Contemporary art from China is almost only known under the prominent name of Ai Weiwei. Obviously such a huge country has far more creative talent than only one single individual, even though being an artist in China is probably not the easiest job to pursue due to the dictatorial regime.
One interesting opportunity to discover new talents from China is the current exhibition The 8 of Paths which showcases a generation of artists who have gained new possibilities and new freedoms to express themselves. Presenting 23 positions by young artists living in Beijing the goal of the exhibition is to promote China as a vibrant and artistic country. Even though this goal leaves some question marks inside my head, I really enjoyed visiting the exhibition at the Uferhallen in Wedding. The artworks are very diverse and showed me really interesting cultural insights into Chinese society and their art world. The exhibition runs until July 13th 2014 and every Wednesday they are also showing cinema screenings at 19h. My photographic impressions and the address and times after the jump.
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by Claudio | Art, Galleries, Wedding
painting: Nicolai Huch
Once upon a time in the year 1981, when Berlin was still divided into two halves, a glamourous sport and fun paradise in Friedrichshain opened its doors for all kind of activities. Now more then 20 years later the SEZ is only half-used as a place for sports. The other half of the now vacant building is only used temporarily – mostly for exhibitions.
Last weekend 45 artists working in the Uferstudios brought their canvases from Wedding to the SEZ to open a spectacular showcase called Sezzession. This one-of-a-kind experience between experimental art and old GDR architecture was my personal highlight of the art week so far. But don’t worry, you can still check out the exhibition until the October 13, 2013. See after the jump more artworks and the details.
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by Claudio | Art
On Saturday I took the chance to visit one of the most interesting vibrant creative hubs – the Uferhallen in Wedding – to see the exhibition opening of Nachschlag, a group show of art students from UdK and KH Weißensee. It’s one of the most fun exhibitions I have seen in a while and I loved many of the giant paintings that I saw there. You have to go there. It is still open this week daily from 14-19h with a finissage on Friday at 19h that will also feature a boxing fight (or something). Get an impression of my favorite pieces after the jump.
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by Frank | Art
photos: Maik Lagodzki
If there is one thing I really like in terms of art it’s gigantic artworks. That’s probably one of the reasons I like big street art murals, because where else would you have the space to create art in the size of a house. The art students of the UdK and KH Weißensee definately found a space for their huge canvases in the studios at the Uferhallen in Wedding. I love this place, not only because of their awesome restaurant Pförtner, but also because this place seems so independant and free from the hype around Neukölln.
This Saturday the students will celebrate the opening of their group show Nachschlag which will feature mainly huge paintings. I’m really excited about this show and will definately go there. When I discovered the photos by Maik Lagodzki who already made his way to the studios and took some photos of the work in progress I got even more enthusiastic about it. Get an impression of what is expecting you on Saturday after the jump!
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by Frank | Art
