Smartloft apt&art

20/12/2016

Dear Smartloft guests, since most of the galleries are closed before and after Christmas, we recommend two museum exhibitions. Until January 8 you can visit the show of the submitted designs for the Nes Museum of the 20th Century in the lower Special Exhibition Gallery at the Kulturforum. The winning entry by Herzog&de Meuron and the other 39 submitted designs will be on display.

Opening hours: 10am-6pm. For more information see: http://www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/realisierungswettbewerb-neue-nationalgalerie-museum-des-20-jahrhunderts.html
Kulturforum, Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin

Secondly we warmly recommend a visit of the Helmut Newton Foundation where besides the permanent exhibition with works by Helmut Newton, a restrospective of his widow Alice Springs will be on display. More than 100 portraits she has made of fellow photographers like Richard Avedon, Braissaï, Ralph Gibson, and naturally Helmut Newton, as well as other prominent figures like Nicole Kidman and Luciano Pavarotti can be seen.

Opening hours: 11am-7pm. For further information see: http://www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/alice-springs-the-mep-show-helmut-newton-yellow-press-mart-engelen-portraits.html
Helmut Newton Foundation, Jebensstraße 2, 10623 Berlin

Smartloft wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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13/12/2016

Hello Smartloft guests, as often in the last time we announce an opening that is taking place on a Friday evening because there is no better way to welcome the weekend than with joining an exhibition opening. On Friday, December 16, starting at 6pm, Kunstsaele Berlin will open the show “Klappe eins, Affe tot” with works from the collection Bergmeier. Art from the 1960s up to today - concerning predominantly minimal and conceptual art will be on display – from canonical figures (such as Art & Language and Günther Uecker), to recent rediscoveries (such as Donald Bernshouse and Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt), to established young artists (such as Michael Müller and Carsten Nicolai). The exhibition’s title is a take on the saying “Klappe zu, Affe tot..“ [“Cover Closed, Monkey Dead”]; a reference to the practice, once customary in circuses and carnivals, of using a monkey in a wooden cage or booth to attract visitors. If the monkey died, the cage remained covered and the performance was canceled.

Kunstsaele Berlin, Bülowstrasse 90, 10783 Berlin
http://www.kunstsaele.de/klappe-eins-affe-tot-2 and https://www.facebook.com/events/1130176210407505/

mit / with: Art & Language, Donald Bernshouse, Irma Blank, Michael Bette, Pawel Bownik, Rolf-Gunter Dienst, Gotthard Graubner, Hiroshige, Hokusai, Franka Hörnschemeyer, Channa Horwitz, Raimer Jochims, Ian Kiaer, Imi Knoebel, Philip Loersch, Vlado Martek, Nanne Meyer, Michael Müller, Carsten Nicola...

21/11/2016

Dear Smartloft guests, this week's opening will take place at Daimler Contemporary in Thursday, November 24 from 7pm onwards. The group show “On the Subject of the Ready-Made or Using a Rembrandt as an Ironing Board” will present works by Josef Albers, John M Armleder, Hartmut Böhm, Daniel Buren, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Mapplethorpe, Blinky Palermo, Peter Roehr, Andy Warhol and many more. As you see there will be artworks on display by globally well known artists. You shouldn't miss this event.

Daimler Contemporary, Alte Potsdamer Str. 5, 10785 Berlin

Für die Ausstellung ›On the Subject of the Ready-Made‹ konzipiert Bethan Huws ein ortsbezogenes Projekt mit exemplarischen Arbeiten aus der Daimler Art Collection. Das kuratorische Konzept von Bethan Huws setzt an bei der kombinatorischen Praxis, der inhärenten Logik und dem analytischen Anspielungs...

14/11/2016

Dear Smartloft guests, we are happy to announce two openings this week. On Thursday, November 17 from 7-10 pm, Künstlerhaus Bethanien at Kottbusser Straße opens a great group show, called “Vitales Echo” with works by 13 young artists. You should step by when you're interested in the current art scene of Berlin.
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Kottbusser Straße 10, 10999 Berlin
http://www.bethanien.de/

On Friday, November 18, Deutsche Bank Kunsthalle opens the show “You can't pleas all”. The Indian artist Bhupen Khakhar deals with class difference; desire and homosexuality; and his personal battle with cancer in his paintings. This retrospective - previously on view at Tate Modern, London - brings together his work from across five decades and from collections around the world. Come to join an awesome opening and see works by an important Indian artist for modern art since the 1960s.
Deutsche Bank Kunsthalle, Unter den Linden 13/15, 10117 Berlin
http://www.deutsche-bank-kunsthalle.de/kunsthalle/en/exhibitions/current-exhibition.html

10/10/2016

This week is all about the Festival of Lights. More than 100 buildings will be beautifully illuminated with artworks according to the motto “connecting cultures”. You can do your tour individually starting at Alexanderplatz and then walking towards the Dome and the Museums Island to Brandenburger Tor and Potsdamer Platz.
The buildings will be illuminated every evening until Oktober 16th from 7pm to midnight.
For further information visit: http://festival-of-lights.de/en/ and http://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/article208292271/Festival-of-Lights-Hier-erstrahlt-Berlin.html

