Anniversary Program
100 Years of Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys would have turned 100 in 2021. In celebration, we’ve gathered events on Beuys from our colleagues and partners in the region — and included some 2021 perspectives on the artist’s work.
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Open Call, Streaming & Artist Talk
The Fish Hotel

We are excited to announce the final open call for Chemical (Re)Actions: The Fish Hotel. Projects addressing systems of ecological value, speculative non extratrive architectures, more than human environments and interspecies solidarity can be submitted at thefishhotel.net until May 16.

Join the selected artists for a moderated discussion on Tue, June 01 at 6PM CDT. The three selected works will be available for streaming from Sat, May 29, 9AM to Sun, May 30, 9PM, CDT.
Goethe on Demand
Signs of Resistance

The Goethe-Institut presents Signs of Resistance, a series of 14 documentaries from four decades on civil society engagement, protest and emancipation movements, the culture of remembrance, migration, and environmental issues. Watch the entire film series free of charge on the Goethe-Institut’s streaming platform!
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Daily 90-minute meetings and an accompanying 90 minutes of work on our outstanding learning platform create an immersive experience. Email germancourses-chicago@goethe.de for more information about this unique and exciting course option.

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Standing in Solidarity with the Black Community

The Goethe-Institut USA stands in solidarity with the Black community against acts of violence, hatred and racism. Our efforts at promoting a transatlantic relationship between Germany and the United States would be for naught if we stood by in silence during a time of great unrest and upheaval. We are privileged to be located in cities throughout the US with rich Black history, culture, and activism, and we stand with our neighbors in this time.

Shaping the Past

How does the past take shape? What happens in the process of coming to terms with the past? What social repercussions are associated with the rooting of history in monuments and memorials? How can those narratives be shifted or upended through alternative, innovative approaches to memorialization? Learn more about our ongoing project Shaping the Past, a partnership between Monument Lab, the Goethe-Institut, and the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (German Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb).

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Together with Your Mom's Agency, we are launching a fully digital exposure and collaboration platform for experimental music of all genres from Berlin, Detroit, and the PACA region between June and November 2020. Artists post tracks, give constructive feedback, exchange skills, ask for tips - interaction is highly encouraged as we will send digital gifts to the most supportive EXPmembers.