Verein Berliner Künstler

UPDATE 2022

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Group exhibition in Galerie Verein Berliner Künstler
30.04. – 22.05. 2022
Opening: Friday, 29.04. 2022, 7 p.m.

Without a specific theme, UPDATE is a group exhibition in which the artists of the VBK each year express their individual engagement with the actual situation. This year’s edition brings together the current 79 perspectives of artists, simultaneously presenting the versatility of art concepts and the diverse positions of the members of the VBK.

Michael Augustinski • Jutta Barth • Monika Bartsch • Sandra Becker • Frauke Beeck • Viola Bendzko • Gerda Berger • Catherine Bourdon • Birgit Borggrebe • Conrad Brockstedt • Judith Brunner • Andrea Cataudella • Barbara Czarnojahn • Christoph Damm • Norma Drimmer • Christian Ebel • Burghild Eichheim • Jeanne Fredac • Monika Funke Stern • Marianne Gielen • Marilyn Green • Claudia Hartwig • Michael M. Heyers • Margret Holz • Yukihiro Ikutani • Andrea Imwiehe • Kama Jackowska • Rosika Jankó-Glage • Regine Jankowski • JOAX • Karsten Kelsch • Hyeja Kim • Michael Koch • Karoline Koeppel • Matthias Koeppel • Simone Kornfeld • Maria Korporal • Sebastian Kusenberg • Joan Lazeanu • Birgit Maaß • Siegrid Müller-Holtz • Uschi Niehaus • Volker Nikel • Larissa Nod • Stephanie Nückel • Fumiari Ogawa • Michael Otto • Renate Pfrommer • Kirstin Rabe • Frank Rödel • Astrid Roeken • Regina Roskoden • Corinna Rosteck • Michaela Rothe • Katrin Salentin • Peter Schlangenbader • Sandra Schmidt • Robert Schmidt-Matt • Sabine Schneider • Sylvia Seelmann • Richard Stimmel • Evelyn Sommerhoff • SOOKI • Ruźa Spak • Anita Staud • Marianne Stoll • Andrea Streit • Tina Tahir • Anna von Bassen • Burchard Vossmann • Helga Wagner • Gerard Waskievitz • Catrin Wechler • Martin Wellmer • Ila Wingen • Karla Woisnitza (INGARTAN) • Ulrike Martha Zimmermann • Barbara Zirpins • Ayca Nina Zuch

Exhibition duration: 30.04. – 22.05. 2022
Opening: Friday, 29.04. 2022

Gallery opening hours: Tue – Fri 15 – 19 h, Sat – Sun 14 – 18 h
Gallery Weekend: 29 April – 1 May 2022
Special opening hours: Fri 3 – 9 p.m., Sat – Sun 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Maria Korporal participates with her video and drawing Thinking with my Knee (Homage to Joseph Beuys).

Positions of artistic book and text production

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Exhibition in Galerie Verein Berliner Künstler
Schöneberger Ufer 57, 10785 Berlin

April 1-24, 2022

Opening: Friday 1.4.2022, 7  pm

Welcome: Sabine Schneider, 1st President VBK
Reading: Peter Schlangenbader

3 April 2022, 3 to 5 pm: Artist talk with the curators from Düsseldorf and Berlin
10 April 2022, 3 to 4.30 pm: Guided tour

Cooperation exhibition of Berlin and Düsseldorf artists.
Curation and project management: Sigrid Ehemann, Jutta Barth, Monika Bartsch
Participating artists: Jutta Barth (B), Monika Bartsch (B), Judith Brunner (B), Sigrid Ehemann (D), Anja Eichler (B), Sabina Flora (D), Jeanne Fredac (B), agii gosse (D), Sibylle Gröne (D), Margret Holz (B), Mauga Houba-Hausherr (D), Maria Korporal (B), Petra Korte (D), Ruth Kühn-Löwe (D), Siegrid Mueller-Holtz (B), Hyesug Park (D), Peter Schlangenbader (B), Peter Stauder (D), Klaus Stecher Klasté (D), Marianne Stoll (B), Andrea Streit (B), Gisela Tschauner(D), Helga Wagner (B), Ulrike Wamprecht (D)

• Download press release in PDF, with presentation of the exhibited works (in German)
• Download flyer in PDF

Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 3 pm-7 pm – Saturday-Sunday 2 pm-6 pm.
The current Corona rules apply!

