At this symposium, contemporary witnesses of the 1990s and younger actors come together to exchange their experiences and discuss continuities and changes.
Image gallery
Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event reflects how the upheavals after 1989/1990 were experienced on both an individual and collective level.
- What losses had to be accepted?
- Where was the integration possible in a constructive way? What impact did economic structures have?
- Does a specific Eastern art scene exist today, and if so, what characteristics characterize it?
- How is the institutional art landscape in eastern Germany structured, and how present are curators and artists with an East German biography in cultural institutions?
These questions form the starting point for the symposium in the Hamburger Bahnhof, which was located directly next to the Berlin Wall during the division of Germany. The aim is to strengthen networks and formulate concrete ideas and wishes for the future.
PROGRAM
The symposium is open to the public and can be attended free of charge without registration. The event will be held in German; simultaneous translation German – English and German sign language.
Friday, November 8, 2024
2 p.m. Welcome
Till Fellrath, Co-Director of the Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery of Contemporary Art, Berlin
2:10 p.m. Greetings from patron Carsten Schneider, Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany
Moderation: Tanja Samrotzki
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Museums & Collections
Impulse: On the Dresden iconoclasm and the consequences for the Albertinum
Hilke Wagner, Director of the Albertinum, Dresden State Art Collections
Panel:
Thomas Bauer-Friedrich, Director of the Moritzburg Art Museum Halle (Saale)
Hilke Wagner, Director of the Albertinum, Dresden State Art Collections
Dr. Gabriele Knapstein, Deputy Director and Head of Collections Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery of Contemporary Art, Berlin
BREAK
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Art market
Impulse: “Outsiders – Frontrunners” On the founding and development of the ASPN Gallery in Leipzig since 2005
Arne Linde, gallery owner and founder of the ASPN Gallery, Leipzig
Panel:
Elke Hannemann, Senior Director (Leipzig), EIGEN+ART Gallery, Berlin/Leipzig
Arne Linde, gallery owner and founder of the ASPN Gallery, Leipzig
Friedrich Loock, LOOCK Gallery (1988-2008 Galerie Wohnmaschine), Berlin
Saturday, November 9, 2024
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Panel Art Colleges
Impulse: “Have we become annoying competition?” On the situation of the art college in the eastern part of Berlin after 1989
Dr. Angelika Richter, Rector of the Weißensee Academy of Art in Berlin
Panel:
Prof. Dr. Dieter Daniels, Professor of Art History and Media Theory at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig
Dr. Angelika Richter, Rector of the Weißensee Academy of Art in Berlin
Prof. Ricarda Roggan, Professor of Photography at the ABK Stuttgart
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. BREAK
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. artistic positions
Impulse: On the artistic practice of Andrea Pichl, Via Lewandowsky and Pham, Minh Duc
Dr. Sven Beckstette, research associate at the Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery of Contemporary Art, Berlin
Panel:
Andrea Pichl, visual artist, Berlin
Via Lewandowsky, visual artist, Berlin
Pham, Minh Duc, visual artist and performer, Berlin
BREAK
4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Panel Structures
Impulse: On the founding of the Gallery of Contemporary Art Leipzig
Franciska Zólyom, Director of the Gallery of Contemporary Art Leipzig
Panel:
Dr. Hildtrud Ebert, art historian, Berlin
Franciska Zólyom, Director of the Gallery of Contemporary Art Leipzig
Gitte Zschoch, Secretary General of the ifa (Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations)
Additional information
Dates
November 2024
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