7th Berlin Biennale Statements
“7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Politics” by Artur Żmijewski
“Doing things with art” by Joanna Warsza
Foreword from “Act for Art” by Gabriele Horn
The 7th Berlin Biennale took place from April 27 to July 1, 2012.
THE CURATORS PRESENT THE PROJECT OF ANTANAS MOCKUS IN A GUIDED TOUR TROUGH THE 7TH BERLIN BIENNALE.
The complete guided tour coming soon.
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Reflections on the “Peace Wall”
With this essay, I aim to reflect on some of the issues that have arisen through the project “Peace Wall” and have shaped my opinion about how to work as a “critical” artist within the public domain. [...]More >
We should dare to begin
To art connoisseurs the 7th Berlin Biennale is lacking in sex appeal. To art critic Hanno Rauterberg, a Biennale of gratification would have been ideal. A Biennale encompassing art with a clear stance, challenging to its observer, which does not only allude to flaws but also strives to sway is, to art critic Hanno Rauterberg, an unpleasant duty. [...]More >
“Forget Fear” – a foreword by Artur Żmijewski
This publication is a report on the process of arriving at real action within culture, at an artistic pragmatism. What interested us were concrete activities leading to visible effects. We were interested in finding answers, not asking questions. [...]More >
Call for Unity!
Join the initiative of ‘The Romani Elders’ and ERCF with your signature! In the framework of the 7th Berlin Biennale a Civil Initiative, led by The Romani Elders, advocates for the completion of the Memorial for the Sinti and Roma murdered under the National Socialist Regime. [...]More >
Interview with Khaled Jarrar
I didn’t grow up as a child. I grew up as a fighter. When the first Intifada started, I was eleven years old. And every morning, instead of going to school, I went to throw stones [...]More >
Interviews about the Jewish Renaissance Movement in Poland
By Daniel Miller.More >
An open letter to #OccupyBiennale
Some weeks have passed since the #OccupyBiennale started. The framework was/is a difficult one: a contemporary art exhibition, probably the most famous one in Europe. Most artists would pay to be there, to have an extra line in their CV that adds Berlin Biennale. [...]More >
“Art in defense of democracy” by Jonas Staal
The struggle of art in the twentieth century is characterized by an aspiration for freedom. It has battled the church, the state and the wealthy bourgeoisie in order to no longer have to serve a religious, political or economic agenda. [...]More >
New National Art
The exhibition as well as the accompanying research project “New National Art” have been developed by the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw as a collaboration in solidarity with the 7th Berlin Biennale. [...]More >
Interview with Łukasz Surowiec
I give something special to Germany. [...]More >
“Sunray” – a project by Paweł Althamer
On May 18 in Minsk, Belarus more than 150 people in golden suits walked two miles to welcome the sun.More >
Video reports from the St. Elisabeth-Church
The “Draftsmen’s Congress” is a continuous meeting of people who talk using images instead of words. Everyone is invited to join the discussion through paint, charcoal, collage, and other traditional materials and techniques. [...]More >
Indignadxs: a film about Occupy Biennale
People from the emerging social movements have chosen to participate in the 7th Berlin Biennale for many reasons, some personal, some collectively shared. Above all, the Kunst-Werke provides us with a space to bring together participants from different countries around the world. [...]More >
“Free Pussy Riot” Demonstration in Berlin
The solidarity demonstration against repression in Russia and for the release of political prisoners with the motto Free Pussy Riot started at Neptunbrunnen (Alexanderplatz) on May 11, 2012 at 4 pm.More >
Navigating social capital in support of the occupations: some advice for institutions
As spring turns to summer turns to fall turns to winter, the evolution of the occupations of the squares worldwide continues apace. A growing resistance to power has, once again, captured the imaginations of people worldwide. [...]More >
OCCUPY A MUSEUM NEAR YOU!
Noah Fischer in conversation with Joanna Warsza and Florian Malzacher. [...]More >
Daniel Miller in conversation with Martin Zet
Daniel Miller: Martin, was it ever your plan to burn these books? [...]More >
On the condition of the Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg
A comment by Jan Tomasz Gross and Zofia Waślicka. [...]More >
Quotes from an interview with Lonia Jebnięty (engl.: Leo the Fucknut)
This text is an abridged version of the interview “Yes, the Truth is With Us”, which will be published in the first publication of the 7th Berlin Biennale. [...]More >
The Outraged Are Among Us
By Marcin Śliwa. “I’m ill and have a fever. I’m at home, following the Outraged, and scheming; for a moment I’m away from the procedures of the everyday. I’m outraged, too. My head, burning with fever, produces a stream of sneezing and revolutionary thought. [...]“More >
Flames in their Heads
On January 12 as part of the 7th Berlin Biennale, Czech artist Martin Zet launched the project “Deutschland schafft es ab” (Germany gets rid of it) in Berlin. The work is directed against the message presented in a widely discussed book by Thilo Sarrazin [...]More >
Universalizing the Exception
Joanna Warsza: “You’re the kind of artist who monitors other artists and the art scene in general. You publish interviews with culture producers, you’re the artistic director of the periodical Krytyka Polityczna, and you have been appointed the curator of the 7th Berlin Biennale. [...]“More >
7th Berlin Biennale venues
Akademie der Künste
Collegium Hungaricum Berlin
Deutschlandhaus
FRIEDRICHSTRASSE/ BESSELSTRASSE
Hebbel Am Ufer – Hau Eins
HEBBEL AM UFER – HAU DREI
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
Sophiensaele
St. Elisabeth-Church
Theaterdiscounter
Zeughauskino in German Historical Museum
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