comes from and which she herself, her father Ludwig Schirmer - also a photographer - and Werner Mahler have photographed over several decades. The exhibition is curated by Ingo Taubhorn. At the end of September there will be an artist talk with Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler and Ingo Taubhorn, moderated by Markus Peichl.

Opening: 8.9.23, 12-19 h and 9.9.23, 12-17 h

Duration: 8.9. until 4.11.23 

Artist talk: 28.9.23, 7 p.m. 

Further information here.

As part of the " Draussenstadt" initiative, we are showing the open-air photo exhibition "Pictures from the twin City Kharkiv" with pictures by Emile Ducke and Johanna-Maria Fritz at the fence of Kharkiv Park in Berlin-Steglitz throughout the month of September and into October.

The district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf has been linked to Kharkiv through a municipal partnership since 1990. Since the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the Ukrainian twin city has repeatedly come under heavy attack. Johanna-Maria Fritz and Emile Ducke, both born in 1994, have repeatedly travelled to Ukraine since the beginning of the war and have also taken photographs independently of each other in Kharkiv. They have documented the events of the war as well as the increasing suffering of the people, the destruction of the cities and the solidarity of the people with each other and, as witnesses, captured it with their cameras in haunting and moving images. 

We warmly invite you to the opening of the exhibition in Kharkiv Park! It will take place on 1 September, the Anti-War Day and World Peace Day. The Deputy District Mayor of Berlin-Steglitz, Cerstin Richter-Kotowski will give a welcoming speech and our photographer Emile Ducke will be present.

The exhibition is supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and the Foundation for Cultural Education and Cultural Consulting. We would like to thank the Steglitz-Zehlendorf District Office of Berlin for their kind support.

Opening: 1.9.23, 7 pm

Duration: 2.9. until 4.10.23

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As part of this year's independent publishing festival "Indiecon" in Hamburg's Oberhafen, Sebastian Wells and the German-Ukrainian team from soлomiya magazine will take part in the panel discussion "Publishing Despite the War". The focus of this is the question of what contribution a small, independent magazine can make to Ukraine's war effort. Sebastian Wells will be joined by Vsevolod Kazarin, Andrii Ushytskyi, Ivanna Kozachenko of soлomiya magazine, and Peter Bünnagel and Anne-Lene Proff of the Berlin collective Scrollan to talk about why they launched their magazine in response to the Russian invasion, what the reactions have been at home and abroad, and how their mission has changed since the war entered its second year. Steven Watson of the independent British magazine Stack will be moderating.

The second issue of soлomiya magazine can be ordered from the OSTKREUZ shop. 

Date panel discussion: 1.9.23, 6 p.m.

More information here.

As part of the exhibition curated by Petra Göllnitz "The big Party. Celebrating Parties in the East" curated by Petra Göllnitz at the Kunstsammlung Jena, there will be an artist talk with Ute Mahler and Werner Mahler entitled "Of Small Towns, Beautiful Women and the End of the World". The exhibition features around 300 works by a total of 31 photographers; in addition to Ute Mahler and Werner Mahler, Sibylle Bergemann and Harald Hauswald are also represented. "Der große Schwof/The Big Party" can be seen in Jena until 15 October.

Date artist talk: 31.8.23, 7 p.m.

Further information here.

As already briefly mentioned in our last newsletter before the summer break, Tobias Kruse was awarded this year's Lotto Brandenburg Art Prize Photography. We are pleased to invite you to the award ceremony and exhibition opening in Potsdam! Both will take place simultaneously at Kunstraum Potsdam c/o Waschhaus in Schiffbauergasse.

Tobias Kruse's award-winning work "Deponie" (Landfill) will be on show there until the beginning of September. In addition, the series of the award winners Anne Heinlein and Beatrice Schuett Moumdjian will be shown.

Date of award ceremony and opening: 30.8.23, 7 p.m.

Duration: 31.8. until 8.9.23

Further information here.

