„A true story. If you made that up, everyone would say: Man, that’s a hell of a construction… But I just collected everything from Twitter and YouTube and the news. Tatja Seibt is a great actress.“ — Sven Johne Jutta, 2014HD video, German with English subtitles, 17:36 min.ed. 5+2 a.p. A paradise island – beaches,…
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.
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…
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.
„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…
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.
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…
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)
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!
This is a short and improvised video about the artist Renaud Regnery, talking about his book, Fortune, while painting. Fortune is Renaud Regnery’s first comprehensive monograph. The book is delving into a decade of the artist’s work, from 2010 to 2020, with texts by Jens Asthoff, Robert Hobbs, and a conversation with Friederike Feldmann. –Published…