SomoS Academy

03/02/2022

Still on view until Feb. 5: The "Unbeobachtet", solo exhibition by Jung Soo Cho, featuring paintings, paper collages, as well as video art by South Korean interdisciplinary artist Jung Soo Cho (1996), all created during her artist residency at SomoS in the winter of 2021/2022, with the support of the Arts Council Korea - ARKO, 한국문화예술위원회.

2G applies, no more than 5 visitors are allowed at the same time.positions, Cho intuitively draws poetics from her intent observations of everyday life, be it scenes from her atelier or her broader explorations of the abundant “non-spaces” of Berlin that fascinate her.

January 18 – February 5, 2022, Tuesday – Saturday, 14h – 19h
SomoS, Kottbusser Damm 95, 1.0G, 10967 Berlin (U8 – Schönleinstraße)
2G applies, no more than 5 visitors at the same time.
Entry is, as always, free.
More info: https://somos.media/ru

11/11/2021

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30/09/2021

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23/09/2021

Many thanks to everybody who supported and visited the AMBACTIA MEMORIA group exhibition at SomoS! Congratulations to our Curator-in-Residence Vanesa Peña Alarcón (ES), who successfully staged this international show that resonated with such diverse audiences, presenting us with new perspectives on Hispanic identity, colonization and migration. With great skill, the curator was able to create a coherent conversation between a large number of artists of different origins, which the SomoS team was very happy to support. Alarcón showed her versatility by also organizing a performance program and providing guided tours to the visitors of the gallery, also welcoming two representatives of the Embassy of Peru in Berlin. We salute Vanesa Alarcón for the accomplishment and dedication.

Special thanks to the participating artists Andrés Argüelles Vigo, Silvana Solivella, Constanza Camila, Ricardo Candía, Adriana Bickel, Carlos Gárate, Virginia Lázaro, Abel Azcona, Maria Amparo Gomar Vidal, Homo Velamine, Miguel Buenrostro. Last but not least our audience, who showed up with great enthusiasm, and all the friends who assisted in the making of the show.

Don’t miss the upcoming Ambactia Memoria video program presented at KSTN on October 11-27, and see you at the next SomoS' exhibition!

"Ambactia Memoria" was realized with the kind support of the Comunidad de Madrid, Ville de Lausanne, and the Government of Perú / Bicentenario Perú.⁠

#contemporaryart #artist #art #BicentenarioPeru #ausstellung #kunst #latinamerica #neukölln #feminism #painting #videoart #hispanic #spain #migration #colonialism #decolonialism #performance #berlinartweek #berlinartweek2021 #somosberlin #somosarts #somosarthouse

27/08/2021

OPEN CALL for Virtual Artist Residency at SomoS!
DEADLINE: 31 August 2021

Are you interested in a virtual artist residency (VAR)?
You only have a few more days to apply for the VAR program at SomoS!

The three-month program includes (among others):
- Critique sessions moderated by art professionals
- Individual curatorial support
- Individual studio visits
- Hybrid online/offline projects and dissemination

Interested?
Find more information here:
www.somos-arts.org/somos-berlin-virtual-artist-residency/
And apply!

24/08/2021

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06/06/2021

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17/05/2021

SomoS' current Artist-in-Residence Carlos Pesudo will present his paintings in his solo exhibition ‘OVO’ with the Galería Yusto/Giner in its space in Marbella, Spain.

The egg itself (ovo in portuguese) is a metaphor the artist uses as a natural element closely resembling the number ZERO, the starting point of all creative processes. The shape of the letters in ‘OVO’ (egg in Portuguese) is like a code word, composed of two letters that are in turn very elementary signs: the circle and the triangle, two fundamental elements of the language of the exhibition, found in nature, letters, architecture; the most basic, universal geometric figures which make up the symbols of all human cultures.

Opening: May 22 from 12 to 14h. (rsvp) The show runs until July 24.

14/05/2021

Serge Serum - SomoS

Serge Serum - SomoS

Serge Serum is a self-taught Mexican-American artist based between LA and New York, creating neo-expressionist mixed media paintings.