We are very happy to be part of this year's program of the Photography Festival of the StädteRegion Aachen with our curated exhibition titled "Un visa pour Paris" (A visa for Paris). The exhibition is in line with the festival's theme of "Alliances" and will be showcased at Burg Frankenberg in Aachen. It features black and white photographs taken by our founder photographers, Sibylle Bergemann and Ute Mahler, during the 1970s to 1990s. Both artists had the opportunity to travel independently to Paris for the first time in the late 1970s, each capturing the life in this "city of longing" in their own unique way through their cameras. 

Duration: August 13th - September 10th, 2023 

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The Photography Festival of the StädteRegion Aachen is showing Jordis Antonia Schlösser's work „“Vor dem Verschwinden“ (Before Disappearance) in the group exhibition of the same title at the Eschweiler Kunstverein. Also represented in the exhibition with works that address the issue of brown coal mining are Magnum photographer Paulo Pellegrin, as well as Ernesto Wawra and Joachim Maurer. Jordis Antonia Schlösser returned to Garzweiler in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2019, where 17 years earlier she realized impressive black-and-white photographs of villages condemned to disappear for the Garzweiler II open pit mine, as part of a commission from the Swiss daily NZZ. These villages have since completely disappeared as a result of the mining of brown coal. When she returned four years ago, she documented everything that in turn will have disappeared this year - 2023 - or already has. 

Duration: August 13th - September 10th, 2023 

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Laufzeit: 13.8. bis 10.9.23 

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With the new presentation of the collection in the west wing, Hamburger Bahnhof offers a polyphonic panorama of the Berlin art scene and the city itself, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the present day. Through the special exhibition "Nationalgalerie. A Collection for the 21st Century," the public is invited to reflect together on the role of art and cultural institutions on inclusion, engagement, and change. Some 80 artworks, including paintings, works on paper, sculptures, photographs, videos, reflect the socio-political and economic factors that have shaped the city and the artistic practices that have emerged in it. Sibylle Bergemann is among the 60 artists on view; others include Rainer Fetting, Isa Genzken, Mona Hatoum, Emeka Ogboh, Anri Sala, Selma Selman, Isaac Chong Wai, and Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt. 

Duration: until further notice 

More information here.

 

 Sibylle Fendt is showing a selection of her artist portraits at Berlin-based project space LAGE EGAL [IN THE RACK ROOM] over the course of a month under the title "(Almost) Everyone Anyone." The solo exhibition takes an intercultural lens on gender equality, diversity, and portraiture. The photographer's focus is to showcase personalities rather than genders. Through her images, she offers unique perspectives on individuals with a strong stance, that inspires one to shape their own. 

Opening: July 27th, 2023, 7 p.m. 

More information here.

 As part of the theme year "Youth in the Oderbruch", the Oderbruch Museum Altranft is showing Stephanie Steinkopf's work „Manhattan – Straße der Jugend“ (Manhattan - Street of Youth). This work is now being shown for the first time in the region where it was created more than ten years ago. Right here, near the German-Polish border, in the midst of the green idyll of Brandenburg, lies "Manhattan" - as the residents of the village have called two high-rise buildings for years. Since the reunification, almost everything here has collapsed structurally. Today only 12 of the settlement's 40 apartments are still inhabited, and one block is completely empty. Stephanie Steinkopf's work has not lost any of its relevance and shows the constant development of social divisions, which is not an East German characteristic and is currently becoming increasingly apparent in many rural regions of East Germany. 

Duration: until September 2nd, 2023 

More information here. 

 

 As part of this year's festival theme, "Future Perfect," FOTODOKS presents the collaborative work of Sibylle Fendt and Paula Winkler titled "Tag X," which puts contemporary climate movements in the spotlight. Over the course of several months the photographers have accompanied actions and documented participants and tools of various climate movements. The works, which were created just before FOTODOKS, allow a differentiated view of the various groups, which are increasingly vilified and homogenized by the media and representatives of conservative parties. With a mixture of documentary photographs, staged portraits and still lifes, they depict a generation that feels compelled to act. 

Opening: July 12th, 2023, 6 p.m. in Munich

Running time: July 13th - August 20th, 2023 

Artist talk with the photographers: July 7th 2023, 2 p.m. 

More information here.