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reiseagentur. Birgit auf der Lauer und Anja Bodanowitz

Art outreach scholarship

Wed, 1.8.12 – Wed, 31.7.13 Type: Outreach, Exhibition, Publication, Scholarship, Event series

Location(s):

NGBK, Oranienstraße 25

Grant Holders

Birgit Auf der Lauer, Anja Bodanowitz

Do democratic modes of action in the production of art and culture create resources that can be used in the sense of self-determined education?

The starting point of the events are grassroots working methods and the understanding of democracy of the Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst since its foundation in 1969. For one week, the gallery spaces of the NGBK will be transformed to the “inside” of the institution, in order to publicly explore, marvel at and criticise it.

The research of the Reiseagentur (Art Mediation NGBK: Birgit Auf der Lauer and Anja Bodanowitz) will be bundled in performative, visual and discursive formats and continued with participants in the exhibition space.

A Journey to the Inside of the NGBK

INSTALATION / EVENTS

14 - 18 February 2013

Opening: 13 February, 7 pm

Do democratic modes of action in the production of art and culture create resources that can be used in the sense of self-determined education?

The starting point of the events are grassroots working methods and the understanding of democracy of the Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst since its foundation in 1969. For one week, the gallery spaces of the NGBK will be transformed to the “inside” of the institution, in order to publicly explore, marvel at and criticise it.

The research of the Reiseagentur (Art Mediation NGBK: Birgit Auf der Lauer and Anja Bodanowitz) will be bundled in performative, visual and discursive formats and continued with participants in the exhibition space.

Everyone is invited to participate.

14 - 18 Feb 2013, daily 12h-19h, Thu-Sa until 20h

Installation and spatial design:

Clemens Jahn, Paul Holdsworth, Daniela Garcia del Pomar & Reiseagentur

Wed 13 Feb 2013, 19h

Opening & performance “Democracy 44 Years in the Making: NGBK”

a time journey with Malte Beisenherz & the Reiseagentur

Thu 14 Feb 2013, 18h

Lectures “Forms/Models of Education & Self-Determination”

followed by the performance: “Democracy 44 Years in the Making: NGBK”

Fr 15 Feb 2013, from 15h / Sa 16 + Su 17 Feb 2013, from 12h

Open workshop “Excavating New Galaxies of Fine Art”

with Katharina Potrykus (NGBK, FSJ Kultur), Reiseagentur, Cari Machet

(Occupy), AG WIR SPIELEN & further guests

Mo 18 Feb 2013, 18h

Closing event & presentation of the workshop results

followed by a concert by Meteorit

◄ A Burnt-Out Case? ►Kunst im Untergrund 2014: VORNE FAHRN

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Reise ins Innere der nGbK, 2013, Urheber_in: Birgit auf der Lauer & Anja Bodanowitz (pdf) Diagram of the nGbK, for the exhibition „Reiseagentur“, 2013, copyright: Clemens Jahn (pdf)