Agenda - got plans? Art, tattoos and poetry
Agenda Edition #3 / Current mood: Another bank holiday?
Hi, and welcome back to agenda - got plans?. This newsletter features a curated selection of art, design and fashion events in Berlin. For everybody new here: My name is Kate and I started this project out of frustration. I am a big art and design enthusiast, always searching for cool happenings around the city. But I am super bored of the typical Berlin tips you can find online. And as somebody who is quite up-to-date with stuff happening in this city, I thought: Why not do it by myself?
From now on, I will showcase a handpicked selection of niche events around here. I hope my newsletter makes it a bit easier for you to navigate through everything this city has to offer.
That said, what is happening in Berlin this week(end)?
last chance for visiting a very fashionable exhibition
a party organized by one of Berlin’s coolest hairdressers
an art exhibition where you can get tattooed
free entry at Neue Nationalgalerie
a guided tour at Gropius Bau
#1 Last Chance: Miles Aldridge at Fotografiska
If you haven’t seen the Miles Aldridge exhibition (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) at Fotografiska yet, I would go check it out as it closes on Sunday: Miles Aldrige’s Virgin Mary. Supermarkets. Popcorn. Photographs (1999-2020) is the largest collection of the photographer’s work. It showcases over 80 photographs, including his "Immaculée" series, which depicts modern-looking models as religious figures. Portraits of cultural icons like Donatella Versace are also present!
Miles Aldridge at Fotografiska
Location: Fotografiska Berlin, Oranienburger Straße 54, Berlin, Germany
Opening hours: 10:00 -23:00
Last entry is 30 minutes before closing.
More Info here (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
Picture: Miles Aldridge (Fotografiska press release)
#2 Club愛 × TAIGA
Taiga (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) is a super-talented hairstylist from Tokyo. He has become renowned in Berlin for his artistic take on hair design and styling. For this event, Taiga will design the set and an installation that is inspired by the nightlife of both Berlin and Tokyo. Inviting all his clients to the dance floor, the scene will transform into a live exhibition of Taiga’s work. Which means: This is the perfect place for you if you are bored with your hair and need some inspiration.
Find the diverse hyperpop line-up here (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre).
Club愛 × TAIGA
Wednesday, 08.05
Starting at 23:00
Location: Lark Berlin, Holzmarktstraße 15-18, 10179 Berlin
RA Event and tickets (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
#3 Some options for the bank holiday on Thursday
If you’re not interested in open-air raves (which will happen all over the city), go check out a new exhibition opening, attend a poetry performance or visit Neue Nationalgalerie for free:
Dreamers Poetry Festival (Exhibition Opening + Performances)
Location: Galerie am Turm (19:00 - 22:00), free entry
Doors open at 18:00, performances start at 19:00
More Info (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
Algorithmic Monuments (Exhibition Opening)
Location: Acud macht Neu (Starting at 18:00), free entry
Performance at the opening: 19:00 by Samantha Bohatsch
More Info (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
Art4All Terrace opening and En Plein Air Food Festival
Location: Neue Nationalgalerie (16:00- 20:00), free entry
More info (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
#4 Pallavi Paul: How Love Moves x Gropius Bau / Guided Tour (ENG)
Sometimes art does not need an explanation – but sometimes it makes everything much more exiting once you get a bit of context, no? In this guided tour, curator Sonja Borstner provides insights into Pallavi Paul’s artistic research and her current exhibition at Gropius Bau that traces the cycle of breath across lovers, collective dying, ruination and mourning amidst the impacts of industrial society and collapsing health infrastructures.
Guided Tour: How Love Moves, Pallavi Paul
Friday, 10.05, 17:00 (60 min, Language: English)
Location: Gropius Bau, Foyer
The tour is free but you need to by an exhibition ticket (15€).
→ Limited capacity; first come, first served! Be there on time.
More info here (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
#5 NUANCE: Contemporary Tattooing & Group Exhibition
Last but not least – I am super thrilled about this event!! Nuance is a group exhibition and contemporary tattoo flash event taking place at Kunstquartier Bethanien. You can get tattooed by some of Berlin’s finest tattoo artist and stroll around the exhibition. It showcases painting, drawing, installations, ceramics and tattooing as a performative act.
Even if you are not into tattoos (yet) but interested in art in general, this exhibition could be a great introduction to the world of tattooing.
NUANCE
Friday, 6pm, Exhibition Opening + Flashday
Saturday and Sunday, 11am - 10pm, Exhibition + Flashday
Location: Studio 1, Kunstquartier Bethanien
Mariannenplatz. 2, 10997 Berlin
More Info here (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
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