07/10/2016

Just in time for the weekend we recommend the visit of the exhibition “Pina Bausch and the Tanztheater” at the great Martin Gropius Bau. Pina Bausch is one of the most influential choreographers of the twentieth century and is known as a pioneer of modern dance theater. At Martin Gropius Bau, her work will be shown throughout documentations and performances. Performances, dance workshops, public rehearsals, conversations, films and much more transform the rehearsal studio (which was reconstructed at Martin Gropius Bau) into a vibrant, experiential space. Come and join this incredible show!
Tickets are available for 10 €/ reduced 6,50 €. Open from Wednesday to Monday, 10am-7pm.

Martin Gropius Bau, Niederkirchener Str. 7, 10963 Berlin
http://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/aktuell/festivals/gropiusbau/programm_mgb/mgb16_bausch/ausstellung_bausch/veranstaltungsdetail_mgb16_bausch_159574.php

13/09/2016

Dear Art interests, besides the Gallery Weekend, which takes place annually every May in Berlin, the second great event is the Berlin Art-Week which takes place in September – more precisely this week: On Friday will be the Gallery Night where all the participating galleries will open their doors from 6-9 pm. On Saturday and Sunday you have the chance to visit abc (art berlin contemporary) – a fair with participating galleries that are located in Berlin to show contemporary young art and to encourage Berlins art market position – and Positions Berlin – also a fair where international operating galleries show their current positions of contemporary art.

The opening hours of abc: Friday, September 16, noon-7pm
Saturday, September 17, noon-7pm, Sunday, September 18, noon – 6 pm.
Entry: 14 €, reduced 8 €.
Venue: Station Berlin, Luckenwalder Strasse 4—6, 10963 Berlin
For further information please visit: http://www.artberlincontemporary.com/de/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/231598310567072/

The opening hours of Positions Berlin: Friday, September 16, 1-8pm
Saturday, September 17, 1-8pm, Sunday, September 18, 11am – 6 pm.
Entry: 12 €, reduced 6 €.
Venue: Postbahnhof am Ostbahnhof, Straße der Pariser Kommune 8, 10243 Berlin
For further information please visit: http://positions.de/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/128398280918765/

11/07/2016

Dear guests, there is nothing better than starting the weekend by joining two great openings. They both take place in West-Berlin and are reachable by foot – walking distance is less then 10 minutes.
CFA (Contemporary Fine Arts) opens a solo show – retrospective – with paintings by Adam Wiener at their new gallery space. Art, drinks and food will be waiting for you from 6-8 pm.

CFA, Grolmanstr. 32-33, 10623 Berlin
http://www.cfa-berlin.de/exhibitions/in_memoriam_1963__2015


At C/O Berlin will be the opening of three exhibitions. Photographs of Poppy – Trails of Afghan He**in, Adam Jeppesen – Out of Camp and Sasha Kurmaz and Svea Bräunert – Talents 38. Method will be on display. C/O is the leading exhibition space for photography – step by for a drink and the opportunity to look at excellent works while strolling around between artsy Berlin people.

C/O, Amerika Haus, Hardenbergstraße 22-24, 10623 Berlin
https://www.facebook.com/events/1723185567969908/ and http://www.co-berlin.org/article/exhibitions

CONTEMPORARY FINE ARTS existiert seit 1992 und wird geleitet von Bruno Brunnet und Nicole Hackert. Ehemals in Berlin-Charlottenburg angesiedelt, befindet sich die Galerie seit 1996 in den Sophie-Gips-Höfen in Berlin-Mitte, unweit der Museumsinsel.

04/07/2016

Dear Smartloft guests, for the first week in July we recommend the opening at Eigen+Art Lab on Tuesday, July 5 from 5-9 pm with extraordinary works by the young German artists Michael Dekker and Simon Mullan. At 5 pm there will be an artist talk and following the opening, the gallery invites you to their summerparty at Anna Hirsch Bar which is located at the opposite side of the street.

Eigen+Art Lab, Torstr. 220, 10115 Berlin
http://eigen-art-lab.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/489536177922598/permalink/495219740687575/


On Thursday, July 7 from 5-9 pm, Eigen+Art at Auguststraße opens the solo show “Cubes”. Works by the Mexican artist Bosco Sodi will be on display. Stop by to take a look at his latest works which are rich in color.

Eigen+Art, Auguststr. 26, 10117 Berlin
http://www.eigen-art.com/index.php?article_id=9&clang=0 and https://www.facebook.com/events/287092421637002/?active_tab=posts

Enjoy your artsy week!

23/05/2016

Hello Smartloft guests,
it is time to announce the first Performing Arts Festival Berlin which will be presented by HAU theatre (Hebbel am Ufer) from May 23 to 29. Artistic positions from the independent scene will be presented at more than 40 venues and locations. Initiated by Ballhaus Ost, HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Sophiensæle and Theaterdiscounter and put on by the Landesverband freie darstellende Künste (LAFT) Berlin, the festival programme is being jointly organized and financed by all the participating venues. Each of the locations is selecting and presenting professional productions by independent Berlin groups and artists.

