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The nGbK working group Art in the Underground presents its newly published book Art in the Underground 2020/21: as above, so below. Lorena Juan and Isabelle Meiffert will introduce the book as well as some contributors and give insights into the production process.

 

As part of the competition "Art in the Underground 2020/21: as above, so below" organized by nGbK, five artists_were selected to address questions about the future of the city as an urban and social body. Sasha Amaya, Clara Brinkmann, Philine Puffer, Florine Schüschke and Juli Sikorska have realized works that critically yet humorously deal with social biotopes and the transformation of urban living spaces. Along Berlin's subway network, the interventions dealt with real estate speculation, new living spaces, the concept of home, and the increasing heating of our cities. The book documents the works and situates them within cultural studies, urban planning, and current urban policy discourses.

 

With contributions by: Sophie Beckmann, Dehlia Hannah, Martin Murrenhoff, Nadim Samman and others.
Designed by Rimini Berlin.

 

The publication appears as a cooperation between nGbK Verlag and DISTANZ Verlag.

 

nGbK working group: Lorena Juan, Marenka Krasomil, Isabelle Meiffert, Sandra Teitge, Mirko Winkel