As part of STATES OF UNCERTAIN DOMESTICITIES, the exhibition spaces in Haus Kunst Mitte will be designed through performative and installative interventions in such a way that they recall their original function as living spaces.

Built in 1870, the Berlin apartment block is the ideal place to stage themes such as living and the home in a variety of artistic ways. Transforming old industrial complexes into white cubes and opening them up to the world of culture has been common practice in the art world for decades. But what about an apartment block at a time and in an urban context where there is a housing shortage? Haus Kunst Mitte offers a space to reflect on this question through artistic contributions.

Works have been selected from international artists who approach the topic in a multi-layered way using painting, film, video, audio, photography, installations, performances and sculptures. Further venues for the show, which is planned as a travelling exhibition, are the House of Art in Brno in April 2025 and the Museo Bilotti in Rome in 2026. The extensive accompanying programme includes performative interventions in the rooms that change the exhibition over time - similar to the processes in real living spaces. Performances and actions in the neighbourhood extend the radius of the exhibition. A film programme deepens the theme of house and living.

Exhibiting artists:

Adidal Abou-Chamat, Liz Bachhuber, Ina Bierstedt, Frauke Boggasch, Christian Borchert, Bernhard Bormann, Bella Bram, Nakeya Brow, Libia Castro/Ólafur Ólafsson, Kathryn Cornelius, Alba D’Urbano/Tina Bara, Johanna Demetrakas, Milena Dopitová, Judith Miriam Escherlor, Maria Ezcurra, Kerstin Flake, Clara Freund, Gluklya, Markéta Hlinovská, Stefan Hurtig, Fumi Kato, Daniela Krajčová, Elli KURUŞ, Via Lewandowsky, Loredana Longo, Susanne Lorenz, Tina Mamczur, Melina Matzanke, Anguezomo Mba Bikoro, Isa Melsheimer, Cornelia Friederike Müller, Jill Luise Muessig, Linda Perthen, Cesare Pietroiusti, Chloé Piot, Ping Qiu, Nika Radic/Georg Spehr, Inken Reinert, Dana Sahánková, Corinna Schnitt, Selma Selman, Jakub Šimčik, Barbora Šimková, Molly Soda, Nanae Suzuki, Fede Taus, Petra Trenkel, Andreas Ullrich, Anna Witt

Curation:

Alba D’Urbano und Tina Mamczur

Concept:

Alba D’Urbano und Ina Bierstedt

Opening: Friday, 17.01.2025, 6–10pm, Greeting 7pm

HAUS KUNST MITTE Berlin