02/05/2021

Carlos Pesudo - Studio Visit

Carlos Pesudo - Studio Visit

18/03/2021

Terra Nova Afrikæ 新非洲 | Jn.Ulrick Désert

Terra Nova Afrikæ 新非洲 | Jn.Ulrick Désert

17/03/2021

SomoS is pleased to announce the participation of Séamus Gallagher in the Virtual Artist-in-Residence Program with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada

Séamus Gallagher is a non-binary Canadian media artist and performer working with photography, video, and virtual reality.

Modeling video game aesthetics into a tangible form, Séamus blurs the divisions between the physical and digital, creating spaces where these dimensions amalgamate and meld on each other.

Gallagher’s combinations of drag-aesthetics with video game engines and 3D modeling software are processed into drag-influenced masks, costumes, and backgrounds that are converted into paper templates that the artist physically replicates and assembles.
More information: https://seamusgallagher.ca/

More info about the new online Artist-in-Residency program on https://somos.media/o5

16/03/2021

SomoS Berlin Virtual Artist Residency

SomoS Berlin Virtual Artist Residency

02/09/2020

Curator and scholar Noor Bhangu (CA) installing the Digitalia - Duo Exhibition Rah Eleh /Joshua Vettivelu, which she organized as part of her Curatorial Residency at SomoS Arts Berlin. The curatorial residency at SomoS provides the opportunity for curators to research and execute an exhibition project in Berlin at the SomoS exhibition space with the active support of experienced local exhibition organizers. https://somos.media/1-

01/09/2020

ArtRabbit

A good up to date list of artist's opportunities selected by ArtRabbit.

Fresh artist opportunities updated this morning with open calls by The National Brain Appeal, Parker Harris, Independent & Image Art Space, Half Moon Young People's Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, The NewBridge Project, Zero Corners and more this way ➜

01/09/2020

ArtRabbit

ArtRabbit

Coinciding with @BerlinArtWeek, Digitalia SomoS critiques the disembodied fabric of social media, pairing the work of Canadian artists Rah Eleh and Joshua Vettivelu and curated by Noor Bhangu.

04/03/2020

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We have a spot left for the Fantastic Beings Workshop - Body Sculpting & Assemblage #2 with Iria do Castelo! Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in Iria Do Castelo creative process and make your own sculpture at SomoS. We still accept spontaneous participants. Drop us a line at [email protected], or join us at SomoS, Saturday, March 7th, shortly before 11am to register.

The workshop is 90€ for both days and all materials will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring along curious objects that they may wish to incorporate into their sculptures.

22/02/2020

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In the wake of the #Fukushima disaster, #Japanese visual #artist Manami Uetake has consistently dedicated much of her work to the private and public workings of trauma and memory. SomoS is looking forward to presenting her installation Manami Uetake - Imagining Something Unknown, opening Tuesday, Feb. 25th. Find out more about Uetake's work at http://manamiuetake.moo.jp/

In the wake of the #Fukushima disaster, #Japanese visual #artist Manami Uetake has consistently dedicated much of her work to the private and public workings of trauma and memory. SomoS is looking forward to presenting her installation Manami Uetake - Imagining Something Unknown, opening Tuesday, Feb. 25, 6pm. Find out more about Uetake's work at http://manamiuetake.moo.jp/

20/02/2020

ArtRabbit

ArtRabbit

Berlin is filled with must-see art exhibition openings and events this week. Attend ones at Berlinische Galerie, SomoS, Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD, SAVVY Contemporary and more this way:

18/02/2020

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SomoS welcomes #Ukrainian visual #artist Daniil Galkin, who comes to #Berlin for a research artist residency supported by the new EU funding program "House of Europe." (Image: Daniil Galkin, Tourniquet, 2013, exhibition view, PinchukArtCentre Prize, Kiev, 2013)

Join us for an evening with the artist / work presentation on March 12th 2020, 6-9pm at SomoS (entry is free).

More information: https://issuu.com/daniilgalkin/docs/daniil_galkin_portfolio

24/01/2020

OPEN CALL: We invite you to sign up for the performance workshop "Slideshow" by BBB Johannes Deimling which will take place at SomoS between 28.02-01.03.

Application deadline: 15.02.2020

For more information please check the post below.