The works by all 24 artists will later be shown in First Book Night in the BBK Kunstforum Düsseldorf from 30 June to 17 July 2022.

In this exhibition Maria Korporal shows both some of her artist’s books with etchings and a book object made of wood from the 1990s, as well as a completely new work that has not been shown before: Invocation of the Stone, a projection of an animated film onto a handmade book with printed text. A selection that gives a good insight into her development from graphics to media art.

 

The exhibition can be visited as a virtual interactive 3D presentation: korporalwebdesign.com/vbk

A video recording of the virtual exhibition can also be seen on Youtube:

 

Verfremdung

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Exhibition in Galerie Verein Berliner Künstler
Schöneberger Ufer 57, 10785 Berlin

October 29 – November 14, 2021
Opening: Friday 29.10.2021, 19h
Lupe Godoy will hold the opening speech. The participating artists will be present.
Finissage with Artists Talk: Sunday 14.11.2021, 15h-17h
Download press release in PDF (German)

Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 15-19 h – Saturday-Sunday 14-18 h
The current corona rules apply!

Participating artists: Jutta Barth, Birgit Borggrebe, Pauline Disonn, Marilyn Green, Lupe Godoy, Maria Korporal
Curator: Marilyn Green

Maria Korporal shows a multimedia installation in which her new, extensive video work Pervitin Power, with music by Edoardo Pistolesi Somigli, plays a central role. The drug Pervitin, known today as crystal meth, was used by the Nazis in the Second World War to manipulate their soldiers. In the video, the alienation of perception and morality becomes clear. In addition to the large projection of Pervitin Power, the installation also includes a series of charcoal drawings and screens with short animated films.
After the exhibition opening, from the 1st of November, Pervitin Power will also be shown online in ESSENCE/ABSENCE, Pavilion of The Wrong Biennale n°5, curated by Matteo Campulla.

 

 

Medianautik

Medianautik

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Group exhibition in Gallery Verein Berliner Künstler
Schöneberger Ufer 57, 10785 Berlin

May 21 – June 6, 2021
Opening: Friday 21.05.2021, 19 h.
Artists Talk: Friday 28.05.2021, 19 h.

Visiting the exhibition is only possible with prior booking of an appointment and with a negative Corona test result. Therefore, we ask you to book your appointment either via e-mail: anmeldung-vbk-art@gmx.de, or by phone: +4915751142263 (from Wednesday).
In any case, there will be an online tour of the exhibition.

Participating artists:
Sandra Becker, Monika Funke Stern, Hartmut Jahn, Maria Korporal, Richard Stimmel, Sigi Torinus

Curator: Monika Funke Stern

Maria Korporal shows an installation with a special version of her projects Korporal Labyrinth and Railway Flower Labyrinth.

A catalogue will be published to accompany the exhibition.

Online version of the catalogue

 

Pressetext:

Es gibt Künstler*innen, die verfolgen ihr ganzes Leben eine strenge Linie, formal und inhaltlich. Peinture pure, Sculpture pure.
Es gibt andere wie uns, die navigieren zwischen den Medien, kombinieren, intervenieren, sampeln, collagieren. Es entstehen Mischformen, Hybride. Das Navigieren erfolgt nie ohne Kompaß, nie ohne den Blick in den gesetzmäßigen Gang der Gestirne, der Berechnung der Meridiane, und so werden so neue Kontinente entdeckt, neue Formen erfunden.
Die Besucher gehen an Bord, werden interaktiv Teil der Reise.

