Stop by W139 to watch the World Cup quarterfinals with mediation by artist and researcher Florian van Zandwijk. Surrounded by a TV studio set-up, Florian will do a pre- and post-match analysis linking the use of technology in and around soccer to a broader political, social and cultural context. – Free entry.
Tag: Talk
Rabe perplexum and the Eccentric 80s
A film screening and book presentation with Angela Stiegler and Philipp Gufler in collaboration with the Goethe Institut Amsterdam.
With their performative and collaborative works, Rabe perplexum was a subversive voice of queer subculture in the 1980s. In conversation with Fabian Reichle, the artists Gufler and Stiegler will discuss artistic practices of the ‘Eccentric 80s’ from today’s perspective. The videos Videotod (1991, 6 min.) by Holger Dreissig in collaboration with Rabe perplexum, Hommage an Allen Jones by Die Tödliche Doris (1984, 4 min.) and Becoming-Rabe (2016, 8 min.) by Philipp Gufler will be shown at the event at W139.
Together with Ergül Cengiz, Burcu Dogramaci and Mareike Schwarz, Philipp Gufler and Angela Stiegler are part of the exhibition and publication project ‘Eccentric 80s: Tabea Blumenschein, Hilka Nordhausen, Rabe perplexum and Contemporary Accomplices’. It tells a different story of the art of the 1980s in the Federal Republic of Germany; beyond the great male master narrative that has coloured these years until now. The exhibition traveled from Lothringer13 in Munich to Galerie Nord | Kunstverein Tiergarten in Berlin and is currently on view at Kunsthaus Hamburg till 21 May 2023. ‘Eccentric 80s’ is accompanied by a publication in German and English published by b_books, which will be presented during the evening and can be purchased at W139.
Fabian Reichle is an artist and musician (Zaffjan) and works for the Goethe-Institut NL as a project manager and event organizer. He studied music and journalism at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (DE) and at Sandberg Instituut (NL), Amsterdam.
Angela Stiegler is a visual artist based in Berlin and Munich, working in various media, including video and performance, and in collaborative contexts with shared authorship. Stiegler creates setups formatted to involve others through research and exercises, reframing body politics and technological developments. A particular focus lies in artistic research and the economy of friendship. She co-founded the self-organized initiative K in 2013. Since 2020, Stiegler is part of the opera collective DIVA. She has been teaching in Athens, Munich and Nuremberg. Through filmmaking, she encountered Tabea Blumenschein in 2016 and remained in contact with her until her passing.
Philipp Gufler spans various media in his practice, including silkscreen prints on fabric and mirrors, artist books, performances, and video installations. Since 2013 he has been an active member of the archive Forum Queeres Archiv München.
Photography by Elodie Vreeburg.
Visual identity by Jacob Hoving.
This exhibition is generously supported by Mondriaan Fund, Gieskes-Strijbis Fund, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Goethe Institut, Centro Elisarion, Pro Elisarion Association, Monacensia im Hildebrandhaus, Forum Queeres Archiv München, Grafisch Atelier Hilversum and Fonds21.
Tomorrow’s Language
A dialogue between Louwrien Wijers, her friend and colleague Rory Pilgrim and exhibition initiator Philipp Gufler.
First they will discuss Louwrien’s metal sculptures and invite the audience to listen to the sound of her brass music box titled ‘She and She’ (1977). Then time will be given to think in silence. How do we sculpt ourselves into the future? What is the relationship between the material and the immaterial? Egon Hanfstingl, chef and long-term collaborator of Louwrien, will then hand out yogurt curd with saffron and honey. Egon asks you to delve into what food does for your brain, for your health and for your life? ‘Food is the Future’ is his slogan, food determines tomorrow for you. Louwrien, Rory and Philipp will discuss the meaning of nutrition too and then move on to the meaning of intergenerational friendships between artists, the importance of learning from each other, especially by talking and finding the words together that are important for the future: Tomorrow’s Language, the words that help us make tomorrow. As the mediator, Rory will articulate what is happening and provide context to the discussion.
The dialogue will be in English.
Louwrien Wijers, born January 26 1941. Afraid of being indoctrinated, Louwrien avoided going to art school and instead wrote about art from 14 years of age and visited as many artists as possible in their studios. She started to make art in 1970. 40 woorden (1970-1971) is featured in the permanent Stedelijk Museum show. She continues to make, think, and write about art and artists today.
Rory Pilgrim works in a wide range of media including songwriting, composing music, film, music video, text, drawing and live performances. Centred on emancipatory concerns, Pilgrim aims to challenge the nature of how we come together, speak, listen and strive for social change through sharing and voicing personal experience. Strongly influenced by the origins of activist, feminist and socially engaged art, Pilgrim works with others through different methods of dialogue, collaboration and workshops.
Philipp Gufler spans various media in his practice, including silkscreen prints on fabric and mirrors, artist books, performances, and video installations. Since 2013 he has been an active member of the archive Forum Queeres Archiv München.
Photography by Elodie Vreeburg.
Visual identity by Jacob Hoving.