🐘 The 'pink elephant' is a regular and welcome guest during the PAS process. If it is not around, the process might get a bit boring and lame. But if it is present we can see wonderful works where ideas took a risk and went outside of the box. ⠀
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At certain stages of the artistic process, it is simply healthy to think the impossible, the absurd, the stupid, the paradox and the grotesque. Doing so will open a wide range of possibilities in order to find the genius thought which will make the work shine. We often get stuck in our concepts or the way we want to be seen. The pink elephant of PAS will simply remind you that there is much more beyond that what we always think we know or allow to happen. With its big foot, it is stamping on everything that is constructed, just to check if it is stable enough. ⠀
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We are very sure that you want to meet our pink elephant. First, you might not like it, but with the time you want it always around you and your art. ⠀
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In the meantime, we kicked-off the next 🔥open call🔥 for the program in Berlin and as well for the Online Classes. If you are interested in any future programs, leave us a message or send an email ([email protected])
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⬇️Current offers⬇️⠀
🇩🇪PAS | Slideshow in Berlin: 28.02-01.03.2020⠀
Application deadline: 15.02.2020
http://tinyurl.com/pas-slideshow⠀
💻 PAS | Online Class “Poetry and Performance Art”: 05.02.–04.03.2020⠀
💻 PAS | Online Class “Site-specific Performance”: ⠀
04.02.–03.03.2020⠀
Application deadline: 28.01.2020⠀
http://tinyurl.com/pas-onlineclass⠀

poster photos by Monika Deimling⠀
poster performances: Anna Jeglorz, Żaneta Górska, Iwetta Tomaszewska, Sofie Hollander

05/01/2020

SomoS

Thanks to artist Jan Verbruggen and everybody who came out in support of the opening of Jan Verbruggen - Thesauros, The Treasury (Solo Exhibition) at SomoS, especially Lotte Ysenbrandt, Deputy General Delegate to the Government of Flanders, who gave an inspired welcome speech.

The next two weeks, Tue-Sa. 2-7pm, the audience is invited to touch the art: you can browse Verbruggen's treasury of paintings and create your own show. Entry as always free.
The presentation is supported by the Flemish Government.

27/11/2019

The fantastic sculptures of Iria Do Castelo. The Spanish artist offers an affordable assemblage sculpture workshop at SomoS, Dec 7&8.

Introducing some more work from Spanish multidisciplinary artist Iria Do Castelo, who will be guiding the Fantastic Beings: Body Sculpting & Assemblage Workshop. This time we present her series "Creatures", which aims to distort the domestic environment.

In her workshop, body sculpting, assemblage and found objects may come together in curious ways, just like in her "Creatures" series.

The workshop is open to anyone, artist or not, from 18 years and above. Please register by sending an email to [email protected] by December 1.
60 euros for both days, December 7-8, including material (can bring additional objects to incorporate into sculpture).

More information on the Fantastic Beings Workshop:
https://somos.media/ht

09/11/2019

Figuring out who gets an artist residency at SomoS as part of the Baltic Young Painter Prize.

XI YPP Main Jury:
This year the YPP project jury included Vilius
Kavaliauskas, the founder and proprietor of the Lithuanian Expatriate Art Foundation and the Lewben Art Foundation, and member of the Russia and Eastern Europe Acquisitions Committee (REEAC); Maarit Murka, one of the most prominent Estonian hyper-realist painters; Arūnas Gelūnas, director of the Lithuanian Art Museum, former Prorector of the Vilnius Academy of Arts, and former Culture Minister; Paulus Fugers, visual artist, curator, and the founder and director of the SomoS residency centre in Berlin; and Šelda Pukite, Latvian art critic and art curator.

XI YPP Special Mention Jury:
The winner of this prize has been selected by the interdisciplinary jury of Aušra Trakšelytė (art critic, curator, and organizer of cultural events), Darius Petrulaitis (photographer), Giedrė Šileikytė (founder and creative director of the Autoriai agency), Gilma Teodora Gylytė (founder and architect of the DO Architects studio), Ieva Rekštytė-Matuliauskė (Editor-in-
Chief of the Moteris magazine), and Viktor Bachmetiev (philosopher, translator, publisher).

23/10/2019

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Views of the Un_Real Desires – Group Exhibition during the opening, courtesy Kimiya Nik. SomoS would like to thank all the artists and supporters who made the exhibition such a success! We're open daily this week, including Sunday, from 2-8pm, with a special performance evening on Thursday, 7pm.