Wir hoffen auf das persönliche Boarding am 21. Mai zur Vernissage um 19h, so die Inzidenzen es zulassen. Auf jeden Fall wird es einen Online-Rundgang im Netz geben. Ein Gespräch mit der Crew findet am 28. Mai um 19h statt (Artist Talk).

(Monika Funke Stern, Kuratorin der Ausstellung)

 

Klimakipppunkte

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Due to Corona, the exhibition originally planned for 2020 has now opened in a modified form. In the showroom behind the windows of the VBK, contributions by Rosika Janko-Glage, Helga Wagner, Barbara Czarnojahn, Maria Korporal, Andrea Streit, Lupe Godoy and Tom Albrecht are shown. Other participants in the exhibition are Conrad Brockstedt, Burchard Vossmann, Lina Schobel and Paul Reßl as well as the Kollektiv thinking of Yves (Andrea Streit and Nancy Happ).

The exhibition was opened virtually via Facebook and will be accompanied throughout the duration of the exhibition. As soon as the Corona situation allows, the exhibition will be opened to visitors in its entirety and for real.

Virtual exhibition and ongoing project:
www.facebook.com/groups/klimakipppunkte/

The exhibition in the showroom behind the windows of the VBK is open from 12.2.2021 to 07.03.2021.

KLIMAKIPPPUNKTE: Climate Tipping Points – exhibition in VBK
In their work, the artists deal with the causes and effects of climate change – the forms of expression are completely individual and range from painting, collage, video and installation to conceptual art. The result is a very complex exhibition on a virulent topic – exciting, stimulating for discussion and entertaining at the same time.
The project is funded by GMS Immobilia KG.

Pressemitteilung_VBK_07-02-2021

In the preview Maria Korporal shows her video Emergency Call.
When the exhibition finally takes place (in better times), she will present her new installation Emergency Call Center.

 

 

La Vitruviana

La Vitruviana

Highlights, Recent Works & Highlights, Videos

Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing of a male figure perfectly inscribed in a circle and square, known as the “Vitruvian Man”, illustrates what he believed to be a divine connection between the human form and the universe. Beloved for its beauty and symbolic power, it is one of the most famous images in the world. But what would happen if a female figure takes the place of the male figure of the Vitruvian Man? Will the divine spell with the universe brake up?
Less famous than Leonardo da Vinci, but well known and important for his pioneering work in photographic motion studies was the English photographer Eadweard Muybridge. His sequences of the human figure in motion show men and women occupied with several activities. A closer view reveals a traditional role pattern: the men manifest themselves in amazing athletic movements, while the women are busy with domestic activities or children. One of the sequences that deeply impressed me is called “Turning Around in Surprise and Running Away”. It shows a naked woman who covers her eyes and her genitals while she twists her body away from the camera.
Muybridge’s woman and Leonardo’s man are physically similar in many respects. They both express the ideal forms and proportions set by the classic standards of human beauty, but their self-awareness of the place in the world they belong to seems very different. The video endorses this observation and shows symbolically how the eyes of society guided by conventions determine this attitude.

The video above is a short trailer. The full video is 2:14. For information please contact me.

Screenings:
• November 2-17, 2024: Art Video, gallery L’esTRAde – Photographie & Vidéo & Art Visuel, Athis de l’Orne, Normandie, France.
• March 8-24, 2024: Corporeazione. La sacralità di una lotta moderna, Palazzo Caccia Canali, Sant’Oreste RM, Italy.
• February 23, 2023: Screening of 12 videos by Maria Korporal in the context of Premio Borgo Video, curated by gallery La scala d’oro, Sala Dionigi (Chiesa Valdese), Rome, Italy.
• December 3, 2020: Flick Film Festival (USA)
• May 1-31, 2020: Video Art Miden online
• April 23 – May 31, 2020: Maria Korporal Monography. Selected works 2008-2020, on VisualcontainerTV
• November 28 – December 1, 2019: Vierte Welle Festival, Lichtblick-Kino, Berlin
• der fragile Mikrokosmos ist vor Scham aus den Fugen, 1 – 30 December 2018 in Galerie VBK, Berlin

