HEW Exhibition Fundraising: "EXIT IS NO OBJECT"
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EXIT IS NO OBJECT
In cooperation with the Museum of Karlshorst & Galerie KWADRAT
OPENING: Friday April 14th, 18:00 - 21:00
18-19:00 Katholische Hochschule Berlin
19-21:00 Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
Exhibition duration: 14. April - 5. May 2023
EXILDISCOUNT | JOSHUA FINEBERG | ELANA KATZ | DARIO SRBIĆ | ACHIM VALBRACHT | TZU-TING WANG | K. YOLAND
Exhibition Concept
This HEW exhibition will take place in the historic underground level of the Katholische Hochschule, formerly used as a prison by the Soviet Staatssicherheitsdienst (KGB). Selected artists will create site-specific artwork in the rooms of the basement, reactivating this historical space (which has in recent years had little to no visibility) through the innovative medium of contemporary art.
As the public cannot be granted access to the building’s lower level due to safety regulations (no emergency exit) – the exhibition will be viewable only through the use of surveillance cameras. The live surveillance footage will be screened on monitors exhibited in the Foyer of the Katholische Hochschule - 1 floor above the physically inaccessible rooms and artworks being watched. Segments will also be exhibited online via Livestream, as well as at our partnering institution, the historic Museum of Berlin-Karlshorst.
The title “Exit is No Object” refers to the focus of the exit in the space’s history and present-day restrictions. The exit as an object of surveillance is an impossibility, as surveillance exits precisely to prohibit the existence of an exit. The conceptual focus of the exhibition will deal precisely with this tension, furthermore considering tools and practices of surveillance as a useful format of communication to reach the otherwise unreachable, as well as a tool of voyeurism.
Exhibition Duration: April 14th - May 5th, 2023
Curated by Elana Katz and Dario Srbić
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The essentially important funds that you will help us to raise will make this project possible by financing:
- The surveillance system infrastructure, including cameras, monitors, and speakers
- The production of site-specific artwork, including materials, installation and transport
- Modest artist fees for the production of new artwork
- All administrative costs for creating and running this exhibition
Thank you for your support!
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House for the End of the World: Concept and Background
House for the End of the World (“HEW”) is a nomadic contemporary art space founded by Elana Katz in Berlin in 2020. HEW has thus far occupied two locations in Berlin-Kreuzberg and works site-specifically at each location that it occupies. HEW's previous spaces were unused and unrenovated properties where Katz was invited to create artistic projects before they were renovated and commercialized. HEW has hosted an extensive program of group exhibitions, solo shows, performances, and artist talks. Gallery KWADRAT has been a partner in all of HEW’s projects since its founding and will continue as such for the upcoming exhibition at KHSB planned in April 2023.
Organizer
HEW Berlin
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Berlin, Berlin