DURATIONAL PERFORMANCES:
Paul Piccione – Offload, daily durational installative performance
Pei-Chi Wu – It’s a Long Story, live painting and performance
7pm, daily, except Thursday at 6:30pm

PERFORMANCE EVENING:
Thursday October 24, doors 6pm
7pm: Vaginal Arts Ensemble – Sexual Saint, installative performance.
8pm: Anastasia Manole – Les Femmes Romantique Part II, multimedia online performance

Photos courtesy Kimiya Nik Photography
http://kimiyanik.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kimianik/

19/09/2019

SomoS

This year again, SomoS shall present another edition of the annual group exhibition about sexuality in a technologically mediated society.

If you would like to apply to this year's edition, the Un_Real Desires Exhibition at SomoS - Call for Art, remember that you have until September 22nd at 18:00 to send your applications!

Here are some photos from some previous editions.

More information at: https://somos.media/gm

06/09/2019

PAS - Performance Art Studies

🔵 "Como Somos?” is a title of Hannah Santana's final work presented as a result of PAS # 65 in Berlin.

➖ Simplicity ➖ can be a key in the performance art process. Through research and precise observation of space, form, material, etc. we can create a strong visual appearance which gives a lot of space for the actual content of the work. Also, we can combine different styles of performance in order to form a holistic work. This has happened during PAS #65 in Berlin with the performance of Hannah Santana.

Full of inspiration, we are preparing for the next program in Spain, where you can still catch 1️⃣ more spot that is available. If you are interested in any future programs, leave us a message or send an email ([email protected]).

photos by: Monika Deimling, 2019
performance: Hannah Santana at SomoS

31/08/2019

SomoS

SomoS

To further explore the thoughts behind Corinna Berndt's exhibition at SomoS "Streaming Data Is The Ultimate Trust Exercise with The Moon," we asked the Australian multimedia artist to answer a few questions about her experimental work. The result is this brilliant interview about her vision on contemporary digital life.

➡️https://www.somos-arts.org/corinna-berndt-interview/

18/08/2019

SomoS

The countdown has begun for Teiko Ang Zheng: 25 - Solo Photography Exhibition, opening Tuesday, August 20th, 6pm!

Pictured is the Artist-in-Residence at work at SomoS. Teiko focuses on visual and written storytelling, depicting queer migration to Berlin, specifically by members of his own generation: 25 years olds.

More info:
Exhibition - https://somos.media/fz
Teiko Ang Zheng - https://somos.media/ft

Images courtesy of Cheryl Chan

11/08/2019

SomoS

Save the date: Cobble Paintings, a Solo Exhibition by Jameson Grant opens Tuesday, August 13th 2019, 6-9 pm at SomoS. We are looking forward to view the new gorgeous painting series Grant developed in Berlin!
Duration: August 14-17, 2-7 pm, Entry free

07/08/2019

blu

A nice article on queer Berlin migration by Michael Rädel​ for blu mag.

Geflüchtete, Expats, Zugezogene, Einwanderer – kaum eine Stadt Deutschlands wird so sehr durch sie geprägt, wie Berlin. Die Ausstellung Teiko Ang Zheng: 25 - Solo Photography Exhibition zeigt das ... Auch und besonders die queere Klubszene ist durch „Neuberliner" geprägt – ein sehr alter Neuling kündigt übrigens überraschend seine Rückkehr für 2020 an: der „Tuntenball“ im #Metropol!

06/08/2019

SomoS

The countdown has begun for NYC-based American artist Jameson Grant's solo-exhibition Cobble Paintings - Jameson Grant at SomoS.

Pictured is the Artist-in-Residence at his studio, working on his new series of paintings that take Berlin's cobblestone structures as starting point for an impressive painterly journey.

Here is a little preview of what to expect for next week's exhibition 👀

More info about Cobble Paintings - Jameson Grant
Exhibition page - https://somos.media/g4
Jameson Grant Artist page - https://somos.media/ev

The countdown has begun for NYC-based American artist Jameson Grant's solo-exhibition Cobble Paintings, a Solo Exhibition by Jameson Grant at SomoS.

Pictured is the Artist-in-Residence at his studio, working on his new series of paintings that take Berlin's cobblestone structures as starting point for an impressive painterly journey.

Here is a little preview of what to expect for next week's exhibition 👀

More info about Cobble Paintings - Jameson Grant
Exhibition page - https://somos.media/g4
Jameson Grant Artist page - https://somos.media/ev

Images courtesy of Cheryl Chan