 

© Maria Korporal 2018

VBK Winter Exhibition: always in motion

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Opening: Friday 6th December 2019, 7 pm
Exhibition: 7th December 2019 – 5th January 2020
Gallery Verein Berliner Künstler (VBK)
Schöneberger Ufer 57, 10785 Berlin
www.vbk-art.de

In all artistic forms of expression, 65 participating artists of the VBK take a look back at the past decades or / and a look ahead to the 2020s. In many ways they reflect the open theme of the group exhibition. Political, philosophical, biological, cosmological as well as personal positions will be on display.

The 2010s end. The 2020s follow.
We have often remembered the end of the “Sixties” this year. The year 1969 is 50 years ago. The moon landings and “Woodstock” were events that ushered in the departure of all humanity, or the young generation. Subculture became pop culture in the following years. Millions of people worldwide demonstrated against the Vietnam War, and in Germany the anti-nuclear movement was formed. In 1989, the peaceful revolution took place in the GDR. The wall fell, and a year later Germany was reunited. Today, in 2019, another young generation is on the road. The “Friday for Future” movement demonstrates worldwide against climate change. We do not know what will happen. Digitization is progressing, and again we do not know where the journey is going. Populists everywhere, right-hander worldwide. The world is in motion.

Press release in PDF (German)

Maria Korporal participates with her video The Waltz. The video will be shown in loop during the whole exhibition.

 

TIMESHIFT * POSUN V ČASE

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a multimedial art exhibition in PRAGUE + BERLIN

Under the title Zeitverschiebung (Time-Shift), the second part of a multimedial art exchange exhibition between Prague and Berlin will take place. At the initiative of the Prague artists for a dialogue with their western neighbours and especially with their fellow artists from Berlin, we can now announce the second exhibition that will be held in the Gallery of the Verein Berliner Künstler. The exhibitions, curated by both partners, include photography, drawing, painting, video and an interactive installation on the topic and the specific cultural context. The concept of a direct dialogue, i.e. the dialogic confrontation of the artworks, promises to be an exciting exhibition. Not in the least because Prague and Berlin are linked by a long cultural history, which is increasingly reflected today as a mutual interest between the younger artists.

Project author: Simone Kornfeld

Participating artists: Sandra Becker, Catherine Bourdon, Karel Dvořák, Marianne Gielen, Simone Kornfeld, Maria Korporal, Ivan Králík, Milan Křenek, Sebastian Kusenberg, Ina Lindemann, Alena Petříčkova, Zdenka Reinerová, Sabine Schneider, Petr Tošovský, Marian Zajíček, Václava Zouplnová.

Maria Korporal presents two works from her REKALL-Projekt:
– The interactive installation Rekall Golem @Praha, a new version inspired by the stay in the Czech capital.
– Rekall Ubik @Berlin, a documentary film about the installation showed in the first part of the exhibition, May 2018 in Prague

Exhibition from the 1st to the 14th of April 2019
Opening: 1st April 2019, 19:00
Gallery  Verein  Berliner Künstler • Schöneberger Ufer 57 • 10785 Berlin
Opening times: Tuesday-Friday 15:00 -19:00 • Saturday-Sunday 14:00 -18:00

The project is organized by the Artists Association NSPU PRAGUE and the Verein Berliner Künstler (Berlin Artists Association), VBK BERLIN. Infos: o- zazek(at)volny.cz ; info(at)vbk-art.de ; ripa.z(at)post.cz

The project is supported by: Senate Department for Cultural Affairs Berlin, Czech Center Berlin, German-Czech Future Fund, German Embassy Prague.

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