Sven Johne/ Sebastian Orlac | 03. Verantwortungslose Bürger
This week, Sven Johne presents six videos as a sneak peek into his new work in progress: a work about the snow catastrophe on the island of Rügen which happened in the winter of 1978/1979.
Sven Johne | Greatest Show on Earth
While the traditional image of traveling circus might have become an anachronism, what it stands for still remains: sweet promise of happiness. “Greatest Show on Earth” (2011) reveals the ridiculousness of these promises by presenting a compere, who announces an endless series of sensations but when listened to closely, who sets the audience at unease…
Sven Johne/ Sebastian Orlac | 02. Luftstreitkräfte
This week, Sven Johne presents six videos as a sneak peek into his new work in progress: a work about the snow catastrophe on the island of Rügen which happened in the winter of 1978/1979.
Sven Johne | Tears of the Eyewitness
„Tears of the Eyewitness“ (2009) puts its focus on the construction of history and memory. A strange interplay develops between the artificial and the candidly felt emotions, between the memory influenced by media and by personal experience…
Sven Johne/ Sebastian Orlac | 01. Wetterbericht
This week, Sven Johne presents six videos as a sneak peek into his new work in progress: a work about the snow catastrophe on the island of Rügen which happened in the winter of 1978/1979.
Sven Johne | Elmenhorst
In “Elmenhorst” (2006), we encounter a familiar situation: a stroll at the beach, a father and a grown-up son. But what prevails is the speechlessness. Gestures and mimics of the two reveal the accumulated aggression and mutual misunderstanding. At the same time, however, a core of familial intimacy which is yet to completely submerge remains…
Sven Johne | Good to Talk
Blind Spots- Roadtripping 30 years after the fall at Good to Talk, 28.09.2019.
A conversation with Falk Haberkorn (artist) and Sven Johne (artist)
Moderation: Sabine Jainski (filmmaker and journalist)
Elizabeth Jaeger | artnet Artist Breakfast
We would like to have a throwback to when Elizabeth Jaeger was in conversation with Judith Shea for the artnet Artist Breakfast in 2016. Dive back in or discover it for the first time!
Weekend Focus: Renaud Regnery
We are closing our first takeover week by Renaud Regnery with a special Weekend Focus on the artist’s practice. For images, please click the title above. Regnery oftentimes presents his work in specially conceived displays, and adjusted architectoral and spatial settings (for images, please the click title above). Here some views from his solo exhibitions…