Tonight at 9 pm you have the chance to see the play “Das Stück mit der Zweckmäßigkeitsfrage” at HAU2, Hallesches Ufer 32, 10963 Berlin. “Das Stück mit der Zweckmäßigkeitsfrage” is a theatrical essay about the purpose and purposelessness of art and economy. Tickets are available from 3,50 €.

Further information: http://english.hebbel-am-ufer.de/programme/schedule/scriptedreality-paf-newcomers-platform/2485/
Tickets: https://shop.reservix.de/off/login_check.php?vID=4387&id=6a3230a45c98b765a3f111015329667eba9f9da6802056deed426a574497d9458d42d03b6986e8021ecd4a3accd3fbfe&eventGrpID=196299&eventID=836074

For the full programme visit: http://english.hebbel-am-ufer.de/programme/festivals-projects/2015-2016/performing-arts-festival-16/ and https://www.performingarts-festival.de/en/

HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin

On Friday, May 27 from 7-10 pm, ACUD gallery opens a show with works by Henning Fehr and Philipp Rühr. The exhibition at ACUD is the most comprehensive presentation of Fehr and Rühr’s artistic practice to date. Besides the trilogy Polyrhythm Technoir, one of their very first films My Language is an Unpaved Road (Crystal Bridges) (2013) will be shown as well. Two more works created in recent years supplement the selection. The works, dealing with inclusion and exclusion, mainstream and underground, match outstandingly with a place like ACUD. Thanks to the interplay of art, music and discourse and with its diverse protagonists, the Kunsthaus addresses different audiences and offers a unique context as well as an exceptional source of inspiration for contemporary artists.

ACUD gallery, Veteranenstrasse 21, 10119 Berlin
http://acudmachtneu.de/events/540/henning-fehr-und-philipp-ruhr/

Aumüller/Krause/Salasse/Schmidt (ScriptedReality), Das Stück mit der Zweckmäßigkeitsfrage, Part of the Newcomers Platform of the Performing Arts Festival Berlin, By and with: ScriptedReality, Dramaturgical Advice: Jacob Bussmann

09/05/2016

Dear Art lovers, this Thursday, May 12 from 7-9 pm, two spots - Martin Gropius Bau and Galerie Kewenig - open an exhibition with works by William Kentridge. The south African artist is a significant artist in contemporary art when it comes to visual art, films, film directing and storytelling. Gropius Bau will present his complete interdisciplinary oeuvre for the first time whereas the artists latest prints from 2003-2016 will be on display at Galerie Kewenig.
Luckily the locations are not too far from each other so you can easily join both openings.

Martin Gropius Bau, Niederkirchenerstr. 7, 10963 Berlin
http://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/aktuell/festivals/gropiusbau/programm_mgb/mgb16_william_kentridge/ausstellung_william_kentridge/ausstellung_william_kentridge_150933.php

Galerie Kewenig, Brüderstr. 10, 10178 Berlin
http://kewenig.com/exhibitions

South African William Kentridge is one of the most internationally significant contemporary artists. He is not just a visual artist but also a filmmaker, director and a great raconteur. His comprehensive body of works has spanned several artistic disciplines for more than three decades now. Berliner...

03/05/2016

The Gallery EXILE at Kurfürstenstraße opens the exhibition “New Writing” on Thursday, May 5, from 7—9 pm. The artist Travis Jeppesen works in the medium of language. His works oscillate between text as language, as abstraction, as calligraphy, as image and as text. Two-dimensional subtexts reverberate within the gallery space, turning text to image to mirror, offering up a new language for the eye to decode.
EXILE, Kurfürstenstr. 19, 10785 Berlin
http://ymlp.com/zcyO8r
http://thisisexile.com/exhibitions/travis-jeppesen-new-writing/

On Saturday, May 7, from 6-9 pm, you have the opportunity to join an extraordinary opening and performance evening at Blumenladen of St. Elisabeth Kirchhof II. How is it possible to document performance art without resorting to photographs or video? The exhibition CMELKA – CHOI – FALSNAES. WIEDERHOLUNG chooses the repetition of the works themselves as a means of documentation, serving as both an experimental setup and an event series developed over the course of its own process.
Blumenladen – St. Elisabeth Kirchhof II, Wollankstraße 66, 13359 Berlin
https://www.facebook.com/events/509958322547974/
http://www.scheringstiftung.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2975:cmelka-choi-falsnaes-wiederholung&catid=18:aktuelles&Itemid=11&lang=en

EXILE is pleased to invite you to the first solo exhibition of writer and artist Travis Jeppesen in Berlin. Entitled New Writing, the exhibition oscillates between text as language, as abstraction, as calligraphy, as image, as text. Two-dimensional subtexts reverberate within the gallery space, tur…