Contemporary Art from Germany
An exhibition by the ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen)
Opening: Saturday 5.5.
17:00: Guided tour with Angelika Stepken, curator of the exhibition
18:00: Reception and official opening by ambassador of the German Federal Republik HE Deike Potzel
Opening hours:
Mon: Closed
Tues - Sat: 10am - 5pm
Sun: 10:30am - 3:30pm
The exhibition FUTURE PERFECT includes films, photographs, sculptures, objects, painting, and collages by sixteen artists who look at visions of the future and speculations on the course of history. The title of the exhibition refers to the tense of the verb that expresses the completion of an action in the future: something will have been. From this perspective, the exhibition asks: if the future can already be perceived as a finished past, how can we nonetheless develop visions, speculate, or move beyond tried-and-trusted ways of thinking?
The ability to speculate, to name intentions, expectations, and fears, and then to make these the basis for action is what holds societies together. Today the future is increasingly seen as a critical concept. Even the very near future is so difficult to anticipate, with all our digital and mobile acceleration, and it seems impossible to come to a reliable understanding about the future. The fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany and the end of a world divided into two conceptual blocks has not only globalized our economies – it has also led to the demise of a good number of old European convictions and notions. But the future is also an emancipatory concept. In the southern Mediterranean area in particular today civil societies are demanding a future, and facing massive resistance in the process.
This exhibition develops reflections on the promises the future brings. Can we come to an understanding concerning a future perfect? How do artists take up a position on the future, using material, form, narrative, or imagination? How do they reflect the past anew? Where do they see options for action?
Curators: Angelika Stepken, Philipp Ziegler
Participating artists: Nairy Baghramian, DAS INSTITUT (Kerstin Brätsch
& Adele Röder), Mariana Castillo Deball, Cyprien Gaillard, Dani Gal, Annette Kelm, Jutta Koether, Armin Linke, Antje Majewski, Henrik Olesen, Yorgos Sapountzis, Nora Schultz, Nasan Tur, Danh Vo, Clemens von Wedemeyer
As part of the exhibition, two artist residencies will take place in The Model:
16.4. bis 15.5.2018
Yorgos Sapountzis
Born in 1976 in Athens, lives in Berlin. His performances, videos, and installations are marked by ephemerality, tempo, and instability. Beginning with monuments in public space, he explores questions of the collective use of the remains of history and the options for action for the individual in communities.
30.06. bis 21.07.2018
Nasan Tur
Born in 1974 in Offenbach, lives in Berlin. In humorous and subversive works he reflects on the relationship between the viewers of an artwork and the work itself in public space. At the interface of art and life, his works often invite viewers to take participatory action.
A
catalogue in German and English is being published by Verlag für moderne Kunst with contributions by Jennifer Allen, Dirk Baecker, John Beeson, Patrizia Dander, Hans-Jürgen Hafner, Kito Nedo, Elke aus dem Moore, Susanne Pfeffer, Bert Rebhandl, Angelika Stepken, Joseph Vogel, Astrid Wege, Adnan Yıldız and Philipp Ziegler.
Accompanying Programme
12.5.2018, 4 pm: Artist Talk with Yorgos Sapountzis
1.7.2018, 5 pm: Artist Talk with Nasan Tur
Further information on the Artist Talks here.
15.7.2018 Family Day Special with Nasan Tur.
Further information on the Family Day Special here.
19.6.-22.6.2018 Workshop 'Imagine to Imagine'
For teenagers the workshop offers art-making and participatory actions.
Further Information here.
Accompanying the exhibition the Goethe-Institut Irland and The Model show
films about the German artists Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter.
31.5.2018: 'Beuys', Dir.: Andreas Veiel, Germany 2015-2017.
Further information here.
7.6.2018: 'Gerhard Richter Painting', Dir.: Corinna Belz, Germany 2009-2011.
Further Information here.
In cooperation with The Model, Sligo, and the Goethe-Institut Irland.
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